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Commemorating the December Revolution: The Sixth Anniversary
Dec 21, 2024December has dawned on us, filling millions of Sudanese around the world with nostalgia and longing for Sudan. This time of year never fails to ignite the sense of patriotism and unity within the Sudanese people.... -
South Sudanese Legislator Deng Goc Dies Aged 58
Dec 18, 2024Well-known South Sudanese legislator and member of parliament, representing Renk County of Upper Nile state, Deng Goc, has passed away on 16 December 2024 in Nairobi, Kenya at the age 58 due to an illness. Goc... -
Reminiscing About Sudan in Movies: Lost Past, Misunderstood Present and Perplexing Future
Dec 15, 2024‘There are, it is clear, many Sudans, both real and imaginary – and many more possible Sudans. No account of these myriad visions of the country can be definitive,’ says a quote from The Sudan Handbook,... -
South Sudan Human Rights Defenders Network Recognises South Sudanese Human Rights Defenders
Dec 12, 2024South Sudan Human Rights Defenders Network (SSHRDN) recognised outstanding South Sudanese human rights defenders on the third edition of the South Sudan Human Rights Defenders Network Awards (SSHRDN) Human Rights Defenders (HRD) on the occasion of... -
Elmiene Releases “For The Deported” EP Honouring Sudan
Dec 12, 2024British-Sudanese singer Elmiene released his full EP, For The Deported, a six-track project that honours his Sudanese heritage through both music and lyrics, on 6 December 2024. The EP opens with “The Deported”, which he released with... -
BBC Recognises Two Sudanese Women Among World’s 100 Most Inspiring and Influential Women
Dec 4, 2024Two Sudanese women, Hala Al Karib, a Sudanese women’s rights activist and Regional Director of Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA) Network, and Dr Safa Ali, an obstetrician and consultant in obstetrics... -
The DJs of Sudan
Dec 4, 2024Sudanese music is slowly taking the world stage, whether its common Sudanese songs such as Shokralla Ezeldin’s “Sharee’ Al Neel” (Nile Street), or contemporary Sudanese songs such as Mazmars and Seidosimba’s “MaMuhim” (Not Important). Playing a... -
Derick Cultural Festival 2024: The Enduring Power of the Written Word
Nov 28, 2024In today’s digital world, finding ways to preserve stories beyond oral history tradition is essential. However, the written words as a way to record and pass down traditions to future generations have been neglected. As a... -
TIME Features Photos from Sudan in TIME’s Top 100 Photos of 2024
Nov 28, 2024TIME has selected the top 100 photos of 2024, including two photos from Sudan. One of a crowd cheering for the Sudanese military during a demonstration in Omdurman; another of Sudanese women and children registering as refugees in... -
‘Sudan, Remember Us’ Receives Audience Award at Ajyal Film Festival 2024
Nov 24, 2024‘Sudan, Remember Us’, a powerful documentary, which captures a jubilant moment of defiance among young Sudanese activists after the overthrow of a long dictatorship, and then chronicles the military crackdown that followed, by French-Tunisian journalist Hind...