Sudan News
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Victory in Khartoum: Celebrations as Sudan Army Recaptures Strategic Sites in the Capital City
Mar 27, 2025Sudanese around the world have taken to social media to celebrate the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) advancement in Khartoum. The SAF has achieved a significant milestone by recapturing key areas of Khartoum from the Rapid Support... -
Sudan and South Sudan: Trump’s New Draft Travel Ban
Mar 16, 2025As of 14 March 2025, the Trump Administration is considering implementing comprehensive travel restrictions affecting citizens from 43 countries, including Sudan and South Sudan. An internal memo, obtained and reviewed first by the New York Times and then by Reuters,... -
Girlboss Lists Sudan’s Emi Mahmoud & South Sudan’s Mary Maker Among ‘8 Trailblazing Refugee Women to Watch’
Mar 10, 2025On the occasion of International Women’s Day on 8 March 2025, Girlboss – a women’s platform with over 2 million followers – published ‘8 Trailblazing Refugee Women to Watch,’ featuring Sudanese poet and activist Emi Mahmoud... -
Sudan Mourns the Death of Dr Gaafar Ibnauf
Mar 8, 2025Dr Gaafar Ibnauf Suliman, a renowned pediatric doctor, consultant, and professor at the University of Khartoum, passed away on 6 March 2025, in Abu Dhabi, UAE, at the age of 83, after battling a long illness.... -
UNICEF Publishes New Harrowing Report: Sudan’s Child Rape and Sexual Violence Crisis
Mar 5, 2025UNICEF has published a new report, Sudan’s Child Rape and Sexual Violence Crisis, on 4 March 2025, highlighting the voices of courageous and resilient women and girls interviewed by UNICEF in an effort to increase the... -
Sudanese Team Awarded SAR100,000 in Designathon 2025
Feb 19, 2025A Sudanese team has been awarded SAR100,000 (USD26,666) on 15 February 2025, after competing in Designathon 2025 in Saudi Arabia. The team, known by their competition name, ‘Makanz’, won first place for their project ‘Hawdag’, in... -
Renowned Folklore Singer Asia Madani Passes Away in Egypt
Feb 17, 2025Popular folklore singer and percussionist Asia Musa Abdullah Bilal, known professionally as Asia Madani, passed away on 16 February 2025 in Cairo, Egypt after suffering from an undisclosed illness. The funeral is taking place on 17 February... -
Backup Dancer Raises Sudan and Palestine Flags at Kendrick Lamar’s NFL Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show
Feb 10, 2025During American rapper Kendrick Lamar’s NFL Super Bowl LIX halftime show on 9 February 2025 at the Super Dome in New Orleans, the US, a backup dancer displayed Sudanese and Palestinian flags on stage, highlighting the ongoing... -
Sudanese Woman Gives Birth to Quadruplets in Al Gedaref State
Jan 6, 2025A Sudanese woman has given birth to quadruplets in Al Gedaref State in southeastern Sudan, reported Al Arabiya news on 5 January 2025. After 40 days of labour and delivery, an unnamed Sudanese woman delivered three... -
Sudan: A ‘Two-Currency Country’?
Dec 23, 2024The Central Bank of Sudan (CBOS) has began circulating new currency, a SDG1,000 note, on 10 December 2024 based on the recommendation of economic and political experts to curb the shadow economy and combating counterfeiting, as...