Sudan News

More than two months have passed since protesters took to the streets, calling for President Omar Al Bashir and his regime to step down. Compounded with a crippling economy and repressive government, Sudanese continue to express...

In the third month of the Sudan uprising, Sudan Professionals Association (SPA) has called for a mass procession, named “موكب الرحيل” or the ‘Procession of the Departing’, on Thursday 21 February 2019, starting at 1 pm...

Talking About Trees, a Sudanese documentary which chronicles the efforts of a group of film enthusiasts to revive an old cinema in Sudan and the country’s love of film, received the Berlinale Glashütte Original – Documentary Award (Panorama Audience...

Earlier this week, the Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA) called for further anti-government protests on Thursday, 7 February, referred to as ‘The Procession for the Detained and Tortured’. Thousands of protesters across Sudan took to the streets calling for President...

On Thursday, 24 January, thousands of protesters from across Sudan took to the streets demanding the downfall of President Omar Al Bashir and his regime. Groups of doctors, engineers and teachers coordinated the biggest protest of the...

Over a week ago, Sudanese Professionals Association called for further anti-government protests on 17 January in greater Khartoum and other cities in the fourth week of the Sudan uprising. Anti-government protests continued across Sudan throughout the...

December 2018 marked the beginning of the Sudan uprising or revolution with anti-government protests breaking out across the country, calling for the downfall of President Omar Al Bashir and his regime. As peaceful demonstrations flooded the...

The anti-governement protests of Omdurman on 9 January 2019, which saw the largest number of protesters of the ongoing Sudan uprising, turned deadly as police forces responded to the peaceful demonstrations with live ammunition, rubber bullets, and...

On Wednesday, 9 January 2019, Sudan witnessed its largest anti-government protest of the ongoing Sudan uprising, which began on 19 December 2018 over shortages and rising prices of essential commodities. Over 20,000 protesters in Omdurman marched...

The first day of the new year marks Sudan’s Independence Day, which is celebrated as a national holiday with elaborate festivities across Sudan. On 1 January 1956, Sudan gained its independence from the British ruling, coinciding Sudan’s Independence Day...