Sudanese singer Kamal Keila passed away on 2 January 2021 at the age of 73. Known as the James Brown and Fela Kuti of Sudan, Keila has been active in Sudan’s music and jazz scene since...

The year 2020 was tumultuous mostly due to the COVID-19 pandemic that has infected more than 82 million people and killed more than 1.7 million worldwide. In Sudan, COVID-19 has infected more than 23,000 people and...

500 Words Magazine relaunched on 1 October 2018, publishing articles, covering a variety of topics such as culture and tradition, music, arts, beauty and fashion, travel, architecture, healthcare, politics, business and economy, and more. 500 Words Magazine has...

Famous Sudanese singer Hamad Al Rayah has died in Khartoum, Sudan on the early morning of 1 December 2020 at the age of 80, succumbing to the coronavirus infection (COVID-19). Born in 1940 in Tuti Island,...

Former Prime Minister Sadiq Al Mahdi has died on Thursday, 26 November 2020 at the age of 84 from the coronavirus infection (COVID-19), three weeks after being admitted to hospital in the UAE for treatment. Born...

Monsters, aliens, magical and mystical creatures, and cartoon or comic book characters come to life on film thanks to the art of special effects (SFX) makeup. However, beyond screens of films such as Dracula, Frankenstein, The...

The much-acclaimed Sudanese film, You Will Die at Twenty, by Sudanese director and screenwriter Amjad Abu Alala, has entered the 93rd Academy Awards (the Oscars) race for the first time as the country’s first Best International Feature Film...

On Friday, 6 November 2020, Sheikh Noreen Mohamed Sadeeq passed away in a car accident along with other students as they were returning from da’wah, which is a call to bring believers, individuals and communities to...

Avance Media and Africa Youth Awards, a leading PR and rating firm, have announced the 5th annual publication of the 100 Most Influential Young Africans 2020. The list is curated to recognise young Africans for their...

On 17 September 2020, Sudanese filmmaker Hajooj Kuka, artist Duaa Tariq and four other artists of the Feed Arts Group were arrested on “public nuisance” charges and jailed for two months. At the time of the...