On 2 March 2019, students at the women-only Ahfad University for Women (AUW), a private higher education university in Omdurman and one of the top universities in Sudan, staged a peaceful and musical sit-in within their campus as part of...

In the midst of the ongoing Sudan protests, Sudan witnesses the opening of the first Pizza Hut and first American restaurant chain on Al Mashtal Street in Riyadh, Khartoum on Friday, 1 March 2019. The international...

Since the Sudan uprising began on 19 December 2018, social media has been the main source of information and news of protests and casualties in Sudan. Social media users instantly turn to social media to share...

On 24 February 2019, students at the University of Medical Sciences and Technology (UMST) were attacked by National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) forces after joining the ongoing peaceful protests. The protests began within the campus at approximately...

Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir delivered a televised broadcast speech at the Presidential Palace on Friday, 22 February 2019, declaring a nationwide year-long state of emergency, following two months of deadly anti-government protests. Countering protests calling...

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...

Since 19 December 2018, protests began across Sudan calling for the downfall of Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir and his regime, the National Congress Party (NCP). Thousands of protesters took to the streets chanting, ‘Tasgut Bas!’, telling...

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...