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Sudan Mourns Death of Prominent Opposition Leader Ali Mahmoud Hassanein
May 24, 2019Prominent opposition leader, Ali Mahmoud Hassanein, has passed away in Sudan early morning on Friday, 24 May at the age of 85. The cause of death is yet to be determined. #السودان #سونا| المجلس العسكري ينعى فقيد البلاد الأستاذ... -
Outrage After Arab TV Racist Portrayal of Sudanese People
May 14, 2019Egyptian actress Shimaa Seif has faced backlash after appearing on a Ramadan TV prank show, “Elshak2labaz”, on MBC Masr in blackface in a demeaning imitation of a Sudanese woman. Dressed in the Sudanese toub, Seif attempts to... -
Cofftea Awards Boys of Viral ‘Shai’ Song
Apr 29, 2019Cofftea Trading Co Ltd, a leading tea and coffee company in Sudan, has awarded the three young men who went viral for a street song they came up with to encourage protesters to have tea in... -
South Sudanese Veteran Journalist Alfred Taban Dies at 62
Apr 28, 2019One of the most well-known South Sudanese journalists, Alfred Taban Logune, died on Saturday, 27 April, 2019 at the age of 62. The veteran journalist turned politician died in Uganda where he has been hospitalised for months... -
What You Need to Know About this Viral Photo and What it Represents
Apr 10, 2019Videos and pictures of a young woman leading chants in anti-government protests in Khartoum has gone viral overnight since it first appeared on 8 April, 2019. Pictures have been shared hundreds of thousands of times on... -
Sinkane, Rep. Ilhan Omar, Joyce Karam & More React to Latest Mass Anti-Government Demonstrations in Sudan
Apr 9, 2019At the biggest rally so far, thousands of protesters have marched to and staged a sit-in at the headquarters of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) in Khartoum since 6 April, 2019. In the fourth day of the... -
One Million Protesters to Join Anti-Government Street Protests on 6 April
Apr 2, 2019As part of the ongoing anti-government protests in Sudan, the Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA) have called for a mass protest on Saturday, 6 April, which is dubbed (مليونية 6 ابريل (#مليونية6ابريل, which loosely translates to ‘A Million... -
World Happiness Report: South Sudan and Sudan
Mar 22, 2019The UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network released its annual World Happiness Report on 20 March, revealing the world’s happiest and least happy countries in 2019. Finland has once again been ranked as the happiest country in the world,... -
Nima Elbagir to Receive 2019 Daniel Pearl Award for Courage and Integrity in Journalism
Mar 21, 2019CNN senior international correspondent Nima Elbagir is receiving the 2019 Daniel Pearl Award for Courage and Integrity in Journalism. LA Press Club will honour Elbagir with the 2019 Daniel Pearl Award for Courage and Integrity in Journalism... -
Qatar Airways ‘Temporarily Suspends’ All Flights to Sudan
Mar 19, 2019On Thursday, 14 March, Qatar Airways announced that all its flights to and from Khartoum, Sudan will be temporarily suspended effective 1 April 2019 until further notice. pic.twitter.com/8QiGyP81gM — QatarAirways Support (@qrsupport) 14 March 2019 This...
