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Reminiscing About Sudan in Movies: Lost Past, Misunderstood Present and Perplexing Future
Elmiene Releases “For The Deported” EP Honouring Sudan
The DJs of Sudan
Books
Reem Gaafar’s “A Mouth Full of Salt” Coming Out on 9 April
Zeinab Badawi Announces Publication of Her First Book “An African History of Africa”
New Book “100 Sudanese Verbs for Beginners” is All You Need to Master Verbs in Sudanese Arabic
Creative Writing
In Her First Book, Roaa Nizar Writes ‘To All Who Exist’
On What it Means to be Sudani: An Introspection
Crying for Omar
Photography
‘Modern Sudan’ Photography Competition Launched
‘Sudan Protests’: Regional Winner of the 2022 World Press Photo Contest
Introducing Food Stylist Thuraya Mahmoud
Society
Colourism and Skin Bleaching in South Sudan
Modesty in Sudan | Part III: Facing Patriarchal Power
The Natural Hair Movement in Sudan
Travel
Countries South Sudanese Can Travel to Visa-free
Countries Sudanese Can Travel to Visa-free
Atbara: The Cradle of the Sudan Uprising
Interviews
Tahani Ajak: The Unknown Helping Hand of Sudan’s Refugee Camps
Interview with Reem Gaafar, The First Sudanese to Win The Island Prize for African Novels
Ghost Season: A Debut Novel By Fatin Abbas
Foreigners’ Perspective
From Nimiti Paradise to Sand Dunes Dreamland
Five Things I Miss About Sudan
Sudan: A Home Away from Home
Science and Technology
Culture and Society in South Sudan in the Face of Climate Change
A Surgeon’s Legacy: Remembering Dr Isam Osman
Introducing Pesabase: Revolutionising Sending Money to South Sudan
Technology
Introducing Pesabase: Revolutionising Sending Money to South Sudan
Shakheto: Sudanese Team at 2023 Hult Prize Challenge
Blockchain for Cross-border Remittances in Sudan: A Humanitarian Approach
Health
Remembering Dr Bushra Ibnauf
B’Sarahah: New Initiative Tackling Mental Health in Sudan
Period Poverty in Sudan
Business and Economy
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Technology
Introducing Pesabase: Revolutionising Sending Money to South Sudan
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500 Words Magazine
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Apr 25, 2024
In today’s global economy, remittances serve as a vital link connecting families and supporting livelihoods across borders. However, sending money to countries like South Sudan often entails navigating through a maze of challenges, from high fees...
Shakheto: Sudanese Team at 2023 Hult Prize Challenge
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Ola Diab
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Aug 7, 2023
In the midst of war in Sudan, a team of young Sudanese girls is determined to embark on a journey of victory at the prestigious 2023 Hult Prize Challenge. Hult Prize is a foundation that allows young...
Blockchain for Cross-border Remittances in Sudan: A Humanitarian Approach
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Nina Su
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Jun 22, 2023
Using blockchain is one of the safest, fastest, and low-cost ways to send money anywhere across the world. As every transaction can be verified quickly with technology, worldwide blockchain payments are expected to reach USD10 bn...
Governance Programming Overseas Establishing YouthMappers Chapter in Sudan
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Moayad Mutwalli
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Jan 27, 2021
In today’s digital era, many use web mapping services such as Google Maps as a tool to explore and navigate their world wherever they are in the world. Formally, a map is a symbolic representation of...
Renewable Energy and Climate Change in Sudan
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Alshimaa Asim
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Dec 6, 2020
Sudan is taking a new step towards sustainability as it witnessed the launching of the first photovoltaic (PV) power station located near the city centre of El Fashir City in North Darfur State. Although operating since...
The World of Gaming in Sudan
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Tony Malik
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Aug 6, 2020
One of the highest grossing and growing fields currently on a global scale is gaming. A multi-billion-dollar industry that involves thousands of international companies and game development studios, pulling out all the stops and giving maximum...
Sudan’s ICT Illiteracy Amid COVID-19 Lockdown
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Wala Elfadul
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Apr 28, 2020
We live in a time where being online is crucial. The COVID-19 pandemic is a great example of how crucial the internet and digital technologies are in our daily lives. Companies, organisations, governments and most importantly,...
How Ushahidi Technology Can be Applied in Sudan?
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Mohammed Jalad
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Jan 16, 2019
It is 2008, the Kenyan election has just started. Violence erupts around the country after widespread perception that the count of the presidential election was modified in favour of then Kenyan president Mwai Kibaki, leaving millions of...
What Sudan Can Learn From Rwanda’s National Drone Delivery Programme
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Mohammed Jalad
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Oct 29, 2018
For most developing countries, getting access to critical health-care products can be a real challenge. This is due to many factors including what is known as the last-mile problem, which is the inability to deliver necessary...
Virtual personas and new age dictatorship: social media in Sudan
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Mayada Abdelazim
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Feb 4, 2015
Mayada Abdelazim discusses the possible side effects of often applauded social media on the new generations in Sudan. ...
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