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Folktales from Sudan: Audio Stories from Sudanese Folklore Coming on 1 April
Reminiscing About Sudan in Movies: Lost Past, Misunderstood Present and Perplexing Future
Elmiene Releases “For The Deported” EP Honouring 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
Videos
16 April 2025
Sudan News
Bit Al Fasher: Sudan Mourns the Killing of Dr Hanadi Al Nour Daoud in Zamzam Camp
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Apr 15, 2025
Dr Hanadi Al Nour Dawood, known as ‘Bit Al Fasher’, was killed on 13 April 2025 due to artillery shelling by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Zamzam Camp in Al Fasher, the capital city of...
Sudanese Runner Abubaker Kaki Khamis is Not Dead
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Apr 15, 2025
On 12 April 2025, many took to social media to mourn the death of Sudanese runner Abubaker Kaki Khamis, who was believed to have been killed in an artillery strike in Al Fasher, the capital city...
Sudanese Photographer Mosab Abushama Awarded for ‘Life Won’t Stop’ in the 2025 World Press Photo Contest
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Apr 14, 2025
Mosab Abushama, a photographer, filmmaker, and visual storyteller from Sudan, has been awarded in the 2025 World Press Photo Contest for his photograph, ‘Life Won’t Stop’. ‘The groom poses for a portrait at his wedding in...
Amnesty International Releases New Report: “They Raped All of Us: Sexual Violence Against Women and Girls in Sudan”
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Apr 12, 2025
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has inflicted widespread sexual violence on women and girls throughout Sudan’s two-year civil war to humiliate, assert control and displace communities across the country. The RSF’s atrocities, including rape, gang-rape and...
Eid Al Fitr Commences on Sunday, 30 March in Sudan and South Sudan
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Mar 30, 2025
Sudan and South Sudan have announced that the first day of Eid Al Fitr, known as the Festival of Breaking the Fast, will begin in each respective country on Sunday, 30 March 2025. Both Sudan and...
Victory in Khartoum: Celebrations as Sudan Army Recaptures Strategic Sites in the Capital City
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Mar 27, 2025
Sudanese around the world have taken to social media to celebrate the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) advancement in Khartoum. The SAF has achieved a significant milestone by recapturing key areas of Khartoum from the Rapid Support...
Sudan and South Sudan: Trump’s New Draft Travel Ban
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Mar 16, 2025
As of 14 March 2025, the Trump Administration is considering implementing comprehensive travel restrictions affecting citizens from 43 countries, including Sudan and South Sudan. An internal memo, obtained and reviewed first by the New York Times and then by Reuters,...
Girlboss Lists Sudan’s Emi Mahmoud & South Sudan’s Mary Maker Among ‘8 Trailblazing Refugee Women to Watch’
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Mar 10, 2025
On the occasion of International Women’s Day on 8 March 2025, Girlboss – a women’s platform with over 2 million followers – published ‘8 Trailblazing Refugee Women to Watch,’ featuring Sudanese poet and activist Emi Mahmoud...
Sudan Mourns the Death of Dr Gaafar Ibnauf
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Mar 8, 2025
Dr Gaafar Ibnauf Suliman, a renowned pediatric doctor, consultant, and professor at the University of Khartoum, passed away on 6 March 2025, in Abu Dhabi, UAE, at the age of 83, after battling a long illness....
UNICEF Publishes New Harrowing Report: Sudan’s Child Rape and Sexual Violence Crisis
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Mar 5, 2025
UNICEF has published a new report, Sudan’s Child Rape and Sexual Violence Crisis, on 4 March 2025, highlighting the voices of courageous and resilient women and girls interviewed by UNICEF in an effort to increase the...
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