Sudan News
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Sudan Mourns the Death of Dr Gaafar Ibnauf
Mar 8, 2025Dr 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
Mar 5, 2025UNICEF 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... -
Sudanese Team Awarded SAR100,000 in Designathon 2025
Feb 19, 2025A Sudanese team has been awarded SAR100,000 (USD26,666) on 15 February 2025, after competing in Designathon 2025 in Saudi Arabia. The team, known by their competition name, ‘Makanz’, won first place for their project ‘Hawdag’, in... -
Renowned Folklore Singer Asia Madani Passes Away in Egypt
Feb 17, 2025Popular folklore singer and percussionist Asia Musa Abdullah Bilal, known professionally as Asia Madani, passed away on 16 February 2025 in Cairo, Egypt after suffering from an undisclosed illness. The funeral is taking place on 17 February... -
Backup Dancer Raises Sudan and Palestine Flags at Kendrick Lamar’s NFL Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show
Feb 10, 2025During American rapper Kendrick Lamar’s NFL Super Bowl LIX halftime show on 9 February 2025 at the Super Dome in New Orleans, the US, a backup dancer displayed Sudanese and Palestinian flags on stage, highlighting the ongoing... -
At Least 20 Killed in South Sudan Plane Crash
Jan 30, 2025At least 20 people have been killed in a plane crash in the north of South Sudan on Wednesday, 29 January 2025. The aircraft, 5X–RHB, came down near the oil fields in Unity State at about 10:30... -
Sudanese Woman Gives Birth to Quadruplets in Al Gedaref State
Jan 6, 2025A Sudanese woman has given birth to quadruplets in Al Gedaref State in southeastern Sudan, reported Al Arabiya news on 5 January 2025. After 40 days of labour and delivery, an unnamed Sudanese woman delivered three... -
Sudan: A ‘Two-Currency Country’?
Dec 23, 2024The Central Bank of Sudan (CBOS) has began circulating new currency, a SDG1,000 note, on 10 December 2024 based on the recommendation of economic and political experts to curb the shadow economy and combating counterfeiting, as... -
South Sudanese Legislator Deng Goc Dies Aged 58
Dec 18, 2024Well-known South Sudanese legislator and member of parliament, representing Renk County of Upper Nile state, Deng Goc, has passed away on 16 December 2024 in Nairobi, Kenya at the age 58 due to an illness. Goc... -
South Sudan Human Rights Defenders Network Recognises South Sudanese Human Rights Defenders
Dec 12, 2024South Sudan Human Rights Defenders Network (SSHRDN) recognised outstanding South Sudanese human rights defenders on the third edition of the South Sudan Human Rights Defenders Network Awards (SSHRDN) Human Rights Defenders (HRD) on the occasion of...