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Sudan Set for FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021™
Dec 1, 2021Sudan is set to play against Algeria, Egypt and Lebanon at the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021™, which is taking place in Qatar from 30 November and 18 December 2021. The opening ceremony was highly-received, which included jaw-dropping... -
Google Doodle Celebrates Sudanese-Libyan Writer Muhammad Al Fayturi
Nov 24, 2021Google Doodle celebrates Sudanese-Libyan writer Muhammed Al Fayturi on 24 November 2021 – on what would have been his 85th birthday. The writer, poet, playwright and ambassador died in Rabat, Morocco in 2015. Widely revered as a... -
Sudan Prepares for Millions March for the Martyrs
Nov 23, 2021Hundreds of thousands are preparing for a Millions March, dubbed as the “Millions March for the Martyrs”, on Thursday, 25 November 2021 to honour those who have been killed by military forces in anti-coup protests since... -
Sudan Prepares for Another ‘Millions March’ Against Military Coup
Nov 10, 2021After a military coup, led by General Abdel Fattah Al Burhan, took place on 25 October 2021, millions of protesters took to the streets on a ‘Millions March’ on 30 October to condemn the coup. According... -
Sudan Prepares for ‘Millions March’ Against Military Coup
Oct 29, 2021Tens of thousands of protesters are preparing for a Millions March on Saturday, 30 October 2021, protesting against the military coup, led by General Abdel Fattah Al Burhan. In the early morning hours of 25 October... -
Sudan Coup: What You Need to Know
Oct 25, 2021On the early morning of 25 October 2021, news broke out that several civilian members of the transitional Sovereign Council were arrested along with Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, in an apparent military coup led by the... -
21 October: Why It’s A Significant Date for Sudan
Oct 22, 2021On 21 October 2021, hundreds of thousands of protesters took to the streets in a ‘Million March’ across Sudan to demonstrate their support for a civilian rule and objecting to a military rule. This was in... -
South Sudanese Women’s Rights Activist Riya Yuyada Wins Amnesty Award
Oct 14, 2021South Sudanese women’s rights activist Riya William Yuyada has been named one of three winners of the Ginetta Sagan Award by Amnesty International USA, recognises women who ‘protect the dignity, liberties and lives of women and... -
Sudanese-British Broadcaster Zeinab Badawi Appointed President of SOAS
Oct 11, 2021Award-winning Sudanese-British broadcaster and journalist Zeinab Badawi has been appointed as the new president of SOAS University of London, the university announced on 5 October 2021. We are pleased to announce that the award-winning broadcaster, journalist... -
Sudan Receives First Shipment of Pfizer
Oct 10, 2021Sudan received the first shipment of over half a million doses of Pfizer vaccine on 6 October 2021 as a donation from the United States Government through the COVAX facility. #HappeningNow Sudan received the first shipment...