Sudan News

Model, actress and entrepreneur Olla Sidi is competing as Miss Nation Sudan in the annual beauty pageant, Miss Nation. Born and raised in Saudi Arabia, Sidi moved between Saudi Arabia and the United States, and then...

South Sudanese-Australian model Adut Akech Bior has officially been named “Model of the Year” by the British Fashion Council (BFC) at its 2019 Fashion Awards, which took place in London at the Royal Albert Hall on...

Sudan has repealed a restrictive public order law that controlled how women acted and dressed in public. Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok announced the much-applauded move on 29 November 2019. The abolition of the Public Order Law by...

The much-acclaimed Sudanese film, You Will Die at Twenty, by Sudanese director and screenwriter Amjad Abu Alala, has received the Audience Award at the seventh edition of Ajyal Film Festival in Doha, Qatar on 23 November 2019....

Sudanese Supreme Court Judge Nimaat Abdallah Kheir has been confirmed as Sudan’s new Chief Justice. The Sudan News Agency (SUNA) announced the confirmation of Kheir’s appointment in accordance with a decree on Thursday, 10 October 2019...

History has been made in Sudan as the first-ever match of the new women’s club football league kicked off on Monday, 30 September 2019 with two teams competing in Khartoum in a stadium as crowds cheered....

You Will Die At Twenty by Sudanese filmmaker Amjad Abu Alala received the Golden Star Award for Best Feature Narrative and Talking About Trees by Sudanese filmmaker Suhaib Gasmelbari received the Best Feature Documentary award at the...

Kamala Ibrahim Ishag, a Sudanese visual artist and a force in contemporary art, received the 2019 Principal Prince Claus Laureate by the Prince Claus Fund on 5 September 2019. Annually, the Prince Claus Fund holds the...

You Will Die At Twenty, a Sudanese film by Sudanese director and screenwriter Amjad Abu Alala, received the Lion of the Future (Luigi de Laurentiis) Award for Best Debut Feature at the 76th Venice International Film Festival on...

Former President Omar Al Bashir has been formally indicted on charges of possessing illicit foreign currency and corruption on Saturday, 31 August 2019. Al Bashir, 75, denied the charges of corruption and money-laundering. The trial began on...