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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
Videos
21 December 2024
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South Sudanese Legislator Deng Goc Dies Aged 58
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Dec 18, 2024
Well-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...
Reminiscing About Sudan in Movies: Lost Past, Misunderstood Present and Perplexing Future
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Hadeel Mamoun
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Dec 15, 2024
‘There are, it is clear, many Sudans, both real and imaginary – and many more possible Sudans. No account of these myriad visions of the country can be definitive,’ says a quote from The Sudan Handbook,...
South Sudan Human Rights Defenders Network Recognises South Sudanese Human Rights Defenders
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Dec 12, 2024
South 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...
Elmiene Releases “For The Deported” EP Honouring Sudan
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Dec 12, 2024
British-Sudanese singer Elmiene released his full EP, For The Deported, a six-track project that honours his Sudanese heritage through both music and lyrics, on 6 December 2024. The EP opens with “The Deported”, which he released with...
BBC Recognises Two Sudanese Women Among World’s 100 Most Inspiring and Influential Women
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Dec 4, 2024
Two Sudanese women, Hala Al Karib, a Sudanese women’s rights activist and Regional Director of Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA) Network, and Dr Safa Ali, an obstetrician and consultant in obstetrics...
The DJs of Sudan
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Dec 4, 2024
Sudanese music is slowly taking the world stage, whether its common Sudanese songs such as Shokralla Ezeldin’s “Sharee’ Al Neel” (Nile Street), or contemporary Sudanese songs such as Mazmars and Seidosimba’s “MaMuhim” (Not Important). Playing a...
Derick Cultural Festival 2024: The Enduring Power of the Written Word
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Butros Nicola
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Nov 28, 2024
In today’s digital world, finding ways to preserve stories beyond oral history tradition is essential. However, the written words as a way to record and pass down traditions to future generations have been neglected. As a...
TIME Features Photos from Sudan in TIME’s Top 100 Photos of 2024
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Nov 28, 2024
TIME has selected the top 100 photos of 2024, including two photos from Sudan. One of a crowd cheering for the Sudanese military during a demonstration in Omdurman; another of Sudanese women and children registering as refugees in...
‘Sudan, Remember Us’ Receives Audience Award at Ajyal Film Festival 2024
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Nov 24, 2024
‘Sudan, Remember Us’, a powerful documentary, which captures a jubilant moment of defiance among young Sudanese activists after the overthrow of a long dictatorship, and then chronicles the military crackdown that followed, by French-Tunisian journalist Hind...
Sudan Qualifies for TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations 2025
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Nov 19, 2024
Sudan has qualified for the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025. The 35th edition of AFCON will take place in Morocco from 21 December 2025 to 18 January 2026. ‘I am very happy to lead Sudan...
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