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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
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South Sudan
Traditional South Sudanese Names
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500 Words Magazine
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Jul 19, 2022
Having a baby and looking to name your child a name that is purely South Sudanese? Here is a list to help you choose a name for your little one. Among the traditional South Sudanese names,...
Freedom Bridge: South Sudan’s First Permanent Bridge Over Nile
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May 20, 2022
South Sudan has officially opened the first permanent bridge over the River Nile on Thursday, 19 May 2022 in attendance of South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir, the Kenyan presidential candidate and AU infrastructure envoy Raila Odinga,...
Sout al Nuswan: Young Women and Local Artists Condemn Sexual and Gender-based Violence in South Sudan
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Apr 25, 2022
Through a mural unveiled at the ADMISS centre facing Juba’s popular Main Street, a group of young women advocates and artistsin South Sudan came together to uniquely express their frustrations with the widespread cases of sexual and...
Do Not Forget: Aiding and Protecting Civilians in South Sudan
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Jan 16, 2022
With 4 million people—one third of its population—unable to return to their homes, South Sudan continues to face one of the largest displacement and humanitarian crises on earth. Terrible floods, cycles of violence, and the slow...
South Sudan: Doctor Recalls Trauma and Triumphs with COVID-19 Patients
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Dec 16, 2021
Dr Abe Manase Lori is haunted by the memory of a 45-year-old patient who succumbed to COVID-19 at the beginning of the pandemic in South Sudan. ‘This was a time when we ran out of resources…It...
South Sudanese Women’s Rights Activist Riya Yuyada Wins Amnesty Award
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Oct 14, 2021
South 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...
Colourism and Skin Bleaching in South Sudan
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Dikun Elioba
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Sep 12, 2021
Sudan is a diverse country where its population merges its African roots with Arab blood. Unfortunately in Sudan there are many people who have never really felt Sudanese. There has always been a divide between the North and...
France Donates 59,520 AstraZeneca Vaccines to South Sudan
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Sep 1, 2021
The French government donated 59,520 doses of COVAX’s AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccines arrived in Juba, South Sudan on 31 August 2021 and were received at the airport by senior government officials led by Minister of...
OCHA: 380,000 People Affected by Flooding in South Sudan
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Sep 1, 2021
According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) South Sudan, more than 380,000 people have been affected by flooding in areas along the Nile River, Sudd wetlands and the rivers Lol...
South Sudan Mourns Loss of Edward Lino Wuor Abyei
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Apr 16, 2020
South Sudanese politician Edward Lino Wuor Abyei has passed away on Wednesday, 15 April 2020 at the age of 74 of an unidentified illness in Bangalore, India. He was one of the original and leading members...
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