Sudan News

Sudan’s Supreme Committee for Health Emergencies, held a meeting on Wednesday, 24 March 2021 at the Republican Palace, regarding the situation of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. The committee has issued a number of decisions...

Sudan will receive its first shipment of 250,000 doses of the Chinese Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, 26 March 2021, the Chinese Ambassador to Sudan Ma Xinmin and Sudan News Agency (SUNA) announced on Wednesday, 24...

Sudan has become the first country in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to receive vaccines against COVID-19 from the COVAX facility. Over 800,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine arrived at the Khartoum International...

Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok announced a cabinet reshuffle on Monday, 8 February 2021 in a televised news conference in Khartoum. أصدر رئيس مجلس الوزراء د. عبد الله حمدوك اليوم استناداً على أحكام الوثيقة الدستورية للفترة الانتقالية،...

Sudanese singer Kamal Keila passed away on 2 January 2021 at the age of 73. Known as the James Brown and Fela Kuti of Sudan, Keila has been active in Sudan’s music and jazz scene since...

Famous Sudanese singer Hamad Al Rayah has died in Khartoum, Sudan on the early morning of 1 December 2020 at the age of 80, succumbing to the coronavirus infection (COVID-19). Born in 1940 in Tuti Island,...

Former Prime Minister Sadiq Al Mahdi has died on Thursday, 26 November 2020 at the age of 84 from the coronavirus infection (COVID-19), three weeks after being admitted to hospital in the UAE for treatment. Born...

Avance Media and Africa Youth Awards, a leading PR and rating firm, have announced the 5th annual publication of the 100 Most Influential Young Africans 2020. The list is curated to recognise young Africans for their...

On 17 September 2020, Sudanese filmmaker Hajooj Kuka, artist Duaa Tariq and four other artists of the Feed Arts Group were arrested on “public nuisance” charges and jailed for two months. At the time of the...

On 16 September 2020, the Freedom House has awarded the 2020 Freedom Award to the Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA) and the Organization of the December Revolution Martyrs’ Families (ODRMF) for their work ushering a revolution in...