Sudan News

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...

The newly-established sovereign council have declared a state of emergency in the city of Port Sudan in the eastern Red Sea state on Sunday, 25 August 2019, following tribal clashes that have left at least 16...

A new prime minister and a sovereign council have been sworn on Wednesday, 21 August 2019, marking a new era in Sudan, following nearly nine months of anti-government protests which forced the military removal of former...

Former president Omar Al Bashir’s trial began on Monday, 19 August 2019 for corruption allegations, just days after the historic signing of the constitutional declaration. Al Bashir is charged with illicit possession of foreign currency and accepting gifts...