Between conflict and hope: A photographer’s journey amid Sudan’s turmoil
Photographer Ala Kheir was using his camera to document the scars of Sudan’s old wars. Then came the new war.
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Resistance committees keep Sudan’s revolution alive
They ousted a dictator, defied a junta and now Sudan’s resistance committees are providing the only support to desperate people in their areas amid the war and persecution. Mark Weston spoke to one committee member in Khartoum
Sudan civil servants go hungry as war rages
About a million desperate public sector workers have had to survive on their savings or social aid networks
Blasts in Khartoum as army renews call for volunteers
The army announced Monday it was ready to “receive and prepare” volunteer fighters, after Abdel Fattah al-Burhan last week urged Sudanese “youth and all those able to defend” to join the military.
Sudan’s war leaves its history and culture in ashes
An Omdurman Ahlia University library filled with rare books, handwritten manuscripts and historical documents was gutted by fire
Sudan fighting hits home
First, they took away people’s dreams of democracy and peace. Now the men with guns are looting and occupying their homes
Sudan’s Geneina is a ghost town
It took more than a week for the fighting to reach Geneina, in Sudan’s far west. The town is now a shell of its former self
What countries are doing to extract citizens from conflict-torn Sudan
Countries intensified efforts to extract their citizens as a 72-hour ceasefire took effect
Tireless Sudanese protesters take on the generals — again
In 2019 Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir was ousted after a massive wave of protests. But the generals who replaced him won’t hand over power. Now the flames of revolution are being rekindled.
Sudan coup imperils hard-won international backing
When Sudan’s military removed leader Omar al-Bashir in 2019, it started receiving aid that is now under threat
Why handing over ICC suspects could help Sudan’s transition
A failed coup in September, weeks of brinkmanship, and a looming crisis in eastern Sudan have laid bare tensions between civilians and military leaders
Sudan government says it foiled coup attempt linked to Bashir regime
State television broadcast patriotic songs as it announced the coup attempt and urged “the people to confront it”.
Border tensions mount between Sudan, Ethiopia
Skirmishes between forces continue despite government calls for peace in a region already torn apart by ethnic conflicts
Covid-19’s second wave hits Sudan harder and faster
The pandemic has helped to expose the dire state of Sudan’s healthcare system, which lacks both equipment and medical personnel
Catholic NGO boss accused of racism and abuse in Sudan
The aid worker allegedly called his security guard a ‘slave’
Darfur: How historical patterns of conflict are haunting current violence
The root causes of the ongoing conflict in Darfur are rising to the surface amid an influx of arms from Libya
Damming the Nile
In a few weeks, when the rainy season arrives, water will finally begin to flow into the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Expect regional tensions to rise along with the water level
Revolutionaries turn to healthcare
After ousting a dictator, members of Sudan’s resistance committees are now helping to fight the Covid-19 pandemic
Coronavirus reaches Sudan, one of the countries least equipped to cope with it
After years of neglect, the country’s health service was already under water. With fewer than 200 critical care beds, doctors say Covid-19 will ‘sink’ Sudan
Sudan: from demonstrations to start of transition
The country’s announcement on Wednesday was historic, but it took a lot to get there
Unveiling of Sudan’s sovereign council delayed
According to the green book of documents signed on Saturday, several key steps will be taken before embarking on the long road to 2022 polls
Sudan protesters blame generals for bloodshed at rally
Sudanese state media reported that seven people were killed as tens of thousands rallied to demand a civilian government
As the counter-revolution bites, can Sudan’s centre hold?
The revolution is for the whole country, say protesters in Khartoum, but the Transitional Military Council has other ideas
Five dead as Sudan military rulers try to disperse sit-in
There were multiple reports of the military using force to disperse the sit-in in front of army headquarters, where protesters have occupied for weeks
What it feels like to go home to the new Sudan
‘The Sudanese seemed surprised about how strong they are. Four months of street protests had defeated the seemingly untouchable Bashir’
Kiir urges rival Machar to return to South Sudan
President Salva Kiir urges rebel chief Riek Machar to return to Juba during speech to parliament
Sudan talks resume after shootings cloud breakthrough
The protest movement is demanding a civilian-led transition after 30 years of ironfisted rule by former president Omar al-Bashir
How Sudan’s economic crisis had a role in protests that toppled al-Bashir
The immediate cause of the economic crisis that brought many thousands of Sudanese onto the streets lay in the structure of the economy itself
The internal — and external — factors that will shape Sudan’s political transition
People in Sudan are determined to provide a new political path and need to guide candidates who want to lead the country
Sudan protesters pledge ‘million march’ for civil rule
For the first time, Sudanese judges said they would join a sit-in outside army headquarters "to support change and for an independent judiciary"
The Sudanese military: A pawn of the Saudis?
Observers suggest the Saudis are increasing their influence over Khartoum. But why?
Sudan security agency frees all political detainees: state media
The announcement came as huge crowds of people thronged central Khartoum after the army said it would make an "important announcement soon"
