The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), the country’s premier Film Trade Association Body, has announced good news for cinema lovers on the occasion of the International Cinema Day. Opeyemi Ajayi, the chairman of the…
Sudan closes schools and universities over COVID-19
Sudan’s has ordered the closure of schools and universities for one month from Saturday to control the spread of coronavirus, a statement from the cabinet said. The statement said all public gatherings, such as weddings…
Sudan, Guinea confirms first COVID-19 case
Sudan and guinea have also recorded cases of the coronavirus pandemic bring the number of African countries infected to sixteen as at midday of March 13, 2020. The Guinean case was of a Belgian national…
AfDB signs first loan
The African Development Bank has signed an agreement with DAL Group, one of Sudan’s largest conglomerates, for the provision of up to $75 million to improve food security and household incomes in the country. The…
African countries condemn failed assassination of Sudan PM
Prime Minister of Sudan met with his cabinet on Monday after surviving a deadly assassination attempt. The alleged terrorist attack targeted Abdalla Hamdok’s convoy in the capital Khartoum, his senior adviser said. Faisal Mohamed Salih,…
Sudanese women Complains about slow progress on rights
Sudanese women played a vital role in the move leading to the fall of Omar al-Bashir in 2019. But women activists in Sudan say there’s slow progress for their rights since the fall of Bashir.…
Sudan strips 13,000 naturalised foreigners of citizenship and…
According to the Khartoum based Al-Sudani newspaper, the decision was signed by the head of the Sovereign Council upon a request made by the interior minister at a cabinet meeting. However, the daily did not…
Germany president in Sudan after 30 years
German President Frank-Walter Steinemeier visited Sudan and promised to help it overcome its economic crisis because of U.S. and international sanctions. "Germany is happy to see this revolution and the great political change in Sudan,…
Polish-Sudanese political consultations in Warsaw
Sudan is one of Poland’s key partners in Africa, and our bilateral relations have flourished in recent years. We applaud the process of significant peaceful transition in Sudan that was launched in 2019,” Deputy Foreign…
Celebrations as Sudan Junta, Protesters Agree Transition Deal
Sudan’s ruling junta and protest leaders reached an agreement on the disputed issue of a new governing body for a transition team in the wake of April ouster of long-serving leader Omar Al-Bashir. The deal…
Sudan risks becoming failed state – U.S. envoy
Sudan risks becoming another failed state like Libya or Somalia if the opposition and military don’t agree on a transition process, Tibor Nagy, a senior U.S. diplomat warned on Friday. A positive outcome in troubled…
Sudan’s ex-president Bashir charged with corruption
Sudan’s state prosecutor’s office said on Thursday jailed former president Omar al-Bashir had been charged with corruption after the completion of an investigation. Bashir was overthrown and arrested in a coup by the military on…
Sudan civil disobedience enters day 2, junta denies…
June 10: Day Two of social shutdown Reports indicate that the streets of Sudan’s capital, Khartoum remain largely deserted on Monday, the second day of an indefinite civil disobedience campaign. Many people heeded the call…
Sudan protesters want justice for post-Bashir chaos, dissolution…
The Sudanese Professionals Association, SPA, one of the main groups under the Forces for the Declaration of Freedom and Change, FDFC, has said they will not enter any talks with the Transitional Military Council, TMC.…
Sudan crisis: Official admits to 46 protest deaths
A Sudanese official has denied that at least 100 people were killed by a paramilitary unit during protests, saying that the number was at most 46. Doctors linked to the opposition on Wednesday said at…
Sudan crisis: ‘Paramilitary unit’ puts Khartoum under lockdown
Sudanese paramilitary forces are pushing deeper into Khartoum, witnesses say, after a crackdown on protesters killed at least 30 people on Monday. Heavily armed members of the Rapid Support Forces are said to be fanning…
At least 13 die as Sudan troops clear…
Sudanese security forces have attacked a protest camp in the capital Khartoum , killing at least 13 people, witnesses and protest leaders said. In videos posted online amid the early-morning assault, civilians were seen running…
Quintessence of Sudan
Nubian Pyramids are located mostly in northern Sudan. This country has the most pyramids in the world, with over 250 built during ancient times. Located across the sand dunes of the Sahara Desert, the Nubian…
Sudan’s protesters can help alleviate Yemen’s tragedy
As Sudan’s protesters ratchet up the pressure on the transitional military council to hand over power to civilian rule, they should also demand an end to their country’s role in the war in Yemen. Such…
