Radio Dabanga - Sudan

24/01/2025

Read Dabanga's timeline of events from October to December 2024, a quarter marked by “fading and complicated peace prospects,” widespread shelling and airstrikes, sexual violence being used as a weapon of war, extrajudicial killings and detentions, and the targeting of particular ethnic groups, with little regard for civilians in the battle to (re)claim territory.

As the situation continues to deteriorate in Sudan to devastating levels, the international community confines...

24/01/2025

Medical and labour staff at Bashair Hospital in southern Khartoum went on an open-ended strike on Thursday, following an attack by a member of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) who opened fire inside the hospital a day prior. A similar incident led Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders/MSF) to suspend its activities at the hospital on January 10.

Medical and labour staff at Bashair Hospital in southern Khartoum went on an open-ended strike...

24/01/2025

Thick black and white smoke billowed from the Jeili refinery in Khartoum yesterday morning, spreading over parts of Khartoum North (Bahri) and Omdurman. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have exchanged accusations over responsibility for the fire.

Thick black and white smoke billowed from the Jeili refinery in Khartoum yesterday morning, spreading...

22/01/2025

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22/01/2025

Sudanese officials and government sources have revealed ongoing efforts to track and recover stolen Sudanese artefacts from several museums, particularly those that have passed through South Sudan or across its borders. The extent and value of the stolen artefacts remain unknown due to the difficulty officials face in accessing the National Museum in Khartoum and other museums across the country, all of which are in conflict zones between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

Sudan Media Forum: Joint Newsroom Prepared by: Sudan Tribune Sudanese officials and government sources have...

22/01/2025

Pregnant women in Sharg El Nil (East Nile) area, particularly in Haj Yousef, are living a terrifying nightmare that threatens their lives and the lives of their unborn children. The lack of medical services has led to a rise in maternal and foetal mortality rates, alongside serious, life-threatening health complications.

Sudan Media Forum: Joint Newsroom Prepared by: El Alag Center for Press Services Pregnant women...

21/01/2025

Protests in Toker, Red Sea state, escalated on Monday as demonstrators demanded the removal of the Toker Delta Agricultural Scheme’s* current management and the implementation of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture’s decision to appoint a new director. Protesters warned of looming floods, fearing a repeat of last year’s disaster in August.

Protests in Toker, Red Sea state, escalated on Monday as demonstrators demanded the removal of...

21/01/2025

Libya’s Anti-Illegal Immigration Service has issued an ultimatum to businesses across the country, requiring companies, factories, and shops to regularise the employment status of their expatriate workers by the end of January 2025. This move, aimed at regulating Libya’s labour market and improving its foreign labour profile, places thousands of Sudanese refugees and migrants in a precarious position.

Libya’s Anti-Illegal Immigration Service has issued an ultimatum to businesses across the country, requiring companies,...

20/01/2025

At least 90 civilians have been killed since last Thursday as violence between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) intensifies, spreading from Khartoum to North Darfur and White Nile states. The escalation has led to widespread human rights abuses and civilian casualties across multiple regions.

At least 90 civilians have been killed since last Thursday as violence between the Sudanese...

20/01/2025

The thousands of people who lost their mudbrick homes in Elgezira Aba in the end of last year, due to flooding of the White Nile, are not the only victims of the high-water level, mainly caused by the lack of operations of the Jebel Aulia dam, south of Khartoum, as farming in White Nile state is also seriously affected. Experts warn for more flooding if the dam is not maintained soon.

Report by Elnoor Abdallah The thousands of people who lost their mudbrick homes in Elgezira Aba in the end of last...

17/01/2025

A wave of unrest targeting Sudanese businesses has swept through South Sudan following the killing of Southern Sudanese people in Wad Madani, El Gezira, after the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) recaptured the city. South Sudan’s police chief announced a nationwide curfew from 18.00 to 06.00.

A wave of unrest targeting Sudanese businesses has swept through South Sudan following the killing...

17/01/2025

A report published yesterday by the Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL) at the Yale School of Public Health identifies advanced unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at Nyala Airport, in the capital of South Darfur, currently under the control of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

A report published yesterday by the Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL) at the Yale School of...

17/01/2025

The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions on Abdelfattah El Burhan, the commander-in-chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and chairperson of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereignty Council. This move follows the designation of Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commander Mohamed ‘Hemedti’ Dagalo to the sanctions list on January 7.

The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions on Abdelfattah...

16/01/2025

For Fatima Abkar, survival has meant retreating beneath the surface. In the Abu Shouk displacement camp, north of El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, she and her children have sought shelter in a trench she dug to escape relentless aerial and artillery bombardments targeting the camp for months.

Sudan Media Forum: Joint Editorial Room Prepared by: Sudan Tribune For Fatima Abkar, survival has...

15/01/2025

The commander of the Sudan Shield Forces, allied to the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) in the war against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), has vowed to enter the capital city of Khartoum, which is currently under RSF control, ‘within 48 hours’, amid ongoing advances and successes by the SAF and allied forces in the area.

“Just as we fulfilled the promise we made to enter Wad Madani within two days, we will fulfil this promise as well,” Abu Agla Keikel said in a speech monitored by Radio Dabanga.

The Sudan Shield Forces commander was addressing a crowd of officers and soldiers at El Ghar camp in Butana, during a visit by the assistant Commander-in-Chief of the Army, Lt Gen Yasser El Atta.

The commander of the Sudan Shield Forces, allied to the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) in...

15/01/2025

Nine people were killed in an attack on Abu Gouta, El Gezira, on Wednesday morning, marking the latest in a series of violent incidents targeting residents of the region. Reports indicate that these attacks have included killings, torture, arbitrary arrests, and human rights abuses.

Nine people were killed in an attack on Abu Gouta, El Gezira, on Wednesday morning,...

15/01/2025

As local and international reactions continue to condemn the horrific violations witnessed in El Gezira after the army and allied forces advanced on the state on Saturday, recapturing the key town of Wad Madani, pressure is mounting on the Port Sudan government to take legal action to prevent the expansion of the scope of the violations and to punish the perpetrators to avoid counter-reactions.

In an interview with Dabanga – Radio TV Online, journalist and political analyst Prof Wael Mahjoub confirms that the current war in Sudan has witnessed the commission of various types of war crimes defined under international law and the Sudanese Armed Forces Law...

As local and international reactions continue to condemn the horrific violations witnessed in El Gezira...

15/01/2025

A fact-finding mission convened by the African Union (AU) has called on individuals, civil society organisations, national human rights institutions, and other stakeholders, to submit reports of human rights violations in Sudan, “to gather comprehensive documentation to monitor, assess, and address the range of rights violations occurring since the beginning of the hostilities”.

The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) Hybrid Joint Fact-Finding Mission (FFM) with the AU Department of Peace, Security and Political Affairs (DPAPS) in Sudan is seeking urgent reports and contributions regarding human rights violations and abuses arising from the conflict in Sudan, the ACHPR says in a statement this week...

A fact-finding mission convened by the African Union (AU) has called on individuals, civil society...