Sudan News Gazette

Updates from Sudan!

Day: August 14, 2022

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Six youths starve to death in Kalma camp as flooding continues across Darfur

in South Darfur over the last two weeks. Heavy rainfall continues across Darfur destroying more homes and infrastructure.Sheikh Ishag Mohamed, head of Kalma camp, told Radio Dabanga that of the 2,322 minors 767 are severely malnourished and 30 others a…

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ICG: No clear path out of Sudan’s deadlock but progress remains possible

According to ICG’s Alan Boswell, the resilience of Sudan’s protest movement since October’s coup and the apparent willingness of Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan, Commander-in-Chief of Sudan’s army, to allow civilians to form a government, could facilitate pr…

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Religious leaders spearhead reconciliation efforts to resolve Ikotos crisis

The South Sudan Council of Churches has initiated a plan for peace and reconciliation in Ikotos County of Eastern Equatoria State, where innocent lives were lost due to inter-communal conflicts and cattle raids.Speaking after a meeting with local commu…

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Two Jonglei MPs reject suspension by governor

Two members of the Jonglei State parliament have rejected the suspension of their membership in the assembly by State Governor Denay Jock Chagor, calling it a political witch-hunt.On Thursday, Governor Denay, who also chairs the South Sudan Opposition …

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Construction of University of Western Equatoria resumes

The construction of the University of Western Equatoria has resumed after nearly a year of halt following violence in the area.The construction of the University was initiated by the State Governor on 22 December 2020, but work was halted after the eru…

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Sudan floods kill 52 people; 5,300 houses destroyed: state media

Flooding caused by torrential rains in Sudan have killed at least 52 people and damaged or destroyed thousands of homes, state media reported.Heavy rains usually fall in Sudan between May and October, and the country faces severe flooding every year, w…