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Renegotiating Patriarchy: Women’s Assets and Shifting Gender Roles During the Sudan War
The Sudan War series is a joint collaboration between the Center for Economic, Legal, and Social Studies and Documentation – Khartoum (CEDEJ-K), Sudan-Norway Academic Cooperation (SNAC) and African Arguments – Debating Ideas. Through a number of...

It happened today – this day in history – August 19
14AD: Death of first Roman Emperor Augustus aged 75. 1274: Edward I is crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey after returning from the Ninth Crusade. 1399: Richard II surrenders to his cousin Henry, promising to abdicate if his life is...

RSF’s Parallel Government in Sudan Rejected by UN Security Council
SUDAN – The UN Security Council rejected the announcement of RSF’s parallel government in Sudan, adding that it’s a threat to the country’s unity, territorial integrity and regional stability. “The members of the Security Council rejected the...

Fact check: Did Trump help stop 6 wars?
President Donald Trump and his supporters have coined a new nickname for him: the "peacemaker-in-chief." The White House recently touted several peace deals and ceasefires, some temporary, as feathers in Trump’s cap. The administration says the...

Experts caution as residents, US, UK welcome terror kingpins’ arrests
By Idowu Isamotu (Abuja), Ado A. Musa (Jos), Mohammad Ibrahim Yaba (Kaduna), Abubakar Akote (Minna) & Mumini Abdulkareem (Ilorin) Mixed reactions have trailed the arrest of Mahmud Muhammad Usman, also known as Abu Bara’a/Abbas/Mukhtar, leader of...

CHAN: Chelle under fire after Sudan rout
Angry Nigerian football fans have intensified calls for the immediate dismissal of Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle following the team’s humiliating 4-0 defeat to Sudan that ended their African Nations Championship campaign with a game to spare. The...

UN rights chief condemns deadly RSF attack on El Fasher city, refugee camp in Sudan
The UN human rights chief on Wednesday expressed outrage over a large-scale attack by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the besieged city of El Fasher and the adjoining Abu Shouk camp for internally displaced people, which left scores of...

US, UK, CAN commend FG, NSA, over arrest of terror kingpins
From Aidoghie Paulinus, Abuja The government of the United States of America (USA), the British authorities and the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) have commended the Federal Government and the security agencies under the leadership of the...

How This Security Tech Entrepreneur Mastered The Art Of Personal Resilience
Marie-Claire Dwek Paul Collins In business, it is resilience that allows people to tackle challenges, navigate crises, and thrive in a challenging environment. In their personal life, it enables them to combat adversity, maintain a positive...

Sudan And The Drivers For Transitioning To Renewable Energy
(MENAFN- Sudanow Magazine) By: Dr. Abdallahi Idriss Abdallahi PortSudan (Sudanow)_The transition to renewable energy has become a common term with significant global implications, a topic at the forefront of most governments' agendas. While the...

‘They Are Very Slow’ — Sudan Striker Mocks Home Eagles After 4-0 Win
$100k in the mud, lol. When a bunch of very old men claim to be in their teens after debuting in npfl years ago, why will they not truly act their age? Imagine Taofeek is 19 years when he debuted in nnl in 2019. So, Oga was 13 years? Mustapha the...

The UN Has Declared a Gender Crisis in Sudan as Conflict Escalates
As conflict rages across Sudan, the United Nations has declared a gender crisis, warning that women and girls are suffering the most. With widespread reports of sexual violence, forced displacement, and collapsing healthcare systems, the situation...

40 Sudanese killed in RSF attack on Darfur displacement camp
ALBAWABA- At least 40 people were killed in an assault by the Rapid Support Forces on a camp for displaced people in Sudan’s western Darfur region, an aid group operating in the area reported on Monday. According to BBC, the Abu Shouk Emergency...

Dozens killed in attack on Sudan camp for people who had fled war
At least 40 people have been killed in an attack on a camp for displaced people in Sudan's western Darfur region, according to an aid group that works there. The Abu Shouk Emergency Response Room said Monday's assault was carried out by the Rapid...

Sudan claims it downed UAE plane carrying Colombian mercenaries
Colombian President Gustavo Petro reportedly instructed Colombia's ambassador in Egypt to verify the number of nationals killed. The Sudanese army claimed it had destroyed a UAE aircraft carrying "Colombian mercenaries" at Nyala Airport in South...

The UAE and Russia: Best Friends Forever?
President Trump’s threat of enhanced tariffs and sanctions succeeded in bringing Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table and so demonstrated Moscow’s principal vulnerability: the economy. Despite years of sanctions — and despite there being no...

Scientists apply optical pooled CRISPR screening to identify potential new Ebola drug targets
Combining powerful imaging, perturbational screening, and machine learning, researchers uncover new human host factors that alter Ebola’s ability to infect. Although outbreaks of Ebola virus are rare, the disease is severe and often fatal, with...

STPT: Regional and international dimensions of conflicts in eastern Sudan
By El Tigani El Haj Abdelrahman / Sudan Transparency and Policy Tracker (STPT) International and regional interventions in Sudan are not new; they are rooted in a complex web of historical relations ties and strategic interests linking Sudan with...

UAE Vows Support for Sudan’s Peace Initiatives
(MENAFN) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday reiterated its firm backing for peace initiatives in Sudan and emphasized the urgent need to protect civilians caught in ongoing conflict. In an official statement, the UAE Foreign Ministry...

US Commends Nigeria Over Arrest of Wanted Ansaru Leaders
The United States Mission in Nigeria has commended the Federal Government and Nigerian security forces for the successful arrest of two notorious leaders of the terror group, Jama’atu Ansarul Muslimina fi-Biladis Sudan (Ansaru). In a statement...