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Elections in Sudan: hope and frustration

by Alaa Eliass | 2021-03-25 | Politics

Sudan’s democratic transition drags on, with the general elections now scheduled for late 2023 or early 2024, although the transitional government’s term ends in 2022. Sudan’s political transition is in a precarious phase, with the country’s youth oscillating between hope and frustration.

A witness to Sudan’s history: Mohamed Khair

by Anas Alhafiz | 2020-03-25 | Society

The history of the Sudanese people and their struggles against authoritarian regimes, speaks for itself. Witness to this history of three uprisings since independence in 1956, Mohamed Khair from Sudan’s capital Khartoum.

Close up: Wala’a Essam al-Boushi

by Omniat Mohamed | 2020-03-18 | Society

In September 2019, Sudan’s first ministerial cabinet since the removal of the country’s longtime President Omar al-Bashir took its oath. Among the new cabinet members, Wala’a Essam al-Boushi, sworn in as Minister of Youth and Sports.

When there is something wrong in the forest

by Hamid Ibrahim | 2020-03-18 | Ecology

When there is something wrong in the forest, there is something wrong in society. In Kassala, the total area of forests is only eight percent of the total area of the state. Hamid Ibrahim investigates what went wrong.

Barriers to education: Disabilities

by Idreis Abdallah | 2020-03-12 | Society

Disability should not constitute a barrier to education. However, in Sudan, a lack of institutions, support services and infrastructure detrimentally affect the education of students with disabilities.

Parties oscillating between exclusion and tenacity

by Adam Mohamed Ahmed | 2020-03-11 | Politics

What is the future role of established political parties in Sudan, especially those accused of having worked with the ousted regime of Omar al-Bashir – will they play a role in the Sudanese political scene or will they be relegated to the dust bin of history?

Relearning how to educate

by Elzahraa Jadallah | 2020-03-07 | Society

For the last 30 years, Sudan’s education system suffered a significant decline, both in terms of infrastructure and the quality of education itself. The transitional government promised to transform the education system.

‘Tasgut bas’

by Hassan Faroug | 2020-03-06 | Opinion, Society

‘Tasgut bas‘ (just fall) was the most famous slogan of the Sudanese revolution. Hassan Farouk provides a recap of some of the slogans used by the Sudanese people in their protest against Omar al-Bashir, who was toppled on April 11, 2019.

Identity: The white mask

by Elzahraa Jadallah | 2020-03-03 | Society

Struggling with their identities, some Sudanese still resort to skin bleaching to find belonging.

‘Sudan’s Vein’

by Alaa Eliass | 2020-02-13 | Society

Sudan is facing critical shortages of blood. The supply of life-saving transfusions is insufficient to keep up with demand. In a collaborative effort, various initiatives in Sudan try to meet needs.

Sudan’s banking sector in a confidence crisis

by Hind Ramadan | 2020-02-12 | Economy

The banking sector in Sudan is going through a confidence crisis as citizens are weary of unmet promises of better services, more accountability and transparency.

The struggle of single mothers in Sudan

by Elzahraa Jadallah | 2020-02-09 | Opinion, Society

Women in Sudan hope for greater freedoms and equality in the post-Bashir era. Elzahraa Jadallah comments that restrictive laws and practices have harmed all women, particularly single mothers and divorced women.

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