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Putting the Interests of the Sudanese People First – By Esther Sprague (Sudan Unlimited)

Esther Sprague, founder of Sudan Unlimited, posted a very interesting article we want to share with you, titled: The Demand for Real Change: Putting the Interests of the Sudanese People First. In her post she explains how the U.S. and Europe have championed the cause of the people of...

Salva Kiir and Riek Machar strike peace deal in Khartoum

After almost five years of a deadly civil war, South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and South Sudan’s opposition leader Riek Machar meet in Khartoum on June 25, 2018, and it seems the two leaders reached compromises on a number of outstanding issues. Times Live wrote about this...

Radio Dabanga: 12 days left to support them!

A couple of weeks ago, we sent a Special Newsletter to let you know about the crowdfunding campaign launched by Radio Dabanga in May. We know many of you decided to support them, and there is still time to make a donation (12 days left!) for those who didn’t participate yet. Last...

All Sudan Demo organized by Waging Peace on June 30, 2018 in London

In June, 1989, Omar al-Bashir assumed office as President of Sudan after he led the military coup that ousted the democratically-elected government at the time. As we are getting closer to this sad anniversary, Waging Peace is organizing an All Sudan Demo on Saturday, 30th June 2018 to...

Norway, UK and the United States condemn continued clashes in Jebel Marra, Darfur

A few days ago, the United Nations announced they wanted to scale down UNAMID’s mission in Darfur (read our news here). The Head of UN Peacekeeping, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, told the Security Council that the situation in Darfur has changed “radically for the better” and, as the needs...

UN wants to scale down UNAMID’s mission in Darfur

Last week, the Head of UN Peacekeeping, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, told the Security Council that the situation in Darfur has changed “radically for the better” and, as the needs of the people have changed, “the international community must adapt its support accordingly.” Reactions...

Sudan reinstates nationality to people of South Sudanese origin

A couple of months ago, an article published on 7DNews explained that under a new proposed amendment to the Sudanese Nationality Act of 1994 the Sudanese government will withdraw Sudanese nationality from South Sudanese living in north Sudan unless they can prove residence since before...

EU Parliament calls on Sudan to overturn Noura Hussein’s death sentence

Many of you have signed the petition and have been active supporting the young Sudanese. You can read our news on this page if you want to learn more about what is happening to Noura. The petition is getting more and more signatures everyday (more than 1 300 000!), and we tweeted about it...

Radio Dabanga: Sponsor one day of lifesaving radio!

Radio Dabanga is an independent radio station reaching over 2 000 000 listeners a day in Darfur and Sudan. For almost 10 years, the radio has provided people living in the region with lifesaving information and news. The radio is also providing numerous media and organizations with...

‘Why #JusticeForNoura Matters’ – By Laurie Adams

For more than a month now, since we sent this tweet to alert on the case of Noura Hussein and published this news on May, 4, we try to mobilize as many people as possible to support the young sudanese facing execution in Sudan. Laurie Adams is CEO of Women For Women and we read a post she...