Sudan: ‘Life Won’t Stop’… Picture of Omdurman Bridegroom Puts Sudanese Photographer in Running for World Press Photo 2025 Award
[Dabanga] Amsterdam / Omdurman — A picture by Sudanese photographer Mosab Abushama, taken using just a mobile phone, has been selected as one of the regional winners for African of the prestigious World Press Photo (WPP) Contest, which recognises and …
Sudan: Sudan’s Lost Treasures – War Fuels Artefact Trafficking
[Dabanga] Khartoum — 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…
Sudan: 55+ Artists Killed in Sudan War, ACJPS Report Reveals
[Dabanga] Kampala — More than 55 artists have been killed in Sudan since the outbreak of conflict on April 15, 2023, according to a report by the African Center for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) and the Sudanese Music Research Center. Among them w…
Sudan: Drama Workshops by Displaced Provide Psychological Support in Blue Nile
[Dabanga] Ed Damazin — The Dramatists Initiative in the Blue Nile region is providing psychological support to displaced people who fled Khartoum, El Gezira, and other states in Sudan after the war broke out between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and Ra…
Sudan: Exhibition and Fundraiser for Sudan in Oxford, UK
[Dabanga] Oxford, UK — Reporting by Nadia Awad for Radio Dabanga
Sudan: Solidarity Campaign for Sudanese Artists
[Dabanga] Johannesburg / Khartoum — Many Sudanese lost their livelihoods when war broke out on April 2015, including Sudan’s artists, many of whom were exploring their newfound political and artistic liberty since the fall of the Al Bashir regime. Oft…
Sudan: Concerns Over Museum Artefacts
[Dabanga] Khartoum — Civilians and activists expressed fears that the contents of the National Museum in Khartoum might be damaged after the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) took control of the premises and footage of museum raids circulated on social media.
Sudan: Famous Singer Slain in Violence Despite Jeddah Humanitarian Declaration
[Dabanga] Omdurman / Khartoum — The famous Sudanese singer Shaden Gardood was killed during the recently renewed clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Omdurman on Friday. Despite the agreed huma…
Sudan: Archaeologists Discover Early Christian Art in the North
[Dabanga] Old Dongola — Archaeologists of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw (PCMA UW) have made stunning discoveries in Old Dongola (Tungul) in northern Sudan. This year, the Polish team discovered a complex of rooms…
Africa: Sudan Photographer World Press Photo 2022 Regional Winner for Africa
[Dabanga] Amsterdam — Sudanese photographer Faiz Abubakr Mohamed has been named as the winner in the ‘singles’ category for Africa, at the regional stage of the prestigious 2022 World Press Photo Contest. Mohamed’s winning picture shows a woman protes…