Month: March 2024
- Breaking News
Sudan files a complaint against the UAE
Sudan Events – SpecialSudan, through its permanent representative to the United Nations, officially filed a complaint with the Security Council against the UAE.Brwon land obtained the text of Sudan’s complaint to the Security Council against the UAE’s support for the Rapid Support Militia from the beginning of the war until now, as well as a document monitoring the support provided by the UAE to the Rapid Support Militia and its allies through Chad.On Thursday, Sudan…
- Columns
Groundwater could help build stability and poverty resilience in the conflict-affected Gedaref-Adigrat region
Local Water Sellers North to Gedaref area – East Sudan. Photos MC Mekki ELMOGRABI – Sudan In the Gedaref market, you will find people of different ethnic groups from Sudan and Ethiopia; they are mixed. One thing that brings them together is their sources of water. Their dug wells do not segregate. They are water sources for all people irrespective of their countries of origin. There is a beautiful image of coexistence, but sometimes battles…
- Columns
How two dams in Sudan replenished villagers’ wells
Harvest time in South Gedaref area – happiness of passing a season without war in the area, who knows next season will be the same – Photos MC Mekki ELMOGRABI Fashaga area along the Sudanese-Ethiopian border is famous for being the most fertile land in Gedaref state. In this area, soil fertility is vital for crops to thrive and influences their yield. However, instability has affected agricultural activities in Fashaga. But in Gedaref state, it…
- Columns
Gedaref courts groundwater to avert water crisis
A girl in Gedaref is milking a goat while she is breastfeeding her babygoat, Photo MC Mekki ELMOGRABI – Sudan Fathya Hamdan a mother of four children in Sudan’s Gedaref region, uses four water drums daily during winter. However, the demand doubles during the summer and this increases the economic burden since Fathya – just like other residents buys water from sellers who use donkey-pulling carts. Ahmed Yassin, one of the water sellers, says two…
- Columns
Gedaref: Where Abundance of Water, Displacement, and Thirst All Meet
Daily routine for young girls, bringing water from wells to avoid paying the cost of buying water – Photo MC Mekki ELMOGRABI – Sudan The number of refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) constitutes approximately 25% of the total population of Gedaref state. Latest figures by the Sudan government indicate that Gedaref has 2.2 million people. Gedaref State is in the eastern part of Sudan sharing an international border with Ethiopia to the east. The…
- Columns
Gedaref: Where Abundance of Water, Displacement, and Thirst All Meet
Mekki ELMOGRABI – SudanThe number of refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) constitutes approximately 25% of the total population of Gedaref state. Latest figures by the Sudan government indicate that Gedaref has 2.2 million people.Gedaref State is in the eastern part of Sudan sharing an international border with Ethiopia to the east. The state is characterized by vast agricultural land and large scale rainfed agriculture activities.UN and international agencies estimate the number of refugees in…
- Breaking News
Kabashi addressing officers and soldiers in the Eastern Military Region:
Kabashi:Greetings to the officers, non-commissioned officers, and soldiers of the Eastern Military Region, and greetings to all the citizens of Kassala State. Kabashi:I convey to you all the regards of Mr. Chairman of the Sovereignty Council, the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, and all members of the Sovereignty Council and the General Staff. Kabashi:Our visit to you is to inspect and finalize arrangements for the decisive battle in Wad Madani and all the regions…
- Breaking News
A delegation led by the official spokesperson of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North, Saad Mohamed Abdullah, and Sultan Mayerno visited the frontlines of the People’s Army:
Report: Abu Huraira Abdullah State of Sennar Date: March 27, 2024 In a joint visit to the frontlines of the People’s Army “Security Arrangements,” a delegation led by Comrade Saad Mohamed Abdullah, the official spokesperson of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North, and Sultan Ali Mohamed Tahir Mayerno, the Sultan of the Fulata tribes in Sudan, along with Mr. Radwan Abdulaziz and a number of leaders of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement and dignitaries from the…
- Breaking News
General Command of the Armed Forces Tuesday, 26th March, 2024
General Command of the ArmedForcesTuesday, 26th March, 2024 Press release Your armed forces would like to re-affirm its utmost caution to avoid causing harm to civilians and civilian infrastructure in line with the international rules of engagement. At the same time, it is monitoring the militia deliberately taking civilians as human shields by using their homes and civilian infrastructure as military posts such as what’s happening in South Kordofan and North and East Darfur and…
- Breaking News
IGAD Executive Secretary Announces the Appointment of Hon. Lawrence Korbandy as Special Envoy for Sudan.
March 26, 2024 (Djibouti, Djibouti): Following the resolution of the 41st Extraordinary Summit of the IGAD Assembly and in consultation with the Chair of the Assembly, Republic of Djibouti, the Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), H.E. Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu, announces the appointment of Hon. Lawrence Korbandy of South Sudan as the IGAD Special Envoy for the Republic of Sudan. Dr. Workneh has tasked Hon. Korbandy with a pivotal good offices role,…