The Latest Breaking News from Sudan

Sudan’s Wheat Import Requirements to Rise to 3.5 Mln Tons in 2023

Sudan will need to import 3.5 million tons of wheat this year because of a 30% drop in the projected local harvest after farmers switched to planting different crops, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Wednesday. Some farmers told Reuters the government had failed to buy their…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 29, 2023

Ramadan’s ‘Mesaharati’ Disappears from Sudan's Big Cities in Sudan, Remains Resilient in Countryside

A mesaharati, also known as “the Dawn Caller of Ramadan,” is a person who wakes others up before dawn to eat before their fast during Islam’s holy month of Ramadan. The voluntary job has been around for generations but has gone missing in big Sudanese cities, where the more significant…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 28, 2023

‘Bittersweet’ …. Sudan’s Favorite Drink during Ramadan

As generations of Sudanese have done before her, Wissal Abdel Ghany crouched next to a fire to prepare a traditional drink, a thirst-quenching favorite enjoyed during the fasting month of Ramadan. In Sudan, the arduously made "helo-murr", which means "bittersweet", is a drink synonymous with the Islamic holy month. It…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 28, 2023

Egypt Mobilizes UN Support for its Position on GERD

Cairo is continuing its efforts to garner support from the international community for its position against Addis Ababa's construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Nile. Egypt has been outraged over Ethiopia’s ongoing construction of the dam without reaching a prior agreement from basin countries, including itself…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 25, 2023

Artist Salah Elmur: ‘I have to come back to Khartoum every now and then to fill my imagination and my vision’

As his show inspired by water and electricity opens in London, the Sudanese painter talks about the challenges his country faces and his optimism for the future

The Guardian - UK · Mar 24, 2023

Putin and the ICC: history shows just how hard it is to bring a head of state to justice

The arrest warrants issued recently by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, and his children’s commissioner, Maria Lvova-Belova, represent the first time officials of a permanent member of the United Nations security council have been indicted for a war crime.

The Conversation · Mar 22, 2023

UN Envoy to Sudan: We Are Closest We Have Been to a Solution

The UN Special Envoy to Sudan, who heads the mission of the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), Volker Perthes, expressed his optimism about the chances of achieving progress in the political process, stressing that Sudan is "closer than ever" to reaching a solution, despite the continuing challenges.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 22, 2023

Sudan Tripartite Mechanism: Efforts Ongoing to Add More Parties to Political Agreement

The Tripartite Mechanism, which facilitates dialogue between Sudanese parties, pledged on Monday to continue engaging with non-signatories of the political framework agreement and encourage them to join efforts to reach a final political deal leading to the formation of a transitional civilian government in the country.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 21, 2023

As Sudan’s rival forces vie for power, who pays the price?

Analysts warn that the army and RSF’s respective quest to consolidate power could spark a wider conflict.

Al Jazeera · Mar 21, 2023

Sudan factions agree to form transitional govt April 11 -spokesperson

Sudan's political factions have agreed to form a new transitional government on April 11, Khalid Omar Yousif, the spokesperson for the signatories to the political settlement, said on Sunday.

Reuters · Mar 19, 2023