Radio Dabanga

News Digest (Sep. 01, 2018): Amin Mekki Madani dies, Ahmed Al-Dai Bushara Joudah, Peter Biar Ajak, Darfur United, Bobi Wine…

This is our last Weekly News Digest, a selected compilation of recent stories we publish each Saturday during Summertime. Today: Sudanese human rights defender Dr Amin Mekki Madani has died; Darfur United Men’s Team in Los Angeles; El Jareeda and El Tayyar newspapers confiscated;...

News Digest (Aug. 11, 2018): Harriett Baldwin in Darfur, Slavery and torture, Adolphe Muzito, This Is Congo…

This is our second Weekly News Digest of August, it is a selected compilation of recent stories we publish each Saturday during Summertime. Today: British Minister of State for Africa, Harriett Baldwin in North Darfur; Female activists in Sudan; Germany, Sudan sign for refugee projects;...

News Digest (Aug. 4, 2018): Russian soldiers in CAR, Violence in Kasaï, Jean-Pierre Bemba, Ebola, Haiti, Meryam Joobeur…

This is our first Weekly News Digest of August, it is a selected compilation of recent stories we publish each Saturday during Summertime. Today: the testinomy of Abdelhamid Yousif Ismail Adam; Russian soldiers in CAR/Darfur; Jean-Pierre Bemba to run for president December. En français:...

Security Council drastically cuts Darfur UNAMID

The decision has been made: the UN Security Council has approved cuts in the AU – UN Mission in Darfur (UNAMID). Last month we posted an article: UN wants to scale down UNAMID’s mission in Darfur, the Head of UN Peacekeeping, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, told the Security Council that the...

Omar al-Bashir invited by Vladimir Putin for FIFA World Cup final

Radio Dabanga posted an article about Sudan’s President Omar Al Bashir who will travel to Moscow on Friday at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Bashir will hold talks with Putin and also attend the final match of the FIFA World Cup soccer in Moscow. Mahmoud A....

Sudanese activist Hisham Ali deported from Saudi Arabia detained in Khartoum

Last week, Radio Dabanga reported that Sudanese activist Hisham Ali who was deported from Saudi Arabia, has been detained in Khartoum since May 29. Hisham Ali has been a political activist for many years, and in 2013 he exposed the Sudanese government corruption. He also wrote about...

All Sudan Demo: over 400 people calling out Prime Minister Theresa May in London

Last month we announced you the All Sudan Demo organized by Waging Peace on June 30, 2018 in London (read our news here). The organization wanted to mark 29 years since President Omar al-Bashir assumed office after a military coup. Many people rallied Waging Peace #SudanPoorGovernance...

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...

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...