Reporters Without Borders is appalled to learn that Sudan’s National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) ordered Al Nour Mohamed Al Nour’s suspension as editor-in-chief of the independent Arabic-language daily Al Sahafa on 3 April. At the same time, the NISS harassed Al Jazeera’s Khartoum correspondent, accusing him of unbalanced coverage and reporting “false information.” “There is this incredible situation in Sudan in which the intelligence services decide how the media are run and who (…) … Read More
Sudan – Intelligence service seizes Arab-language daily in latest act of censorship
Read in Arabic (بالعربية) Reporters Without Borders strongly condemns the seizure of the Arabic-language newspaper Al-Sudani by Sudan’s National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS), the latest act of media censorship in Sudan. Fourteen thousand copies of the pro-government daily were seized two days ago, without any reason being given. The newspaper, once independent and critical of the government, was bought by a member of the ruling National Congress Party and ever since has reflected the (…) … Read More
Commuters stranded as Sudan economy nears ‘collapse’
Khartoum’s decaying fleet of public buses is leaving commuters stranded as surging inflation and a sinking Sudanese currency drive maintenance costs out of control, bus operators say. The transport woes are the latest burden inflicted upon Sudanese by an economy which one think-tank said is…
Sudan’s sinking economy raises tensions
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Sudan denies delaying south’s oil exports
KHARTOUM/JUBA (Reuters) – Sudan and South Sudan have not yet agreed on how to demilitarize their border – a condition for resuming oil flows, Khartoum said on Monday, but denied it was deliberately delaying the economically vital trade.
Sudan’s Bashir returns to Khartoum after surgery
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan’s President Omar Hassan al-Bashir returned to Khartoum on Wednesday after undergoing surgery in Saudi Arabia, his second operation in less than a year.
U.N. worker killed in Sudan, South Sudan disputed region
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – A United Nations staff member was shot dead in Abyei, the territory disputed between Sudan and South Sudan, U.N. officials said on Wednesday.
