Authorities on Alert After Evacuating Families From Flooded Khartoum Area
More than 500 families were evacuated from Wad Ramli, north of Khartoum, on Tuesday as floods swept through the area, Sudan’s Civil Defense confirmed. Several homes were inundated, raising concerns of wider impact. Khartoum’s acting executive director, Kamal Awad al-Karim,…
WHO Team Arrives in Sudan for Expanded Immunization Review
The World Health Organization (WHO) has dispatched a mission to Sudan to evaluate the country’s immunization-related disease surveillance under the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI). The field assessment begins Friday and will cover key states over a four-day period. Ismail…
Resumption of Sudan–Turkey Power Project Seen as Boost for Eastern Sudan
Sudan and Turkey have agreed to resume construction on the second phase of the Kalanayeb Electricity Project in Red Sea State, a development expected to significantly improve power supply in the region. Energy Minister Mu’tasim Ibrahim Ahmed assured Turkish energy…
Sudan Looks to China for Digital Development Support
Sudan is stepping up efforts to transform its digital sector, with Digital Transformation and Communications Minister Ahmed Dardiri Gandour meeting his Chinese counterpart Li Licheng in Addis Ababa during the China–Africa Digital Cooperation Forum. The discussions highlighted Sudan’s ambition to…
Authorities Warn of Life-Threatening Flooding in White Nile, Khartoum, and Nile River
Sudan’s Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation has issued a stark warning of extreme flooding risks in three states, predicting that surging waters from the Blue and White Niles will swell rivers and floodplains from Saturday until Monday night. Officials urged…
Sudan Turns to Egypt’s El Sewedy Group After Massive Power Infrastructure Losses
The Sudanese government has sounded the alarm over the scale of damage to its power grid, with Energy Minister Al-Mutassim Ibrahim reporting that more than 60,000 transformers have been lost nationwide since the conflict began — including over 14,000 in…
Sudan Signs Agreement with Chinese Firm for Power Transformers
The Sudanese Electricity Company has finalized a contract with China’s XD Company to supply seven high-capacity transformers for use in the nation’s power generation stations. The deal was signed in Cairo by Yasser Shazly, Director General of the Sudanese Transmission…
Sudan Says Peace Efforts Welcome but Warns Against External Control
The Sudanese government has voiced support for international and regional initiatives to end the ongoing conflict but firmly rejected what it described as attempts at external “guardianship” over the country’s political future. In a statement released on Saturday, the Ministry…
Minister Orders Reforms to Address Delays in Port Sudan Operations
Sudan’s Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Saif al-Nasr al-Tijani Haroun, has warned that delays in port operations directly harm the economy and people’s livelihoods. During an inspection visit Tuesday to specialized facilities in Port Sudan, the minister said he would…
Khartoum Fuel Shortage Pushes Black Market to Record Highs
Fuel stations in Omdurman and across Khartoum State have largely shut down over the past 48 hours, leaving drivers stranded in a worsening fuel crisis. Throughout last week, long queues formed at filling stations, but motorists were met with empty…