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09.06.2017The Nuba Mountain’s sixth anniversary to the conflict
This week, on June 6, marks the sixth anniversary to the conflict in the Nuba Mountains. A ceasefire announcement in January has provided much-needed respite for the civilians in the…
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07.06.2017Al-Hilu accepts leadership role amidst SPLM-N rift
The current deputy chairman to the rebel Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), Abdelaziz Hilu, has agreed to temporarily assume leadership, according to a statement and sources on the ground. This…
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30.05.2017“Still not free” – The fate of Sudanese Christians
It was unexpected but much welcomed news. On May 11, Sudan President Omar Al-Bashir pardoned Pastor Hassan Abdulrahim from the Nuba Mountains, along with a Darfur activist, Abdulmoneim Abdelmoula. After…
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23.05.2017Pregnancy and War: Women at risk in the Nuba Mountains
During one of the worst aerial bomb attacks against the rebel-controlled areas in the Nuba Mountains, Awatif Ali Mohammed was very pregnant. Sudan government warplanes had bombed over 750 civilian…
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10.04.2017SPLM-N internal strife, the chance for renewal
The Sudanese government’s chief negotiator in peace talks with the rebel Sudan People’s Liberation Movement—North (SPLM-N) claims talks are set to resume later this month. Chief negotiator Ibrahim Mahmoud’s recent…
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14.03.2017New VR film highlights life amid war for Nuba people
“We Who Remain,” a virtual reality film debuting today, takes viewers inside the lives of four Nuba people – a mother, a soldier, a student and a journalist – in…
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08.03.2017Women and war in the Nuba Mountains
“This country is so beautiful but nobody is looking at it,” remarks Soad Dorjwat, an elderly woman from the Nuba Mountains. A grandmother, farmer and a traditional singer, Dorjwat has…
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15.02.2017Tensions persist in Maban refugee camp
The two communities – the Uduk refugee community based in Doro refugee camp and the host community in Maban – have lived completely separate lives since late 2016, according to…
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16.01.2017Sudan’s Track Record Leaves Civilians Skeptical of U.S. Deal
This year could be the first time in five years Ibrahim Haron enjoys a bomb-free existence. The possibility comes from a surprise last-minute move from the Obama administration last week…
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16.08.2016One step forward, two steps back: understanding Sudan’s collapsed peace talks
The conflicts in Darfur, Blue Nile, and the Nuba Mountains of South Kordofan continue unabated. Understanding the machinations of recent peace deliberations – the 12th failed round – is a…
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08.08.2016Sudan Call prepare to sign peace roadmap, warplanes fly in Nuba
The Sudan Call umbrella opposition group is in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia today and are expected to sign the AU-brokered Roadmap Peace agreement. On March 19, members of the Sudan Call…
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28.07.2016Food on the frontlines: Saf’s war of attrition in the nuba mountains
The people of the Nuba Mountains are accustomed to hardship. Receiving little outside aid, they have managed to farm and survive despite the challenges of a protracted civil war with…
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06.07.2016Celebrating Eid in the Nuba Mountains
Marking the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy of month of fasting, many in the rebel-controlled Nuba Mountains celebrated Eid today. Although official estimates are unavailable, well over half the…
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17.06.2016Blood on Campus: A Student’s Death Sparks Nationwide Protests
Nuba Reports originally published this article in partnership with Global Voices. Mohamed Al-Sadiq, a 19-year-old student at Omdurman Al-Ahlia University in Sudan, was in a rush. He refused his mother’s pleas…
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27.05.2016Primary School Bombed in Latest String of Civilian Attacks
The Sudan government continues to target children in the ongoing conflict in the Nuba Mountains. On Wednesday afternoon, a government warplane bombed a leading primary school in Kauda, Sudan, wounding…