Sudan

Gum arabic, once the thriving first export industry, is suffering from the conflict, leaving producers and the local market in dire straits: companies such as Coca Cola and Pepsi could be without supplies in six months

More than 700.000 people are forced to flee their homes to escape the fighting, an estimate of a humanitarian picture that is worsening by the day, according to Oim

61% of health facilities are closed in Khartoum and only 16% are functioning normally, according to the WHO, resulting in more deaths from epidemics and disruption of essential health services and first aid

Sudan's belligerent forces clashed again in the capital, with shelling and over 350 casualties reported, ignoring calls by world powers for a ceasefire at the end of Ramadan

The Khartoum faculty of archaeology registered a booming enrollment of women - over 90%, according to the Voice of Africa

Sudan's military leaders and pro-democracy forces promised to start establishing a new civilian-led transitional government on 11 April

Traditional yellow taxis in Khartoum, which have been operating since the 1970s, are facing the growing threats of more modern transport services, with customers booking their rides through apps on their smartphones

The sanctions and arms embargo in place against Sudan since 2004 for the crisis in the Darfur region have been extended by one year upon decision of the UN Security Council

A protester died yesterday in Khartoum after being hit in the chest by a bullet fired by police during a demonstration against the military regime

Sudanese transitional government and several opposition groups signed an implementation matrix for the Juba peace agreement and agreed on a roadmap for the next two years, local newspapers report

Sudanese forces that did not subscribe to last December's framework agreement reached by the ruling military with the Forces for Freedom and Change announced the creation of a new political coalition and roadmap to solve the crisis

Director General of the Ministry of Production and Economic Resources attended the inauguration of the sesame sieve which is a grant presented by the Italian Government to the Union of Co-operative Societies mills in the locality of New Halfa

Sudanese protesters tried to march towards Parliament on Thursday, but were intercepted by security forces who fired tear gas and water cannons at the crowd