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Awake in the Night
Mary Kuanen escaped the violence of Sudan only to live through her husband’s murder in suburban Denver. Half a decade later, the single mother of five is still working to build the better life she was promised. By Robert Sanchez.
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Sudanese journalist faces death sentence over condom article
A female Sudanese journalist has found herself in trouble over her article on condom use. Ms Shamail Alnour is being accused of apostasy for her article on the use of condom as a protection against the HIV/Aids scourge. Her article had explained how condoms could help stem the rising cases of HIV/AIDS infections in the predominantly Muslim state.
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In Sudan, Rediscovering Ancient Nubia Before It's Too Late
Long ignored by white archaeologists as a mere footnote, modern scientists are now racing to document what's left of the ancient African civilization. By Amy Maxmen.
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This May Be The Last Photo Post About The Last Male Northern White Rhino
With news that the last male northern white rhino, Sudan, is gravely ill and may face euthanasia where he is being guarded in Kenya, it seemed like a good time to remember Sudan and those who kept him safe all these years. If he dies, it may mean extinction for his species. Sudan, one of three remaining northern white rhinos in the entire world, has been closely guarded at Kenya’s Ol Pejeta Conservancy since 2009, along with two female rhinos. Photos over the years show the affection shown by his keepers and armed guards who take care of these magnificent creatures.
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World's Last Male Northern White Rhino Dead
The world's last male northern white rhino has died, the Kenyan conservancy taking care of it said, leaving only two of its subspecies alive in the world. "It is with great sadness that Ol Pejeta Conservancy and the Dvůr Králové Zoo announce that Sudan, the world's last male northern white rhino, age 45, died at Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya on March 19, 2018," Ol Pejeta said in a statement.
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Inside the high-tech plot to save the northern white rhino from extinction
‘The northern white rhino is emblematic of our times, about the impact of humans on wildlife.’
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The 11-year-old girl divorcing her 38-year-old husband
Amal is 11 years old and seeking a divorce. The young Sudanese girl was in elementary school when a 38-year-old man asked for her hand in marriage. Her father accepted the proposal, and Amal (not her real name) was immediately wed. In Sudan, child marriage has been woven into the fabric of the country's culture, driven by tradition and poverty. More than a third of girls there are married before their 18th birthday, according to a 2017 UNICEF report...
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Teen sentenced to death for killing husband after he raped her
A 19-year-old Sudanese woman has been sentenced to death for fatally stabbing the man she was forced to marry, who she says raped her as his relatives held her down. The case of Noura Hussein has shone a spotlight on the issues of forced marriage and marital rape in Sudan, where the legal age of marriage is only 10 and marital rape is legal.
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Sudan overturns death sentence for teen who killed rapist husband
A Sudanese court has commuted the death sentence for teenager Noura Hussein, who killed her husband after he raped her, in a case that has put a spotlight on forced child marriage and marital rape in the African nation. Her legal team told CNN on Tuesday that Hussein, now 19, has been given a five-year jail term for killing the 35-year-old man. The court ordered her family to pay 337,000 Sudanese pounds ($18,700) in "blood money" to the man's family.
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Interpol rescues 85 child slaves from Sudan's streets and gold mines
Nearly 100 human trafficking victims have been rescued in a major police operation in Sudan, including dozens of children forced to work in illegal gold mines, Interpol said on Monday. Operation Sawiyan involved 200 Sudanese police officers who rescued 94 people, including 85 minors, from criminal networks in and around the capital, Khartoum, in an Interpol-led week-long crackdown last month, the global police organisation said.
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Father receives 500 cows and two luxury cars for auctioning off child bride on Facebook
The social network is criticised for allowing a 16-year-old child bride in South Sudan to be auctioned off to the highest bidder on its platform, with her father receiving 500 cows, two luxury cars and two bikes among other gifts.
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Sudan's al-Bashir tells police to limit force against protesters
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appeals 'for calm and restraint' while calling for government probe into deaths.
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'Not afraid of the government': One month of protests in Sudan
The current wave of anti-government protests has become the longest since Sudan gained independence in 1956.
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Omar al-Bashir is gone. It was Sudan’s 30 years of anger that ousted him | Nesrine Malik
It was the Sudanese people who finally forced the president from power, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
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Sudan death roll rises to 100 as bodies found in Nile, say doctors
The death toll from Monday's attack on the sit-in of Sudan's pro-democracy protesters has risen to 100, after 40 bodies were recovered from the River Nile, according to the Central Committee of Sudan Doctors (CCSD).
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Sudan death roll rises to 100 as bodies found in Nile, say doctors
The death toll from Monday's attack on the sit-in of Sudan's pro-democracy protesters has risen to 100, after 40 bodies were recovered from the River Nile, according to the Central Committee of Sudan Doctors (CCSD).
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Is Sudan Facing a Counterrevolution?
by Jonathan Fenton-Harvey Protestors’ bodies recovered from the River Nile, which the Sudanese military dumped there, represent a potential end to Sudan’s hard-fought-for revolution. Following week…
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Sudan protesters, army agree on constitutional declaration
Protest leaders reach 'full agreement' with military on a hard-won constitutional declaration, says AU envoy.
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‘Security deteriorating rapidly’ in Abyei on Sudan-South Sudan border
The security situation in the disputed area of Abyei on the Sudan-South Sudan border is deteriorating rapidly, the head of the Abyei civil society reported on Tuesday.
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The country where black people are called slaves
The use of racial slurs in Sudan shows how deeply entrenched racism is there, writes Zeinab Mohammed Salih.
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