Sudan will permit non-Muslims to consume alcohol and strengthen women’s rights, including banning female genital mutilation, in a reversal of almost four decades of hardline Islamist policies.
Sudan to ban female genital mutilation and allow non-Muslims to drink alcohol Read more
“For Sudan to become a democratic country where the rights of all citizens are enshrined, the constitution should be based on the principle of ‘separation of religion and state,’ in the absence of which the right to self-determination must be respected,” the document states.
Sudan ends 30 years of Islamic law by separating religion and state Read more
The initiative, known as the Great Green Wall, aims to reclaim 247 million acres of land by the year 2030 and create hundreds of thousands of jobs, while warding off the spread of the Sahara and combating the climate crisis.
21 African countries are joining together to build a 4,750-mile wall of trees Read more
Sudan has one of the highest rates of FGM in the world. According to the UN, 87% of Sudanese women have undergone the practice.
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Despite ongoing socio-political uncertainty in the country, the campaign provided children under the age of 10 with vaccines against measles and polio.
In a first since 2014, vaccination campaign reaches 13 million children in Sudan Read more
The Kerma culture was an early civilization centered in Kerma, Sudan. It flourished from around 2500 B.C.E. to 1500 B.C.E. in ancient Nubia, located in Upper Egypt and northern Sudan.
Kerma culture flourishes in modern-day Sudan Read more
