Khartoum Express - Sudan
April 2007
He fled to England seeking asylum, only to be deported back to Sudan and severely tortured. In this special investigation, Darfuri refugee, Sadiq Adem Osman, tells his story.
Sadiq unbuttons his shirt to reveal a patchwork of scars. I was expecting to die, I never thought I would be alive now, he states. He was tortured by Sudanese security officers, who monitor Dafuris abroad. When Sadiq's appeal for asylum in England was rejected and he was returned to Sudan, they were ready. They showed him photos, taken in London, of Darfuris protesting. They said to me: 'Do you know the people in these photos?' When Sadiq refused to name people, they pinned his legs down with metal hooks and tortured him. He escaped but is haunted by terrible nightmares and deeply insecure about his future. I have no country, no family, nothing left.
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North Sudan And Khartoum, 1960s - Film 97927
North Sudan, 1960s
Khartoum streets, buildings and people. Muslim locals wearing white robes or head scarves in the souk or market. Presidential palace. A palace guard stands by the palace gate. A troop of guards march along the street, followed by a marching band. Canals and irrigation from the Nile. Dams across the Nile. Man on camel back rides alongside a canal. Flat agricultural lands. Cotton being harvested. Wide angle view of the white Nile, a bridge spans the river.
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Sudan: Khartoum residents express confidence in 'successful' anti-TMC strike
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Streets were empty and some businesses and banks were still closed in Khartoum on Monday, as citizens continued their general strike started on Sunday in an effort to keep pressure on Sudan's ruling military council to hand over power to civilians.
Many taking part in the civil disobedience action think the strike is proving successful, as shop owner Abdullah Mohammad al-Bashir said: The sit-in is 100 percent successful, first all big trade centres are closed. I am a merchant. There are five percent of local market shops opened, this means that the local market is fully closed, in addition to the public shops.
Some strikers are willing to continue their action indefinitely, if necessary, as explained by resident Yousef Fat'h Al-Rahman al-Araki: All people must join the sit-in. Hopefully will be successful. We are going to make pressure a thousand and a thousand times on the Military Council until it surrenders. We shall keep on pressing, and this sit-in is successful, down with you for the second and the tenth time! We made it fall two times, and we will make it fall for the third and fourth time. This is it, a disobedience for lifetime.
The Rapid Support Forces were allegedly seen in the streets, urging residents to stay inside, according to another local.
The streets were completely empty along with a high presence of Rapid Support Forces, a gun-car used for shooting bullets. They were showing off, telling people to stay inside, those arrested were lashed or they must shave their hair or other deeds, so people were really in tension until the following day, said Othman Mohammad, who also acknowledged that fewer people took part in the protest on Monday, as the working classes have only what they earn daily, so they went to work.
The action, which started on Sunday, was called by opposition groups and came after last Monday's military crackdown in the country.
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Escaping civil war in South Sudan: Pascal's story
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The Adjumani District in Uganda is home to 223,000 South Sudanese refugees. All are seeking refuge from the civil war back home. This is Pascal Pio Alau's story. (Video by Kelly Clarke)
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South Sudan government accused of using food as weapon of war-U.N.
A report by the United Nations sanctions monitors directed to the security council has indicated that South Sudan President Salva Kiir’s government is using food as a weapon of war to target civilians by blocking life-saving aid in some areas.
During 2016 and 2017, the U.N. monitors said a military campaign by government troops in the northwestern town of Wau and surrounding areas in Western Bahr el-Ghazal targeted civilians on ethnic grounds and displaced more than 100,000.
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UN condemns Sudan Abyei takeover
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The UN Security council has demanded the immediate withdrawal of Sudanese troops, from the disputed Abyei region, on the border with South Sudan.
Meanwhile, a leaked United Nations report has warned of a possible campaign of ethnic cleansing in Abyei.
Al Jazeera's Kristen Saloomey reports from New York.
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Meroe Pyramids in River Nile State, Sudan
Meroe Pyramids in River Nile State, Sudan
Meroë is an ancient city on the east bank of the Nile about 6 km north-east of the Kabushiya station near Shendi, Sudan, approximately 200 km north-east of Khartoum. Near the site are a group of villages called Bagrawiyah. This city was the capital of the Kingdom of Kush for several centuries. The Kushitic Kingdom of Meroë gave its name to the Island of Meroë, which was the modern region of Butana, a region bounded by the Nile, the Atbarah and the Blue Nile.
Egypt's iconic ancient pyramids are famous around the world and are undoubtedly one of the biggest draws for visitors to North Africa. The Great Pyramid of Giza, for example, is recognized as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and remains one of Egypt's most popular tourist attractions. In comparison, Sudan's Meroë Pyramids are relatively unknown; and yet, they are less crowded, more numerous and steeped in fascinating history.
Situated approximately 250 kilometers northeast of Khartoum near the banks of the River Nile, the ancient city of Meroë is home to almost 200 pyramids. Constructed out of large blocks of sandstone in the Nubian style, the pyramids look quite different to their Egyptian counterparts, with smaller bases and more steeply sloped sides. However, they were built for the same purpose - to serve as a burial site and statement of power, in this case for the kings and queens of the ancient Meroitic Kingdom.
Incredible History
Built between 2,700 and 2,300 years ago, the Meroë Pyramids are a relic of the Meroitic Kingdom, also known as the Kingdom of Kush. The kings and queens of this period ruled between 800 BC and 350 AD and held sway over a vast area that included most of the Nile Delta and reached as far south as Khartoum. During this time, the ancient city of Meroë served as the kingdom's southern administrative center and later as its capital.
The first Egyptian pyramids pre-date the oldest structures at Meroë by almost 2,000 years and probably provided inspiration for their architects. In fact, early Meroitic culture was heavily influenced by that of Ancient Egypt, and it seems likely that Egyptian artisans were commissioned to help build the pyramids at Meroë. However, the aesthetic differences between the pyramids at both locations show that the Nubians also had their own distinct style.
The Pyramids Today
While carved reliefs within the pyramids show that Meroitic royalty were likely mummified and buried along with a rich trove of treasures including precious jewelry, weapons, furniture and pottery, the pyramids at Meroë are now bare of such ornaments. Much of the tombs' treasure was looted by grave robbers in ancient times, while the unscrupulous archaeologists and explorers of the 19th and 20th centuries removed what was left in a series of excavation efforts.
Most notoriously, an Italian explorer and treasure hunter named Giuseppe Ferlini caused irreparable damage to the pyramids in 1834. Upon hearing of the stashes of silver and gold still rumored to be hidden within some of the tombs, he used explosives to blow the tops off several pyramids and to level others to the ground. In total, it is thought that he vandalized more than 40 different pyramids, later selling his findings to museums in Germany.
Despite their careless treatment, many of Meroë's pyramids still stand although some are decapitated as a result of Ferlini's efforts. Others have been reconstructed and give a wonderful insight into how they must once have looked during their heyday.
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Sudan PM in peace mission to rebel stronghold
(9 Jan 2020) Sudan's prime minister, accompanied by United Nations officials, embarked on a peace mission on Thursday to a rebel stronghold, in a major step toward government efforts to end the country's long-running civil conflicts.
A crowd of thousands of civilians and armed rebels welcomed Abdalla Hamdok to the Nuba Mountain's town of Kauda, about 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) south of the capital, Khartoum, for a meeting with Abdel-Aziz al-Hilu, leader of the Sudan Liberation Movement-North (SLM-N).
Al-Hilu's movement is Sudan's single largest rebel group, and is active in the Blue Nile and South Kordofan provinces, where it controls significant chunks of territory.
The SLM-N slaughtered two livestock as a sign of welcoming, and Hamdok crossed over one of them to be blessed.
The cheering crowd held Arabic and English-language signs that represent the main demands of the SLM-N.
One sign read: We stand for the secular state or self-determination.
Another read: No to Sharia law in Sudan.
The Sudanese prime minister arrived with five Cabinet ministers, the head of the United Nations World Food Programme and American, British and Norwegian diplomats.
Calling the visit truly historical, Hamdok said he hoped it would be a start to achieve sustainable peace in his country, and to end the suffering of our people in these areas.
This is the start of the new Sudan, he told The Associated Press. Together, we will make miracles.
Sudan's transitional government has been engaging in peace talks with rebel groups since October, looking to stabilise the country and help its fragile path to democracy survive following the military's overthrow of longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir last April after nearly three decades in power.
Al-Hilu is calling for a secular state with no role for religion in lawmaking, the disbanding of all of al-Bashir's militias and the re-vamping of the country's military.
His group says if its demands aren't met, it will call for self-determination in areas it controls.
He said his group calls for addressing the root causes of the conflict in Sudan, including the relationship between religion and the state.
You are free here in Kauda. The fundamental freedoms are fully respected here; whether freedom of belief, freedom of conscience or whatever freedoms provided that you do not trespass on the freedom of others, al-Hilu said, addressing the crowds and visiting officials.
The area has been stricken by poverty for years, but fighting barred aid groups from visiting.
Thursday's visit was just the second time since 2011 that the UN World Food Programme (WFP) has been able to access the area.
Aid workers were bringing with them supplies for a school feeding programme that they say is a first step towards addressing dire hunger in Kauda and nearby communities.
For the United Nations, this is the first time we are here in a very long time. We thank these two leaders (Hamdok and al-Hilu), for breaking down barriers and building up opportunities, said David Beasley, WFP executive director.
He said the U.N. negotiations for humanitarian access have helped to re-establish the trust and confidence that are necessary to create long-term peace in every area in Sudan.
The visit to the area is also the first for senior Sudanese officials in more than nine years.
Sudan's new transitional government has six months to make peace with the country's rebels under a power-sharing deal reached this summer following al-Bashir's ouster.
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Sudanese struggle in the streets of Cairo
In recent history, Egypt has been a temporary home for Sudanese fleeing violence in their country. There are now 25,000 registered In recent history, Egypt has been a temporary home for Sudanese fleeing violence in their country. There are now 25,000 registered Sudanese refugees in the north African country but it's estimated that between one and four million live there. While registered refugees have access to basic healthcare and education many say they are discriminated against because of the colour of their skin. They are also seen as a burden in a country where at least 43 percent of the population live on less than US$2 a day.
This video short profiles the problems faced by single mother Victoria Achol Jaal. Her daughters have been abused and harassed, leaving her no choice but to keep them at home.
South Sudan's Displaced: South Sudan's displaced living in cemeteries
South Sudan's four-year civil war has displaced more than 4 million people, that's almost half the population. Hundreds of thousands have fled their villages and sought shelter in the capital.
Juba has been relatively peaceful but the population surge is putting pressure on resources, and that includes land. And as Nick Davies-Jones reports, some people have been forced to live in cemeteries.
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Sudanese pilgrims begin Hajj journey
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The first wave of Sudanese Muslims has begun their journey for the annual Hajj pilgrimage.
The group of more than a thousand left Khartoum by bus before travelling across the Red Sea by ship.
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The first wave of Sudanese pilgrims gathers together to begin the annual Hajj journey to Mecca.
People sit in a garden in Khartoum with the trip's organising committee in front row seats.
Speaking at the event is Faisal bin Hamid Mualla, Saudi ambassador to Sudan.
He says Saudi Arabia's king has instructed government employees and civilians to be in competition to improve facilities and to provide the best services for the pilgrims to do the duty of the Hajj.
This first wave of pilgrims totals 1,008 people.
The head of general administration of the pilgrimage, Almutea Mohamed Ahmad, says they are making steady steps in the Hajj preparations and schedules for travel by air and sea are going very well.
The Hajj travellers are loaded onto buses which will take them to the Port of Sudan. From there, ships will cross the Red Sea to Saudi Arabia.
Sudanese officials say they, in collaboration with Saudi officials, are taking steps to ensure the groups travel safely.
Last year, two deadly accidents killed hundreds of pilgrims.
First, a crane collapse in Mecca killed 111 people and injured hundreds more days before the start of the Hajj.
Days later, on 24 September, a stampede broke out in Mina, a few miles from the holy city of Mecca.
AP reporting found the death toll to be at least 1,470. That made the stampede the deadliest accident ever at the annual pilgrimage.
The AP count is 701 higher than Saudi Arabia's official tally of 769 killed and 934 injured.
Authorities have said the crush and stampede occurred when two waves of pilgrims converged on a narrow road, causing hundreds of people to suffocate or be trampled to death.
The five-day Hajj is a pillar of Islamic faith.
The Saudi Arabian government oversees the pilgrimage every year, as part of their stewardship of Islam's holiest sites.
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Leading Islamist thinker dies aged 84
(6 Mar 2016) SUDAN AL TURABI
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1. Wide of mourners reciting the funeral prayers for Sheikh Hassan Al-Turabi
2. Wide of mourners after the funeral prayer call
3. Various of crowds carrying the coffin to its resting place
4. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mohamed Abu Zayed, Sudanese Tourism and Antiquities minister:
The Sudanese nation says goodbye today to Sheikh Abdullah Al-Turabi, one of the few sons and leaders of Sudan who passed through the history of Sudan. He left a great footprint and succeeded in establishing an Islamic movement whose reach extends across the Islamic world.
5. Various of the crowds around the burial site
6. Various of mourners crying and praying
7. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Sayf Al-Deen Saleh Haroun, former committee member for Darfour Transitional Authority:
Today we are in mourning because we lost a person of extraordinary standards, whether you agreed with him or disagreed with him, he is an historical symbol and political thinker and he is a political figure who cannot be surpassed in any way.
8. Crowds surrounding the grave
9. Close of the grave
10. Shovel and pick
11. Crowds around the grave praying for mercy on the soul of Al-Turabi
12. Mohamed Omar Hassan Al-Turabi, son of Sheikh Hassan al-Turabi, receiving condolences
13. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Yasser Mohamed Hossein, President of the National Youth Parliament:
Today we, the Sudanese, Islamic and Arab nations are mourning the departure of the world famous Hassan Abdallah Al-Turabi, whom the Sudanese nation has lost and he will be missed, dearly. But we say that he is too dear to his God to remain here as a scientific and intellectual authority, and a man like this is sorely needed in these times.
14. Various of police forces leaving the burial area
15. Various of crowds leaving the cemetery
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Crowds gathered at a Khartoum cemetery on Sunday to pay their final respects to Sheikh Hassan al-Turabi.
The Sudanese Islamist played a key role in the 1989 coup that brought President Omar al-Bashir to power and championed radical Islam in the early 1990s, inviting Osama bin Laden and his deputy Ayman al-Zawahri to Sudan.
He died Saturday at the age of 84.
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Hundreds gather in Khartoum to mourn Sudanese Islamic scholar Hassan al-Turabi.
Crowds swarm around the burial site, many expressing sorrow at the loss of one of the country's most renowned politicians and Islamic scholars.
Turabi, a Sudanese Islamist who played a key role in the 1989 coup that brought President Omar al-Bashir to power and who once hosted Osama bin Laden, died Saturday at the age of 84.
Al-Turabi championed radical Islam in the 1990s, inviting bin Laden and his deputy Ayman al-Zawahri to Sudan, which became a safe haven for jihadists.
He once called the United States the incarnation of the devil and hailed bin Laden as a hero.
But Sudan expelled al-Qaida under US and international pressure in 1996, and later al-Turabi remade himself as a mainstream politician, which granted him prestige both in Sudan and in the Muslim world.
The Sudanese nation says goodbye today to Sheikh Abdullah Al-Turabi, one of the few sons and leaders of Sudan who passed through the history of Sudan. He left a great footprint and succeeded in establishing an Islamic movement whose reach extends across the Islamic world, says Sudanese Tourism and Antiquities minister Mohamed Abu Zayed at the burial site.
Al-Bashir dismissed him as parliament speaker after he backed legislation aimed at curbing the president's powers in 1999, and he went on to form the opposition Popular Congress Party and support rebels in southern Sudan and Darfur.
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The former President Joseph Lagu of Anyaanya 1 is warnig Khartoum (peace or war.)
Mass graves in Sudan's conflict state say US monitors
New satellite images support eyewitness accounts that mass graves were dug in the capital of Sudan's South Kordofan state to bury 100 or more people killed last month, according to US monitors.Duration: 00:52