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Most Sudanese cannot afford private healthcare. Their only option in the event of illness is to queue outside public hospitals. (Reuters)

Sudan’s heart-broken diaspora

People who left Sudan decades ago still believe in the future of their broken country, and want to return, even after a whole generation.

On April 21, the SPA called for mobilization based solely on the legitimacy of the street. (Reuters)

MTN contributed to human rights violations in Sudan, say 23 civil society groups

Open letter calls on MTN to denounce internet shutdowns and keep Sudan’s internet online

To their credit, the protesters in Khartoum and other urban areas have consistently emphasised that theirs is a struggle for all of Sudan. (Akuot Chol/AFP)

As the counter-revolution bites, can Sudan’s centre hold?

The revolution is for the whole country, say protesters in Khartoum, but the Transitional Military Council has other ideas

Soldiers of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) cheer during the commemoration of SPLA Day at the SPLA headquarters in Juba, South Sudan. (Albert Gonzalez-Farran/AFP)

South Sudan’s bid to build a new army is troubled

Factors such as the militia and ethnic loyalties may prevent the formation of a united defence force

UN: Sudan steps up air strikes in border state

Khartoum stepped up air strikes in South Kordofan state on the south Sudan border on Tuesday, causing "huge suffering" to civilians, the UN says.

Sudan mounts air strikes ‘to control oilfields’

Sudan’s army has launched repeated air strikes on the southern army in Unity state in a bid to seize oilfields weeks before the south’s independence.

Sudan former foes not fully withdrawn from Abyei

Sudan’s north and south armies have not fully withdrawn from the disputed oil-rich Abyei region as called for under a plan aimed at defusing tensions.

Troops quit Sudan trouble spot

Rival troops from north and south Sudan are withdrawing from the contested trouble spot of Abyei but traded barbs on Friday.