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Sudan has recorded a sharp rise in mining revenues, with artisanal gold collections reaching 113 per cent of first-quarter targets, the Sudanese Mineral Resources Company reported on Thursday, April 23. Gold production reached 89 per cent of projected output, reinforcing the sector’s central role in sustaining the economy amid ongoing conflict. Artisanal mining continues to […]
Sudan has announced emergency measures to address major disruptions in exports and imports, as Finance Minister Gibril Ibrahim moves to stabilize an economy severely weakened by conflict since April 2023. In a statement issued on Wednesday, April 22, the Ministry of Finance said a Government task force had been directed to implement immediate solutions to […]
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Tuesday, April 21 reported that nearly four million displaced people have voluntarily returned across Sudan, though inadequate basic services and damaged infrastructure risk undermining the sustainability of these returns. Most returnees have settled in Al Jazirah and Khartoum, despite widespread destruction and limited access to essential services. IOM […]
A Sudanese delegation has engaged officials from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to push for the restoration of full partnership with the World Bank, aiming to secure funding for reconstruction and accelerate debt relief efforts. The talks, held on the sidelines of the IMF-World Bank spring meetings, underscored Sudan’s priority to […]
International donors pledged €1.5 billion to address the deepening humanitarian crisis in Sudan, during a high-level Conference held in Berlin (Germany). The Summit, co-hosted by Germany, France, the United Kingdom, the United States, alongside the African Union and European Union, brought together representatives from 55 countries and dozens of international organizations. Approximately half of the […]
Around seven in ten people in Sudan are now living in poverty, according to the United Nations Development Programme, nearly doubling from about 38% before the conflict began three years ago. UNDP’s Sudan representative Luca Renda said the estimates are based on a poverty line of roughly $4 per day, with at least a quarter […]
Libya and Sudan have reaffirmed on April 12 their commitment to advancing Africa’s economic architecture, with renewed efforts to operationalize the African Investment Bank positioned at the centre of their engagement. Acting Libyan Foreign Minister Taher Al-Baour held talks in Tripoli with Sudan’s Foreign Minister Mohi El-Din Salem, focusing on regional developments and the […]
Mounting pressure is building up as the Sudan Gold Exporters Association calls for immediate Government intervention to stabilize the country’s gold sector and safeguard fuel imports. In a sharply worded statement issued on Sunday, April 12, the association warned that persistent irregularities and alleged interference in gold exports are undermining the economy, distorting the […]
The United Nations reported a deepening humanitarian crisis in Sudan’s Blue Nile State, where ongoing conflict has displaced more than 28,000 people since mid-January 2026. The violence intensified following an offensive by an alliance between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North, beginning with attacks on Baw in January 2026, and […]
The United Nations has raised alarm over escalating drone attacks in Sudan, warning that civilians are being killed, healthcare facilities damaged, and humanitarian operations severely strained as the conflict approaches its third year. According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), recent strikes have increasingly targeted populated areas and medical infrastructure. […]