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Bracing for the future

Amidst a fragile balance of power and an economy in deep distress, Sudan’s transitional government is under pressure to deliver against high popular expectations. Equipped with hope, people brace for the future.

Sudan’s ‘Great December’

December 2018, marks the beginning of a national uprising in Sudan that led to the fall of the National Congress Party’s (NCP) regime and its long-time ruler Omar al-Bashir. Therefore, the Sudanese should remember the month as the ‘Great December’, comments Hassan Faroug.

Trauma takes its toll on protestors

Many protestors in Sudan experienced intense fear, horror and helplessness in response to scenes during which people suffered serious injury or death. Some go on to lead relatively normal lives. But on others, these traumatic experiences take their toll.

The cradle of Sudan’s revolution

In December 2018, residents of Atbara sparked a national uprising that toppled long-time ruler Omar al-Bashir almost four months later. On the first anniversary of the Sudanese revolution, AlAdwaa.Online visited the city to speak with three people about the early days of protests in Atbara.

Sudan’s revolution one year on

In December 2018 massive nationwide protests swept Sudan as anger over bread prices and a crippling economy grew into a revolution for freedom, peace and justice. A lot has been achieved since then, but several crucial issues are yet to be resolved.

The search to find missing loved ones

More than 100 people were killed within hours, and dozens disappeared when paramilitaries moved in to disperse a protest camp in front of the Army General Command in the centre of Khartoum on June 3, 2019. To this day, families search for their loved ones, months after their disappearance.

Live fast and die young

When paramilitaries moved in to disperse a protest camp in the centre of Khartoum in June, more than 120 people have been killed. 25-year-old Abdelsalam Kisha was one of the victims.

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