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Sudan’s Hawa: the banat come of age

December 20, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Magdi El Gizouli Hawa Jah al-Rasool, better known as Hawa al-Tagtaga, passed away on 10 December in Khartoum. Born around 1924 in northern Kordofan Hawa moved to the capital at the tender age of 14 years to begin the … read more »

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Sudan, one of Africa’s longest railways ran out of steam

April 4, 2011 by benim

The freight train rumbles over the Blue Nile bridge and snakes through the capital. It could take weeks to reach its destination, in Darfur, for despite the potential to link up a divided nation, Sudan’s railways are derelict, after years … read more »

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