Tag Archives: Khartoum University

Ayman al-Rubo: the politics of pollution

July 16, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Magdi El Gizouli A frequenter of Sudanese universities, with the exception of the ‘beautiful and impossible’ Khartoum University, cannot miss the name of Ayman al-Rubo in rough print on cheap but countless posters next to stage names like Najat … read more »

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Protests in Sudan: Media blackout and large-scale arrests

July 12, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Katamat Monitor INTRODUCTION In mid-June, a series of protests broke out in different areas in Sudan against the high cost of living and economic hardship, worsened by the removal of subsidies on fuel. Protesters called for the toppling of the … read more »

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Another popular Intifada in Sudan

July 5, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

While the attention of the Western and Arab media has focused on the historic victory of the Muslim Brotherhood’s presidential candidate in Egypt, street protests of a scale not witnessed for two decades continued into their second week in Khartoum … read more »

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Sudan and Egypt: The uprising continues

June 29, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Sokari Ekine The renewed Sudan uprising whose genesis can be traced back to December 2010 is now nearly two weeks old. The latest protests began when a small group of women students from the University of Khartoum held a demonstration … read more »

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Sudan: The break-up

July 12, 2011 by benim

The party is over and now the monumental task of nation-building confronts the people of South Sudan. On July 9, 2011, as the country celebrated its independence from the north in front of numerous foreign dignitaries, very few of those … read more »

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Police clash with youths in Khartoum demo

April 4, 2011 by benim

Sudanese police and pro-government students clashed with hundreds of youth activists in Khartoum on Monday, beating them with sticks and wounding several, an AFP correspondent reported. Supporters of the Facebook group Youth for Change gathered at the main campus of … read more »

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Security clampdown stifles Sudan protests

March 21, 2011 by benim

Security fears and a heavy deployment of riot police in Khartoum and other northern Sudan cities on Monday prevented planned anti-regime protests from materialising, activists and witnesses said. Police trucks were positioned in city centres and around university campuses from … read more »

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