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Crowds gather to protest the coup in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum. EPA-EFE/MOHAMMED ABU OBAID David E Kiwuwa, University of Nottingham This week the head of Sudan’s Sovereign Council, General Abdel Fattah El Burhan, declared the dissolution of the transitional council, which has been in place since the overthrow of former president Omar el-Bashir in 2019. He also disbanded all the …

Sudanese protesters gather outside the main entrance to the southern port in Port Sudan. Ibrahim Ishaq/AFP via Getty Images Abdu Mukhtar Musa, Omdurman Islamic University An ongoing blockade of Sudan’s main port by political protesters is putting a huge strain on the country. The Sudanese government says it’s at the point of running out of essential medicines, fuel, and wheat. …

A view of flooded farmland on the riverbank and swelling Blue Nile as its water level rises after heavy rainfall in Khartoum, Sudan Photo by Mahmoud Hjaj/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Andrea Zerboni, University of Milan Over the past few weeks, floods – following exceptionally heavy rains – have hit Sudan. Many parts of the country have been affected though …

<figure> <img src=”https://images.theconversation.com/files/357921/original/file-20200914-22-1592kvn.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=45&auto=format&w=754&fit=clip” /> <figcaption> Sudanese people carry their belongings through the flood waters. <span class=”attribution”><span class=”source”> Isam Al-Haj/AFP via Getty Images</span></span> </figcaption> </figure> <span><a href=”https://theconversation.com/profiles/abdelrahim-salih-1156214″>Abdelrahim Salih</a>, <em><a href=”https://theconversation.com/institutions/imam-muhammad-ibn-saud-islamic-university-4858″>Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University</a></em></span> <p><em>In Sudan, record floods and heavy rains <a href=”https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/09/lost-thousands-homeless-sudan-battles-floods-200909102451318.html”>have so far</a> killed over one hundred people and displaced over 500,000. A committee tasked with dealing with …