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January 24th, 2010

Sudan's First LGBT Rights Organization?

SudaneseDrima · 07:44 · Sub-Saharan Africa

lingua → fr

Throughout 2009, the Sudanese blogosphere has been in slumber mode. However, many previously inactive bloggers are blogging again along with new ones that have arrived on the scene recently, writes Sudanese Drima, who brings us the latest online discussions. 2 comments · read »

March 8th, 2009

Sudanese Bloggers React to ICC Arrest Warrant for President

SudaneseDrima · 03:40, March 8th, 2009 · Sudan

It's been more than two days since The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir making him the first sitting head of state to be charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity. In this post, we delve into the reactions of the Sudanese blogosphere to this historic event. 5 comments · read »

February 24th, 2009

Sudan: Mourning a Great Novelist and Musings on the ICC

SudaneseDrima · 15:35 · Middle East & North Africa , Sub-Saharan Africa

lingua → fr · sw · id

After a long absence, a number of fascinating Sudanese bloggers, return to the blogosphere to rant, share their thoughts on recent events and vent. They're included in this roundup along with the usual suspects. After a frustrated rant about Khartoum International Airport's unhygienic condition, Sudanese Optimist mourned the passing of the respected and well-known Sudanese novelist, Al-Tayeb Saleh. 4 comments · read »

November 27th, 2008

Sudan: Darfur and the Orphans of Mygoma

SudaneseDrima · 05:50 · Sub-Saharan Africa

lingua → zhs · zht · es

Sudanese bloggers on illegitimate children, Obama's victory, and the Muslim and Arab hypocrisy in regards to the Darfur conflict. 3 comments · read »

September 29th, 2008

Sudan: Returning to Sudan, US Politics and New Media

SudaneseDrima · 10:40 · Sub-Saharan Africa

lingua → es

In this round up of the Sudanese blogosphere, we delve into Sudanese commentaries on Sudan, US politics, and new media. It's good to see that the blogger, Path2Hope, finally overcame her writer's block. Apparently she needed a space to vent her anger after she returned to Sudan. 0 comments · read »

August 4th, 2008

Sudan: YouTube Blocked

SudaneseDrima · 19:26, August 4th, 2008 · Sub-Saharan Africa

lingua → es

YouTube has been partially blocked for internet users in Sudan for reasons that are still unknown. Some Sudanese in the country report being able to access YouTube without any problems, while others report being sent to a page with the following message: "Sorry, this page has been blocked by National Telecommunication Corporation." 8 comments · read »