Sudan: Conflict in Khartoum (Tuti Island), Khartoum

From DTM Sudan Flash Alert
Dated Sunday, 21 July 2024 - Update Five:

Conflict in Khartoum (Tuti Island), Khartoum

DTM Sudan received preliminary information that approximately 130 households reportedly left Tuti Island of Khartoum locality, in Khartoum state on 19 July 2024 due to increased security concerns. 

According to field teams, displaced households sought shelter primarily across locations within Karrari locality, Khartoum. 

The situation remains tense and unpredictable. The latest DTM Sudan report is available here.

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Sudan: the real magical kingdom - This is Sudan, land of the kingdom of Kush - The pyramids in Meroe

The pyramids in Meroe

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Article from The Sunday Times, UK

Written by Teresa Levonian Cole

Dated Sunday 23 February 2020, 12.01am

Sudan: the real magical kingdom

You’ll be enchanted by historic sights, dazzling desert and warm‑hearted locals

From the 16th floor of the Corinthia Hotel in Khartoum, I looked out over three ribbons of silvery water glittering in the sun. Two of them, on my right, belonged to the Blue Nile, which hugged the landmass of Tuti Island. On my left, like a muscular biceps, the bulge of the White Nile gradually tapered to where the two rivers met. In Egypt, such a significant union might be marked by fanfare or, at the very least, a tourist kiosk. But here, as I discovered when I took a boat ride downstream to the confluence, there is nothing. No guests, no celebrations: the marriage of the Blue and the White Nile is an intimate affair.

This is Sudan, land of the kingdom of Kush

Continue reading https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/sudan-the-real-magical-kingdom-7qrzrktlg