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An author, humorist, and motivational speaker with ties to the region will serve as host of the 75th anniversary of Rotary Frolics, a comedy show presented each year by the

Former Orioles pitcher James “Rube” Parnham was effective, eccentric and maddeningly elusive.

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Khartoum and 16 other cities yesterday in the December 19 Marches of the Millions, which commemorated the beginning of the 2018 December revolution, to demand the overthrow of the putschists.

As part of rolling strikes by Sudanese teachers against low wages and poor working conditions, the Sudanese Teachers Committee has announced a protest to demand the Minister of Education to step down on Tuesday.

Sudanese authorities said that the death toll from ongoing torrential rains and flooding has risen to at least 104, with a further 96 injured, figures that are likely to rise in the coming days. Two recent flooding-related deaths were reported yesterday in Kereinik, West Darfur, following flash flooding in Mornei.

A vicious network of gold smuggling has over taken the region following the Russia-aided military coup in 2021 

A sit-in against toxic and harmful mining practices in River Nile state has entered its second week. The sit-in reportedly succeeded in halting all mining operations in the area, including those of a Russian-owned gold mining company. Local authorities made some pledges to the protesters.

Hundreds of thousands of Sudanese took to the streets in Khartoum and other states yesterday in the January 6 Marches of the Millions, called for by the resistance committees active in many neighbourhoods in Sudan. At least three protesters were reportedly killed in Khartoum.

Hospital managers in Khartoum have warned of an imminent collapse in the provision of health services, as Health Ministry support has dwindled since the October 25 coup. Concerns over the spread of COVID-19 has prompted White Nile state to close all educational facilities until mid-December. River Nile state has registered 10 deaths and 22 cases of COVID-19 within five days.

Dozens of people, including lawyers, politicians, government officials and professionals have been arbitrarily detained, and some allegedly tortured, and an ongoing campaign against revolutionaries across Sudan by army and militia forces since the military coup seized power on October 25.