Named for the Kandakas — the warrior queens of ancient Nubia — this site brings their spirit of clarity and resolve to today's questions about Sudan. Articles and analysis on the country's economy and development, alongside reflections on its past, culture, and the people who shape its future.
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Sudan should rebuild its Family and Child Protection Units as one part of a survivor-centred system linking police, health, social services and independent oversight.
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Sudan’s newly appointed head of the joint oversight committee for the disputed Abyei region has The post Sudan reaffirms Abyei …
Rapid Support Forces accuse army of killing 30 civilians in attack on Nyala's busy livestock market.
The Civil Society Initiative in the Blue Nile region has condemned arbitrary arrests targeting civilians... The post Blue Nile …
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الحرب والأمنبعد اسبوع من العدوان الجوي المصري علي مئات المعدنين السودانيين بمناجم جبل العقيدات (منطقة شمال الوادي)، والذي خلف وراءه وفيات بلغت …
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Digital reading selections
Nile Bookstore is separate from Kandaka’s editorial work. These clearly identified links are promotional.
Illustrated stories and restored comics presented for Arabic readers in accessible digital editions.
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Classic books supplied as EPUB plus unabridged audiobook bundles, with audio previews where available.
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Explore books on Sudan and the Nile, including John Garstang’s illustrated account of ancient Meroë.
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Weekly artwork selections — New additions are scheduled each Saturday, prioritizing Sudanese artists, with creator credits and source links.
A curated companion to the photo stream: contemporary and historical art, photography, crafts, posters and book arts, with Sudan first and room for the wider world.
Image unavailable — view artwork at the source ↗Historical wall painting · Sudan / Nubia
Painter unrecorded (Faras) · 1005–1036
Tempera on plaster from Faras, now in the National Museum in Warsaw. The source dates the painting to 1005–1036; this is the artwork date, not the photograph date. The individual painter is unrecorded.
View artwork & source ↗ National Museum in Warsaw · Photograph uploaded by Vert, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · Unmodified reproduction
Image unavailable — view artwork at the source ↗Contemporary photography · Sudan
Ola Alsheikh · 2016
A photographic work documenting Mawlid celebrations in Omdurman, Sudan, on 5 December 2016.
View artwork & source ↗ Wikimedia Commons · Photograph by Ola A. Alsheikh · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Unmodified
Image unavailable — view artwork at the source ↗Historical painting · Sudan / Nubia
Painter unrecorded · Historical painting; photograph published 2005
A Nubian church painting photographed at the museum in Khartoum. The descriptive title identifies the scene from Daniel 3; the record does not name the original painter or date the artwork.
View artwork & source ↗ Wikimedia Commons · Photograph by Ibrahim Omer / ancientsudan.org · CC BY-SA 3.0 · UnmodifiedMark Twain
Digital mapping project reconstructing Nubian sites from early 19th century explorer William John Bankes's …
File unavailableRuby Khan · 2024
A time-series analysis (2002-2022) of the structural barriers keeping Sudan from converting its substantial …
Download PDFPaul Harrison; Melita Samoilys · 2007
Paul Harrison and Melita Samoilys’s complete December 2007 village environmental management plans for Dungonab …
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