Kandaka — The Sudan Knowledge Platform

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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UN warns South Sudan’s plan to include Abyei in elections risks tensions with Sudan

The United Nations has warned that South Sudan’s plan to include the disputed Abyei region The post UN warns South Sudan’s plan to …

ReportingNational EN
Economy

North Kordofan struggles under Sudan war’s economic fallout

Residents of El Obeid, the capital of Sudan’s North Kordofan, are facing worsening living conditions... The post North Kordofan …

ReportingKordofan EN
War & Security

Ethiopia expels 6 Sudan diplomats, orders closure of consulate, reports say

Move comes after Sudan lodged official complaints against Ethiopia, accusing Addis Ababa of supporting the RSF group.

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قوات “تأسيس” تعلن السيطرة على مواقع عسكرية استراتيجية ومناطق جديدة بالنيل الأزرق

أعلنت قوات تحالف السودان التأسيسي “تأسيس” سيطرتها على عدد من المواقع العسكرية الإستراتيجية في إقليم The post قوات “تأسيس” تعلن …

تغطية صحفيةBlue Nile AR
العربي الجديد تحليل

السودان وإثيوبيا يتبادلان إغلاق القنصليات وطرد دبلوماسيين

قال مسؤولون من السودان وإثيوبيا، أمس، إن كل بلد أغلق قنصلية البلد الآخر بالقرب من الحدود المشتركة بينهما، في خطوة تعكس مزيداً من …

تغطية صحفيةNational AR
فرانس 24 عربي الحرب والأمن

السودان وإثيوبيا يتبادلان طرد دبلوماسيين وسط اتهامات بدعم أديس أبابا قوات الدعم السريع

في تصعيد دبلوماسي جديد بين الخرطوم وأديس أبابا، تبادل السودان وإثيوبيا قرارات بطرد موظفين قنصليين ومنحهم مهلة 48 ساعة للمغادرة، …

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Books from Nile Book Store

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Nile Book Store is separate from Kandaka’s editorial work. These promotional book selections rotate daily at 00:00 UTC and repeat.

Journey to Meroë and the White Nile - English · Illustrated EPUB

English · Illustrated EPUB

Journey to Meroë and the White Nile

Frédéric Cailliaud’s account of exploration in Sudan and the Nile region.

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Al-Nisaiyat — Malak Hifni Nasif - Arabic · EPUB

Arabic · EPUB

Al-Nisaiyat — Malak Hifni Nasif

Essays by Malak Hifni Nasif on education and women’s place in society.

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Planet Comics #6 - English · Comic (CBZ)

English · Comic (CBZ)

Planet Comics #6

The 1940 science-fiction anthology from Fiction House.

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Sudan in Images

Next reviewed update: Saturday

New photographs are discovered daily; additions are reviewed weekly before publication in Arabic and English. Photo dates appear in titles and captions; historical images do not show current conditions.

Sandstone doorway with a winged sun disc, carved columns and arched openings at Naqa.
Hathor chapel at Naqa, 2016

The carved entrance of the Hathor chapel at Naqa, Sudan, photographed by Nina R on 26 March 2016. The columns, arched openings and winged sun-disc decoration match the chapel documented by the Naga excavation team. The source file's title and description incorrectly refer to pyramid reliefs at Meroe; Kandaka has corrected that identification. This photograph records the monument in 2016, not its present condition.

Nina R, via Flickr and Wikimedia Commons; image unmodified · CC BY 2.0 Wikimedia Commons
A forearm supported by wooden strips secured with bands.
A historical forearm splint, published in 1908

Wellcome identifies this as a reproduction of a photograph published in Robert Grenville Anderson’s 1908 book on medical practices in Kordofan. The individual photographer and exact capture date are not recorded. The image shows a forearm supported by a splint; it is historical documentation, not medical advice or evidence of treatment effectiveness. The image-level record M0005276 is licensed CC BY 4.0.

Photographer unrecorded / Wellcome Collection; reproduced in R. G. Anderson, 1908 · CC BY 4.0 Wellcome Collection
A man in a patched robe and turban stands in a doorway holding sandals.
A caretaker at the Khalifa’s House, around 1936

The catalogue identifies the man as the caretaker of the Khalifa’s House in Omdurman; his personal name is not supplied. The older caption’s generalisation about Mahdist followers is not adopted here as a factual identification. Matson Photo Service; Library of Congress, dated [1936]. The date is approximate. This historical image does not describe current conditions. The Library records no known restrictions on publication; that is not a declaration of public-domain status.

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Art & Visual Heritage

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.

Nubian wall painting of the Virgin and Child beside Bishop Marianos in decorated ecclesiastical robes

Historical wall painting · Sudan / Nubia

Madonna and Child with Bishop Marianos

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

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From Subsidy to Sustainability: Diagnostic Review of Sudan's Electricity Sector

World Bank · 2019

A World Bank diagnostic finding Sudan's electricity tariffs among the lowest in Sub-Saharan Africa, with a …

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Success and Suppression: Arabic Sciences and Philosophy in the Renaissance

Dag Nikolaus Hasse · 2016

Study of Arabic scientific and philosophical texts in the European Renaissance examining their influence and …

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Tar: An Ancient Sudanese Curing Treatment

Abbas S. Mohammed-Ali; Gamal G.A. El Hassan · 2015

Tar: An Ancient Sudanese Curing Treatment. Published in 2015. The Kushite World: Proceedings of the 11th …

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