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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Fears of a massacre in this city on the front line of Sudan's war
80 Sudanese leave Uganda on voluntary return flight
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أبيي تعود لتشعل الخلاف بين السودان وجنوب السودان
وزير الخارجية السوداني: العقوبات الغربية «سلاح سياسي»
الخبيرة في قضايا البيئة د.أمل القدال: الحرب قلصت الرقعة الزراعية ودفعت المزارعين إلى …
Sudan in Images
Blue Nile Road and Railway Bridge
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<div class='fn'> Temple at Wadi Saboua, Sudan. Coloured lithograph by Louis H</div>
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Traditional Sudanese wedding
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From the Library
All books →A Tropical Dependency: An Outline of the Ancient History of the Western Sudan
Flora Shaw Lugard
Early 20th century account of the history of the Western Sudan covering ancient empires and the advent of …
The Lost Pharaohs
A. J. Arberry
Popular account of the rediscovery of the Nubian Black Pharaohs of the 25th Dynasty and the archaeology of …
Victory in Nubia and Egypt: Pharaonic Military Campaigns
Michaela Riva Gaaserud
Study of pharaonic military campaigns into Nubia and their role in resource extraction and territorial …