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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War & Security

Sudan gov’t accuses Ethiopia of backing RSF drone attacks, analysts question UN complaint

Sudan’s government has accused Ethiopia of allowing the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to use... The post Sudan gov’t …

ReportingNational EN
Sudan News

Severe transport crisis reported in Blue Nile as fares rise

Residents of Sudan’s Blue Nile region, particularly in the cities of Damazin and Roseires, are The post Severe transport crisis …

ReportingBlue Nile EN
Culture

Studios destroyed, traditions saved: Artists fight to save Sudan’s culture

Artists in Sudan are working to save culture and traditions amid the country's war.

ReportingNational EN
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العربية
صحة

الأمم المتحدة: 49% من مسوحات سوء التغذية في السودان تجاوزت عتبة الطوارئ

الخرطوم 2 نوفمبر 2026 – كشفت منظمة الأمم المتحدة للطفولة “يونيسف” ومجموعة التغذية، الاثنين، عن تجاوز عتبة الطوارئ التي حددتها …

تغطية صحفيةKhartoum AR
الحرب والأمن

جولة السودان اليوم | 2-11-2026

برنامج جولة السودان اليوم | الاثنين 2 نوفمبر 2026. *محتوي الجولة: ١/ هجوم علي محطات... The post جولة السودان اليوم | 2-11-2026 …

تغطية صحفيةNational AR
Sudan War Monitor اقتصاد

مسيرات تستهدف محطات وقود جديدة في الولاية الشمالية وكسلا ومصرع مواطنين في قصف جوي علي …

اوضاع انسانية واقتصادية غير مسبوقة بمحلية المالحة والاسر في حاجة ماسة الي الاغاثة

تحليلKassala · Northern AR
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Digital reading selections

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Nile Bookstore is separate from Kandaka’s editorial work. These clearly identified links are promotional.

Cover of Meroë, the City of the Ethiopians, featured in Sudan & the Nile

Sudan & the Nile

Explore books on Sudan and the Nile, including John Garstang’s illustrated account of ancient Meroë.

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Arabic cover of Ancient History of Sudan by Hassan Kamal

Arabic Books & Heritage

Searchable Arabic EPUB editions of literature, history, philosophy and rare works, prepared for comfortable right-to-left reading.

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Authentic cover of Planet Comics number 6

Golden Age Comics

Digitally preserved public-domain adventures, mysteries and superheroes with generous page previews.

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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.

Matson Photo Service / Library of Congress · No known restrictions on publication Library of Congress

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 the Library

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Nubian Archaeology in the 21st Century

Matthieu Honegger (editor) · 2018

Proceedings of the 13th International Conference for Nubian Studies (Neuchâtel, 2014), edited by Matthieu …

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Amenirdas: Divine Votaress of Amun

DK

Study of Princess Amenirdas I, a Kushite princess who served as God's Wife of Amun in Thebes, representing …

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Africa and the Four Powers: Sudan Inaugurates the Continental Railway

Hussein Askary

An analysis of Sudan's strategic role in African continental railway integration, situating Sudan's network …

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