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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Rising cases of dengue fever and malaria are putting pressure on health services in Sudan’s The post Dengue, malaria cases strain …
10 October 2026 Last Tuesday, a senior military and tribal delegation from Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) arrived …
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War & SecurityEight children are said to be among those killed by the strike, which hit a gathering of displaced people.
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أخبار السودانفي محزرة جديدة قام بها الطيران المصري أمس السبت في منطقة شمال الوادي الواقعة داخل الأراضي السودانية أدت لسقوط عدد كبير من الضحايا …
الخرطوم 11 أكتوبر 2026 – شجب مكتب الأمم المتحدة لتنسيق الشؤون الإنسانية “أوتشا”، الأحد، حادثة مقتل 17 مدنيًا، بينهم نساء وأطفال، …
العم صديق يوسف ، الحزب الشيوعي السوداني وافيون المثقفين… مهدي رابح يُحمد للعم صديق يوسف صراحته، واعترافه الأخير، المبذول في …
Digital reading selections
Nile Bookstore is separate from Kandaka’s editorial work. These clearly identified links are promotional.
Digitally preserved public-domain adventures, mysteries and superheroes with generous page previews.
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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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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 ↗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 · Unmodified
Image unavailable — view artwork at the source ↗Crafts · Sudan / Nubia
Maker unrecorded · 1st–3rd century
Meroitic pottery from Faras, Sudan. The museum record identifies no individual maker.
View artwork & source ↗ The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Public domain · Met Open AccessMohammed Alamin (Bloomberg) · 2021
Post-sanctions infrastructure investment and regional rail connectivity plans news report.
View sourceAfrican Development Bank · 2017
Post-conflict reconstruction assessment of roads, water, and energy systems.
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Archaeological survey of the royal pyramid cemeteries of Nubia at El-Kurru, Nuri, Meroe, and Barkal.
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