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Returning the Favor: SIMAD Opens Its Doors to Sudanese Students 🇸🇴🇸🇩 I saw SIMAD University’s press release announcing dedicated scholarships for Sudanese students at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and honestly this made my day. This comes after Somali National University did something similar. Last year the federal government announced 30 scholarships for Sudanese students displaced by the war, covering tuition, accommodation, and monthly stipends, and the first group arrived in Mogadishu in December to start their studies at SNU. Now SIMAD, one of our top private universities, is adding to that. Our Ministry of Education said it plainly when they announced theirs, Sudan is one of the unforgettable governments that supported our people with scholarships when we didn’t even have a functioning government. And that’s the part I really want to talk about, because some of the younger generation might not know this history. When our civil war broke out and everything collapsed, Sudan and Yemen opened their doors to us. No visa obstacles, no cold shoulder, just welcome. They gave our students scholarships when we had no government to speak for us, no embassy that functioned, nothing. Ask around your own family, I promise you almost every Somali has a relative, close or distant, who studied in Sudan or Yemen during those years. Khartoum and Sanaa educated a whole generation of Somalis when nobody else would take us. Syria did the same. Under the Assad family, and let’s be honest, they were brutal to their own people, but toward Somalis specifically they opened universities and welcomed our students with real respect. History is complicated like that, the same government can be cruel at home and generous to strangers. Now Sudan is going through its darkest hour, universities closed, students scattered, millions displaced. And our universities are saying come, study here, you are among your people. Our education minister put it beautifully when he welcomed the first group: “Your presence reminds us of the years when Sudan welcomed thousands of Somali students. Welcome to your country and among your people.” This is what gratitude between nations looks like. Not speeches, not statements, actual seats in actual classrooms. May Allah bring peace to Sudan and Yemen both, and may we never forget who stood with us when we had nothing.

قبيلة بطحان - The batahin tribe I was born and raised in the UK so I didn’t really get to learn much about my Sudanese heritage. I know that my mom is from the batahin tribe - بطحانية but her ancestors moved to Khartoum (sharg alnile) very early on, so they don’t have any roots or land in the village. It wasn’t until the war happened and Khartoum was attacked that I realised how deep that is, because when everyone fled back to their villages, a lot of my family didn’t have anywhere to go, which is crazy to me. So now I’m super interested in where the batahin are ACTUALLY from ?? I’ve heard that البطانة is an actual place located in الجزيرة but I’ve also heard that they are settlers from other places. If anyone knows much about that particular tribe I’d love some info !!

@bankofkhartoum انتو شوية اغبياء بلا عقول..ياخي برة السودان التحديث عبر التطبيق وفتح الحساب واستلام الفيزا لحدي البيت وانتو تعال الفرع عشان تحدث بياناتك..طيب والبره السودان يمشي السفارة ويدفع وصفوف وبهدلة..هل سمعتو بي حاجه اسمها تكنولوجيا؟!

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Le Fil du Monde - édition du 29/07/2026 # L'ÉGYPTE S'EMPARE DE NORTHERN SUDAN ET FAIT PLIER KHARTOUM *Dans une offensive méthodique, l'armée égyptienne a écrasé les défenses soudanaises, reprenant le contrôle de territoires stratégiques de la région.* Bureau de la Rédaction — 29 juillet 2026 Le contrôle de l'Afrique du Nord-Est vient de connaître un basculement décisif. L'Égypte, fidèle alliée de la France, a lancé une attaque dévastatrice sur la région de Northern Sudan, jusqu'alors tenue par le Soudan. Face à un ennemi qui avait récemment multiplié les provocations, les forces égyptiennes ont imposé un rythme destructeur, balayant toute résistance sur leur passage. L'issue de la bataille n'a laissé aucune place au doute, s'achevant sur une victoire offensive écrasante et sans appel en faveur du Caire. L'Égypte a constitué le fer de lance absolu de cette percée, assurant la vaste majorité des dommages destructeurs infligés lors de l'assaut. Du côté des défenseurs, l'intervention de l'Allemagne n'aura pas suffi à compenser l'effondrement des troupes soudanaises, soulignant la vulnérabilité de Khartoum. Cette conquête égyptienne sonne le glas des ambitions territoriales du gouvernement soudanais. Privé de la région de Northern Sudan, le Soudan se voit repoussé et isolé. Des observateurs locaux soulignent que ce revers marque brutalement la fin du "rêve soudanais", rendant les terres à l'administration égyptienne. Avec cette victoire majeure, l'Égypte réaffirme sa position de puissance dominante incontournable sur le continent africain. La suprématie de ce partenaire clé de la diplomatie française envoie un avertissement clair aux nations voisines qui espéraient déstabiliser la région. [Lire la suite du journal](https://shuuja-lancer.github.io/le_fil_du_monde_edition_24_2026-07-29.html) \- [Rejoignez le jeu !](https://app.warera.io?referrerId=6a26c5190924b5bbdf820a8d)

Sudan Is Now the World's Largest Humanitarian Crisis. Millions Displaced, Tens of Thousands Killed Since the War Began in 2023 The current war in Sudan began on April 15, 2023, after a power struggle between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the **\*Rapid Support Forces (RSF)**, a powerful paramilitary group led by Mohamed Hamdan "Hemedti" Dagalo. The two had previously worked together to overthrow longtime dictator Omar al-Bashir in 2019 and later seized power in a 2021 coup, but they fell out over plans to transition to civilian rule and integrate the RSF into the national army. Fighting quickly spread from Khartoum across much of the country. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has also become a major point of controversy. The Sudanese government, UN experts, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and some U.S. lawmakers have accused the UAE of providing weapons, funding, and logistical support to the RSF, allegations the UAE strongly denies. Analysts say the UAE's interest in Sudan is tied to its strategic influence in the Red Sea region and access to Sudan's lucrative gold trade. Since then, Sudan has become the largest humanitarian crisis in the world, with nearly 34 million peoplein need of humanitarian assistance, more than 14 million people displaced, and widespread famine, disease outbreaks, and the collapse of much of the country's healthcare system. Estimates of the death toll vary widely because many areas remain inaccessible, but documented direct deaths exceed 56,000, while broader estimates that include indirect deaths from hunger and disease are 150,000 or more. International efforts have included UN-led humanitarian aid, food assistance from the World Food Programme (WFP), medical support from the World Health Organization (WHO), refugee assistance from UNHCR, repeated ceasefire negotiations, sanctions on some individuals, and investigations by the International Criminal Court (ICC) into alleged war crimes. Despite these efforts, fighting has continued, aid access is often blocked, and the humanitarian response remains severely underfunded. **\*RSF is a paramilitary organization engaged in war crimes and ethnic cleansing** Sources: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/gallery/2026/feb/15/darfur-sudan-war-in-pictures, https://www.ushmm.org/genocide-prevention/countries/sudan/sudan