Stories written by Reem Abbas

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SUDAN: No Clear Studies on Impacts of Merowe Dam

By Reem Abbas
The multi-billion dollar Merowe Dam on the Nile River more than doubled Sudan's electricity supply, but its environmental impacts are still unknown to the public, and communities whose villages were flooded have not yet received compensation.
Oil storage facilities at Bentiu, Unity State, South Sudan. Credit: Charlton Doki/IPS

SUDAN: China Could Oil the Peace Process

By Reem Abbas
China, a major player in the oil industries of South Sudan and Sudan, could use its influence to stop the escalating violence between the two countries that has seen the displacement of thousands of people and a reduction in oil production, a United States State Department official says.

SUDAN: Southern Kordofan – A State of Ghost Towns

By Reem Abbas
While humanitarian organisations try to bury the corpses scattered across Southern Kordofan, aid to the thousands of people displaced by the fighting is slow as the country's humanitarian commission has prohibited most aid organisations from working in the area.
Darfuri refugee: a national coalition is seeking to reform Sudan

SUDAN: Rape Is Not Adultery

By Reem Abbas
Women in the Sudanese region of Darfur have been raped with impunity since the start of the conflict there in 2003. Now a campaign to reform the rape law is gaining momentum in the country, promoted by Alliance 149, a national coalition born in late 2009.