Radio Dabanga

Exile-run Sudanese news service based in Amsterdam, founded in 2008 with support from Free Press Unlimited. Working with a network of correspondents and citizen reporters inside Sudan, it broadcasts in Arabic via shortwave and satellite and publishes online in Arabic and English, providing some of the most consistent independent coverage of Darfur and the ongoing war.

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Radio Dabanga at a glance

Country: Sudan
Region: East Africa · Africa
Kind of outlet: Digital-native outlet
Editorial leaning: Centrist
Website: dabangasudan.org ↗
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How Crosswire groups Radio Dabanga

Crosswire groups Radio Dabanga as Centrist for comparisons within Sudan's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate.

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Where Radio Dabanga sits in Sudan's press

Radio Dabanga is one of 3 outlets tracked in Sudan, and one of 3 digital-native outlets among them — the others being Sudanile and Al-Taghyeer. By outlets tracked, Sudan ranks 38th of the 45 countries on Crosswire's Africa hub, which lists 178 outlets in all.

Across Africa, Crosswire tracks 64 of the 191 digital-native outlets in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Radio Dabanga outside Sudan, starting with East Africa, are JamiiForums (Tanzania), SoftPower News (Uganda), KT Press (Rwanda) and Hiiraan Online (Somalia). Opening one of them beside Radio Dabanga is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.