AGP Executive Report

Sudanese Cinema: Ibrahim “Snoopy” Ahmad’s Where Do I Belong? won four awards at the Durban FilmMart. The project follows the director’s decision to leave Nairobi and return to his family in Khartoum, blending documentary footage with hand-drawn animation.

Sudanese Music: Sulaf’s “ABA” offers a poignant tribute to home and family, bringing a personal note of Sudanese artistry amid a week dominated by conflict news.

Music: Sudanese singer Sulaf’s “ABA” offers a poignant tribute to home and family. Literature: PEN Sudan’s bid for international recognition won 94.4% approval, a boost for the visibility of Sudanese writing.

Music: Sudanese singer and oud player Sulaf’s new album, ABA, draws on poems by her great-grandfather, blending family history and cultural roots with the ache of exile. She was in Paris for an artists’ residency when war broke out in Sudan in 2022, leaving her unable to return home. Literature: PEN Sudan received international recognition, with 94.4% voting in favour of its approval, according to a report on the milestone for Sudanese writing.

Film: Sudanese filmmaker Suzannah Mirghani discusses Cotton Queen, bringing attention to a Sudanese story on screen. Cultural Heritage: Sudanese-Armenian archivists are working to preserve their community’s history and resist erasure. Fashion and Identity: In a weekend interview, Ola Labib reflects on clothes and the work behind them.

Sudanese Music: Soulja is taking Sudan’s sound to global audiences, with no translation needed, in a spotlight on the country’s growing musical reach. Film & Heritage: Filmmaker Suzannah Mirghani discusses her work in a new interview, while Sudanese-Armenian archivists work to preserve a shared history for future generations. Live Music for Sudan: Rock band Turnstile has announced a free Washington Monument benefit show supporting humanitarian efforts in Sudan, Palestine and Lebanon.

Sudanese Music: Soulja is taking Sudan’s sound to global audiences without translation, putting the country’s music in the international spotlight. Cultural Heritage: Sudanese-Armenian archivists are working to preserve family histories and keep them alive for future generations. Film: In a conversation about Cotton Queen, filmmaker Suzannah Mirghani reflects on her work. Benefit Music: Turnstile announced a free Washington, DC show to raise support for Sudan, Palestine and Lebanon.

Folk Traditions: A feature on Nabati poetry highlights Sudan’s Al-Dubayt alongside other oral verse traditions, showing how folk poetry carries shared histories. Sudanese Sound: Musician Soulja is taking Sudan’s sound to global audiences, no translation needed. Cultural Memory: Sudanese-Armenian archivists are working to preserve their community’s history for future generations. Film & Storytelling: Filmmaker Suzannah Mirghani discusses Cotton Queen, bringing Sudanese cinema and its stories into focus.

Music and Mental Health: Eman El Saied, who performs as Sunstoney, channels grief and political exhaustion into euphoric dance tracks on her new album, “EVERYTHING IS FLEETING.” She describes songwriting as a safe space while living with bipolar disorder. Onstage and Off: Comedian Ola Labib reflects on her dislike of clothes in a candid interview, offering a glimpse of the personality behind her public persona. Sudan’s Sound: Soulja is taking Sudanese music to wider audiences, with no translation needed. Film and Memory: Filmmaker Suzannah Mirghani discusses “Cotton Queen,” while Sudanese-Armenian archivists work to preserve their community’s history for future generations.

Comedy & Memoir: British-Sudanese comedian Ola Labib discusses her memoir, How Not to Lead a Double Life, which explores growing up in a Sudanese household and balancing faith, culture and identity. Music & Solidarity: Turnstile will play a free Washington, D.C., benefit show on October 24, with donations supporting humanitarian work in Sudan, Palestine and Lebanon. Sudanese Film: Filmmaker Suzannah Mirghani talks about Cotton Queen, bringing a Sudanese perspective to the screen. Music Without Borders: Sudanese artist Soulja is taking Sudan’s sound to wider audiences, with no translation needed. Cultural Memory: Sudanese-Armenian archivists are working to preserve their community’s history for future generations.

Benefit Concert: Turnstile will play a free show at Washington’s Monument on Oct. 24, raising funds for humanitarian aid in Sudan, Palestine and Lebanon through Human Concern International. Sudanese Music and Film: Soulja is bringing Sudanese sound to global audiences, while filmmaker Suzannah Mirghani’s Cotton Queen highlights cinema’s role in keeping Sudanese memory alive. Cultural Preservation: Sudanese-Armenian archivists are working to protect their community’s history from erasure. Humanitarian Spotlight: Sudan’s Emergency Response Rooms led prediction-market odds ahead of Friday’s Nobel Peace Prize announcement.

Benefit Concert: Baltimore band Turnstile will play a free Washington, D.C., show on Oct. 24, raising funds for humanitarian aid in Sudan, Palestine and Lebanon with Human Concern International. Sudanese Music: Artist Soulja is taking Sudan’s sound to global audiences, with no translation needed. Cinema: Filmmaker Suzannah Mirghani discusses Cotton Queen and how cinema keeps Sudanese memory alive. Archives: Sudanese-Armenian archivists are working to preserve their community’s history and pass it on to future generations.

Sudanese Music: Soulja is taking Sudanese sounds to international listeners without translation, while a new roundup of 2026’s best Arabic songs also features him. Sudanese Cinema: Director Suzannah Mirghani discusses her debut feature, Cotton Queen, and how cinema can keep Sudanese memories alive amid destruction. Cultural Heritage: Sudanese-Armenian archivists are working to preserve their community’s history for future generations. Young Creators: The 2026 Child Culture Award has announced its winners, celebrating young talent.

Sudanese Cinema: Filmmaker Suzannah Mirghani discusses Cotton Queen and making her debut feature amid Sudan’s destruction, keeping the country’s stories on screen. Music: Soulja is taking Sudanese sounds to international audiences without translating them. Cultural Heritage: Sudanese-Armenian archivists are preserving their community’s history and working to keep it from being erased.

Sudan Arts & Culture: Sudanese-Armenian archivists are fighting erasure through “Sudanahye,” a diaspora-led project preserving Sudan’s cultural memory as war destroys heritage and records. Film & Media: Sudanese filmmaker Suzannah Mirghani discusses her debut feature Cotton Queen, a Thessaloniki Best Film winner that blends coming-of-age drama with Sudan’s colonial past and women’s lives. Sports: Nigeria’s Super Falcons face fresh Olympic-qualifier shakeups as key players including Oshoala and Plumptre withdraw, reshaping preparations that will affect Sudan-area football fans watching regional qualifiers. Regional Arts Context: The Reykjavík International Film Festival crowned La Gradiva (Golden Puffin) and highlighted new voices—an echo of how African cinema continues to find global stages even as the Horn’s conflicts intensify. Sudan War & Society: A US envoy met Sudan’s army chief Burhan in Egypt as the push for a political path continues, while the UN Human Rights Council extended Sudan’s fact-finding mission and called for a ceasefire and civilian-led transition.

Sudan War Death Estimates: A new conflict-death model highlights how Sudan’s casualty figures are hard to pin down, with 2025 estimates ranging from about 19,000 to over 70,000 direct political-violence deaths as access and communications collapse. Humanitarian Attacks: Sudanese civil society and international officials condemned an airstrike on clearly marked WFP food trucks in South Kordofan that killed a driver, calling for an independent investigation and stronger convoy protection. Diplomacy for Ceasefire: A rare US envoy meeting in Egypt brought Massad Boulos together with Sudan’s Gen. Abdel-Fattah al-Burhan, as Washington and partners push for a political solution and civilian-led transition. Rights Oversight: The UN Human Rights Council extended the Sudan fact-finding mission for another year, urging an immediate ceasefire and inclusive civilian transition. Regional Politics & Water/Sea: Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea and Somalia reaffirmed Sudan’s sovereignty and rejected “parallel entities,” while also backing Red Sea governance by littoral states and opposing unilateral Nile actions. Arts & Culture: Iceland’s Reykjavík film festival crowned Marine Atlan’s La Gradiva with the Golden Puffin, adding to the week’s global arts buzz.