Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Bill Patalon for sharing this thoughtful NPR piece about Radio Dabanga—an Amsterdam-based broadcaster that serves as a lifeline for listeners in war-torn Sudan. Radio Dabanga is facing a funding crisis after major cuts to foreign aid, including U.S. Agency for International Development support.
For many Sudanese, Radio Dabanga has been one of the only reliable ways to receive verified information about safety, displacement, and daily developments as violence continues and local media infrastructure collapses. But with its budget shrinking and broadcasts reduced, the station’s future–and with it a rare independent voice for Sudanese listeners–is now uncertain.