"When Radio Dabanga abruptly cut its morning broadcast earlier this year because of budget shortfalls, the station's editor-in-chief, Kamal Elsadig, knew the consequences would go far beyond the walls of the modest office in Amsterdam. Messages began pouring in almost immediately from Sudanese listeners who rely on the exile-run station as their only reliable link to the outside world."
"Radio Dabanga is the last independent Sudanese news station, broadcasting from exile some 3,000 miles away in Amsterdam since 2008. For millions of Sudanese living through a deadly civil war, it is a rare source of verified information. But its future is in doubt. Early this year, President Trump slashed most U.S. foreign assistance programs. As U.S. aid has made up more than half of the radio's budget of almost $3 million, the radio had to cut staff, freelancers and even its morning news service for a short time."
Radio Dabanga is an exile-run independent Sudanese radio station broadcasting from Amsterdam since 2008. The station provides verified information to millions of Sudanese amid a deadly civil war between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces. The fighting has killed about 150,000 people and displaced roughly 14 million, creating severe humanitarian needs and scarce access to information. U.S. foreign aid made up more than half of Radio Dabanga's nearly $3 million budget. Recent large cuts to U.S. assistance forced the station to reduce staff, freelancers and broadcast services, jeopardizing Sudanese access to news.
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