Tag: Sudan

Sudan signs peace agreement with Darfur, Blue Nile and South Kordofan after a 17-year war

September 1, 2020

Sudan and the Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF), a coalition of rebel groups from the western region of Darfur and the southern states of South Kordofan ... Read More

Sudan, Ethiopia set to reach a deal over Nile Dam

August 27, 2020

Sudan and Ethiopia said they are determined to reach a deal over the giant hydropower Renaissance dam, which started to be filled by Addis Ababa. ... Read More

Sudan: UN-AU mission condemns recent spate of deadly attacks in Darfur

July 29, 2020

The joint UN-African Union Mission in Darfur, UNAMID, has deplored the recent spike in violent attacks perpetrated in the province, pointing out that the recurrence ... Read More

Sudan arrests over a hundred mercenaries heading to Libya

June 29, 2020

Sudanese authorities announced the arrest in the Darfur region of 122 mercenaries who were travelling to neighboring Libya to take part in the conflict. This ... Read More

New UN political mission in Sudan to back country’s democracy

June 4, 2020

The UN Security Council unanimously adopted two resolutions on Wednesday night and Thursday. One establishes a UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) for ... Read More

Sudan wants no more UNAMID in Darfur

May 28, 2020

Lt Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan, chairman of the Sovereign Council and Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese army, Tuesday called for the withdrawal of the UN mission ... Read More

Sudan: Nearly $4 billion seized from former President al-Bashir & clan

May 25, 2020

Since the former president of Sudan was arrested 13 months ago, seizures have been regular with him and his former collaborators. Few days after his ... Read More

Sudan: Two occupants of rickshaw killed at soldier-manned checkpoint during covid-19 curfew

May 18, 2020

The Sudanese army Sunday said a soldier killed Saturday two occupants of a tuk-tuk that sped through a military checkpoint in Khartoum during a coronavirus ... Read More

Sudan: Ibrahim Yassin replaces late Gamal Omer as Defense Minister

May 14, 2020

Sudan’s Sovereign Council on Wednesday appointed former Maj Gen. Ibrahim Yassin for the position of Defense Minister in replacement to Gamal Omer who died in ... Read More

Sudan: 30 people killed in inter-community clashes in Darfur

May 7, 2020

Thirty people have been killed in Sudan in inter-community clashes in the state of South Darfur, the cabinet of Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok announced ... Read More