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Sudan’s civilian representatives have called for fresh nationwide protests after talks between military factions have reportedly further delayed the signing of an agreement to resume Sudan’s democratic transition. The transition to civilian-led rule that began following the 2019 ouster of long-ruling Islamist general Omar al-Bashir was derailed by a coup in October 2021 led by […]
The new legally binding “high seas treaty” to protect marine life in international waters, which cover around half of the planet’s surface, but have long been essentially lawless, will positively affect struggling fishers in Africa and the Global South, according to experts involved in the decade-long negotiations. Conservationists welcomed an agreement over the weekend on […]
Sudanese capital of Khartoum has seen a flurry of high-level diplomatic activity, with visits of Russia’s top diplomat and envoys from the United States and Europe, in what has been dubbed as “a new scramble for Africa” by the Kremlin and its Western opponents Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s visit to Khartoum (8-9 February) — […]
Dozens of Sudanese protested in the capital Khartoum Monday (6 February) against “normalizing” diplomatic relations with Israel, after last week’s surprise visit by the Israeli foreign minister. The demonstrators held banners blaming Sudanese military leader Abdul Fattah al-Burhan for committing a “betrayal,” chanting “no normalization” with Israel. The protest comes only days after an official […]
Morocco, under the farsighted leadership of King Mohammed VI, will always support the stability and territorial integrity of Sudan, said on Monday Moroccan Foreign minister Nasser Bourita. Addressing remotely the 137th ministerial meeting of the Peace & Security Council of the African Union (AU), Bourita said Rabat will also always back the choices of the […]
Pope Francis has ended his peace mission to South Sudan with an impassioned plea urging the people to resist the “venom of hatred” to achieve the peace, forgiveness and prosperity that have eluded them through years of bloody ethnic conflicts. Reconciliation and mutual forgiveness for past wrongs — these were the main themes woven in […]
Kidane Zekarias Habtemariam, an Eritrean fugitive accused of being “the world’s most wanted” people smuggler has been arrested in Sudan in coordination with United Arab Emirates authorities, Interpol announced. The Eritrean national, on Interpol’s radar since 2019, has been accused of being a smuggling kingpin, running a camp in Libya where hundreds of East African […]
Sudan’s ruling generals and the main pro-democracy group have inked a framework deal until elections but key dissenters have stayed out of the agreement. The deal, the first of at least two planned accords, that was signed this Monday, pledges to establish a new, civilian-led transitional government to guide the country to elections and offers […]
A state of emergency has been declared in Sudan’s Central Darfur state after gunmen opened fire on members of a reconciliation committee tasked with settling an inter-communal dispute, killing 24 people. Central Darfur Governor Saad Adam Babiker on Sunday (13 November) issued an order declaring a state of emergency in all parts of Central Darfur […]
Launched in 2019 by the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and its partners, the Desert to Power initiative to increase solar generation capacity to provide 250 million people with electricity access across Africa’s Sahel region for socio-economic development continues to attract financial support from around the world. The Desert to Power initiative is designed to […]