First Independent Mena Newspaper
Sudan’s defense minister, Jamal Omar died Wednesday while he was in Juba, the capital of neighboring South Sudan, for peace negotiations with main rebel groups. The Sovereign Council ruling the country since last year said in a statement Omar died in Juba while taking part in peace talks between his country’s transitional government and rebel […]
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has sent a team of investigators to Sudan to help probe the failed assassination attempt that targeted PM Abdalla Hamdok. Sudan culture and information minister Faisal Mohammed told reports that a FBI team landed in capital Khartoum Wednesday in view of providing relevant expertise and techniques for this […]
Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok survived this Monday an assassination attempt as a car bombing attack targeted his convoy in capital Khartoum and has been moved to a safe location. The family of the Prime Minister indicated he was safe after a blast targeted his motorcade, CGTN Africa reports. Images broadcast on regional TV channels […]
The United States has urged Ethiopia to sign in the shortest possible time a deal with Egypt and Sudan about the giant dam it is building on the Nile. According to Steven Mnuchin, the US treasury secretary, the final testing and filling of the dam should not take place without an agreement. The government of […]
The European Union on Saturday announced it earmarked €100 million to support the civilian-led authorities in Sudan, bringing the total EU contribution to €217 million. The announcement was made by visiting EU High Representative and Vice-President Josep Borrell after a meeting with Sudanese Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok. The assistance, to be delivered through the EU […]
Former Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has refused to deal with the International Criminal Court, ICC, his lawyer has said after authorities agreed to hand over to the Hague-based tribunal four Sudanese wanted for war crimes in Darfur. The Sudanese government indicated that the transitional administration will hand over all people wanted by ICC, following an […]
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Nethanyahu held a “historic” meeting with Sudan’s sovereign council head Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan Monday. Sudan’s former President Omar al-Bashir was a fierce opponent of Israel, and his government was accused of helping arm militant Palestinian group Hamas. Sudan is a longtime member of the Arab League and joined other members […]
Sudan has launched a probe into the alleged recruitment of Sudanese nationals by an Emirati firm as security guards, but who end up as mercenaries in Libya and Yemen. Hundreds of Sudanese held a sit-in Tuesday in front of the foreign ministry in capital Khartoum to protest against contracts given to their children by UAE-based […]
In Addis Ababa, a major meeting on the future of Africa’s biggest hydroelectric dam— (GERD)—has ended without agreement. This is the fourth meeting in the latest efforts by water ministers from Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan to find a resolution to the tensions over the project. The dam is under-construction on Ethiopia’s Blue Nile, a main […]
The African Development Bank’s Board of Directors has approved a grant to the government of Sudan to accelerate the adoption of solar-powered irrigation pumps in the country’s West Kordofan and North Kordofan states. The project will enable farmers to adopt renewable energy technology through the installation of 1,170 photovoltaic (PV) irrigation pumps, the establishment of […]