Tag: Sudan
Cross-border tensions: Ethiopian PM Abiy summons Sudanese ambassador
The Ethiopian Prime Minister, Ahmed Abiy, has summoned the Sudanese ambassador in Addis Ababa amid raised tensions along the border…
Trump does quid pro quo with Sudan
Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump has lifted the designation of Sudan as a state sponsor of terrorism, in exchange for…
Sadiq Al- Mahdi, ex-Prime Minister of Sudan, dies of COVID-19
Sudan's former Prime Minister and leader of the National Umma Party (NUP) Sadiq al-Mahdi has died from COVID-19 complications, the…
Tigray Region: Sudan closes border with Ethiopia
The acting Governor of Kassala State and Secretary General of the state’s government, Fathal-Rahman Al-Amin, has said the state has…
Sudan normalises ties with Israel, Palestinians call it ‘stab in the back’
Sudan on Friday became the third Arab country to normalise relations with Israel, in a deal brokered by the United…
Sudanese govt, armed groups sign final peace deal
The Sudanese Government and armed groups, on Saturday, signed a final peace deal in South Sudan’s capital Juba to end…
Israel: Sudan rejects U.S. blackmail
Sudan has told United States it prefers to remain in its whitelist of countries supporting terrorism rather being delisted to…
COVID-19: Sudan’s confirmed cases reach 33
Sudanese government has reported one new COVID-19 case and one more death from the novel coronavirus, bringing the total confirmed…
AfDB signs first private sector loan in Sudan
The African Development Bank has signed an agreement with DAL Group, one of Sudan’s largest conglomerates, for the provision of…
Sudan’s prime minister Hamdok survives car bomb
Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has survived a car explosion targeting his convoy in the capital Khartoum, Sudanese media said
Ex-Sudanese leader Al- Bashir to be handed to ICC
Sudan's ex-leader Omar Al-Bashir faces before the International Criminal Court five counts of crimes against humanity for murder, forcible transfer,…
No survivor as plane carrying judges, soldiers, injured people crashes
A Russian Antonov plane carrying Sudanese judges and injured people crashed on Thursday in the Darfur region of Sudan, with…
Sudan’s cinema industry revives after Bashir ouster
Cinema halls in Sudan have reopened after they were closed during the ruling of former President Omar al-Bashir.
Sudan’s Omar Al-Bashir bags 2 year-jail term
Former president of Sudan Omar al-Bashir should be detained for two years in a correctional centre for corruption, a court…
Judgment day for ex-Sudanese leader Omar Bashir
A court in Khartoum will give the verdict in the corruption trial of Sudan's former president Omar al-Bashir today, eight…
Sudan govt to delay peace talks with armed groups
The Sudanese government has agreed to delay Thursday’s peace talks with the armed groups to Dec. 10, after a request…
Sudan mulls cash transfers to the poor
Sudan is discussing several scenarios such as cash transfers for poor people to accompany planned subsidies for food and other…
Sudan receives half of $3bn aid promised by Saudi, UAE
Sudan has received half of three billion dollars in aid promised by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in…
Ruthless Olympic Eagles spell Sudan with goals
Nigeria's Olympic Eagles have spelt Sudan with goals, putting five goals past the hapless team to qualify for the AFCON…
Eastern Sudan: 17 killed in tribal clashes
Sudanese Police on Sunday announced that 17 people were killed in clashes between two tribes in Port Sudan in Eastern…
Prince Salman’s cash gift echoes at Al-Bashir’s trial
Omar al-Bashir received $90 million in cash from Saudi royals, an investigator told a court at the opening Monday of…
Sudan opposition unveils woman, 4 others as members of Sovereign Council
Sudan’s opposition coalition has named the five persons, including a woman, it has chosen as civilian members of the country’s…
Sudan docks ex-president Omar Al-Bashir for corruption
Sudan's former president Omar al-Bashir is due to go on trial today for corruption allegations, which brought down his 30-year…
Sudan to unveil new government today
Sudan will unveil today 18 August a new sovereign council, which will run the country during a three-year transitional period…
Ethiopian PM arrives to sign Sudan’s political declarations
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Saturday arrived in Khartoum to attend the signing ceremony of Sudan’s transitional period documents.
Army says bank security force killed protesting children
A Sudanese army commander on Thursday said a security force assigned to guard a bank in El-Obeid was responsible for…
Sudan junta, civilians sign power deal
Sudan's Transitional Military Council (TMC) and the opposition Freedom and Change Alliance on Wednesday signed with initial letters on the…
Sudan military rulers say coup attempt thwarted
Sudan’s military rulers said on Thursday that several officers had attempted a coup in an effort to undermine an agreement…
U.S. welcomes Sudan’s agreement on transitional government
The United States on Saturday welcomed a power-sharing agreement between the Sudanese military and opposition and called for accountability for…
Sudan’s protest leaders, army generals agree on transitional council
Sudan's ruling generals and protest leaders have reached a breakthrough power sharing accord aimed at ending the country's months-long political…