Women’s Rights Leader Detained in Sudan Capital
The head of Sudan’s No to Oppression of Women initiative, Amira Osman, was detained during a midnight raid by security forces on her home in Khartoum in the early hours of Sunday morning. Her detention has prompted condemnation from within Sudan, as well as from the United Nations mission in the country. The initiative said […]
African Union Suspends Sudan After Military Coup
The African Union has suspended Sudan’s participation in activities until the restoration of a civilian-led authority. Earlier, the EU had condemned the army for toppling Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok’s government. The African Union on Wednesday suspended Sudan from all its activities until civilian rule is restored in the country. The continent-wide bloc said it “strongly […]
‘Safe Spaces’ Helping Women and Girls In West Darfur Tackle Trauma of Violence and Displacement
About 1,500 women and girls access five UN Population Fund (UNFPA) temporary safe spaces in El Geneina, capital of West Darfur, each month, to tackle the trauma of violence and displacement, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says in its latest Sudan Situation Report. Sawakin, 35, fled armed clashes that erupted […]
Doctors Warn of ‘Impending Health Disaster’ In Sudan
Doctors raise alarm over medicine shortages, lack of funding, insecurity, and an “impending health disaster”. Yesterday, the Sudanese Ministry of Health reported 138 new COVID-19 cases and five deaths. The Sudanese Ministry of Health reported 138 new COVID-19 cases and five deaths between Thursday and Saturday while recoveries reached 224 cases. In its epidemiological report, […]
Veteran Seeks to Build Consensus on Statehood
Abdirahman Abdishakur may have been around during Somalia’s rebirth and political scene for the last two decades but the Somali constitutional expert, 52, still yearns for the country’s top prize: the presidency. As the country prepares to hold its presidential elections in February, the Wadajir Party leader hopes to make the cut. A former humanitarian […]
Sudan, South Sudan Sign Military Co-Operation Deal
The governments of Sudan and South Sudan on Thursday signed a joint military co-operation agreement aimed at providing armed training, peace and development between the two countries. Last week, South Sudan’s unity government delegation headed by the Minister for Defence and Veterans Affairs Angelina Teny, Interior Minister Paul Mayom Akech and Beatrice Khamisa Wani, Foreign […]
North Darfur Women Protest Against Marginalisation
On Tuesday, dozens of women from the Abu Shouk camp for the displaced organised a vigil in front of the headquarters of the UN-AU Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) in El Fasher, capital of North Darfur, in protest against the marginalisation of women in the camps. Participants of the vigil -which coincided with the visit of […]
U.S. Lifts 23-Year Sudan Sanctions
The US government on Monday lifted sanctions on Sudan, following a series of steps by Khartoum including settling a $335 million compensation claim to victims of terror attacks. President Donald Trump announced he was rescinding Sudan’s designation as a state sponsor of terrorism, effectively ending 23 years of restrictions. This means Sudan is now free […]
Sudan’s El Gedaref Jolted By 4.4 Quake
The Sudanese city of El Gedaref was jolted by an earthquake that measured 4.4. on the Richter scale in the early hours of Monday morning. No damage or casualties have been reported. The General Authority for Geological Research announced in a statement that the Seismic Monitoring Centre at the Jebel Awlia Station in south-west Khartoum, […]
Sudan Peace Deal Signed Today By Government And Rebel Groups
Today, Sudan’s Chairman of the Transitional Sovereign Council, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the Sudanese Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok signed a comprehensive agreement with The Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF), a coalition of rebel groups from the western region of Darfur and the southern states of South Kordofan and Blue Nile. The ceremony took place in Juba in the […]
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