Sudan
Sudan - 19 August 2016
UN chief urges Sudan’s warring parties to resume peace talks United Nations Secretary-General,Ban Ki-moon, Thursday has urged the Sudanese government and rebel groups to resume talks to reach a cessation of hostilities and humanitarian …
Sudan - 12 August 2016
Sudan negotiating delegations accuse each other of attempting to torpedo peace talks Sudanese government and SPLM-N traded accusations over alleged attempt to collapse the peace talks as they failed for the second day to agree on the agenda …
Sudan - 5 August 2016
Sudanese government reiterates rejection of dialogue preparatory meeting Sudanese Presidential Assistant Ibrahim Mahmoud Hamid reiterated his government refusal for a national dialogue preparatory meeting, adding that talks on the cessation …
Sudan - 29 July 2016
Sudan hosts JMEC partners meeting on South Sudan peace process The Sudanese capital Khartoum will host next Sunday a meeting for the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC) Partners Group to discuss implementation of the Agreement …
Sudan - 22 July 2016
Khartoum supports South Sudan demand to join Arab League State Minister for Foreign Affairs on Thursday reiterated Sudan’s support to South Sudan’s request to join Arab League (AL) as special observer, which is expected to be discussed …
Sudan - 8 July 2016
Five soldiers killed in South Sudan’s capital Juba Five soldiers were killed and two wounded late on Thursday when forces loyal to President Salva Kir and Vice President Riek Machar clashed in South Sudan’s capital. Lul Ruai Koang, a …
Sudan - 24 June 2016
AUHIP chief declines to negotiate supplemental agreement with Sudan Call groups The head of the African Union High Level Implementation Panel (AUHIP) has declined a proposal by Sudanese opposition groups to negotiate a supplemental document …
Sudan - 17 June 2016
Five million in Sudan need aid — EU More than 5 million people in Sudan need urgent assistance after new displacements in Darfur and a surge of refugees arriving from South Sudan, a top European Commission official said on Wednesday. The …
"General Bashir is Copying and Pasting the Darfur Genocide Experience into Blue Nile": Yasir Arman
Yasir Arman, Secretary General of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), has released a press statement appealing to the international community to “reassess the humanitarian and human rights situations in Sudan”. In the …
Sudan - 3 June 2016
UNHCR urges Sudan to stop deporting Eritreans The UN refugee agency on Thursday urged Sudan, a key transit route for migrants bound for Europe, to stop “forcibly” deporting hundreds of Eritreans back to their country. Many of those sent …
Sudan - 27 May 2016
Detained students face an ‘increased risk of torture’ Security forces in Sudan have reportedly detained and is currently holding dozens of students and activists. Human Rights Watch (HRW) is calling on the Sudanese government to release or …
Sudan - 20 May 2016
President Stresses Sudan Keenness to Boost Relations with Central African Republic President Omar Bashir on Monday reaffirmed Sudan’s commitment to boost bilateral relations with the Central African Republic, to achieve the joint interests. …
Sudan - 13 May 2016
US denounces Uganda for hosting Sudan’s Bashir The United States condemned Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni for hosting war crimes suspect Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir at his re-inauguration. A spokeswoman for the State Department said US, EU …
Sudan - 29 April 2016
Sudan police teargas students Sudanese police fired tear gas Thursday as clashes broke out during a protest at Khartoum University over the killing of a student by security forces, an AFP correspondent reported. About 1 000 students staged …
Sudan - 22 April 2016
Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Briefs Ambassadors of European Countries On Roadmap and Darfur Referendum Undersecretary of Foreign Ministry, Ambassador Abdul-Melik Al-Naeem presented a briefing for Ambassadors of European countries …
Sudan - 15 April 2016
Sudan summons U.S. diplomat over Darfur referendum Sudanese foreign ministry on Tuesday summoned the U.S. acting Chargé d’affaires in Khartoum after the State Department said publicly Saturday it doesn’t consider credible the administrative …
Sudan - 8 April 2016
Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir ’to step down in 2020’ Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir has told the BBC he will step down in 2020, when his current mandate ends. Mr Bashir also denied allegations of abuses perpetrated by the Sudanese forces in …
Sudan - 1 April 2016
Silencing women rights defenders Sudanese security forces have used sexual violence, intimidation, and other forms of abuse to silence female human rights defenders across the country, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The …
Sudan - 18 March 2016
Sudan threatens to shut South Sudan border Sudan on Thursday threatened to shut its border with South Sudan just weeks after reopening crossings, accusing Juba of backing insurgents battling Khartoum. South Sudan split from Sudan in 2011 …
Sudan - 11 March 2016
Assistant of the President of the Republic Reaffirms Sudan’s Backing for Chad, Its Government and People The Assistant of the President of the Republic, Ibrahim Mahmoud Hamid, has reaffirmed Sudan’s backing and support for the people and …