Sudan
Sudan - 4 March 2016
Seven years after arrest warrant, Sudan’s leader more free than ever Seven years ago, a group of Hollywood activists celebrated their greatest triumph when an international court issued an order to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir …
Sudan - 12 February 2016
Sudan summons U.S. envoy over Darfur sanctions draft resolution Sudan’s foreign ministry summoned the U.S. charge d’affairs in Khartoum on Wednesday over Washington’s sponsorship of a draft UN Security Council resolution extending sanctions …
SUDAN - 2 Feb 2016
Sudanese security prevents opposition SCoP from holding press conference Sudan’s National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) Monday cancelled a press conference which was scheduled to be held by the opposition Sudanese Congress Party …
Sudan - 10 November 2015
400 Sudanese troops arrive in Yemen A new batch of Sudanese ground troops arrived in Yemen’s port city Aden Monday to participate in the Saudi-led campaign against the Iranian-backed Shiite Houthi militants, said sources. Military sources …
Sudan - 27 October 2015
Sudan’s Bashir hopes dialogue conference to produce unified national vision Sudanese president Omer Hassan al-Bashir has expressed hope that the national dialogue conference can come up with a consensus on a unified vision to formulate the …
Sudan - 20 October 2015
Sudan govt accepts invitation to talks with rebels The Sudanese government said Wednesday it had accepted an invitation from the African Union to attend peace talks with the rebel Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North in Addis Ababa next …
Sudan - 13 October 2015
Egypt and Chad support launch of Sudan’s National Dialogue The governments of Egypt and Chad have announced their unqualified support for the ‘National Dialogue’ launched on Saturday in Sudan’s capital Khartoum by the ruling party together …
Sudan - 30 September 2015
Sudan requests Chad to convince Darfur groups to join dialogue conference Sudan has officially requested the Chadian President Idris Deby to persuade rebel groups in Darfur region to join the national dialogue conference which is supposed …
Sudan - 16 September 2015
Bashir and Museveni discuss bilateral ties, peace in S. Sudan Presidents Omer Hassan al-Bashir and Yoweri Kaguta Museveni held Tuesday a first meeting on bilateral relations and South Sudan peace immediately after the arrival of the Ugandan …
Consensus Building Dialogue: Central African Republic, Sudan/South Sudan - 2 September 2015
The workshop held in Pretoria on the 2nd of September 2015, discussed the political developments in Central African Republic (CAR), the conclusion of the transitional government, the forthcoming elections in that country and implications …
Sudan - 1 September 2015
China’s Xi calls indicted Sudan’s Bashir ‘old friend’ Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday welcomed Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir – who has been indicted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court – as an “old friend of the …
Sudan - 25 August 2015
Al Bashir Urges Kiir to Sign Peace Deal President Omer Hassan Al Bashir has urged his South Sudan counterpart, Salva Kiir to sign the internationally-backed regional mediated peace deal aimed at ending the 20-month old conflict in the …
Sudan - 19 August 2015
Sudan’s opposition NCF says it was not invited to Addis Ababa meeting Sudan’s opposition alliance of the National Consensus Forces (NCF) said it has not received an invitation to attend the upcoming meeting between the political and armed …
Sudan - 29 July 2015
Sudan’s Bashir in Mauritania despite ICC arrest warrant Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir arrived in Mauritania on Sunday to attend a summit, despite an international arrest warrant issued against him in 2009 over charges of genocide, …
Sudan - 16 July 2015
Outrage as 9 Sudanese women face 40 lashes for wearing trousers A Sudanese Christian woman arrested for wearing trousers has narrowly escaped the punishment of 40 lashes, in a case that human rights groups say is further damning evidence of …
Sudan - 2 July 2015
Sudan seizes another daily newspaper, making 2015 worst year for country’s media Sudanese security officers have confiscated the entire print-run of El Jareeda daily newspaper in Khartoum, following a punishing six months for the country’s …
Sudan - 25 June 2015
Sudan agreed to Iran request for establishing military base ‘at the right time’ The Sudanese government agreed in principle to establish an Iranian military base, according to a cable released by Wikileaks today. WikiLeaks published on …
Sudan - 18 June 2015
Report on Sudanese troops holding S. African peacekeepers in Darfur ‘hostages’ draws swift denials The Sudanese and South African governments as well as the United Nations (UN) strongly denied a report alleging that Khartoum held its …
Sudan - 11 June 2015
Sudan’s Bashir says wants dialogue with West as new term starts Sudan is open to dialogue with Western nations, President Omar Hassan al-Bashir said on Tuesday in an unusually conciliatory message from a leader wanted on genocide charges …
Sudan - 3 June 2015
Sudan’s Bashir sworn in for new presidential term Sudan’s Omar Hassan al-Bashir was sworn in for a new presidential term on Tuesday, extending his quarter-century rule. Bashir took the oath at a parliamentary session in the capital Khartoum …