Sudan

Sudan’s Bashir faces death sentence for his coup in 1989

Former Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir has been summoned to show up before a courtroom over costs of an alleged coup…

July 21, 2020

NEWS: Dozens protest reforms in Sudan

Dozens of Sudanese took to the streets in Khartoum Friday against recent reforms by the government, which they deem anti-Islamic.…

July 18, 2020

Sudan ratifies law banning female genital mutilation

Sudan’s ruling body ratified a law banning the widespread practice of female genital mutilation, the justice ministry announced Friday, handing…

July 12, 2020

Sudan reshuffles cabinet amid mounting economic, protest pressures

Sudan’s transitional government announced a major cabinet reshuffle on Thursday, hoping to defuse public discontent over economic collapse and other…

July 10, 2020

Ethiopia girds to fill GERD regardless, Abiy jabs anti-democratic forces

Ethiopia will proceed with filling of its gigantic dam on the Blue Nile despite inconclusive talks with impacted neighbours, Sudan…

July 9, 2020

Business: Could Nile dispute be opportunity to boost freshwater technology?

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile river has become a major point of contention between Ethiopia,…

July 2, 2020

Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan agree to postpone dam talks

Sudan, Ethiopian and Egypt have agreed to postpone filling the Ethiopian Renaissance dam until a final agreement is reached between…

June 27, 2020

Donors pledge $1.8 billion for Sudan

Foreign donor nations pledged $1.8 billion at a conference hosted by Germany to help Sudan ease an economic crisis hampering…

June 26, 2020

Health: Coronavirus cases, deaths on rise in Africa

KHARTOUM/ABUJA Cases of the novel coronavirus and COVID-19-related fatalities continued to rise Sunday across Africa. Sudan's health officials reported 164…

June 21, 2020

NEWS: Mass grave discovered east of Sudan’s capital Khartoum

Sudan's public prosecutor Taj Al-Sir Ali Al-Hebr on Monday announced the discovery of a mass grave east of the capital…

June 16, 2020

Africa’s coronavirus cases exceed 235,000

Africa's coronavirus cases rose to 235,695 as 8,096 new cases were reported across the continent Sunday. The death toll stands…

June 14, 2020

Coronavirus cases nears 180K in Africa

Confirmed coronavirus cases neared the 180,000 mark Saturday in Africa, according to a tracker. Data from Worldometer recorded 4,942 deaths…

June 6, 2020

Politics: Justice Yet to Be Delivered One Year After Massacre in Sudan

Thousands chanted anti-military slogans Wednesday to demand justice, freedom, full civilian rule for Sudan and to call for the perpetrators…

June 4, 2020

News: Ethiopia calls for truce amid escalating border crisis with Sudan

Ethiopia says it is dismayed at recent cross border incursions along its common border with Sudan and has called for…

May 31, 2020

Sudan records 279 new coronavirus cases

Sudan’s Federal Ministry of Health reported 279 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Saturday, taking the total in the…

May 31, 2020

Ethiopian militias, Sudanese army clash close to the border

Clashes between Sudan’s military and Ethiopian militias have taken place near the border with Ethiopia over the past three days,…

May 29, 2020

Ugandan top official dies from coronavirus

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni’s undersecretary and ambassador Necva Abbas Kadeh ed-Dem has died from the novel coronavirus in Sudan, local…

May 28, 2020

Sudan and Egypt set to resume talks on Nile dam project

Sudan and Egypt have resumed talks on pending issues over the Nile dam project in Ethiopia, the Sudanese Council of…

May 20, 2020

Sudan must pay $4.3bn in punitive damages for 1998 bombings – US Supreme Court

The US Supreme Court has ruled that Sudan is liable for as much as $4.3bn in punitive damages for the…

May 19, 2020

Sudan inflation hits 99% due to soaring food prices

Sudan’s inflation rate has risen further to 99% in April due to rising food prices, the Sudanese Central Bureau of…

May 17, 2020

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