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Year on, Amnesty urges Sudan deliver on protesters’ demands
Middle East
December 19, 2019
Year on, Amnesty urges Sudan deliver on protesters’ demands
CAIRO (AP) — Amnesty International on Thursday urged Sudan’s new transitional government to deliver on popular demands for sweeping change…
‘There are problems:’ Doubts in Darfur as new PM promises peace
Middle East
November 6, 2019
‘There are problems:’ Doubts in Darfur as new PM promises peace
EL FASHER, Sudan (Reuters) – Saleha Nour sits selling nuts in the market in El Fasher, Darfur and dismisses her…
Sudan council agrees to consider rebel group’s proposals
Middle East
October 23, 2019
Sudan council agrees to consider rebel group’s proposals
CAIRO (AP) — A top Sudanese official says the transitional government and rebel leaders have wrapped up a first round…
Ten Egyptian policewomen join DR Congo UN mission
Egypt
August 29, 2019
Ten Egyptian policewomen join DR Congo UN mission
Ten Egyptian policewomen will join the police ranks of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of…
Sudanese face daunting challenges on path to democracy
Middle East
August 27, 2019
Sudanese face daunting challenges on path to democracy
CAIRO (AP) — For the first time in three decades, Sudan has charted a path out of military rule following…
Sudan’s Hamdok takes office as new prime minister, vows to tackle conflicts and economy
Middle East
August 22, 2019
Sudan’s Hamdok takes office as new prime minister, vows to tackle conflicts and economy
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan’s new prime minister, Abdalla Hamdok, was sworn in on Wednesday as leader of a transitional government,…
Sudan’s Bashir ‘got $90 mn from Saudi royals’
Middle East
August 20, 2019
Sudan’s Bashir ‘got $90 mn from Saudi royals’
Omar al-Bashir received $90 million in cash from Saudi royals, an investigator told a court at the opening Monday of…
Bashir trial opens as Sudan sovereign council delayed
Middle East
August 19, 2019
Bashir trial opens as Sudan sovereign council delayed
Sudan’s deposed military leader Omar al-Bashir, who ruled the country for 30 years, arrived in court Monday in Khartoum for…
Saudi Arabia deposits $250 million in Sudan central bank
Middle East
August 7, 2019
Saudi Arabia deposits $250 million in Sudan central bank
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has deposited $250 million into the central bank of Sudan to support its financial position,…
A new strongman in Sudan? Experts aren’t so sure
Middle East
August 6, 2019
A new strongman in Sudan? Experts aren’t so sure
CAIRO (AP) — When Sudan’s protest leaders signed a preliminary power-sharing agreement with the ruling military council in early July,…