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Sudanese rebel groups seek peace after years of fighting
Middle East
October 14, 2019
Sudanese rebel groups seek peace after years of fighting
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s new, transitional authorities have six months to make peace with the country’s rebels under a power-sharing…
Egypt will protect its Nile water rights: Sisi
Egypt
October 6, 2019
Egypt will protect its Nile water rights: Sisi
On his official Twitter account, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi wrote that “the Egyptian state with all its institutions is…
Tripartite committee meets in Khartoum to discuss Renaissance Dam operation
Egypt
October 1, 2019
Tripartite committee meets in Khartoum to discuss Renaissance Dam operation
The Tripartite Technical Committee, composed of experts from Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia, presented its proposals for the operation of the…
In new Sudan, women want more freedom, bigger political role
Middle East
September 19, 2019
In new Sudan, women want more freedom, bigger political role
CAIRO (AP) — On her daily walks from home to her job at a primary school in the city of…
Ethiopia rejects Egypt’s proposal on Grand Renaissance Dam
Egypt
September 17, 2019
Ethiopia rejects Egypt’s proposal on Grand Renaissance Dam
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam meeting, which concluded on Monday evening, failed to address the dam’s technical aspects and was…
Five confirmed cholera deaths in Sudan since August 28
Middle East
September 14, 2019
Five confirmed cholera deaths in Sudan since August 28
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – There have been five confirmed deaths from cholera in Sudan’s Blue Nile state since Aug. 28, the…
Sudanese on the streets, call for new judicial appointments
Middle East
September 13, 2019
Sudanese on the streets, call for new judicial appointments
CAIRO (AP) — Thousands of Sudanese rallied in the capital Khartoum on Thursday in the largest protest since the country’s…
Egyptian FM arrives in Sudan for talks with Burhan
Egypt
September 9, 2019
Egyptian FM arrives in Sudan for talks with Burhan
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry arrived in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Monday to hold bilateral talks with Sudanese officials…
Sudan PM names first Cabinet since removal of al-Bashir
Middle East
September 6, 2019
Sudan PM names first Cabinet since removal of al-Bashir
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s newly appointed prime minister on Thursday announced his Cabinet, the first since the military ousted autocratic…
Sudan’s ex-president Bashir charged with corruption, holding illicit foreign currency
Middle East
August 31, 2019
Sudan’s ex-president Bashir charged with corruption, holding illicit foreign currency
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – A Sudanese judge formally indicted former president Omar al-Bashir on charges of possessing illicit foreign currency and…