Sudan protests
Dress codes and dancing: Sudan sees culture thaw after Bashir
Middle East
March 17, 2020
Dress codes and dancing: Sudan sees culture thaw after Bashir
KHARTOUM (Reuters) — In Sudan’s capital Khartoum, a hip-hop producer who had his equipment seized during anti-government protests last year…
Sudan moves against Bashir loyalists after assassination attempt
Middle East
March 11, 2020
Sudan moves against Bashir loyalists after assassination attempt
KHARTOUM, Sudan (Reuters) — Sudan’s ruling council said on Tuesday it would step up its drive to remove loyalists of…
Sudan’s youth protesters await justice amid frail transition
Middle East
March 9, 2020
Sudan’s youth protesters await justice amid frail transition
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — When Youssef al-Sewahly took to the streets in Sudan late in 2018, he and the other…
Revolutionary squads guard Sudan’s bakeries to battle corruption
Middle East
February 19, 2020
Revolutionary squads guard Sudan’s bakeries to battle corruption
KHARTOUM (Reuters) — As bakers in flour-stained clothes knead dough and slide trays of loaves into ovens in Sudan’s capital,…
Sudan to tackle fuel subsidies as economy hangs on the edge
Middle East
January 29, 2020
Sudan to tackle fuel subsidies as economy hangs on the edge
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Sudan hopes to cut fuel subsidies over the course of 18 months, starting as early as…
Sudan sentences 27 to death for torturing, killing protester
Middle East
December 30, 2019
Sudan sentences 27 to death for torturing, killing protester
CAIRO (AP) — A Sudanese court on Monday sentenced 27 members of the country’s security forces to death for torturing…
Sudan’s Christians enjoy holiday amid hope for new freedoms
Middle East
December 27, 2019
Sudan’s Christians enjoy holiday amid hope for new freedoms
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — The Sudanese Christian marchers weaved through bustling markets and traffic-clogged streets wearing “I Love Jesus” T-shirts…
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…
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…
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…