Sudan protests
Backstory: Interviewing your cell-mates in Sudan
Middle East
August 26, 2019
Backstory: Interviewing your cell-mates in Sudan
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – At the height of the mass protests against Sudan’s President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, Reuters reporter Khalid Abdelaziz…
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,…
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,…
Sudan military rulers say El-Obeid killings unacceptable, demand accountability
Middle East
July 30, 2019
Sudan military rulers say El-Obeid killings unacceptable, demand accountability
CAIRO (Reuters) – The head of Sudan’s ruling military council said on Tuesday there must be immediate accountability over an…
Sudan’s top general says military council will be dissolved
Middle East
July 8, 2019
Sudan’s top general says military council will be dissolved
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Sudan’s top general says the ruling military council will be dissolved after the formation of a…
Sudanese say US pressure was key to reaching transition deal
Middle East
July 8, 2019
Sudanese say US pressure was key to reaching transition deal
CAIRO (AP) — The power-sharing agreement reached between Sudan’s military and pro-democracy protesters last week came after the United States…
Sudan generals, protesters reach agreement on new ruling body: mediators
Middle East
July 5, 2019
Sudan generals, protesters reach agreement on new ruling body: mediators
Sudan’s ruling generals and protest leaders reached an agreement on the disputed issue of a new governing body Friday, mediators…
Special Report: Abandoned by the UAE, Sudan’s Bashir was destined to fall
Middle East
July 3, 2019
Special Report: Abandoned by the UAE, Sudan’s Bashir was destined to fall
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – On the night of April 10, Sudan’s feared spymaster, Salah Gosh, visited President Omar Hassan al-Bashir in…
Sudan braces for mass protest as demonstrators fear violence
Middle East
June 30, 2019
Sudan braces for mass protest as demonstrators fear violence
Sudan braced Sunday for a mass protest in the capital against the country’s ruling generals, as calls mounted for restraint…
Sudanese security forces use violence to disperse student protest
Middle East
June 25, 2019
Sudanese security forces use violence to disperse student protest
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudanese security forces used violence to break up a protest in Khartoum on Monday by dozens of…