Sudan protests
Sudan army rulers, protesters agree on 3-year transition period
Middle East
May 15, 2019
Sudan army rulers, protesters agree on 3-year transition period
Sudanese army rulers and protest leaders Wednesday agreed on a three-year transition period for transferring power to a full civilian…
Sudan protesters’ sit-in inspires cultural outpouring
Middle East
May 8, 2019
Sudan protesters’ sit-in inspires cultural outpouring
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudanese artist Rashid Drar used to work from home. Now the 44-year-old’s canvas is any empty piece…
Q&A: Sudanese face uphill climb in unfinished revolution
Middle East
April 26, 2019
Q&A: Sudanese face uphill climb in unfinished revolution
CAIRO (AP) — The Sudanese Professionals Association, which led months of protests that eventually forced one of Africa’s longest-ruling leaders…
Sudan protest leaders halt talks with military
Middle East
April 22, 2019
Sudan protest leaders halt talks with military
Sudanese protest leaders Sunday suspended talks with military rulers, after the army failed to meet their demand for an immediate…
Sudan protest leaders to unveil civilian ruling body
Middle East
April 19, 2019
Sudan protest leaders to unveil civilian ruling body
Sudanese protest leaders have announced plans to unveil a civilian body to take over from the ruling military council as…
Protesters mass outside Sudan army complex
Middle East
April 19, 2019
Protesters mass outside Sudan army complex
Thousands of protesters massed outside Sudan’s army complex in Khartoum on Friday, piling pressure on the country’s new military rulers…
Volunteer doctors, cooks help Sudanese keep up protests
Middle East
April 17, 2019
Volunteer doctors, cooks help Sudanese keep up protests
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — The protesters in Sudan wave national flags, chant “freedom” and bang plastic drums in the sweltering…
Sudan’s Bashir transferred to jail notorious for holding political prisoners during his regime
Middle East
April 17, 2019
Sudan’s Bashir transferred to jail notorious for holding political prisoners during his regime
Khartoum, Sudan (CNN)–Sudan’s ousted President Omar al-Bashir was transferred on Tuesday evening to Kober prison, a maximum-security prison notorious for…
Fear of army action as Sudan protesters toughen stand
Middle East
April 16, 2019
Fear of army action as Sudan protesters toughen stand
Sudanese protesters have hardened their stand, demanding a transitional military council be scrapped and immediately replaced with civilian rule as…
Activists say Sudan’s military attempted to break up sit-in
Middle East
April 15, 2019
Activists say Sudan’s military attempted to break up sit-in
CAIRO (AP) — Organizers behind Sudanese anti-government protests say the military has attempted to break up their sit-in but backed…