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Renewed air strikes hit Sudan capital as clock ticks down on truce

Khartoum (AFP) - The Sudanese army pounded paramilitaries in the capital Khartoum with air strikes Thursday while deadly fighting flared in Darfur, as the clock ticked down on a fragile US-brokered ceasefire now in its final full day.

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Air strikes echo in Sudan as US, African nations push for longer truce

The US and African nations are racing to secure an extension of a ceasefire in Sudan, with the Sudanese army agreeing to talks.

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Renewed Air Strikes Hit Khartoum as Deadly Fighting Flares in Darfur...Clock Ticks Down on Sudan Truce

The Sudanese army pounded paramilitaries in the capital Khartoum with air strikes Thursday while deadly fighting flared in Darfur as the clock ticked down on a fragile US-brokered ceasefire now in its final full day. Late Wednesday, the army said it had agreed to talks in Juba, capital of neighbouring…

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Renewed air strikes hit Khartoum as clock ticks down on Sudan truce

Khartoum (AFP) - The Sudanese army pounded paramilitaries in the capital Khartoum with air strikes Thursday while deadly fighting flared in Darfur as the clock ticked down on a fragile US-brokered ceasefire now in its final full day.

AFP

Renewed air strikes rock Sudan truce

Khartoum (AFP) - The Sudanese army pounded paramilitaries in the capital Khartoum with air strikes Thursday while deadly fighting flared in Darfur as the conflict entered a 13th day despite a US-brokered ceasefire.

AFP

Sudan's factions say they agree to extend truce but fighting goes on

Sudan's two warring factions said on Thursday they would prolong a ceasefire agreement by 72 hours, but violence again rocked the capital Khartoum and the western region of Darfur as the U.S. said ceasefire violations were worrying.

Reuters

UNITMAS Head Receives 'Death Threats'

The head of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITMAS), Volker Perthes, revealed that he had received death threats from unnamed extremists. Perthes said during a local TV interview that he received the threats via the Internet, asserting that he was comfortable in Sudan and that those…

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Horn of Africa drought trends said worse than in 2011 famine

A climate center says the trends in a historic Horn of Africa drought are worse than they were in a 2011 drought in which at least a quarter-million people died

The Independent UK

Ethiopia's warring parties agree to ceasefire monitor

Nairobi (AFP) - Ethiopia's government and Tigray's rebel forces have agreed to create a joint monitoring body to ensure a peace deal to end the country's brutal war is respected by all sides.

AFP

Khartoum Hosts Meeting for IGAD Foreign Ministers

Khartoum hosts on Wednesday the 48th Ordinary Session of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) foreign ministers. The agenda covers safety and security in the IGAD countries, fighting drought and desertification, and settling conflicts among countries. Sudan is currently in the chair of the group and it held a meeting…

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Int’l, Arab Parties Back Political Agreement in Sudan

The international tripartite mechanism and several ambassadors of Arab states in Khartoum have met at the residence of Saudi Ambassador to Sudan Ali bin Hassan Jaafar to support the Sudanese efforts to reach a political agreement. The Saudi ambassador affirmed the Kingdom’s keenness in advancing efforts that serve Sudan’s stability.…

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East Africa bloc says 50 million face acute food insecurity

More than 50 million people in the wider East African region are expected to face acute food insecurity this year, a regional bloc said Friday, warning that some 300,000 in Somalia and South Sudan are projected to be under full-blown famine conditions

The Independent UK

Sudan protesters sceptical military will step aside

Civilian blocs and resistance committees are rushing to build a new front to assume executive functions.

Al Jazeera

Sudan civilians reject army offer as 'ruse', urge more protests

Khartoum (AFP) - Sudan's main civilian bloc on Tuesday rejected a proposal by the country's coup leader to make way for a civilian government as a "giant ruse" and urged more protests.

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Ethiopia PM meets Sudan's Burhan, says both endorse 'dialogue'

Addis Ababa (AFP) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said he met Sudan's coup leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan in Nairobi on Tuesday and that both committed to "dialogue" to resolve any differences.

AFP

Sudan anti-coup protests hold firm, sceptical of army promises

Khartoum (AFP) - Sudanese protesters held firm on barricades Tuesday, saying they were deeply sceptical of promises by coup leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan a day earlier that the army would make way for civilian rule.

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Sudan starts post-coup talks without key civilian bloc

Khartoum (AFP) - Sudan on Wednesday began UN-facilitated direct talks between rival factions hoped to resolve a political crisis sparked by last year's coup, but with a critical civilian bloc refusing to participate.

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Talks to End Sudan Crisis Begin as Anti-coup Groups Boycott

Talks aiming at ending Sudan’s ongoing political deadlock began Wednesday, the United Nations said, although the country's main pro-democracy alliance is boycotting them over a continued police crackdown on those protesting last October's military coup. The joint peace effort is brokered by the UN political mission in Sudan, the African…

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Sudan anti-coup protester killed as civilian bloc reject talks

Khartoum (AFP) - Sudanese security forces killed a protester Monday during anti-coup rallies, medics reported, as the main civilian bloc rejected UN-facilitated talks with the military aiming to resolve the protracted crisis.

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Int’l Community Welcomes Ending State of Emergency in Sudan Paving for Dialogue

The Troika and the Trilateral Mechanism welcomed the decisions of the Sudanese army to lift the state of emergency and release several political prisoners. The international organizations said it was an important step to create the appropriate environment for dialogue, noting that the decision requires a sincere policy to be…

The Independent UK

US threatens sanctions on Sudanese blocking democracy return

The United States is urging rapid progress from military to civilian rule in Sudan and threatening sanctions on anyone impeding the country’s transition to democracy

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sudan's Political Forces to Hold Dialogue after Eid el-Fitr

The UN-African tripartite mechanism has set May 10 to start the second phase of the comprehensive dialogue between Sudan’s civilian and military parties, but excluding the dissolved National Congress Party. The tripartite mechanism includes the United Nations, the African Union (AU), and the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD). The dialogue…

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Friends of Sudan Group Supports UN-African Initiative to Resolve Sudan’s Crisis

The Friends of Sudan group has reiterated its strong support for the combined efforts of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission to Sudan (UNITAMS), the African Union (AU), and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) to facilitate a Sudanese-led political process to restore a civilian-led transition to democracy. The…

The Independent UK

South Sudan's deputy president warns of return 'back to war'

South Sudan’s vice president is urging regional mediators to intervene to protect the country’s fragile peace deal, warning of a return “back to war” amid alleged attacks by government troops on his forces

Radio France Internationale

South Sudan peace agreement under pressure amid disagreements over military

South Sudanese security forces have reportedly left the premises of First Vice-President Riek Machar's residence in the capital, Juba on Monday morning after surrounding his home late Saturday. This after further disagreements over the implementation of a fragile 2018 peace agreement.

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