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Sudan fatwa call worries UN as Bashir loyalists up activity

The United Nations expressed concern on Tuesday about a request for a fatwa seeking the assassination of its head in Sudan, as loyalists of ousted leader Omar al-Bashir stepped up opposition to a draft deal for a new civilian government.

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Khartoum, Juba Discuss Dispute Over Oil-Rich Border Region

Deputy chief of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereignty Council Gen.

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US Stresses Need to Transfer Power in Sudan to Civilians

The US on Friday reiterated its support for the ongoing political process in Sudan and expressed its readiness to support consultations with all Sudanese parties to overcome the challenges facing the final political agreement, accelerate its signing, and establish a credible transitional civilian government. Washington made the announcement following a…

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Ramadan recipe: In Sudan, fuul completes the iftar table

Our iftar table is not complete unless it has a dish of hot, well-seasoned fuul, studded with chopped veggies, on it.

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Deal to Restore Democratic Transition in Sudan Delayed Again

A dispute between Sudan’s military and a paramilitary group again forced the delay of signing a deal with politicians to restore the country’s democratic transition, which was derailed by a 2021 coup, a pro-democracy bloc said Wednesday. The bloc, known as the Forces for the Declaration of Freedom and Change,…

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Factbox-The struggle for power in Sudan

Sudan's military leaders and a coalition of civilian parties have postponed the signing of a deal to launch a new political transition to democracy. The following outlines the struggle for power in Sudan in recent years:

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Protests planned as Sudan's army promises to stick to delayed transition deal

The head of Sudan's army said on Thursday he remained committed to a plan for a new transition towards elections, despite disputes over the integration of a paramilitary force that have twice delayed the signing of a final deal.

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Sudan's years of political strife

Below is a timeline of Sudan's political upheavals in recent years:

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Call for protests in Sudan as deal on civilian rule delayed again

Second delay of signing ceremony in a week due to disputes between army and Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group.

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Deal to Restore Democratic Transition in Sudan Delayed Again

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Sudan Postpones Signing of Final Political Agreement to April 6

The official spokesman for the political process in Sudan, former minister Khaled Youssef, announced that the civil and military parties had agreed to sign the final political agreement on April 6. The agreement, which was scheduled to be signed on Friday, was delayed at the last moment due to differences…

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Sudan deal delayed as army factions fail to agree on return to civilian rule

Sudanese leaders have postponed the signing of an agreement planned for Saturday. The deal was intended to pave the way for a return to democratic government, an official said, blaming the delay on continued disagreement between military factions.

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Sudan Delays Signing of Deal to Usher in Civilian Government

Sudan’s military leaders and pro-democracy forces will delay the signing of an agreement to usher in a civilian government, both sides said in a joint statement issued early Saturday. The postponement of the signing — which had been scheduled for later Saturday — comes as key security reform negotiations between…

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Sudan: Gold mine collapses near Akasha; 14 miners killed, several injured

At least 14 miners have died and over 20 others have been injured after a gold mine collapsed in northern Sudan. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Signing of Sudan political agreement delayed to April 6

The signing of an agreement to name a Sudanese civilian government and launch a new transition towards elections was delayed until April 6, a spokesman for the negotiation process said on Saturday.

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Sudan State Media Says 10 Workers Dead in Gold Mine Collapse

At least 10 workers are dead after a gold mine collapsed in northern Sudan, state media reported overnight. Sudan's SUNA news said the workers died after the roof of the Jebel Al-Ahmar gold mine, near the Egyptian border, collapsed Thursday. Many other miners are still missing, it reported. Several of…

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US Ambassador to Sudan Survives Car Crash

The US Ambassador to Sudan, John Godfrey, has survived a traffic accident in the center of Khartoum. Immediately upon discharge from the hospital, the Ambassador thanked "everyone for the many kind expressions of concern after the car accident" and the medical team that "took care of us after the accident."…

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Dengue fever spreads across Sudan with health response weakened

Dengue fever has spread into Sudan's capital for the first time on record, as the country tackles its widest ever outbreak of the disease, exacerbated by an under-funded health system, officials say.

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Sudan’s Wheat Import Requirements to Rise to 3.5 Mln Tons in 2023

Sudan will need to import 3.5 million tons of wheat this year because of a 30% drop in the projected local harvest after farmers switched to planting different crops, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Wednesday. Some farmers told Reuters the government had failed to buy their…

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Ramadan’s ‘Mesaharati’ Disappears from Sudan's Big Cities in Sudan, Remains Resilient in Countryside

A mesaharati, also known as “the Dawn Caller of Ramadan,” is a person who wakes others up before dawn to eat before their fast during Islam’s holy month of Ramadan. The voluntary job has been around for generations but has gone missing in big Sudanese cities, where the more significant…

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‘Bittersweet’ …. Sudan’s Favorite Drink during Ramadan

As generations of Sudanese have done before her, Wissal Abdel Ghany crouched next to a fire to prepare a traditional drink, a thirst-quenching favorite enjoyed during the fasting month of Ramadan. In Sudan, the arduously made "helo-murr", which means "bittersweet", is a drink synonymous with the Islamic holy month. It…

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Burhan: Sudanese Army Must Stop Supporting Dictatorships

The head of Sudan's Sovereign Council, and commander of the Sudanese army, Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, called on his forces to stop supporting dictatorships, as they have done in recent decades. He indicated that Sudan would build a military force that would not intervene in politics and would be…

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Burhan says Sudan's army will be under leadership of civilian government

Sudan's leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said on Sunday that the country's army will be brought under the leadership of a new civilian government.

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Sudan to Discuss Military, Security Reform

The security and military reform workshops will start in Khartoum on Sunday to discuss the final phase of the ongoing political process in Sudan since the signing of the "framework agreement" last December. The workshop's recommendations will be included in the final political agreement drafted by the joint military and…

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Rights Group: 5 Killed in West Sudan Tribal Violence

Two days of tribal violence in western Sudan’s long-troubled Darfur region killed at least 5 people, tribal leaders and a rights group said Friday. The violence between African Masalit tribesmen and Arab shepherds in West Darfur erupted Thursday after two armed assailants fatally shot a merchant in a remote area,…

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