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Cairo Hopes UAE Can Play ‘Effective’ Role in GERD Crisis

The United Arab Emirates is seeking to play an “effective” role to advance negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). It is also aiming to resolve the 11-year conflict by relying on its political rapprochement with parties to the case, namely Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan. An informed source said…

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South Sudan extends transitional government by two years

South Sudan's transitional government will remain in power for another two years, its president said on Thursday, delaying elections that were scheduled for December this year, raising concerns among Western nations supporting its peace process.

Reuters

South Sudan again delays its 1st election, until late 2024

Parties to the peace deal ending South Sudan’s devastating civil war have again delayed the country’s first elections since independence by extending the transitional period by two years

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UN Says Nearly 12 Million Facing Acute Hunger in Sudan

The United Nations painted a grim picture for Sudan’s humanitarian situation, saying Wednesday that almost a quarter of the country’s population was inching toward starvation amid a dire shortage of funding. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said that 11.7 million people were facing acute hunger between…

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UN says nearly 12 million facing acute hunger in Sudan

The United Nations has painted a grim picture for Sudan’s humanitarian situation

The Independent UK

Sudan on High Alert as It Reports First Monkeypox Case

The Sudanese Federal Ministry of Health announced a plan to face the Monkeypox virus after a confirmed infection was recorded in the Darfur region last week. The Ministry said that 38 suspected cases had been tested negative elsewhere in the country. On Sunday, Sudan had reported its first confirmed monkeypox…

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Sudan Initiative Looks to Form Gov’t of Competencies

Parties allied to the regime of the ousted Sudanese President, Omar al-Bashir, have supported an initiative launched by Sufi leader Al-Tayyib Al-Jedd for completing the transitional period in the North African nation. The initiative proposes starting with round table discussions in mid-August.

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American Cultural Center Reopens in Sudan

The United States and Sudan have kicked off a new chapter in relations after over a decade of estrangement. The US embassy in Sudan announced the reopening of cultural centers in three regions of the North African country. Moreover, the US administration has announced its direct support for democratic transition…

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Kenyatta burnishes his statesman credentials as presidential reign in Kenya ends

As the clock ticks down on his presidency, Uhuru Kenyatta has been playing peacemaker, thawing tensions with Somalia, intervening in Congo's crisis and hosting talks between Sudan and Ethiopia.

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What Impact Will GERD’s Filling Have?

Since the project was launched in 2011, a controversial Ethiopian dam has been raising tensions as Egypt and Sudan fear for their share of the Nile’s water and the social and economic repercussions of Ethiopia’s actions. The ramifications of Addis Ababa moving forward with the third filling of the Grand…

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Sudan reports first confirmed Monkeypox case - ministry

Sudan reported its first confirmed Monkeypox case, the country's health ministry said late on Sunday.

Reuters

Sudanese Protesters Face Tear Gas as Anti-military Campaign Enters 10th Month

Thousands of protesters marching towards Sudan's presidential palace were blocked by police firing tear gas, as an anti-military campaign entered its 10th month. Protests have continued weekly since an Oct. 25 military takeover that halted a transition to democracy and plunged the country into turmoil. Military leaders have said they…

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Police fire tear gas on Sudanese protest as anti-military campaign enters 10th month

Thousands of protesters marching towards Sudan's presidential palace were blocked by police firing tear gas, as an anti-military campaign entered its 10th month.

Reuters

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Crisis... From Good Faith to Unilateral Measures

“I swear to God, we will never harm you,” Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed pledged in 2018 from inside the Al-Ittihadiya Palace in Cairo. He made the pledge after Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi asked him to reassure the Egyptian people that they would receive their fair share of the…

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Western countries are shipping refugees to poorer nations in exchange for cash

The U.K. government was due to begin its first deportation flight to remove asylum-seekers to the East African country of Rwanda on June 14, 2022, exactly two months after signing the U.K.-Rwanda agreement. The asylum-seekers were from several war-torn and politically unstable countries, including Syria, Sudan and Iran.

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South Sudanese Australians find ‘sense of belonging’ in sport

Peter Bol eyes Commonwealth Games medal as other South Sudanese join elite players in Australian Football League.

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Hundreds Rally in Sudan against Coup, Tribal Violence

Hundreds of protesters rallied on Tuesday against last year's military coup in Sudan and a recent spike in tribal violence which killed more than 100 people, AFP correspondents said. Sudan's main civilian group, the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC), which was ousted in the coup, had called for mass…

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Ethiopia's dam dispute: five key reads about how it started and how it could end

The US has revived diplomatic efforts to resolve the dispute sparked by Ethiopia’s Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) project on the Nile. Sudan and Egypt, which rely most heavily on the Nile’s water flow, consider the US$4.6 billion reservoir as a serious threat to vital water supplies. But Ethiopia considers…

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Sudanese Minister Accuses Bashir’s Regime of ‘Fueling Tribal Conflicts’

The Minister of Federal Government in Sudan, Buthaina Dinar, accused the regime of ousted president Omar al-Bashir of fueling bloody conflicts between civil societies in the country’s states. In a Sunday press conference in Khartoum, Dinar said that the government and security services should conduct a transparent investigation into all…

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Sudan's Opposition Accuses Hemedti of 'Eluding' to Remain in Power

Sudan's Vice President of the Sovereign Council Mohammad Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, voiced support to the army's measures to withdraw from politics. Some opposition factions considered that Hemedti's position was not new, saying it was one of the military tactics to remain in power. Hemedti, also the Rapid Support…

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Sudan Raises Petrol, Diesel Prices

Petrol prices in Sudan rose on Saturday by 90 Sudanese pounds to 760 pounds ($1.34) per litre, the country’s oil ministry said in a statement. Diesel prices increased by 108 pounds to 748 pounds per liter. There were repeated fuel price hikes last year as Sudan completed a process of…

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More than 160 million women across the world have unmet contraception needs, study finds

Women in south Sudan – where just two per cent have access – are most affected

Al Jazeera

Clashes in Sudan’s Blue Nile leave thousands stranded without aid

Refugees in the Blue Nile say their conditions are becoming increasingly desperate as help fails to arrive.

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Ex-Sudanese Minister: Constitutional Document Consolidated Army’s Authority

Sudan’s Forces of Freedom and Change (FFC) acknowledged that the greatest challenge facing the interim constitutional document is the army’s unwillingness to allow a full democratic transition in the North African nation coupled with a weak civilian government. Last October, Sudan's ruling council head Abdel Fattah al-Burhan announced the dissolution…

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World Bank to Fund $100 Million in Food Insecurity Aid to Sudan Through WFP

The World Bank has agreed to provide the UN's World Food Program with $100 million for an “emergency safety net project” to address food insecurity in Sudan, it said in a statement on Thursday. The program, whose funding comes from the European Union, United Kingdom, and several other nations, aims…

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