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Arab Support for Egypt, Sudan Following Ethiopia’s Unilateral GERD Operation

The Arab Parliament expressed support for Egypt and Sudan after Ethiopia announced its unilateral operation of the mega-dam it is building on the Blue Nile. The Parliament slammed Addis Ababa’s “rejected” move, noting that it represents a “serious violation of the water rights” of the two downstream countries. Ethiopia started…

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UN Expert in Sudan to Verify Rights Violations After Coup

A UN human rights expert was in Sudan on Monday to verify allegations of human rights violations after an October military coup plunged the country into turmoil.

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At least 82 protesters killed since October coup in Sudan

On tonight's show we focus on Sudan, where demonstrators once again have taken to the streets to call for the release of prisoners incarcerated for taking part in the recurring protests since last October's military coup. The latest demonstrations come just a day after the UN human rights expert Adama…

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UN expert in Sudan to verify rights violations after coup

A U.N. human rights expert is in Sudan to verify allegations of human rights violations after an October military coup plunged the country into turmoil and triggered nearly-daily street protests

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Morocco, Israel Sign Trade Deal

Morocco and Israel on Monday signed a trade agreement to facilitate investments as the two countries look to broaden cooperation since they normalized relations in 2020. The deal was signed in Rabat by Israeli Economy Minister Orna Barbivai and Moroccan Trade Minister Ryad Mezzour, Reuters said. Barbivai told a news…

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Sudan hospital patient killed amid protests against military rule - medics

A patient standing on a hospital balcony was killed by a stray bullet fired by security forces in Sudan on Sunday, medics said, as protesters pursued a four-month campaign against military rule.

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Tear Gas Fired at Sudan Anti-coup Protest as UN Expert Arrives

Sudanese security forces on Sunday fired tear gas at protesters demonstrating against last year's military coup, an AFP correspondent said, as a United Nations human rights expert arrived in the country. Thousands rallied in the capital Khartoum, carrying Sudanese flags and posters of people killed during anti-coup demonstrations in recent…

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Ethiopia starts generating electricity at controversial Nile dam

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed inaugurated electricity production at the controversial, multi-billion-euro Grand Renaissance dam on the Blue Nile on Sunday. Downstream neighbours Egypt and Sudan view the project as a threat to their share of Nile waters.

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Ethiopia Starts Generating Power at Nile Mega-Dam

Ethiopia began generating electricity from its mega-dam on the Blue Nile on Sunday, a milestone in the controversial multi-billion dollar project. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, accompanied by high-ranking officials, toured the power station and pressed a series of buttons on an electronic screen, a move that officials said initiated production.…

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Ethiopia turns on the turbines at giant Nile hydropower plant

Ethiopia began producing electricity on Sunday from its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a multi-billion-dollar hydropower plant on the River Nile that neighbours Sudan and Egypt have worried will cause water shortages downstream.

Reuters

Ethiopia starts electricity production at Blue Nile mega-dam

Sudan and Egypt see the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam as a threat, but Ethiopia sees it as vital for development.

Al Jazeera

Ethiopia's Abiy inaugurates electricity production at Nile mega-dam

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed officially inaugurated electricity production from the country's mega-dam on the Blue Nile on Sunday, a milestone in the controversial multi-billion dollar project.

France 24

Violence in Sudan’s Darfur Lays Bare Deepening Crisis

Attacks on UN facilities, a surge in tribal clashes, lootings, rape, and anti-coup protests -- Sudan's Darfur region is reeling from a widening security gap after last year's coup. Sudan is one of the world's poorest countries but the vast, arid Darfur region has for years suffered more than its…

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Sudanese security forces embark on abduction spree of protesters

Since a palace coup last October, the interim military government has indiscriminately arrested dozens of dissidents.

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Satterfield Visits Khartoum to Advance Democratic Transition

US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa David Satterfield was in Sudan on Thursday on a two-day visit to discuss with military and civilian leaders efforts to put the country back on the transition track following the army’s coup in October 25. The US State Department said Satterfield aims…

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North Pole’s Svalbard Global Seed Vault to Receive News Deposits

A vault built on an Arctic mountainside to preserve the world's crop seeds from war, disease and other catastrophes received new deposits on Monday, including one from the first organization that made a withdrawal from the facility, reported Agence France Press. The Svalbard Global Seed Vault, on Spitsbergen Island halfway…

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One Protester Killed as Thousands Rally across Sudan against Coup

At least one protester was shot dead as security forces confronted crowds marching in Khartoum on Monday demanding the release of prisoners and an end to military rule, medics and a Reuters reporter said. Elsewhere, thousands returned to streets across Sudan, in some of the biggest demonstrations in nearly a…

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At least one killed in Sudan protests against military rule

At least one protester killed, medics say, as thousands rally to demand the release of prisoners, reject military rule.

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One protester killed as thousands rally across Sudan against coup - medics

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Ex-Sudan official detained as anti-coup protests continue

A Sudanese political party says authorities have again arrested a former senior government official during a crackdown on anti-coup groups

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In Sudan, Ex-official Detained Ahead of Anti-coup Protests

Sudan’s military authorities have again arrested a former senior government official, his party said, as pro-democracy groups on Monday readied more protests against a military coup that plunged the country into turmoil. The Unionist Alliance party said Mohammed al-Faki Suliman, former member of the ruling Sovereign Council, was detained Sunday…

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AU Launches Efforts to End Sudanese Crisis

A high-ranking African Union delegation, led by the Chairperson of the AU Commission, Moussa Faki, met Sudanese officials and party leaders to resolve the political crisis following the army coup on October 25. The meeting, chaired by Army Commander Lt-Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, was also attended by military and security…

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Sudanese security forces continue their brutal crackdown on protesters

At least 79 protesters have been killed by security forces in the three months that followed the military coup in Sudan. The army's General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan seized power against the transitional government on October 25, 2021. Since then, demonstrators say that security forces have been targeting them brutally and…

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Sudan’s Burhan Accuse Security Forces, Third Party of Killing Protesters

Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan denied issuing any orders to kill peaceful demonstrators protesting the military coup and accused the security services and a third party of being involved in the murders. Speaking during a televised interview, Burhan vowed to step down if the Sudanese parties reached a comprehensive…

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Addis Ababa, Khartoum Reach Deal on Border Dispute

Ethiopia’s ambassador to Khartoum Yibeltal Aemero Alemu said Sudan and Ethiopia reached an agreement to peacefully resolve the border dispute. Alemu did not specify when bilateral talks on border demarcation would be launched. “There are previous border agreements with Sudan,” he affirmed, adding that officials from both countries will refer…

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