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Key Sudanese protest group refuses to meet with UN Representative

The group that led protests in the uprising that toppled Sudan's former President Omar al-Bashir said on Friday it was refusing to meet with Volker Perthes, the UN Special Representative to Sudan.

Reuters · Feb 4, 2022

Sudan's Burhan Says Army Will Only Hand Over Power to Elected Gov’t

Head of Sudan’s Sovereign Transitional Council General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said in controversial statements from Darfur that the army will only hand over power to an elected civilian government or if a national consensus is reached. His remarks were made on Wednesday while presiding over a meeting of the Permanent…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 4, 2022

South Sudan's legacy of land mines hurts recovery from war

As South Sudan struggles for peace, it’s still cleaning up the deadly threat posed by thousands of land mines from previous conflict decades ago

The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2022

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Sudan's resistance committees take centre stage in fight against military rule

Ahmed Ismat has a tear gas canister wound across his cheek. Aya no longer sleeps at her home to avoid arrest.

Reuters · Feb 2, 2022

Washington Mulling Cutback in Funding for Sudan’s Military

The US State Department confirmed to Sudan’s military leaders that Washington is prepared to apply additional costs if violence continues. Washington has also accused Moscow of “playing a negative role” and backing the “coup” in Sudan. “We are now reviewing the full range of traditional and non-traditional tools at our…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 2, 2022

IGAD: No Initiative to Resolve Sudan Crisis

The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) said on Tuesday it will not propose an initiative to resolve the political crisis in Sudan that erupted in wake of the October 2021 military coup. IGAD’s role will be restricted to helping Sudan get out of this crisis, and to submitting reports to…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 2, 2022

U.S. prepared to impose additional costs on Sudan's military if violence continues

The United States has made clear to Sudan's military leaders that Washington is prepared to apply additional costs if violence continues, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Molly Phee said on Tuesday, as the United States calls for an end to violence against protesters in Sudan.

Reuters · Feb 1, 2022

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IGAD Hold Talks with Burhan, Hemedti, Volker in Khartoum

The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) continued on Monday its efforts to end the political crisis in Sudan. IGAD’s Executive Secretary Workneh Gebeyehu held talks with head of Sudan’s Sovereign Transitional Council General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, as well as foreign diplomats…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 1, 2022

IGAD Kicks Off Talks to Resolve Sudan Crisis

The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) said it is ready to support a Sudanese-owned process to end the political crisis that sparked in the country three months after a military coup. IGAD’s Executive Secretary Workneh Gebeyehu arrived on Sunday in Khartoum for a three-day visit to hold talks with the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 31, 2022

Security forces kill demonstrator as Sudanese defy protest ban

The death brings the total number of protesters that have died since an October 25 coup to 79.

Al Jazeera · Jan 30, 2022

Protester Killed in Khartoum

Security forces fired tear gas to try to disperse thousands of people protesting against military rule in Sudan's capital Khartoum on Sunday in defiance of a ban on demonstrations. One protester was killed, medics aligned with a movement to end military rule said. The death brings the total number of…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 30, 2022

Security forces fire tear gas as Sudanese defy protest ban

Security forces fired tear gas to try to disperse thousands of people protesting against military rule in Sudan's capital Khartoum on Sunday in defiance of a ban on demonstrations.

Reuters · Jan 30, 2022

Sudanese take to the streets in latest anti-coup protests

Thousands of Sudanese have taken to the streets for the latest in a months-long string of protests to denounce an October military coup that plunged the country into turmoil

The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2022

Sudan army-led Council signals tougher line on U.N. mediation

The deputy head of Sudan's military-led Sovereign Council said on Saturday a U.N. envoy should be working as a "facilitator and not a mediator", signalling an apparent tougher line towards international efforts to resolve a political crisis.

Reuters · Jan 29, 2022

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Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 28, 2022

Sudan’s Sovereign Council Expresses Concern about Activity of Foreign Missions

Sudan’s military-led sovereign council late on Thursday expressed concern about the activity of foreign diplomatic missions. The country’s acting foreign minister gave the council a briefing on the “activities of some foreign missions in Khartoum that go against diplomatic norms and violate the country’s sovereignty.” The statement, reported by Reuters,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 27, 2022

More Than 15,000 People Displaced in New Darfur Violence

Renewed tribal violence near the western Sudanese city of El Geneina over the past week has displaced more than 15,000 people, the United Nations said. The war-weary Darfur region has seen an increase in violence recently, humanitarian groups say, which analysts link to a peace deal signed in October 2020…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 26, 2022

Sudanese Rally against UN Bid to Resolve Post-coup Crisis

Thousands of Sudanese pro-military protesters rallied Wednesday against a UN bid to resolve a political crisis in the country three months after a coup, an AFP correspondent reported. The demonstrators gathered outside the Khartoum office of the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan, or UNITAMS, which launched talks with…

Al Jazeera · Jan 26, 2022

Sudanese protest against UN talks to resolve post-coup crisis

Protesters in Khartoum demand the expulsion of the UN, which has begun talks to try to solve Sudan’s political crisis.

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Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 26, 2022

Sudan Raises Electricity Prices, Effective Immediately

Sudan’s government increased prices for electricity, one of the country’s few still-subsidized commodities, as part of an ongoing economic reforms package, the country’s acting energy minister told Reuters. The price changes, effective immediately, entail a sharp spike in prices for agricultural consumption from up to 1.6 pounds per kilowatt to…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 26, 2022

Cairo Says Keen to Resume Talks over GERD ‘As Soon As Possible’

Egypt has reiterated keenness to resume talks “as soon as possible" with Ethiopia and Sudan on the mega-dam Addis Ababa is building on the Blue Nile. It called for reaching a legally binding agreement that achieves the three countries’ interests and maintains regional stability. The dispute was sparked in 2011…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 26, 2022

Civil Disobedience Grips Capital of Al Jazirah in Sudan

Wad Madani, the capital of Sudan's Al Jazirah state, declared civil disobedience and a complete political strike in wake of the killing of protesters during rallies against the October 25 military coup. Local sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that protesters blocked all routes into the city, effectively cutting it off from…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 26, 2022

Satterfield to Discuss Sudan in Trip to 5 Nations

The US special envoy for the Horn of Africa will visit Kenya, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Turkey and Israel this week to discuss Sudan and regional peace, the State Department said on Tuesday. David Satterfield will meet with officials from the respective governments from Jan. 24 to Feb. 4 "to…

Al Jazeera · Jan 25, 2022

Children among the dozens killed in South Sudan violence

Attacks in Jonglei state killed more than 30 people, including three children who drowned in a river trying to flee.

The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2022

Mass anti-coup protests continue in Sudan; 3 killed

Thousands of Sudanese have taken to the streets in the capital of Khartoum and other cities, continuing relentless anti-coup protests that have rocked the country since a military coup three months ago

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 24, 2022

Two Killed as Sudanese Security Forces Crack Down on Protest

Two demonstrators were killed on Monday when Sudanese security forces fired live rounds and teargas during protests against military rule that attracted tens of thousands of people across the country, medics said. Such protests, along with barricades throughout the capital and a general strike last week, have continued since the…

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