Latest in Tag: Sudan Highlight
Latest in Tag: Sudan

EgyptAir cancels flights to Sudan
Ethiopia attempts to mediate Sudan crisis after bloodshed

Sudan protest leaders accused Military Council of trying to disperse their sit-in
One person killed; 10 others wounded according to media reports

Op-ed review: Burhan’s visit to Egypt, Saudi oil tanker attack grasp media attention
In Al-Shorouk private newspaper, editor-in-chief Emad El-Din Hussein tackled in his Monday’s opinion piece Burhan’s visit to Cairo

Sudan protesters begin civil disobedience to pressure TMC
Protesters demand a swift transition to civilian rule, fearful that military rulers will replace one dictatorship with another.

Sudan’s Burhan visits UAE to meet bin Zayed after leaving Cairo
UAE will back Sudan, urging all parties to commit to dialogue, says Abu Dhabi Crown Prince

Al-Sisi meets Burhan as Sudanese protest leaders announce 2-day strike
Both agree on supporting free will of Sundanese people, says presidency

Protesters continue their sit-in before defence ministry in Khartoum
Last week, the Sudan’s ruling Transitional Military Council and the opposition Declaration of Freedom and Change have agreed on the arrangements for the structure of the transitional authority within a three-year transitional period.

UN condemns violence against Sudanese protesters
Six people were killed including army officerÂ

Sudan’s military, opposition powers agree to 3-year transitional period
Final agreement will be reached within 24 hours

Al-Sisi voices support toward Ghana’s developmental efforts
President meets with AUHIP Chairperson for Sudan, South Sudan

Khartoum’s political unrest casts shadow over Egypt-Sudan electrical interconnection
A delegation from Sudan was supposed to visit Egypt and start the project but this has not happened so far.

Six people killed, 100 injured in gunfire in Sudan
Protesters say army responsible, military council blames “unidentified elements”

Al-Bashir might be tried for crimes against humanity: Amnesty International
Despite his removal, Sudan continues to suffer from human rights violations

Sudan’s opposition to continue talks on power transfer with military
Similarly, deposed Al-Bashir will stand trial for his alleged role in coup that took place in 1979

Has Sudanese revolution overthrown Muslim Brotherhood rule?
The 18 December revolution in Sudan promises new realities in the African country, where it overthrew the dictator Omar Al-Bashir and a long period of repression which began with the Muslim Brotherhood coup in 1989. Al-Bashir’s 30-year kleptocracy has been marked by famine, civil war, and the detention of thousands and torture in the so …

AU urges Sudanese military council to hand over power within 60 days to civil government
The African Union (AU)’s Peace and Security Council (PSC) allowed on Tuesday the Sudanese transitional military council to hand over power to a civil government within only two months, according to Reuters. The PSC said that the AU would deploy a delegation to Sudan in order to meet with all the political powers and the …

AU countries asks to extend transitional period in Sudan to 3 months
‘We support Sudanese’s free will to determine their future,’ says Al-Sisi

High-profile Egyptian, Emirati, Saudi delegations visit Sudan
Al-Sisi voices support to Sudanese will in phone call with Burhan

Sudanese protesters continue to press for “revolutionary” demands
Protest leaders called their supporters on Monday to mobilise outside army headquarters, claiming attempt to disperse their sit-in, however military council denies

Al-Sisi, Merkel discuss updates on Sudan, Libya
Conversation also deals with issues of common interest

Burhan announces new members of Sudan’s military transitional council
Representatives of protests presented their demands to military commanders

Sudan’s military council head cancels night curfew, releases political detainees
Sudan’s new head of the Sudanese Military Transitional Council Abdul Fattah Al- Burhan announced on Saturday lifting the night curfew and releasing all political detainees arrested under the state of emergency after of the resign of president Omar Al-Bashir. Al-Burhan said in a statement that the transitional period would last for a maximum of two …

Egypt supports will of Sudanese people after overthrow of Al-Bashir
Egypt supports the Sudanese people’s choices in building the future of their country, the foreign ministry said in a statement on Thursday. This came after President Omar Al-Bashir, who has been in power for 30 years, was overthrown by the armed forces following months of protests. “Egypt is following closely and with great concern the …

Ibn Auf ousts Al-Bashir, ending 30-year old kleptocracy
Furthermore, all ministers have been acquitted, cabinet, and local states’ governments have been resolved. Additionally, he announced a one-month curfew and a three-month state of emergency

Seven Sudanese people killed as sit-in outside military headquarters continue
Security forces used live fires, tear gas against thousands of demonstrators

Sudan, Ethiopia sign protocol to deploy joint forces to secure border
Agreement aims to control smuggling of weapons, cross-border crimes

Sudanese unrest halts power interconnection with Egypt
EETC completes about 70% of its targeted FY 2018/19 investments, says chairperson

Omar El-Bashir bans unlicensed public gatherings, protests
Bashir issues decree to regulate trade in foreign currency, bans trading, hoarding of fuel products

New Sudanese PM sworn in amid demonstrations, calls for Al-Bashir’s resignationÂ
Security forces fire tear gas in Khartoum, Omdurman to disperse protesters

Omar Al-Bashir declares one-year state of emergency
Despite promises by Al-Bashir to reach out to opposition, doctors who participated in protests reportedly arrested