The World Bank will provide the World Food Program (WFP) with $100 million to address food insecurity in Sudan, the WFP said on Wednesday, Anadolu News Agency reports. The humanitarian organisation said in a statement that the funds will be used to provide food and cash transfers for over two million people[…]
INTERNATIONAL Hundreds of protesters in Sudan‘s capital, Khartoum, took to the streets for a fourth day in a row, after at least 10 people were killed by security forces during rallies earlier this week. A rally on Sunday against the military takeover led by army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan last October[…]
INTERNATIONAL Sudan’s former ruling coalition, the Forces of Freedom and Change, yesterday said it was “important to have the United Nations, the African Union, and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)’s support” during the country’s political crisis. “It is of utter importance to have the support of the AU, Arab[…]
INTERNATIONAL Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Sunday lifted a state of emergency imposed since last year’s military coup, the ruling Sovereign Council said. Burhan “issued a decree lifting the state of emergency nationwide”, the council said in a statement, according to AFP. The order was made “to prepare[…]
Sudan’s military will release political detainees to create a favorable atmosphere for dialogue in the country, according to the army chief, Anadolu Agency reports. “We have started procedures to release political detainees within two or three days,” General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan said in a statement. He said the move aims to “set[…]
The Sovereignty Council of Sudan on Friday issued directives to use military force to resolve the lawlessness in South Darfur State. This was reported in a statement issued by the Vice-President of the Sovereignty Council Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, coinciding with the escalation of violence in the Sudanese state. The statement[…]
International Surrounded by soldiers and with Guinea’s flag draped around his shoulders, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya appeared on state television hours after leading a coup in September. “Guinea is beautiful,” he told his co-patriots, using a crude analogy to describe what would be his vision for the future of his country. “We no[…]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday approved a $2.5bn loan for Sudan, and with the World Bank sealed a landmark deal that unlocks nearly $50bn in debt relief for the impoverished African nation. The announcement came after the IMF finalised an agreement with 101 donor countries allowing Sudan to[…]
The latest meeting between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam may be the last chance to relaunch talks before it is filled for the second year in a row, Egypt said in a statement on Sunday. The meeting concludes on Monday in Kinshasa, the capital of[…]
Crowds of thousands marched through the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Saturday demanding justice for people killed during the protest movement that began exactly two years ago. Some protesters marched towards the presidential palace, directing angry slogans towards both the military and civilian leaders of the transitional government, even calling for[…]
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