Thousands of Sudanese protested today, defying tear gas fired at them by security forces, demanding the return of politicians to power, nearly ten months after a military coup in the country. The October 25, 2021 coup by army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan violently ended the political transition process that had begun in 2019 after […]
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Sudan: Traffic ban in two cities after deadly riots
Sudanese authorities have imposed an overnight curfew in two towns in the southeastern state of Blue Nile, near the border with Ethiopia, after days of clashes between rival tribes in which 31 people have been killed. Clashes have spread to several cities since Wednesday, with the killing of a villager. Security forces intervened and brought […]
Sudan: Demonstrators reject General Burhan’s proposal, continue demonstrations
Sudan’s main civilian formation on Tuesday rejected a proposal by the head of the military junta, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, to allow the formation of a civilian government, citing a “regular retreat” aimed at maintaining the military’s influence in the country. The Forces for Freedom and Change (FLC), a mainstay of the civilian government ousted […]
Sudan: The military announced that it is withdrawing from the dialogue
General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who has ruled Sudan since an October 25 coup, announced yesterday that he wanted to allow a government to be formed by politicians, during the fifth day of a sit-in by pro-democracy protesters. In a televised speech, the head of Sudan’s army and the first to speak to the Sovereignty Council […]
Sudan: Demonstrations against the military junta continue for the fourth day
Hundreds of Sudanese staged a sit-in protest on Sunday in various parts of Khartoum and its suburbs for the fourth consecutive day, demanding the departure of the military junta that seized power in October. Although Sudanese have been holding pro-democracy protests every week since the coup of General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the movement took on […]
Sudan: At least 9 dead in protests against the military junta
Nine protesters were killed on Thursday in Khartoum, where tens of thousands of Sudanese marched chanting the slogan “the people want the downfall of General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan”, the head of the armed forces and mastermind of the October military coup that plunged the country back into violence and deep economic crisis. Although every week […]
Sudan accuses Ethiopia of executing seven of its soldiers and one civilian
The Sudanese army on Sunday accused the Ethiopian armed forces of executing seven Sudanese soldiers and a civilian holding prisoners. He also complained that Ethiopian forces had publicly displayed the bodies of those executed, adding that there would be an “appropriate response”. “This fraudulent act will not go unanswered,” he insisted. There has been no […]
UAE-Sudan: $ 6 billion investment plan to build new port on Red Sea
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will build a new port in Sudan with access to the Red Sea as part of a $ 6 billion (€ 5.70 billion) deal, Osama President Daoud Abdellatif participates in the negotiations. According to him, the investment package includes a free trade zone, a large agricultural economy project, but also […]
Sudan: 100th protester killed since junta imposed on country
A protester was killed by security forces in the Sudanese city of Omdurman on Monday, the 100th since the October coup. The protester, the second to die after the state of emergency was lifted on May 29, may have been shot dead, the Sudanese Central Committee of Doctors said. Demonstrations organized by neighborhood resistance committees […]
Sudan: Two dead in anti-coup demonstrations
Two protesters were killed Saturday in riots that erupted in Sudan seven months after a coup that stripped the African country – one of the poorest in the world – of any international aid. One protester was shot dead by security forces and another was killed by tear gas in Khartoum, according to the Sudanese […]