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Sudan Tribune
April 21, 2018
It is noteworthy that the UN expert has arrived in Khartoum on Sudan in a 10-day visit to assess the human rights situation in the country. In June ... The hybrid mission has been deployed in Darfur since December 2007 with a mandate to stem violence against civilians in western Sudan's region. It is theÃâà...
ReliefWeb
April 21, 2018
The returns follow the signing of a tripartite agreement on the voluntary repatriation of Sudanese refugees by UNHCR and the Governments of Sudan and Chad in May of last year. The war in the Darfur region of Sudan broke out in February 2003, when rebel groups began fighting the government of SudanÃâà...
Middle East Eye
April 21, 2018
KHARTOUM - The protesters always wanted their rally to be peaceful, they said. But by the end of the day at the gold mine in Sudan's remote Wadi Alsingair region, one man was dead and five more injured. The workers had gathered at the site, 400km north of Khartoum, to protest against a governmentÃâà...
U.S. News & World Report
April 19, 2018
International attempts to end the brutal violence in Sudan appear less likely more than a year after the U.S. lifted sanctions on the East African nation, following new reports of government violence against the general public that has triggered alarm from the top levels of the United Nations and human rightsÃâà...
Sudan Tribune
April 19, 2018
In October 2017, Washington announced the end of the 20-year embargo on Sudan in line with the "Five Track Engagement Plan", in which Khartoum ... the conflict-affected areas, agreed to support efforts for peace in South Sudan and developed cooperation with the U.S. to counter terrorism in the region.
Sudan Tribune
April 18, 2018
April 18, 2018 (KHARTOUM) - The Ambassadors of the European Union (EU) on Wednesday have expressed concern about the situation of the ... Ownership of Abyei, a border region disputed by Sudan and South Sudan, remained contentious after the world's youngest nation split from Sudan in 2011.
eNCA
April 18, 2018
KHARTOUM, Sudan – Sudan has protested to the United Nations Security Council against Egypt, accusing Cairo of organising voting in a disputed border .... The tension between Cairo and Khartoum rose particularly since last year after Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir accused Egyptian intelligenceÃâà...
Middle East Monitor
March 29, 2018
The Sudanese capital, Khartoum, is currently hosting US political and military delegations to discuss the bilateral relations between Sudan and the United States, as well as regional issues related to the situation in Africa. The Sudanese Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Major General KamalÃâà...
AllAfrica.com
March 29, 2018
For decades, Sudan and the U.S. have experienced more tension than cooperation. Low points have included the assassination of the U.S. ambassador to Khartoum in 1973, Sudan's harboring of Osama bin Laden in the 1990s and the Sudanese government supporting violence against civilians in Darfur,Ãâà...
gulfnews.com
March 29, 2018
A thick sandstorm engulfed the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Thursday, forcing authorities to cancel flights and shut schools in Khartoum and other nearby towns. ... Experts warn that Sudan and the region will experience more such storms as climate changes drive temperatures up and destroy fertile soil.
ReliefWeb
March 28, 2018
March 27, 2018 (KHARTOUM) - The hybrid peacekeeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID) on Monday said a convoy transporting Chinese peacekeepers has ... The hybrid mission has been deployed in Darfur since December 2007 with a mandate to stem violence against civilians in western Sudan's region.
africanews
March 28, 2018
The Council of Ministers of the regional bloc, Inter Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), has decided to release South Sudan's exiled rebel ... fresh fighting broke out in Juba in July 2016 and Dr Machar had to flee to the Democratic Republic of Congo, from where he was airlifted to Khartoum.
AllAfrica.com
March 28, 2018
The sources as well confirmed that the government forces succeeded to completely take over the area of Feina in East Jebel Marra locality, southeast of the ... March 27 - 2018 KHARTOUM Sudan's National Consensus Coalition has renewed its rejection of any dialogue with the current regime in KhartoumÃâà...
Middle East Eye
March 28, 2018
Since January, Sudan has shut its eastern border with Eritrea, days after Khartoum declared an emergency in the state of Kasala. Officials say the decision was part of a government campaign to collect illegal arms in the state. Hundreds of Sudanese soldiers have been deployed in Kasala in recent months,Ãâà...
Voice of America
March 28, 2018
For decades, Sudan and the U.S. have experienced more tension than cooperation. Low points have included the assassination of the U.S. ambassador to Khartoum in 1973, Sudan's harboring of Osama bin Laden in the 1990s and the Sudanese government supporting violence against civilians in Darfur,Ãâà...
Sudan Tribune
March 27, 2018
He said Sudanese troops moved with their heavy equipment along the border, and this remains a threat to South Sudan's sovereignty. ... South Sudan seceded from Sudan on July 9th, 2011 following a referendum on whether the semi-autonomous region should remain a part of the country or becomeÃâà...
Sudan Tribune
March 26, 2018
March 2, 2016 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan and Qatar on Monday will sign a partnership agreement worth 4.0 billion dollars to develop and manage Suakin ... The deal was announced by the Sudanese Minister of Transport, Roads and Bridges Makkawi Mohamed Awad in a joint press conference held in PortÃâà...
africanews
March 26, 2018
Asmara also claimed that Doha provided Sudan with three Mig fighters and funding a joined Sudanese Ethiopian force deployed in Kassala, along the border with ... rival Ethiopia, even as Khartoum blames Eritrea for refusing its repeated efforts to mediate the conflict and create a regional cooperation area.
Sudan Tribune
March 25, 2018
Deng made his denial in an open letter extended to Sudan Tribune where he points an accusing finger to the South Sudanese oil minister Ezekiel Lol ... seeks to get the support of the Sudanese authorities to organize a rebellion in his homeland, the Western Bahr el-Ghazal region, an accusation he denied.
Sudan Tribune
March 21, 2018
March 20, 2018 (KHARTOUM) - United Nations special envoy for Sudan and South Sudan has pledged Tuesday to support the African Union mediation in ... The meeting also touched on the situation in Darfur region and the AUHIP efforts to end the conflict as the African Union Peace and Security CouncilÃâà...
Atlantic Council (blog)
March 21, 2018
Sudan's president, Omar al-Bashir, participated in Independence Day celebrations in Khartoum, Sudan, on December 31, 2017. ... With deep political, economic, and social connections to the Middle East, Sudanese troops are deployed to assist the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen. Sudan also hasÃâà...
Middle East Eye
March 18, 2018
Irfan Neziroglu, Turkey's ambassador in Khartoum, told MEE that Ankara had no interest in harming any other country in the region and said that reports of Turkish military expansionism were "rumours" intended to sabotage improving relations between Turkey and Sudan. "Suakin is a small island and itsÃâà...
Xinhua
March 18, 2018
KHARTOUM, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Khartoum is ready to resume talks with Washington to remove Sudan from the U.S. terror list, semi-official Sudan Media ... "The government is ready to start the second phase of dialogue with Washington to wipe Sudan off the list of states sponsoring terrorism," SudaneseÃâà...
Sudan Tribune
March 10, 2018
March 10, 2018 (KHARTOUM) - The Director of the Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate (EGID) Abas Mustafa Kamel met with the Sudanese ... The Sudanese army spokesperson said the defence minister reiterated Sudan's keenness to preserve the stability of Egypt and the region adding that CairoÃâà...
Sudan Tribune
February 26, 2018
For his part, the head of the Ethiopian delegation said the forum comes amid local, regional and international conditions that require research and ... Also, during the 14th meeting of the joint Sudanese-Ethiopian technical committee in March 2016 in Khartoum, Sudan proposed to deploy joint border unitsÃâà...
Sudan Tribune
February 25, 2018
But Khartoum denies these claims and accuses Egypt of supporting Sudanese rebel movements particularly from Darfur region. Ghandour pointed out that Sudan's Ambassador to Egypt Abdel-Mahmoud Abdel-Halim could return to Cairo at any time, saying instructions have already been issued to thisÃâà...
AllAfrica.com
February 23, 2018
Sudan scored 16, up from 14 the previous year, but is still rated 175th out of 180 countries. Only Yemen, Afghanistan, Syria, South Sudan, and Somalia rank lowest with scores of 16, 15, 14, 12, and 9 respectively. The best performing region is Western Europe with an average score of 66. The worstÃâà...
Anadolu Agency
February 20, 2018
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Hakan Cavusoglu (R) is welcomed by Sudan's Tourism Minister, Abu Zaid Mustafa (L) at Khartoum International Airport ... The deputy PM also thanked Sudanese people, who have given moral support to the ongoing Operation Olive Branch in Syria's northwestern region ofÃâà...
Sudan Tribune
December 31, 1999
Also, Sudan has no interest to support him or other South Sudanese rebel faction in line to a deal signed with Washington. However, some South Sudanese officials went to speak about Malong's plans to organize a rebellion from West Kordofan or East Darfur which are not far from his home area inÃâà...
The Arab Weekly
December 31, 1999
CAIRO - Egypt is intensifying efforts to contain Sudan and curb Turkish and Qatari influence in the country. The Egyptian drive is facing hurdles, however, due to sticky issues over Egyptian-Sudanese ties and Khartoum's attempts to play regional rivals off each other, experts said. “This is so clear in theÃâà...
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