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Satterfield Visits Khartoum to Advance Democratic Transition

US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa David Satterfield was in Sudan on Thursday on a two-day visit to discuss with military and civilian leaders efforts to put the country back on the transition track following the army’s coup in October 25. The US State Department said Satterfield aims…

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North Pole’s Svalbard Global Seed Vault to Receive News Deposits

A vault built on an Arctic mountainside to preserve the world's crop seeds from war, disease and other catastrophes received new deposits on Monday, including one from the first organization that made a withdrawal from the facility, reported Agence France Press. The Svalbard Global Seed Vault, on Spitsbergen Island halfway…

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One Protester Killed as Thousands Rally across Sudan against Coup

At least one protester was shot dead as security forces confronted crowds marching in Khartoum on Monday demanding the release of prisoners and an end to military rule, medics and a Reuters reporter said. Elsewhere, thousands returned to streets across Sudan, in some of the biggest demonstrations in nearly a…

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At least one killed in Sudan protests against military rule

At least one protester killed, medics say, as thousands rally to demand the release of prisoners, reject military rule.

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One protester killed as thousands rally across Sudan against coup - medics

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Ex-Sudan official detained as anti-coup protests continue

A Sudanese political party says authorities have again arrested a former senior government official during a crackdown on anti-coup groups

The Independent UK

In Sudan, Ex-official Detained Ahead of Anti-coup Protests

Sudan’s military authorities have again arrested a former senior government official, his party said, as pro-democracy groups on Monday readied more protests against a military coup that plunged the country into turmoil. The Unionist Alliance party said Mohammed al-Faki Suliman, former member of the ruling Sovereign Council, was detained Sunday…

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AU Launches Efforts to End Sudanese Crisis

A high-ranking African Union delegation, led by the Chairperson of the AU Commission, Moussa Faki, met Sudanese officials and party leaders to resolve the political crisis following the army coup on October 25. The meeting, chaired by Army Commander Lt-Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, was also attended by military and security…

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Sudanese security forces continue their brutal crackdown on protesters

At least 79 protesters have been killed by security forces in the three months that followed the military coup in Sudan. The army's General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan seized power against the transitional government on October 25, 2021. Since then, demonstrators say that security forces have been targeting them brutally and…

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Sudan’s Burhan Accuse Security Forces, Third Party of Killing Protesters

Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan denied issuing any orders to kill peaceful demonstrators protesting the military coup and accused the security services and a third party of being involved in the murders. Speaking during a televised interview, Burhan vowed to step down if the Sudanese parties reached a comprehensive…

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Addis Ababa, Khartoum Reach Deal on Border Dispute

Ethiopia’s ambassador to Khartoum Yibeltal Aemero Alemu said Sudan and Ethiopia reached an agreement to peacefully resolve the border dispute. Alemu did not specify when bilateral talks on border demarcation would be launched. “There are previous border agreements with Sudan,” he affirmed, adding that officials from both countries will refer…

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Sudan's top general lauds recent ties with former foe Israel

The general who heads Sudan’s ruling Sovereign Council is lauding recent ties with Israel, saying that intelligence sharing between the two former adversaries has helped arrest suspected militants in his country

The Independent UK

Sudan's Burhan dismisses sanctions threats, says Israel visits not political

Sudan's military leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Saturday dismissed Western threats of sanctions and said meetings between Sudanese and Israeli officials were part of security cooperation rather than political in nature.

Reuters

West Criticizes Arrest of Politicians in Sudan

Sudan on Friday denounced Western criticism of the arrest of two high-profile former officials opposed to military rule and charged with corruption, saying it was contrary to "diplomatic norms and practices". Khalid Omer Yousif and Wagdi Salih were arrested on Wednesday, a move Norway, the United States, Britain, the European…

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Sudan rejects Western criticism of arrests as 'blatant interference'

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US Commends Egypt’s Approach to GERD Crisis

The head of the US Central Command (CENTCOM), General Kenneth McKenzie has commended Egypt’s approach in addressing the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) crisis. He said Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has been a “statesman-like” in his approach to this problem, seeking to avoid military action, and instead, finding a…

The Independent UK

Sudan's military rulers step up crackdown, arrest activists

Scores of activists and pro-democracy protesters are in jail in Sudan for opposing a military takeover in October

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Protesters Take to Sudan's Streets

Sudanese demonstrators marched in neighborhoods across the capital and the country on Thursday in protest at October's military coup and a wave of political detentions. The takeover ended a partnership between the military and civilian political parties, drawing international condemnation and plunging Sudan into political and economic turmoil. Protests organized…

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Protesters take to Sudan's streets again, decrying coup and arrests

Sudanese protesters marched in neighbourhoods across the capital and the country on Thursday in protest at October's military coup and a wave of political detentions.

Reuters

Sudan export highway blockaded as protests stoked by trade woes

Hundreds of truck drivers are stuck in a blockade of a major export route out of Sudan into Egypt, hampering exports of camels and other livestock as opposition to a military takeover has fuelled festering grievances over trade.

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Sudan Arrests Leading Anti-coup Bloc Figures

Sudanese security agents on Wednesday arrested two leading figures including an ex-minister from the opposition Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC), the civilian group driving protests against last year's military coup. The men are the latest in a long line of activists detained since the October 25 military takeover led…

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Sudanese Envoy Visits Israel to Promote Ties

A Sudanese envoy was in Israel on Wednesday in order to promote ties between the two countries, a source with close knowledge of the visit said. The presidential envoy arrived in Israel at the beginning of the week, the source said. There was no immediate confirmation from Israeli and Sudanese…

Al Jazeera

Two prominent Sudanese leaders critical of military detained

The officials were previously involved in seizing property and firing bureaucrats linked to former ruler Omar al-Bashir.

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UN Sudan Mission to Wrap Up Consultations, Publish Document

The United Nations special mission in Sudan is concluding consultations aimed at salvaging the country's democratic transition and will produce a summary document next week, a UN source told Reuters on Wednesday. A military coup on Oct. 25 ended a two-year partnership with political parties.

Reuters

Former Sudanese minister Khalid Omer Yousif arrested by security forces - party sources

Former Sudanese officials Khalid Omer Yousif and Wagdi Salih have been arrested, their Forces of Freedom and Change coalition said in a statement on Wednesday.

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