Country: Sudan

Under growing pressure, will Sudan’s military government back down?

Amid anti-coup rallies intensifying and the economic crisis spiraling out of control, Sudan’s military government might consider altering its political direction, although unwilling to give up power. By Katarzyna Rybarczyk Eight months after the military takeover, which violated the power-sharing agreement that the Sudanese civilian and military factions agreed on following the 2018 Revolution, anti-coup […]

UAE to build Red Sea port for Sudan

The United Arab Emirates will build a new Red Sea port in Sudan as part of a $6 billion investment package, DAL group chairman Osama Daoud Abdellatif, a partner in the deal, told Reuters. Abdellatif said the package includes a free trade zone, a large agricultural project and an imminent $300 million deposit to Sudan's […]

Sudan still in deadlock as coup and civilian leaders fail to agree

A second round of UN-facilitated talks aiming to resolve Sudan’s political crisis following a military coup have been postponed, a spokesman said Saturday, with a key civilian bloc still refusing to join. The United Nations, the African Union and regional bloc IGAD launched “direct talks” on Wednesday in an effort to break the political stalemate […]

Sudan coup leader says state of emergency to end

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. Sudan has been reeling from deepening unrest since Burhan led the October 25 coup, upending a fragile transition following the 2019 ouster of president Omar Bashir. Burhan “issued a decree lifting […]

Sudan coup clamps down on Communist protestors

Sudanese security forces arrested leading anti-coup figures on Thursday, their party said, during protests by thousands against last year’s military takeover. “Security forces raided the house of the political secretary of the Sudanese Communist Party Mohammed Mukhtar Al-Khatib,” the party said in a statement. Another leading party member was also arrested at Khartoum airport, and […]

Sudanese planning to go to streets to overthrow coup

Sudan's pro-democracy groups called for mass protests on Wednesday, denouncing an October military coup that plunged the country into political turmoil and aggravated its economic woes. The call for marches was the latest of many to pressure the generals, whose takeover triggered near-daily street protests demanding civilian rule. The army's takeover upended Sudan's transition to […]

Stay up-to-date

Latest news

BREAKING NEWS - Ex-President Medvedev threatens nuclear war in face of ICC

Citigroup warns of imminent collapse of oil prices

Russia charges Ukraine with torturing POWs

US officials admit Israeli guilt but can't identify Israeli gun that killed Abu Akleh

Lapid threatens to 'rein in' Hezbollah if Lebanon doesn't