Pope Francis, whose mobility has been limited of late by a nagging knee problem, is looking forward to visiting South Sudan in July, according to a joint message by the pontiff, the archbishop of Canterbury, and a Scottish church official. The Vatican on Saturday released the text of the message, which refers to previously announced … Read more
Witnesses and an aid group reported three people were killed in Sudan’s restive Darfur area on Friday, as the UN condemned recent hostilities that have killed over 200 people. West Darfur state, the arid region of Sudan bordering Chad, has for the past week been gripped by deadly violence between members of the Massalit community and … Read more
Ethiopian peacekeepers from the warfare-torn Tigray area, who’re refusing to return domestic, are sufferers of insurrection “propaganda”, the defence ministry said, following the squaddies’ request for political asylum in Sudan. More than 500 UN peacekeepers from Tigray who have been deployed to Abyei, a disputed border vicinity between Sudan and South Sudan, have requested Khartoum … Read more
According to an aid organisation, clashes between competing factions in Sudan’s Darfur killed at least 168 people on Sunday, the latest outbreak of deadly violence in the restive area. Darfur has experienced an increase in fatal fighting since October last year, spurred by disputes mostly over land, cattle, and access to water and pasture. Darfur … Read more
Sudan has freed two outspoken former government officials from prison, according to attorneys, as part of trust-building attempts to overcome the country’s political deadlock. Sudan was thrown into upheaval when a military coup in October upended the country’s brief path to democracy following three decades of harsh leadership by former strongman Omar Al-Bashir. In April … Read more
Fighting in Sudan’s stricken Darfur place has killed more than 2 hundred people in recent days, with the UN human rights leader pronouncing she became “appalled” at the spike in violence. Members of the Massalit network and Arab fighters have clashed considering that Friday in and around the West Darfur nation capital El Geneina, the … Read more
KHARTOUM: Sudanese authorities liberated a former member of the ruling Sovereign Council on Wednesday, a lawyer said, making him the second significant civilian figure freed in two days. “Mohamed al-Fekki has been released,” defence attorney Azhari al-Haj said, more than two months after the lawmaker was arrested on February 13. On Tuesday, authorities freed Khaled … Read more
At least 168 people were killed on Sunday in clashes between rival groups in Besieged Sudan Area, Darfur, an aid group said, the latest outbreak of deadly violence in the restive region. Darfur, which was ravaged by a civil war that began in 2003, has seen a spike in a deadly conflict since October last year, sparked … Read more
168 people killed in Sudan violence in Darfur; aid group Conflicts between rival bunches in Sudan’s Darfur killed no less than 168 individuals on Sunday, a guide bunch has said, in the most recent episode of destructive savagery to hit the unsettled area. Darfur, which was desolated by nationwide conflict that emitted in 2003, has … Read more
Eight people have been murdered and 16 have been injured in clashes between Arab tribesmen and ethnic minority farmers in Sudan’s war-torn Darfur area, according to an aid agency. Armed Arab tribesmen attacked villages of the non-Arab Massalit minority in Krink, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) from the West Darfur state capital of Geneina, in … Read more
“I have a special vision in art,” the 39-year-old said, surrounded by his eclectic art hung on the walls of his gallery in the capital Khartoum. “I am particularly interested in using natural materials.” Many of his paintings feature colors derived from the fruits of the doum palm tree, and ground up fruit from the … Read more
Sudan’s military commander, General Abdel Fattah Al Burhan, made a move toward easing tensions in the country on Friday, six months after a military coup. When asked about the country’s deteriorating economic and security conditions during a Ramadan meeting, the president responded: “We are going on a tough moment, and we must all present compromises … Read more
The UN’s envoy to South Sudan warned on Thursday that almost 9 million human beings can be in need of aid this particularly year as the fragile country grapples with a surge in violence among armed factions and a food disaster. Clashes have flared anew inside the international’s youngest nation regardless of a pledge via … Read more
JUBA – When Tunda Henry’s family fled South Sudan’s brutal civil war five years ago, they vowed to return after the upheaval. But as the young nation’s shaky peace process struggles to make progress, he fears that day may never come. Tuesday will mark two years since President Salva Kiir and his deputy Riek Machar … Read more
JUBA – The UN mine clearance worker gingerly sifts through a patch of dirt with a trowel in scrubland on the outskirts of a village near South Sudan’s capital Juba. A colleague, also clad in safety gear of a see-through face shield and pale blue protective vest, scans for mines using a metal detector that … Read more
JEDDAH: The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) senior officials meeting preparatory for the 48th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers, scheduled to take place in Islamabad in March 2022, started at the Jeddah-based headquarters of the General Secretariat on Monday. The inaugural session has witnessed the handover of the chair from the Republic of … Read more
KHARTOUM – Sudanese closed businesses and barricaded Khartoum streets on Tuesday in a civil disobedience effort to protest one of the deadliest days since the country’s democratic transition was disrupted by a coup in October. According to doctors, security forces murdered at least seven individuals on Monday during anti-coup rallies by thousands, increasing the total … Read more
KHARTOUM – The Sudanese Police confirmed Tuesday that seven protesters were killed in clashes with security forces during Monday’s demonstrations in the capital city of Khartoum. “Police records registered seven death cases for citizens, all of them in Khartoum locality,” the police said in a statement. Moreover, 50 policemen and 22 citizens were wounded during … Read more
KHARTOUM – Security forces shot and killed three protesters Monday during rallies against last year’s military coup, medics said, ahead of a visit by US diplomats seeking to revive a transition to civilian rule. The protesters “were killed by live bullets” by “militias of the putschist military council”, anti-coup medics said on the Facebook page … Read more
KHARTOUM – Sudanese security forces shot and killed four protesters this week as tens of thousands of demonstrators defied a security lockdown and severed communications to rally against military rule, medics said. Pro-democracy activists have kept up a more than two-month-long campaign of street demonstrations against a military takeover in October. The crackdown has now … Read more
Premier League trio Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Riyad Mahrez will be star attractions in Cameroon at the Africa Cup of Nations, which promises to be “exceptional” according to the top football official in the continent. The 36-match group phase kicks off on January 9 at the newly built Olembe Stadium in Yaounde and the tournament concludes … Read more
KHARTOUM: Sudanese police fired tear gas Monday to disperse hundreds of protesters who rallied near the presidential palace in Khartoum demanding civilian rule, witnesses said. It was the latest rally in recent weeks by Sudanese opposed to a military-dominated government in the country where top general Abdel Fattah al-Burhan seized power in an October coup. … Read more
UNITED NATIONS, United States, Dec 4, 2021 (AFP) – United Nations chief Antonio Guterres urged authorities in Sudan to respect freedom of expression and the press, calling the coup-stricken country hostile to journalists in a report submitted Friday to the Security Council. Hundreds of political activists, journalists, protesters and bystanders watching anti-coup rallies were arrested … Read more
KHARTOUM: Sudanese anti-coup protesters on Sunday manned barricades in Khartoum a day after a deadly crackdown on mass rallies, as a defiant civil disobedience campaign against the military takeover entered its seventh day. Tens of thousands turned out across the country for Saturday’s demonstrations, marching against the army’s October 25 power grab, when top General … Read more
KHARTOUM: Lashing, frisking, and arbitrary detentions – Sudanese protesters say security forces have resorted to frenzied violence to quash street protests against the country’s latest military coup. Since the power grab on Monday, security forces have heavily deployed on the streets of the capital Khartoum and beyond. Some protesters drew grim parallels with life under … Read more
KHARTOUM: Mass protests in Sudan show strong support for a civilian-led democracy, but analysts warn street demonstrations may have little impact on powerful factions pushing a return to military rule. Under a 2019 power-sharing deal after the ouster of long-time dictator Omar al-Bashir, Sudan is ruled by a sovereign council of civilian and military representatives tasked … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The 75th Independence Day of Pakistan was celebrated on Saturday at various embassies and missions of the country across the world by holding flag hoisting ceremonies and exhibitions. The envoys of Pakistan in respective ceremonies hoisted the national flag, while the national anthem was played. The events were attended by the diplomatic community, officials … Read more
SUDAN: The pilot of Boeing 737 has made an emergency landing at Khartoum airport, after suddenly being attacked by a cat. According to the report of the foreign news agency, when the Sudanese Tarco airline flew from Khartoum airport to Doha, the capital of Qatar, suddenly a cat entered the cockpit and attacked the pilot. … Read more
