RSF accuses Sudan’s army of an “aerial assault” on the French embassy. RSF alleges substantial damage to the embassy in the capital. No official response from Sudan’s army or the French government. The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan have leveled accusations against the nation’s army, claiming they conducted an “aerial assault on the … Read more
At least 16 civilians killed in rocket fire in Sudan’s Darfur region. Escalated violence amid fighting between rival generals since mid-April. Death toll across Sudan reaches at least 3,000 from ongoing conflict. Today, a local lawyers’ union reported that rocket fire struck houses in Sudan’s war-torn western Darfur region, resulting in the tragic death of … Read more
Dar es Salaam district in Omdurman targeted, opposite bank of Nile from Khartoum. Conflict for control of capital escalating between army and paramilitary force since April. Disagreement between army head and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) head sparked conflict. A recent air strike conducted by the Sudanese army in the capital city has claimed the lives … Read more
A framework agreement between the military and political parties in Sudan calls for a two-year civilian-led transition leading up to elections. The agreement also states that the military will sit on a new “security and defense council” that reports to the prime minister-designate. Both parties concur on a strategy for eventually moving toward civilian control, … Read more
Thousands of Sudanese demonstrate in Khartoum calling for an end to military rule. Protests started after investigation revealed Russia was stealing gold from the African nation. Hundreds of protesters tried to enter the Republican Palace. An investigation that revealed Russia was stealing gold from the African nation, thousands of demonstrators demonstrated in Khartoum, the capital … Read more
Sudanese security forces fire tear gas at Hausa demonstrators in Khartoum. Dispute between Hausas and Funj tribes erupted over land in Blue Nile state last week. At least 79 people have been killed and more than 200 injured, officials say. Reuters, July 19, KHARTOUM – Days after tribal confrontations left dozens dead in southern Sudan’s … Read more
Sudanese police fire tear gas to disperse pro-democracy protesters. Protesters oppose army chief’s power-grab. At least 114 killed in clashes since military coup in October. Sudan police fired tear gas in the capital Khartoum on Saturday in an attempt to disperse hundreds of pro-democracy protesters demonstrating against coup leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, AFP correspondents … Read more
Sudanese police and military deployed in significant numbers across the capital Khartoum on Sunday. Pro-democracy parties plan mass rallies against coup leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. Security personnel established road blockages on bridges crossing the Nile river. KHARTOUM: Sudanese police and military deployed in significant numbers across the capital Khartoum on Sunday in preparation for … Read more
Sudanese protestors commemorate Eid al-Adha with a sit-in against the army chief’s ouster. Military leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan was deposed in an October coup. Civilian umbrella groups called Burhan’s promise of a civilian government a “sham”. KHARTOUM: Protestors in Sudan held a sit-in against military leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his October coup on Saturday … Read more
Sudanese medics report total death toll of 105. Security forces fire tear gas and stun grenades. Troops and police block roads leading to army headquarters. At least four Sudanese protesters were killed Thursday as the security forces sought to quash mass rallies of protesters demanding an end to military rule, pro-democracy medics reported. AFP correspondents … Read more
The rallies mark the anniversary of a coup in 1989 that got rid of the country’s last elected civilian government and gave Omar Al-iron-fisted Bashir power. Despite the recent lifting of a state of emergency, security was tight in Khartoum on Thursday. UN says that more than 100 people have been killed by the military … Read more
Sudan has accused the Ethiopian military of murdering seven troops and a civilian. The disputed Al-Fashaqa region borders Ethiopia’s turbulent Tigray province. Tensions between the two sides spiked after the conflict started in Tigray in 2020, causing tens of thousands to migrate to Sudan. KHARTOUM: Sudan has accused the Ethiopian military of murdering seven troops … Read more
Protester died after taking “shots to the chest and abdomen” during rallies in Omdurman. Latest death brings to 102 the toll from a crackdown on anti-coup protests. Coup led by army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan upended a transition to civilian rule. Sudanese security forces murdered a protester on Thursday during the latest anti-military coup demonstrations, … Read more
Civilian Sudanese bloc rejects UN-mediated talks with army. Force for Freedom and Change says talks did not address crisis created by army takeover. Anti-coup protests broke out in several parts of Khartoum on Monday. Sudan civilian bloc rejected UN-mediated negotiations with the army on Monday, claiming that the meetings did not address the crisis created … Read more
Many of the protesters were supporters of Islamist groups. A violent crackdown on the anti-coup protests has left nearly 100 people killed. Burhan lifted, state of emergency that had been in place since the coup on Sunday. The UN mission in Sudan was extended for another year on Friday, despite protests in the country against … Read more
According to an AFP correspondent, the trial of four individuals accused of fatally stabbing a senior police officer during anti-coup protests in Sudan began on Sunday in the capital Khartoum. The judge ordered an investigation into allegations the four had been tortured in custody and adjourned the court until June 12, according to the correspondent. … Read more
Some 40 former peacekeepers from Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray province gathered in eastern Sudan on Sunday to seek shelter, According to an AFP correspondent, More than 500 UN peacekeepers stationed in the disputed Abyei region between Sudan and South Sudan requested asylum in Khartoum last month, citing fears for their safety if they returned home. Hundreds … Read more
Sudanese security forces fired tear gas at crowds who gathered in Khartoum on Saturday to rally against military rule and mark the third anniversary of the killing of scores of protesters. The crowds blocked a major road junction in the capital and laid out food to break their Ramadan fast. But just before sundown, officers … 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
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
DUBAI – A Yemeni Huthi rebel strike on a military camp in the country’s northwest killed nine Sudanese soldiers from a pro-government coalition on Wednesday, Yemeni defence ministry sources said. “Nine members of the Sudanese forces were killed and 30 others wounded this morning by a Huthi missile,” one of the sources told AFP. The … 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
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: Furious Sudanese protests against a military coup entered a third day Wednesday, with the prime minister returned home under guard after intense international condemnation of the army’s power grab. But the return to his residence of Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok – who was detained Monday along with his ministers and civilian members of Sudan’s ruling … Read more
