African Union requests to extend UNAMID mandate until end of 2020

June 1, 2020 (KHARTOUM) - The African Union Peace and Security Council (PSC) requested the UN Security Council to extend UNAMID mandate until 31 December but at the same time called to separate between Darfur operation and transition in Sudan. (...)

Professional groups back secular state in support of peace in Sudan

May 31, 2020 (KHARTOUM) - A spokesperson for the Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA) which spearheaded protests that led to the ouster of former President Omer al-Bashir on April 11, said that their support for separating religion from the (...)

Vice President James Wani tests positive for coronavirus

May 30, 2020 (JUBA) - South Sudan's Vice President James Wani Igga has tested positive for coronavirus, becoming the third vice-president and the fifth member of the government to catch the respiratory disease. Igga informed the country of his (...)

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Monday 1 June 2020
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Women group calls for support to street food vendors in Khartoum state

June 1, 2020 (KHARTOUM) - A women's group for street food vendors, the multipurpose Women Cooperative Union, called on the Sudanese transitional government to provide the needed support for its (...)

Eritrean rights group accuses Asmara of systematic repression amid COVID-19

June 1, 2020 (ADDIS ABABA) – An exiled Eritrean rights group, the Red Sea Afar Human Rights organization (RSAHRO) accused the Eritrean government of systematically starving the Afar minority (...)

African Union requests to extend UNAMID mandate until end of 2020

June 1, 2020 (KHARTOUM) - The African Union Peace and Security Council (PSC) requested the UN Security Council to extend UNAMID mandate until 31 December but at the same time called to separate (...)

Sunday 31 May 2020
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South Korean peacekeepers arrive in South Sudan after three-month delay

May 31, 2020 (JUBA) - A batch of South Korean peacekeepers has left Seoul heading to South Sudan where they are expected to arrive on Monday 1 June three months after its initial scheduled date (...)

Professional groups back secular state in support of peace in Sudan

May 31, 2020 (KHARTOUM) - A spokesperson for the Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA) which spearheaded protests that led to the ouster of former President Omer al-Bashir on April 11, said (...)

Ethiopia calls to discuss recent border attack through joint military committee

May 31, 2020 (KHARTOUM) - Ethiopia on Sunday called to address an attack on Sudanese forces by its troops and armed men through a joint military committee established recently to tackle such (...)

Saturday 30 May 2020
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Vice President James Wani tests positive for coronavirus

May 30, 2020 (JUBA) - South Sudan's Vice President James Wani Igga has tested positive for coronavirus, becoming the third vice-president and the fifth member of the government to catch the (...)

Sudan reports 279 new coronavirus cases

May 30, 2020 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan's Federal Ministry of Health reported 279 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Saturday, taking the total in the East African nation to 4800. Sudanese health (...)

Sudan summons Ethiopian ambassador in protest over border attacks

May 30, 2020 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan’s foreign ministry summoned the Ethiopian ambassador on Saturday to protest over a border attack carried out by militiamen backed by its army, the ministry said. (...)

UN Security Council renew South Sudan’s arms embargo and targeted sanctions

May 30, 2020 (JUBA) - The Security Council renewed for one year the arms embargo and targeted sanctions imposed on South Sudanese officials. Also, the meeting extended the panel of experts (...)

Friday 29 May 2020
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Security Council delays decision on UNAMID full withdrawal until 3 June

May 29, 2020 (KHARTOUM) - The United Nations Security Council on Friday has decided to delay its decision on the troops' drawdown for five days until 3 June. Flowing the looting of the former (...)

WFP agrees to fund Sudan Family Support Programme

May 29, 2020 (KHARTOUM) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) will support the Sudanese government’s Family Support programme aiming to empower poor families with cash transfer. The (...)

U.S. Booth, SLM-Minnawi discuss peace in Sudan despite SRF rift

May 29, 2020 (KHARTOUM) -Donald Both, U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan and Minni Minnawi leader of the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM-MM) discussed the need to achieve peace in Sudan despite the (...)

SPLM-N al-Hilu says its delegation is present in Juba despite talks deadlock

May 30, 2020 (KHARTOUM) - The SPLM-N led by Abdel Aziz al-Hilu reiterated its commitment to negotiate a peace agreement and asserted that its negotiating delegation did not withdraw from the (...)

Thursday 28 May 2020
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EU calls for mutually beneficial settlement for Ethiopian dam dispute

May 28, 2020 (KHARTOUM) — The European Union's foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell called for a mutually beneficial agreement ending the dispute over the filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance (...)

U.S. Sentry alerts against corruption by South Sudan senior military leader

May 28, 2020 (JUBA) - U.S. watchdog group, The Sentry, has alerted against major corruption and money laundering by high ranking military leaders in South Sudan. In a report released on (...)

UNAMID reports two coronavirus cases on its flight to Nairobi

28 May 2020 (KHARTOUM) - Darfur hybrid peacekeeping mission (UNAMID) said two passengers on its special flight to Kenya have been tested positive for coronavirus after their arrival in Nairobi (...)

Sudan accuses Ethiopia of fresh border attacks

May 29, 2020 (KHARTOUM) - A Sudanese army officer and a child have been killed in cross-border attacks carried out by Ethiopian army forces and militiamen, said the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) on (...)

Wednesday 27 May 2020
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SCoP backs SPLM-N calls to address secular state in Sudan peace process

May 27, 2020 (KHARTOUM) - The Sudanese Congress Party (SCoP) has voiced its support to the position of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement led by Abdel Aziz al-Hilu (SPLM-N al-Hilu) calling to (...)

Sudanese officials brief U.S. Congress on ongoing reforms

May 27, 2020 (WASHINGTON) – Senior Sudanese officials sat down on Tuesday with U.S. congressional staff to apprise them of the country’s situation on the economic and legal front more than a year (...)

SIHA calls to establish special courts to address gender-based violence in Sudan

May 27, 2020 (KHARTOUM) - The Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA) Wednesday called to establish special courts to address gender-based violence (GBV) in Sudan, pointing to (...)

South Sudan Vice-President Abdelbagi tests positive for coronavirus

May 27, 2020 (JUBA) - Vice President Hussein Abdelbagi and chairman of the High-Level Taskforce on COVID 19, said on Wednesday he has tested positive for coronavirus and appointed a new chairman (...)

Tuesday 26 May 2020
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Sudanese pastor calls to introduce Christian courses in Sudanese schools

May 25, 2020 (KHARTOUM) - A pastor in Sinja town of Sennar State Tuesday called to introduce Christian courses in the Sudanese schools. Raja Nicola, a Coptic member of Sudan's transitional (...)

Awareness, support increase as first Women’s Football League makes steady progress across the Nation

May 26, 2020 (KHARTOUM) - Women have finally found their place in Sudanese sports. With the establishment of the Women’s Football League, they have the chance to participate in the athletic world (...)

Sudan’s Burhan says agreed with U.S. diplomat that UNAMID must leave

May 26, 2020 (KHARTOUM) - The Chairman of Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council discussed with U.S. senior diplomats the withdrawal of UNAMID from Darfur and agreed that the hybrid mission (...)

Sudan’s peace mediation recognizes two SRF factions: SLM-Minnawi

May 26, 2020 (KHARTOUM) - Minni Arko Minnawi the leader of Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM-MM), announced on Tuesday that the South Sudanese mediation now recognizes the two factions of the (...)

Monday 25 May 2020
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African Union chairman calls to remove sanctions on Sudan, Zimbabwe

May 25, 2020 (KHARTOUM) - The Chairperson of the African Union Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa called for the unconditional removal of sanctions on Sudan. Cyril Ramaphosa (File photo Reuters) (...)

The growth of eSports in Africa

May 25, 2020 (WASHINGTON) - It’s taken quite some time for the continent to catch up with both Asia and Europe, but it seems that we’re finally getting there. In fact, the next couple of years (...)

South Sudan’s Kiir denies rumours about his infection with coronavirus

May 25, 2020 (JUBA) - President Salva Kiir addressed the nation on Monday calling to observe social distancing rules to contain community transmission of coronavirus and to ignore false rumours (...)

Sudan coronavirus death toll rises to 382

May 25, 2020 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan on Monday reported 19 more coronavirus deaths, bringing the country’s death toll from the epidemic to 165, the federal health ministry said in a statement. (...)

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