Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Chairman of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Tuesday reiterated Sudan’s keenness on normal and balanced ties with Ethiopia. Al-Burhan made the remarks when he met with visiting European Union’s Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Annette Weber, the sovereign council said in …
Read More »Intra-Sudanese dialogue hangs in balance amid civilian coalition’s hard line: analysts
Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Since the launch of a direct dialogue between the Sudanese army and the civilian coalition under international auspices on June 8, the civilian coalition’s overall hard line on the dialogue has led to analysts’ doubts about reaching a consensual solution to Sudan’s political crisis through the …
Read More »IGAD hails Sudan’s decision to lift nationwide state of emergency
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | The East African bloc, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), on Monday hailed the Sudanese government’s decision to lift a nationwide state of emergency. In a press statement, Workneh Gebeyehu, the Executive Secretary of IGAD, said he welcomed the decision of the Sovereign Council of …
Read More »Sudan lifts state of emergency countrywide
Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Chairman of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Sunday issued a decree lifting the state of emergency in all parts of the country. The order was made to “prepare the atmosphere for a fruitful dialogue that achieves stability for the transitional period,” the sovereign …
Read More »Western officials call on Sudan to lift state of emergency
Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | A delegation comprised of officials from France, Germany, Norway, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union on Friday called on Sudanese authorities to end the state of emergency. In a statement issued after a visit to Khartoum, the delegation called for immediate progress …
Read More »Sudan’s political actors to hold comprehensive dialogue in mid-May: envoy
Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | A comprehensive dialogue among the Sudanese political forces is scheduled to be held from May 10 to May 12, African Union (AU) Special Envoy to Sudan Mohamed El Hacen Ould Lebatt announced on Wednesday. The dialogue was brokered by a tripartite mechanism of the United Nations, …
Read More »Sudan’s Al-Burhan urges UN mission’s neutrality on national political crisis
Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Chairman of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Sunday called on the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) to keep the same distance from all parties amid the ongoing political crisis in the country. His remarks came during a meeting with the …
Read More »Concerns growing over economic deterioration in Sudan as national currency continues to plummet
Markets are witnessing an economic stagnation under lack of purchasing power and unprecedented hike in the prices of basic commodities Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Concerns are growing that the economy in Sudan would further deteriorate amid the continued decline of the national currency Sudanese pound, the unprecedented rising prices of …
Read More »Sudanese currency collapse paralyses major markets in Khartoum
Central Bank of Sudan announced unification of the exchange rate of the Sudanese pound against the dollar Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | The markets in the Sudanese capital are witnessing a state of confusion and paralysis due to the ongoing depreciation of the Sudanese pound against foreign currencies. A tour …
Read More »Sudanese leader keen on dialogue for resolving political crisis
Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Chairman of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Thursday reiterated the government’s keenness on dialogue with all political forces to reach a unified vision to ensure a safe exit from the current political crisis. Al-Burhan on Thursday met at the Republican Palace in Khartoum …
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