Tag Archives: Sudan

Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council on Monday welcomed the United Nations (UN) initiative to facilitate a comprehensive dialogue among the Sudanese parties to end the ongoing political crisis in the country. The council made its stand clear during a meeting held at the Republican Palace, chaired by …

Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | The impact of the resignation of Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok will spill over from politics to the country’s already fragile economic situation, Sudanese economic analysts said on Tuesday. In an obvious sign, after months of recovery and stability, the exchange rates of the Sudanese pound …

Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Chairman of Sudan’s Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Tuesday said the doors of dialogue are open to all political forces to end the ongoing political crisis in the country. Al-Burhan made the remarks when he met at his office on Tuesday with Brian Shukan, the …

United Nations | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday condemned the continued violence targeting protesters in Sudan and called on the Sudanese security forces to exercise utmost restraint and adhere to their obligations in relation to the rights to freedom of assembly and expression, said his spokesman. Guterres has …

Khartoum, Sudan | THE INDEPENDENT | Sudan Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has this evening announced his resignation as pressure mounts with demonstrations against the recent military coup. Hamdok had first been sacked, before being reinstated. Reports from Khartoum say that  Hamdok had quit, saying discussions towards a new agreement are …

  Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Sudan’s Security and Defense Council on Saturday ordered to speed up investigations into Thursday’s mass protests in the capital Khartoum and neighboring areas which resulted in the deaths of four protesters and injuries of hundreds of others. The council held an emergency meeting at …

Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Mass protests started in the Sudanese capital Khartoum and other cities on Thursday to demand civilian rule. According to eyewitnesses, various protesters headed to assemble at Sharwani bus station, to march to the Republican Palace. Hundreds of army soldiers have been deployed at the entrances to …

Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council on Monday asked the concerned authorities to investigate rape allegations against female protesters in Khartoum on Dec. 19. During a regular meeting for the Transitional Sovereign Council, held at the Republican Palace in Khartoum and chaired by the council’s Chairman Abdel …

Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Sudan has denied Ethiopian accusations of supporting the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) which is fighting the Ethiopian army. “Sudan controls all of its internationally recognized territories and borders with neighboring Ethiopia, and has never, and will never, allow its use for any aggressions,” said Sudan’s …

Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Sudan’s national transition has entered a new stage as relevant political parties recently reached a political agreement, with an eye to ending a month-long political crisis in the country. The deal was signed by Chairman of Sudan’s Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan and removed Prime Minister …