Category: Sudan
Ethiopia: The 38th Extraordinary Summit Of IGAD
Addis Ababa, December 20, 2020 – Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is participating in the 38th Extraordinary Summit of the Assembly of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Heads of State and Government that is currently underway in Djibouti. “The strength of stability in our region is based on cooperation for growth and development,” he tweeted…
Burhan inspects Sudanese troops deployed on Ethiopian border
December 17, 2020 (GARAREF/KHARTOUM) – The head of the Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan Thursday inspected the Sudanese troops deployed on the eastern border, following an attack by the Ethiopian forces and its Amhara militiamen on Tuesday. The Sudanese government and political groups voiced their support to the national army and condemned a coordinated attack…
Sudan accuses Ethiopia of ambushing its forces
KHARTOUM (HAN) December 17.2020. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. Sudan said Wednesday that Ethiopian forces and militias ambushed its troops inside Sudanese territory on its eastern border with Ethiopia. The Sovereign Council, a joint military-civilian body that is ruling Sudan until elections can be held, said in a press release…
Ethiopia: The Dichotomy between Religion and the State?
The debate around religion and the State in Sudan and how to define the role of Islamic law in the legal realm – and in public life in particular – is a riddle that has since independence haunted politicians and the Sudanese elite alike. Prior to separation, delineating this controversial relationship in Sudan’s different constitutions…
How Could a Biden Presidency Help Democratic Transition in Sudan?
When former Vice President Joe Biden won the election following four tumultuous years under President Donald Trump, the Sudanese government and people had one single question in mind: what would become of the American-Sudanese deal to remove Sudan from the US State Sponsor of Terrorism list (SSTL) after 27 years of suffering from being on it? Subsequently,…
Ethiopia: African experts can broker the long-stalled talks on GERD
December 15, 2020 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan and Ethiopia agreed that African experts can broker the long-stalled talks on the filing of the giant hydropower dam on the Blue Nile. The Ethiopian Irrigation Minister who arrived in Khartoum on Monday concluded discussions on their difference over the method of negotiation with his Sudanese counterpart on Tuesday.…
Sudan: U.S. provides financial facilities to clear World Bank arrears
December 15, 2020 (KHARTOUM) – The United States will provide financial facilities to support Sudan’s debt relief under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative, said the Sudanese finance minister in a statement written in Arabic and English released on Tuesday. In the Arabic version, Heba Mohamed Ali stated that these facilities exceed one billion…
Removal of Sudan from state sponsors of terrorism list
December 14, 2020 (KHARTOUM) – The U.S. is set to officially lift its designation of Sudan as a state sponsor of terror on Monday, the US embassy in Khartoum said in a Facebook post today. “The congressional notification period of 45 days has lapsed and the Secretary of State has signed a notification stating rescission…
Sudanese parties agree on coordinating role of Partners Council
December 13, 2020 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan’s ruling parties and the Juba peace groups have agreed on the powers of the partnership body but failed to settle the dispute on the position of the Prime Minister in the new council. The Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC), the military component of the Sovereign Council, and the…
Sudan Reiterates Solidarity With Ethiopia In Law Enforcement Operations
Addis Ababa, December 13, 2020 – Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok held a bilateral meeting this morning. During the discussion, both leaders expressed the long standing relations between the two countries as a basis for further strengthening bilateral cooperation. Recalling the support of PM Abiy in particular and the…
