Category: Sudan

  • Sudan’s Prime Minister Arrives In Ethiopia

    Sudan’s Prime Minister Arrives In Ethiopia

    Addis Ababa, December 13, 2020 –Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok this morning arrived in Ethiopia for a two-day working visit. Upon arrival at the Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, he was received by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and other government officials. The two leaders are expected to discuss various humanitarian, economic, political and security issues…

  • Sudan urges lifting of Darfur arms embargo

    Sudan urges lifting of Darfur arms embargo

    KHARTOUM (HAN) December 12.2020. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. Sudan, urged the Security Council to lift the arms embargo imposed on the country over the conflict in Darfur, under the resolution 1591 (2005). On Friday, the Council was briefed in a videoconference meeting by the Sudan sanctions committee on the…

  • Sudan’s fragile transition needs international support to face challenges

    Sudan’s fragile transition needs international support to face challenges

    December 8, 2020 (UNITED NATIONS) – UN senior official on Wednesday called on the international community to support the fragile democratic transition in Sudan saying it can be derailed by the huge challenges the country has been facing. Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, Rosemary DiCarlo briefed the Security Council on the situation in Sudan…

  • Ethiopia: Sudan Sends Military in border areas after 25 years

    Ethiopia: Sudan Sends Military in border areas after 25 years

    December 5, 2020 – The Sudanese army deployed its troops in the border agricultural areas of Gadaref which had been controlled for more than two decades by Ethiopian militias. Several days ago, the Sudanese army took control of the Khor Yabiscamp inside Al-Fashga Al-Saghra after 25 years. Military sources say still half of the internationally…

  • Sudanese cabinet rejects al-Burhan’s transition partners body

    Sudanese cabinet rejects al-Burhan’s transition partners body

    KHARTOUM (HAN) December 6.2020. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues.  The Sudanese Council of Ministers officially announced its rejection of a decision establishing the Transition Partners Council (TPC) by the head of Sovereign Council and demanded to review it to be in conformity with the Constitutional Document governing the transitional period.…

  • Sudan: Army regains control of border after 25 years

    Sudan: Army regains control of border after 25 years

    The Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) have reportedly taken control of the area of Khor Yabis in eastern El Gedaref on the border between Sudan and Ethiopia. The Radi El Fashaga Committee said in a statement on Wednesday that the army recovered Khor Yabis in El Fashaga El Sughra, off Barakat Norein, after 25 years of…

  • Sudan: No normalization with Israel before restoring immunities

    Sudan: No normalization with Israel before restoring immunities

    December 1, 2020 (KHARTOUM) – The head of Sudan’s Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan told the U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo that his country would not normalize relations with Israel unless that the Congress passes an act restoring its immunities. On Monday, Pompeo spoke with al-Burhan about Sudan’s removal from the terror list said…

  • Sudan forces seize large weapons haul near Ethiopia

    Sudan forces seize large weapons haul near Ethiopia

    Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have seized significant amounts of weapons, ammunition and military equipment on its eastern border with Ethiopia. The RSF made the announcement on Saturday of the seizure in Kassala state, the official SUNA news agency reported. The seized weapons included a number of mortar rounds and assault weapons, said the report.…

  • Sudan: Pound continues to tumble

    Sudan: Pound continues to tumble

    November 29, 2020 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese pound continued to slide against all major currencies driven by increased demand amid fears related to the spike in COVID-19 cases. The Sudanese ministry of health is reportedly planning to submit a formal recommendation to the Security and Defense Council asking for the imposition of a nationwide curfew.…

  • Sudan: Nasser chosen interim leader of National Umma Party

    Sudan: Nasser chosen interim leader of National Umma Party

    November 27, 2020 (KHARTOUM) – Fadlallah Burma Nasser has been chosen as interim leader of the National Umma Party (NUP) until the general conference which will elect a new leader. Nasser, a former general from the Misseriya tribe of South Darfur, was the firest de deputy of the late Sadiq al-Mahdi who died on Thursday…

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