Category: Sudan
Sudan holds state funeral for former prime minister Sadiq al-Mahdi
November 27, 2020 (KHARTOUM) – A state funeral will be held on Friday for former Sudanese Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi who passed away last Thursday at the age of 84. Al-Mahdi, who was the last democratically elected Sudanese Prime Minister from 1986 to 1989, died in Abu Dhabi where he had been treated after his…
Sudan: Burhan voices his support to Sudanese position on GERD talks
KHARTOUM (HAN) November 27.2020. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. The head of Sudan’s Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Thursday voiced his support to the government negotiating position in the filling of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Sudan has suspended its participation in the direct tripartite talks on the first…
Sudan: A Panel on Canada-Sudan Relations
Khartoum (HAN) NOvember 21. 2020. Regional Panel discussion for Regional International cooperation. The never ending effort to find new and creative ways to engage your Africa online community (or perhaps to engage your community online) Geeska Afrika Online Panel Page might have the answer for you: online panel discussions, email us (han@geeskaafrika.com), and we will publish…
Sudan: Protesters to Meet Ethiopian Mediator
Khartoum (HAN) June 20, 2019. Public Diplomacy and International security Initiatives. Edited version: Sudanese protest leaders were to hold talks later Saturday with an Ethiopian envoy who has been meditating with the ruling generals and drafted a compromise blueprint for a political transition. “The document is undergoing discussions among members of the alliance who will be…
Russia’s Red Sea Base In Sudan Is A Recalibration Of Its Intra-Ummah Balancing Act
BY: Andrew Korybko. Russia’s draft deal to open up a Red Sea naval base in Sudan amounts to a strategic recalibration of its careful “balancing” act between the GCC and Turkey after moving more closely to the latter following the end of the Nagorno-Karabakh War, which in turn shows how important Moscow regards its “Ummah…
Sudan: TPLF Missiles A Threat to Millions of Ethiopians
Khartoum (HAN) November 16, 2020. Public Diplomacy and regional security initiatives. The Ethiopia’s new civil war in the northern front between the federal troops and TPLF rebels in Tigray region, has changed the norms of war in the region. The russian missiles attacks on Amhara airports in northern Ethiopia and Asmara Airport of Eritrea, are …
Russia’s First Overseas Military Base in Sudan
MOSCOW — Russia will establish a naval logistic center and repair yard in Sudan under a new agreement signed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on Nov. 6 but just made public this week. According to the agreement’s text, the naval logistics center will host up to 300 people. This figure includes both naval service members…
Ethiopia: Fleeing Tigray war, crossing river into Sudan
HAMDAYAT, Sudan – Ethiopians fleeing war in the northern Tigray region crossed a border river into neighbouring Sudan on Saturday, some in boats, some swimming or wading through the water. Speaking to Reuters in the Sudanese border town of Hamdayat, they gave accounts of the escalating conflict in Tigray state, where government forces are battling…
Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council Chairman Concludes Ethiopia Visit
Addis Ababa, November 3, 2020 -Chairman of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council, Lt Gen Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, this morning returned to Khartoum after concluding his official visit to Ethiopia. In his two-day stay, the Chairman visited industrial, agricultural and investment complexes in Ethiopia. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Lt Gen Al-Burhan also discussed bilateral and regional…
Eritrea Sees Opportunity to Increase its Regional Role
Asmara (HAN) 30th October, 2020. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives. A senior advisor to the Eritrean leader says the reason behind the recent flare-up in violence is that Egypt has been emboldened by United States (President Trump Administration) support and now has military might it didn’t have previously. Those resources and the lack of…