Category: Sudan
Sudan’s FFC, SPLM-N al-Hilu agree to set-up joint mechanism on secular state
October 4, 2020 (JUBA) – The Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) and the SPLM-N al-Hilu on Sunday agreed to form a committee to develop a common understanding about the relation between the state and religion to allow the resumption of peace talks. The meeting took place following an agreement to resume peace talks soon…
Eritrea was isolated from Sudan peace deal
ASMARA (HAN) October 5. 2020. Public Diplomacy, Monitoring Regional Issues. Eritrea was isolated from Sudan peace deal signed in South Sudan, Juba, on 3 Oct. All regional leaders and other international dignitaries attended the ceremony. One of the dignitaries, the President of Somalia, arrived in Asmara today. Sudan’s government and rebel groups on Saturday inked…
Ethiopian High-Level Delegation Holds Talks With Sudan
Addis Ababa – An Ethiopian delegation led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Gedu Andargachew, met in Khartoum yesterday with high-level Sudanese officials. The delegation held a wide-ranging discussion on matters of common issues with the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Sovereign Council, the Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister of Sudan. The Ethiopian…
Sudan: Political groups call to normalize with Israel
KHARTOUM – Three Sudanese political groups voiced their support for normalization with Israel and called to accept the American offer of normalization, in exchange for removing Sudan from the list of State Sponsors of Terrorism (SST). Mubarak al-Faled leaders of the Umma Party, Abu al-Qasim Imam, chairman of the Sudan Liberation Movement – the Second…
Sudan destroys 300,000 illegal firearms
KHARTOUM- The Sudanese army on Tuesday launched the destruction of 300,000 illegal firearms collected during disarmament campaigns in the country over the past years. The operation was carried out on Tuesday in Hajar Alasal military base of the Nile State about 200 km north of Khartoum in presence of Lt Gen Ibrahim Jabir Ibrahim, a…
Business Delegation Stresses Significance Of GERD To Sudan
Addis Ababa -The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) will have much benefit for the people and government of Sudan, head of the visiting Sudanese business delegation said. Head of the delegation, Captain Tageldin Abuelgassim, told ENA that the dam is of paramount significance to Sudan. As the two countries have very good relation, development projects…
Sudan: NO DEAL! Removal from terror list
September 24, 2020 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan and U.S. governments have not yet signed a bilateral agreement on the removal of the former from the list of State Sponsors of Terrorism (SST), said David Hale U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs. The claims agreement which is still under negotiations between the two country is…
International community cannot stand idly by towards Sudan
September 24, 2020 (KHARTOUM) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on the international community to provide economic assistance to the transitional government in Khartoum stressing that no one can afford to not support Sudan. Guterres made his call in his first report about the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in the Sudan…
SUDAN: Restoring immunity is key to compensate U.S. terror victims
Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok said his government is awaiting legislation restoring Sudan immunities before to pay the compensation to the victims of terror attacks. Hamdok made his statement in a briefing about the progress in the ongoing efforts to remove the country from the list of state sponsors of terrorism to the regular cabinet meeting…
Sudan & South Sudan discuss oil technical cooperation
September 22, 2020 (KHARTOUM) – South Sudan’s Minister of Petroleum, Puok Kang Chol, arrived in Khartoum on Tuesday, to discuss developing oil technical cooperation, between the two countries Chol told reporters that the purpose of the visit is to inspect the arrival of oil production equipment through Port Sudan. These gears are needed for the…