Sudan’s Defense Minister Awad Ibn Ouf Wednesday discussed with the head of UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Jean-Pierre Lacroix the implementation of the Security Council’s resolution to reduce the hybrid peacekeeping mission in Darfur [ More … ]
Sudanese President Omer al-Bashir agreed to a Saudi request to continue positive engagement with the US administration and its official agencies for the permanent lift of economic sanctions on Khartoum, announced he Sudanese government Tuesday. [ More … ]
Two police officers on Saturday evening were killed by unknown gunmen who carjacked an ambulance coming from Central Darfur state capital, Zalingei. The government of Central Darfur said in a statement on Sunday that gunmen [ More … ]
U.S. President Donald Trump Tuesday has delayed the lift of economic sanctions on Sudan for a three-month period until next October saying more time is needed to appreciate the permanent revocation of the 20-year embargo. [ More … ]
The Sudanese Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour Monday said Khartoum wouldn’t accept from Washington any decision other than the permanent lift of economic sanctions imposed on the country. Last January, former President Barack Obama issued an [ More … ]
Sudan’s Vice-President Hassabo Mohamed Abdel-Rahman Tuesday met with Ethiopia’s Deputy Prime Minister Demeke Mekonnen Hassen on the sidelines of the African Union summit in Addis Ababa, said the official news agency SUNA. According to the [ More … ]
The Saudi Ambassador to Khartoum Ali bin Hassan Jaafar has urged Sudan to take “clear stance” on the ongoing Gulf crisis, accusing Qatar of seeking the backing of two states with regional ambitions, Turkey and [ More … ]
The Sudanese President Omer al-Bashir will participate in the African Union summit in Addis Ababa next week, said Sudan’s Foreign Ministry. The 29th Ordinary Session of the Summit of the African Union has kicked off [ More … ]
The Sudanese government on Wednesday denied media reports that the decision to ban the Egyptian agricultural products has been reversed. The semi-official Sudan Media Center (SMC) has quoted the state minister of commerce Al-Sadiq Mohamed [ More … ]
U.S. Chargé d’Affaires, Steven Koutsis Wednesday reiterated the support of his country for a stable Sudan, adding that the African Union roadmap remains the only way for a peaceful solution. Koutsis made his remarks at [ More … ]
Sudan President Omer al-Bashir has arrived in Saudi Arabia Monday on his first visit to the Kingdom since the eruption of the Gulf crisis. He was received at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah by [ More … ]
The United States has welcomed a tripartite agreement on the voluntary return of Sudanese refugees in Chad. Sudan, Chad and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) signed on 31 May two separate tripartite agreements on the [ More … ]
The European Union mission in Sudan announced on Thursday that €22 million ($24.5 million) has been allocated to fund a program to improve the quality of education in the country and combat child labor, Anadolu [ More … ]
U.S. officials are supportive for the permanent revocation of the economic sanctions on Sudan, says Bloomberg, a business and market news agency, in a report released on Thursday. In line with a five-track engagement over [ More … ]
The trial of prominent human rights defender Mudawi Ibrahim Adam Wednesday has begun in Khartoum amid a large presence from activists and foreign diplomats, reported Sudan Tribune. Adam, a university professor and Chair of the [ More … ]
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