The protesters were reportedly calling for women arrested during ongoing demonstrations against President Omar al-Bashir’s rule to be released. “We are fighters, we will complete our mission,” witnesses told AFP the crowd chanted, as women [ More … ]
The large-scale and wide geographic spread of protests in Sudan over the past few weeks pose a greater threat to the regime of President Omar Al-Bashir than ever before in his thirty-year grip on power. [ More … ]
As deadly anti-government protests enter their sixth week in Sudan, Egypt has announced its full support for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir in what could indicate improved relations between the countries. However, some sources say this [ More … ]
Arab dictators stick with Sudan’s Bashir, fearing ‘they will be next’ Arab dictators stick with Sudan’s Bashir, fearing ‘they will be next’ [ More … ]
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Sunday called on police to abstain from using excessive force against anti-government demonstrators – as the UN called for a probe into deaths during the violent protests. At least 19 [ More … ]
Sudan, the beautiful country of Africa where the Blue Nile and White Nile merges and surrounds it like a necklace, is going through hard days. The street movements which started in the Western parts of [ More … ]
Ten Protests have been killed in clashes with armed police in northern and eastern Sudan. At least 10 people have been killed in protests that have swept across Sudan this week amid rising public anger over soaring [ More … ]
By: Yasin Aktay At the beginning of the last week, Defense Minister Hulusi Akar visited Libya, Sudan, and Somalia on a four day trip. He was joined by Chief of General Staff Yaşar Güler, Libya special [ More … ]
The Horn of Africa region, home to the countries of Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia, has been of particular importance to the Egyptian leadership throughout the ages since the time of the Pharaohs, through Mohamed [ More … ]
Activists fear Egypt and Sudan’s leaders are collaborating to quash dissent after opposition figurehead Sadiq al-Mahdi barred from Egypt, according to a Middle East Eye report. Sudanese activists in exile in Egypt say they are [ More … ]
Ghandour complained that Khartoum was unable to pay rent for several diplomatic missions amid government cash shortfall Sudan’s president Omar al-Bashir on Thursday fired his foreign minister, Ibrahim Ghandour, state media reported, after he said [ More … ]
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir will arrive in Cairo on Monday for an official visit to Egypt, according to the Egyptian Presidency. Talks between President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and al-Bashir will tackle “brotherly relations in all fields [ More … ]
Tensions between Egypt and upstream Nile basin countries, Sudan and Ethiopia, have flared up again over the construction and effects of a massive dam being built by Ethiopia on the Nile River. A new mega-dam [ More … ]
Ethiopia and Sudan have agreed to work together to tackle peace and security-related challenges in the region. The move comes after both Ethiopia and Sudan closed their borders with Eritrea The move follows Sudan’s Defence [ More … ]
Egypt’s pro-government media on Thursday vilified neighboring Sudan over its expanding ties with Turkey and Qatar, saying the three are conspiring against Egypt. While the government has publicly remained silent, Egyptian media seized on a [ More … ]
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