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Fri, 05 Nov 2021 06:43:14 GMT
Army Chief Orders Detained Ministers Released Amid Global Pressure
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Top army general Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has ordered the release of four civilian ministers who were detained when he led a military coup in which Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok was placed under house arrest.

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 06:45:31 GMT
Coup Leaders in 'Gross Violation of the Law', Pan-African Lawyers Union Says
[RFI] The house arrest of Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and the detention of cabinet members constitutes illegal abduction and is against both Sudanese and international law, says Donald Deya, the head of the Pan-African Lawyers Union (PALU) ...

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 05:14:23 GMT
'Coup is the Result of Warped Incentive Structures That Trace Back to Al Bashir Era'
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum / New York -- The military coup led by Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan that seized power in Sudan on October 25, and dissolved the civilian-led transitional government of Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok, that was established followi...

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 05:15:15 GMT
Secretary Blinken's Call With Sudanese Sovereign Council Chair General Burhan
[State Department] The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price:?

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 05:14:49 GMT
Secretary Blinken's Call With Sudanese Prime Minister Hamdok
[State Department] The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price:?

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 05:10:29 GMT
'Some Progress' in Mediation As Coup Leader Pledges to Release Detainees
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- Reliable reports indicate 'some progress' in the mediation between the civilian transitional partners behind Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok, and the leaders of the military coup led by Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan, former cha...

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 07:47:02 GMT
Sudan's Glorious Revolts Against Political Idiocies
[This Day] Okello Oculi writes that the people have lost faith in the military.

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 06:18:49 GMT
'Quad for Sudan' Calls for Peace, Democracy After Coup, Protests
[VOA] The U.S., Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Britain issued a joint statement Wednesday in support of "a democratic and peaceful" Sudan, where the civilian government was ousted on October 25 in a military coup.

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 08:40:22 GMT
Human Rights Lawyer - 'Internet Blackout Hides Sudan Coup Atrocities'
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- The ongoing internet shut-down and disruptions to telecommunications in Sudan have entered their eighth day. Critics and activists caution that the blackout is being used as a smokescreen to hide atrocities committed by th...

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 08:40:19 GMT
Beja Nazirs Reopen Ports and Roads in Eastern Sudan
[Radio Dabanga] Port Sudan -- The High Council of Beja Nazirs and Independent Chieftains announced the opening of the Red Sea ports and the Port Sudan-Khartoum highway, with immediate effect. The opening - after a closure that has lasted a month and ...

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 08:40:15 GMT
Civil Disobedience Across Sudan, FFC 'Will Not Negotiate With Coup'
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- The wide public response to a campaign of civil disobedience in protest against the October 25 military coup in Sudan continues in the capital Khartoum, as well as other cities in Sudan and abroad. It is impacting on all a...

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 07:44:02 GMT
Darfur Janjaweed Leader Ali Kushayb's Challenge to ICC Jurisdiction Fails
[Radio Dabanga] The Hague -- The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague in the Netherlands has unanimously rejected an appeal by former Darfur janjaweed leader Ali Muhammad Ali Abdelrahman (also known as Ali Kushayb), ...

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 07:43:58 GMT
Attacks On Farmers in North Darfur Leave Six Dead
[Radio Dabanga] Tawila / Dar El Salam -- At least six villagers were killed and others went missing in attacks by gunmen on villages and farms in North Darfur over the weekend. The violence reportedly increased since the military coup of October 25.

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 06:26:00 GMT
'This Is Not a Coup' - Sudan's Mediators Need a Mediator
[African Arguments] Debating Ideas is a new section that aims to reflect the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from within the African contin...

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 06:15:46 GMT
Sudan's Military Showed Restraint During Anti-Coup Protests, US Special Envoy Says
[VOA] A U.S. envoy said Tuesday the Sudanese military exercised restraint during Saturday's anti-military coup demonstrations and that the restraint raised the possibility of the country's return to a power sharing agreement.

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 05:38:56 GMT
Mediation Efforts to Resolve Crisis Under Way, UN Envoy Reports
[UN News] Multiple mediation efforts are underway one week after the military coup in Sudan, UN Special Representative for the country, Volker Perthes, told journalists in New York on Monday.

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 09:53:47 GMT
Freedom of Expression and Digital Rights Come Under Fire During Sudan's Military Coup, As Journalists Are Detained and Access to Socal Media Is Blocked Once More
[IFEX] International Press Institute (IPI)

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 09:11:19 GMT
Dissecting Democratic Dividends - Sudan's Coup Is All About the Military
[Daily Maverick] The recent coup in Sudan may have dashed the hopes engendered by one of the most promising democratic movements in recent history. It shows that the military cares about one thing only - itself.

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 07:41:24 GMT
Death Toll Rises, Hundreds Wounded in Anti-Coup Demos
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum / Omdurman / El Gedaref / Kassala -- The number of victims of the demonstrations against the military coup since October 25 has risen to at least 12 dead and hundreds wounded, according to the Sudan Doctors Central Committee....

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 11:47:02 GMT
Coup Leaders Release Islamists As Detained Premier Refuses to Stand Down
[RFI] A number of high-ranking members of Omar al Bashir's now-dissolved National Congress party (NCP), including its former leader, Ibrahim Gandour, were released by military authorities as demonstrators continued to take to the streets to protest t...

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 08:04:15 GMT
Sudan Forces Detain Nuba Activists in South Kordofan
[Radio Dabanga] Kadugli -- Joint military troops are arbitrarily detaining activists in the South Kordofan capital of Kadugli since Wednesday in an attempt to prevent demonstrations, says the Sudanese Human Rights and Development Organisation (HUDO) ...

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 08:04:14 GMT
Sudanese Lawyers, Activists Call On Gen El Burhan to Reverse Putsch
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- A group of Sudanese bar associations, civil society organisations, and individual lawyers have presented a memorandum to Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan, Commander-in-Chief of the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and former chairman of ...

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 07:41:28 GMT
Internet Blackout Continues, Mobile Phone Service Restored in Sudan
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- The week-long internet blackout imposed in Sudan after the military coup last Monday continues, with very little internet traffic possible. Telecommunications services began to be restored after a break that lasted for mor...

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 07:41:26 GMT
'Cautious Calm' in Sudan Capital After New Mass Protests
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- A cautious calm descended on the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Sunday, after the massive October 30 Marches of Millions in which an unprecedented number of people participated. Government institutions, banks, shops, schools...

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 06:45:44 GMT
UN Official Meets Ousted PM Still Under House Arrest
[VOA] The United Nations discussed possible steps forward with ousted Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok Sunday, a day after hundreds of thousands of people marched in protest of last week's military coup.

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 06:41:12 GMT
Protesters Killed During Large 'March of Millions'
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum / Omdurman / El Gedaref / Kassala -- Mass protests took place yesterday, October 30, after resistance committees and activist networks had called for another Marches of the Millions. Hundreds of protesters were wounded and se...

Sun, 31 Oct 2021 14:16:02 GMT
Three Takeaways From Historic Protests
[African Arguments] Hundreds of thousands -if not millions - of demonstrators marched across Sudan yesterday, 30 October, against Sudan's military coup. As of this morning, eleven people were reported killed and perhaps more than a hundred were injur...

Sat, 30 Oct 2021 13:30:59 GMT
AllAfrica Speaks With Sudan 'March of Millions' Protester As She Marches
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- AllAfrica's Juanita Williams spoke with Asma Ismail, human rights activist, as she marched through the streets east of Khartoum.

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 12:53:48 GMT
Protests Continue As UN Confirms PM Hamdok Is 'Well'
[DW] Anti-coup demonstrators have taken to the streets once more, one day after at least three people died during civil unrest. The United Nations is seeking a way out of the crisis.

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 08:28:35 GMT
UN Envoy to Sudan Discusses Mediation Options With Ousted PM After Major Protests
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Khartoum/Sudan -- A senior U.N. official discussed mediation options and possible next steps for Sudan with its ousted prime minister on Sunday, a day after hundreds of thousands of protesters hit the streets to demand an end t...



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