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Thu, 25 Nov 2021 06:52:22 GMT
Hundreds Still Detained in Sudan - New Mass Marches Planned
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum / El Gedaref / Darfur -- While the military junta in Sudan has released some detainees, several are still imprisoned, despite the undertaking in the political agreement signed in Khartoum on Sunday by Gen Abdelfattah El Burha...

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 06:53:02 GMT
Darfur Refugees in Chad Desperate and Destitute
[Radio Dabanga] Chad -- Thousands of Sudanese refugees who fled to eastern Chad from Jebel Moon in West Darfur as a result of armed attacks on their villages over the last week, are calling for urgent humanitarian intervention to save their lives.

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 07:14:43 GMT
11 Ministers Resign, Saying Agreement Legitimises Military Regime
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- Eleven Ministers representing the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC), who participated in the transitional government before the military junta seized power in a coup d'état on October 25, announced that they have submit...

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 07:11:11 GMT
Junta Releases Select Detainees, But Many Still Imprisoned
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- The military junta in Sudan has released several high-profile detainees, however lawyers in Khartoum report that several ministers, politicians, and activists are still imprisoned. Omar El Degeir, head of the Sudanese Cong...

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 09:07:14 GMT
A Return to Business As Usual in Sudan?
[HRW] It's vital that the international community not abandon Sudan at this critical juncture

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 07:12:27 GMT
Social Media Still Blocked in Sudan
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- The authorities in Sudan continue to block social networking sites for the fifth day in a row, after restoring internet services after a junta-enforced outage that lasted more than three weeks. Users have told Radio Dabang...

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 08:37:01 GMT
Political Declaration Signed in Sudan After Month-Long Crisis
[Ghanaian Times] Nearly a month after a political crisis erupted in Sudan, General Commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, and removed Prime Minister, Abdalla Hamdok, signed on Sunday a political declaration which included rea...

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 04:50:09 GMT
Antony Blinken Urges Progress Before U.S. Aid Resumes
[DW] Washington has reacted with cautious optimism in the wake of the reinstatement of Abdalla Hamdok as prime minister, less than a month after the military seized power.

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 16:49:48 GMT
Defiant Mass Marches Continue Across Sudan
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in all parts of Sudan yesterday, rejecting any negotiation or partnership with the leaders of the coup, and rejecting the agreement signed in Khartoum yesterday between Gen A...

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 16:48:57 GMT
Military-Civilian Agreement 'a False Attempt to Legitimise Coup'
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- The much fêted agreement signed in Khartoum yesterday between Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan, leader of the military junta that seized power in a coup d'état on October 25, and Sudan's Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok, who had ...

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 16:34:37 GMT
West Darfur Violence Leaves At Least 21 Dead, Thousands Displaced
[Radio Dabanga] Jebel Moon -- At least 21 people died in attacks on villagers and nomads in Jebel Moon, West Darfur, during the past days. About 20 others were injured. Thousands of villagers fled to eastern Chad after their homes burned to ashes.

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 19:02:50 GMT
Coup Leader, PM Sign Deal to Return to Transition
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan, Commander-in-Chief of the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF), and leader of the military junta that seized power in a coup d'état on October 25, signed an agreement with Sudan's Prime Minister Abdallah Ha...

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 08:55:52 GMT
Tunisia Welcomes Political Agreement Reached in Sudan
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Tunisia has welcomed the political agreement reached between Sudanese stakeholders, after several days of tension that plunged the country into a serious political crisis.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 05:48:25 GMT
More Protests Expected in Sudan Despite Reinstatement of Prime Minister
[VOA] Nairobi, Kenya -- Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has been reinstated in a deal with the military, following weeks of unrest sparked by a coup. Despite the military promising to release all political prisoners, protesters have vowed to co...

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 05:31:14 GMT
Secretary Blinken's Call With Sudanese Prime Minister Hamdok and Sovereign Council Chair General Burhan
[State Department] The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price:

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 14:38:44 GMT
Reinstated PM to Form New 'Cabinet of Technocrats'
[DW] Abdalla Hamdok will form an independent cabinet of technocrats and all political detainees will be released under the agreement between the military and civilian political parties.

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 19:05:43 GMT
Doctors Count Terrible Tally of Khartoum Dead and Injured
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum / Khartoum Bahri / Omdurman -- While exact figures are still emerging, it is known that at least 40 people have died as a result of lethal force used by the Sudan military to disperse mass public protests and manifestations o...

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 14:37:25 GMT
Prime Minister Hamdok's House Arrest Ended
[Nation] The Sudanese Prime Minister's Office has announced the lifting of house arrest for Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok.

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 10:01:15 GMT
Prime Minister Hamdok Set to Return to Lead Govt After Deal
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Sudanese coup leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has reached a deal with civilian Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, 65, - who was placed under house arrest on October 25, 2021 for not agreeing with the last coup.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 05:56:10 GMT
UNITAMS Welcomes Sudan Agreement
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- The United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) has welcomed today's announcement of the agreement between Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan, Commander-in-Chief of the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF), and l...

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 19:04:38 GMT
Military Sign Deal to Reinstate Ousted PM Hamdok
[DW] Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok is set to return to power in Sudan just weeks after being ousted by the country's military. The military also pledged to free all political detainees.

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 08:35:35 GMT
Hundreds Protest in Sudan Ahead of Anti-Coup Demonstrations Sunday
[VOA] Khartoum, Sudan -- Hundreds of Sudanese anti-coup demonstrators rallied Saturday to denounce a deadly crackdown that doctors say has left 40 people dead since last month's military takeover. Mass protests are planned for Sunday.

Sat, 20 Nov 2021 14:35:16 GMT
Nation's Protest Movement - 'Now We Are Driven By Anger'
[DW] Sudanese protesters are even more determined after the violent clampdown of the past days. Meanwhile, key regional players are following their own agendas.

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 12:10:44 GMT
More Journalists Brutally Attacked and Detained By Military Forces
[Radio Dabanga] Bahri -- The Sudanese Journalist Network (SJN) reported that journalist Ali Farsab was shot and detained while covering the November 17 demonstrations in Bahri El Muasasa. The journalist sustained a bullet wound on his head. The burea...

Thu, 18 Nov 2021 13:16:57 GMT
Fatalities Climb In Khartoum Amid Anti-Coup Protests
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Sudan's capital city Khartoum has been shaken by rising deaths - now at 39 - during protests against the military's seizure of power in a coup in October 2021. The country saw its civilian prime minister Abdalla Hamdok placed...

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 05:55:36 GMT
'A New Massacre' Comes to Light As Witnesses Report On the November 17 Protests
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum North -- The Central Council of the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) said that the military forces committed a new massacre during Wednesday's Marches of the Millions and explained that the military crackdown amounted to g...

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 05:23:24 GMT
United States Condemns Violence Against Peaceful Protesters in Sudan
[State Department] The United States strongly condemns the violent crackdown by security forces against peaceful protesters on November 17, which resulted in at least 15 deaths and scores of injuries. We express our condolences to the families of tho...

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 05:00:55 GMT
Khartoum Police Chief Denies Role in Killing of Sudanese Protesters
[RFI] Sudan's police chief has defended his security forces, saying they use only legal means to contain anti-coup protests. Demonstrators have been taking to the streets in masses since last month's military takeover, which upended the country's fra...

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 11:53:39 GMT
Police Defend Use of Force to Quell 'Violent' Khartoum Protest
[East African] Khartoum -- Sudan's police authorities have defended their use of force during protests that led to several deaths and injuries in Khartoum on Wednesday.

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 05:45:55 GMT
'Khartoum Now a Military Barracks' - Journalist
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- A heavy military presence on all roads and squared in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum, has "turned the city into a military barracks since Wednesday morning," in anticipation of the November 17 anti-coup marches, Feisal E...



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