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Wed, 06 Apr 2022 14:25:11 GMT
Sudan Stages Anti-Coup Protests On Third Anniversary of Bashir's Ouster
[RFI] Mass rallies were taking place across Sudan Wednesday to protest military rule as the country marks the third anniversary of the toppling of longtime dictator Omar al-Bashir.

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 07:05:04 GMT
Media Under Fire Over Coup Coverage
[VOA] Washington -- When Sudan's military ousted the country's civilian government in October it quickly set its sights on the media.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 11:34:38 GMT
Janjaweed Militia Leader Denies Atrocities in Darfur At Start of ICC Trial
[RFI] An alleged Janjaweed militia leader has pleaded not guilty to dozens of charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity at the first ever trial at the International Criminal Court dealing with Sudan's Darfur conflict of nearly two decades ago...

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 07:09:10 GMT
Three-Year Anniversary of Sudan's Sit-in Protests
[State Department] On this day three years ago, hundreds of thousands of Sudanese people embarked on a peaceful sit-in, demanding the opportunity to shape their country's destiny. The sit-in included Sudanese from all walks of life and all parts of t...

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 13:06:51 GMT
Ali Kushayb, the First Sudanese On Trial At the ICC
[JusticeInfo.net] The first Sudanese trial at the International Criminal Court opens on Tuesday April 5, with victims and other suspects held in Khartoum watching. This is one of the ICC's first historic investigations, launched in June 2005. Former ...

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 08:43:28 GMT
Al-Burhan Urges Neutrality On National Political Crisis
[Ghanaian Times] Chairman of Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council, General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, on Sunday called on the United Nations (UN) Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) to keep the same distance from all parties am...

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 07:09:48 GMT
Darfur People Living in South Sudan Welcome ICC Trial of Janjaweed Leader
[VOA] Juba/Khartoum, Sudan -- The International Criminal Court trial of Ali Muhammad Ali Abd al-Rahman, which began Tuesday, is a long-awaited moment for many former residents of Sudan's Darfur region now living in South Sudan.

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 07:08:10 GMT
Public Free-for-All After Former UNAMID Base in North Darfur Looted By 'Armed Gang'
[Dabanga] El Fasher -- The former United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) headquarters in El Fasher, capital of North Darfur, was subjected to armed looting on Monday - the third incident in recent months.

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 07:08:06 GMT
ICC Trial of Darfur Janjaweed Leader - Ali Kushayb Pleads 'Not Guilty' to All 31 Charges
[Dabanga] The Hague -- The trial on 31 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity of former Darfur janjaweed leader Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman (known as 'Ali Kushayb'), opened before Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC)...

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 17:03:04 GMT
Congress of YPFDJ Organization in Juba
[Shabait] Asmara -- The YPFDJ organization in Juba, South Sudan, held its 3rd congress on 3 April.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 06:09:39 GMT
At Last, a Start to Justice for Darfur
[Dabanga] El Fasher / the Hague -- The first trial by the International Criminal Court on the massive crimes committed in Darfur is finally underway. Ali Kushayb, the well-known Janjaweed leader, will face charges of war crimes and crimes against hum...

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 06:06:58 GMT
Former Foreign Minister, Others Face Terrorism Charges
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The Khartoum Criminal Court charged the former head of Sudan's disbanded National Congress Party and former Foreign Affairs Minister, Ibrahim Ghandour, alongside 12 others, for inciting war against the state, on Sunday.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 06:07:27 GMT
Five Herders Killed in Renewed Darfur Attacks
[Dabanga] Tawila / North Darfur -- Five herders were killed, and others were seriously injured in a shooting by gunmen in the Tawila locality of North Darfur state, on Saturday. According to local sources in Tawila, after the armed assailants fired t...

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 06:04:54 GMT
Turkish Powership Leaves Sudan Due to Millions Unpaid
[Dabanga] Port Sudan -- The Red Sea Electricity Department announced the departure of the Turkish powership, MV Karadeniz Powership Rauf Bey, due to the government's failure to meet the ship's financial obligations of 10 million Euros. The floating p...

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 08:29:50 GMT
Weekly Press Columns Digest
[SudaNow] Khartoum -- These are summations of three press commentaries on the week's most important events. The three articles have dwelt on:

Sun, 03 Apr 2022 13:43:38 GMT
Daglo Meets South Sudanese Vice-President
[SNA] Juba -- Vice-President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC) Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Daglo received at his residence in the South Sudanese capital, Juba, Vice-President of the Republic of South Sudan Hussein Abdelbagi Akol, in the presence ...

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 07:08:18 GMT
Border Trade Checkpoint Linking Benishangul Gumuz State With Sudan Reopens
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Benishangul-Gumuz border trade checkpoint, which connects Kurmuk with Sudan, was officially reopened on 31 March.

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 06:04:00 GMT
Sovereignty Council Head Threatens to Expel UNITAMS Head for 'Interference'
[Dabanga] Khartoum / New York -- The head of Sudan's Sovereignty Council, Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan, threatened to expel the head of the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), Volker Perthes, accusing him of "overstepping the...

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 07:19:37 GMT
Sudan Doctors - One Dead, Dozens Injured During March of the Millions
[Dabanga] Khartoum / Dongola / El Gedaref / Wad Madani / Por -- The Central Committee of Sudan Doctors announced that one protestor was killed, and dozens were injured during the March of the Millions in Khartoum, on Thursday. Eisam Hasab al-Rasoul (...

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 07:19:17 GMT
Deadly Darfur Tribal Conflict - More Than 30 Killed, 56 Injured
[Dabanga] Nyala -- Currently in the fourth day of unrest, the conflict between the tribesmen was sparked by the decision to demarcate the borders between tribes. The decision was issued by the Committee to Address the Situation in Eastern Sudan, head...

Thu, 31 Mar 2022 07:34:11 GMT
Rights Group, War Victims Welcome Trial of Darfur Militia Leader
[VOA] Washington -- Years after atrocities took place in Sudan's Darfur region, one of the key suspected perpetrators is about to face trial.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 08:15:16 GMT
A Historic Milestone - the Ali Kushayb Trial At the ICC Shows Progress in Fight Against Impunity
[Dabanga] The Hague -- 15 years after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant against Ali Muhammed Abd-Al-Rahman (better known as "Ali Kushayb"), he now prepares to stand trial in The Hague on 5 April 2022. The trial will be t...

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 08:14:59 GMT
Armed Motorcycle Gang Kills Trader, Loots Over Sdg40 Million From Convoy
[Dabanga] South Kordofan -- An armed gang of motorcyclists shot and killed a passenger in a commercial convoy, before looting SDG43 million worth of goods from them in South Kordofan, on Tuesday.

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 08:14:55 GMT
Sudan Professors On Strike After 'Unconstitutional' University Dismissals
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The head of Sudan's Sovereignty Council, Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan, dissolved the board of trustees for public universities, dismissed 30 of their directors, and appointed his own choices in their stead. In an interview with Rad...

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 08:14:52 GMT
Journalist Arrested for Protest Coverage
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- A journalist working for Al-Jarida newspaper, Mab Mirghani, was arrested and intimidated by the security forces for covering the protest events at Khartoum's open-air market (Souq al-Arabi), on Wednesday.

Thu, 31 Mar 2022 12:51:34 GMT
At Least 10 Killed, Two Villages Burned in Deadly Darfur Tribal Clash
[Dabanga] Nyala -- At least 10 people were killed and two villages were burned in clashes between the Fallata and Rizeigat tribesmen in South Darfur's capital of Nyala, on Wednesday. Now in the third day of unrest, the conflict between the tribesmen ...

Mon, 28 Mar 2022 23:03:02 GMT
Sexual Violence Soared During Covid Lockdowns, Reports Amnesty
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Coronavirus lockdowns have contributed to "soaring rates" of sexual and gender-based violence across Africa, says a new report. And "almost all actors" in the continent's armed conflicts use sexual violence as a tactic of war...

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 07:18:59 GMT
Sudan Foreign Ministry - 'UNITAMS Should Concentrate On Basic Aspects On Mandate, Not Just Politics'
[Dabanga] Khartoum / New York -- The Sudan Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said that the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) "should focus on the other basic aspects of its mandate, instead of focusing most of its activitie...

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 07:18:03 GMT
Sudan Doctors - 70 Injured in Marches
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- More than 70 demonstrators were injured during Monday's March of the Millions in Khartoum, which is part of the peaceful revolutionary escalation to resist the coup announced by the coordination of the Resistance Committees in t...

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 07:16:43 GMT
Sudan - This Week's News in Brief (March 30, 2022)
[Dabanga] Dabanga Sudan -- A compact digest of the past week's most-read highlights, from the heart of Sudan. Subscribe to receive this digest weekly in your inbox.



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