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Sat, 27 Nov 2021 08:25:41 GMT
Tough Options for Hamdok As Civilians Protest New Agreement
[East African] The transition of Sudan to civilian rule following the ouster of Omar al-Bashir in April 2019 is now threatened by emerging differences within the civilian wing that had led the revolution.

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 10:03:38 GMT
Thousands March Despite PM Hamdok's Promises
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Thousands of citizens are marching across the country, despite assurances from Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok that he will step down if the Sudanese people see that the political agreement does not serve their interests.

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 12:33:49 GMT
Police Uses Excessive Violence to Disperse Nov 25 Marches of the Millions
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum / Khartoum North / Omdurman / El Obeid / -- - Khartoum (social media)

Sat, 27 Nov 2021 10:02:49 GMT
Support and Solidarity for Victims of West Darfur Attacks
[Radio Dabanga] Jebel Moon / Dar El Salaam -- Protesters and organisations expressed their solidarity with the people in Darfur as the number of victims from the armed attacks on villages in West Darfur continues to rise. In North Darfur, four people...

Sat, 27 Nov 2021 10:02:47 GMT
Resistance Committee Members Beaten and Humiliated As Detentions Continue
[Radio Dabanga] Sennar / Zalingei / Khartoum -- The detention campaign that has been carried out by the military since it staged a coup d'état on October 25 is still ongoing. Several more people were detained in the past few days, including doctors ...

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 06:59:54 GMT
'I Will Resign If Political Agreement Does Not Serve the Interests of Sudan's People' - Prime Minister
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- Sudan's Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok, has said that he will tender his resignation if the Sudanese people see that the political agreement, signed in Khartoum on Sunday with coup leader Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan, does no...

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 10:46:58 GMT
Amnesty International - Investigate the Killings of People After Military Crackdown Against Sudanese Protesters
[SudaNow] Khartoum -- AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL issued on November 24 the following press release on the attrocities committed recently by the Sudanese security forces against the peaceful protestors:

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 07:01:08 GMT
Coup Death Toll Climbs to 42 - Doctors' Committee
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- The number of people killed since the military junta seized power in a coup d'état on October 25, has risen to 42, according to the latest update by the Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors (CCSD). In a statement yesterd...

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 06:57:48 GMT
I Wasn't Pressured to Sign Deal With Military - PM Hamdok
[Nation] Days after signing a political agreement that brought him back to power, Sudanese Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok has denied that he was pressured to ink the deal with the army chief, Lt-Gen Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan.

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 14:58:37 GMT
Drowning of 27 Migrants in English Channel Is Worst Disaster On Record - IOM
[UN News] Urgent action is needed to avoid a repeat of tragedies like this week's drowning of at least 27 people in the English Channel, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said on Thursday.

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 08:36:44 GMT
Political Deal Marks New Stage of National Transition
[Ghanaian Times] Sudan's national transition has entered a new stage as relevant political parties recently reached a political agreement, with an eye to ending a month-long political crisis in the country.

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 06:58:00 GMT
Prime Minister Orders Police to Release Detainees
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum / Sennar / El Gedaref -- Sudan's Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok has ordered the Sudanese police not to intervene in today's mass demonstrations, and to initiate the release of all detained members of the resistance committees...

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 06:56:43 GMT
FCC Defiant As Political Leaders Meet PM Hamdok
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- The Central Leadership Council of the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) has emphatically distanced itself from a meeting held between Sudan's Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok and 18 members of the Council in Khartoum on Tu...

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 13:46:16 GMT
Egypt, UK Discuss Latest Developments in Sudan
[Egypt Online] Deputy Foreign Minister for African Affairs Hamdi Sanad Loza on Wednesday discussed with UK Special Representative for Sudan and South Sudan Robert Fairweather and UK Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea Philip Parham t...

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.



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