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Sat, 11 Jun 2022 08:54:28 GMT
Govt Reiterates Commitment to Diplomatic Resolution of Border Conflict With Sudan
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- "Sudan has encroached Ethiopia's territory illegally yet Ethiopia sticks to diplomatic efforts," the spokesperson of the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) ambassador Dina Mufti said in today's biweekly press...

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 12:39:11 GMT
125,000 People Are Still Displaced After West Darfur Violence - OCHA
[Dabanga] Kereinik -- The United Nations Office for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) published a new report yesterday on the situation in conflict-plagued Kereinik, West Darfur. They explain that the security situation in Kereinik and El Geneina, which ha...

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 12:39:08 GMT
More Anti-Coup and Workers' Protests
[Dabanga] Khartoum / Wad Madani / Sennar -- Khartoum and El Gezira witnessed more demonstrations to demand the overthrow of the military junta and the installation of a civilian government yesterday. The protest marches were brutally suppressed by se...

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 07:47:56 GMT
ICC - More Witnesses Testify Against Darfur Janjaweed Leader Ali Kushayb
[Dabanga] The Hague -- The proceedings of former Darfur janjaweed leader, Ali Muhammad Ali Abdelrahman (known as 'Ali Kushayb'), who has been accused of 31 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity between 2003 and at least 2004, continued as ...

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 08:14:56 GMT
'New SDG 1,000 Note Proves Sudan Pound's Plunging Purchasing Power'
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The announcement by the Central Bank of Sudan on Monday that it will issue a new banknote of SDG 1,000 reflects the rising inflation in the country and the continued erosion of the purchasing power of the Sudanese pound, despite...

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 08:14:53 GMT
Clashes in West Darfur's Jebel Moon - 'Situation Still Dangerous'
[Dabanga] Kulbus / Jebel Moon -- The death toll as continual 'tribal clashes' in Kulbus locality, north of Jebel Moon in West Darfur, enter their fourth day, has risen to at least 20, with many wounded and many more displaced after fleeing the fighti...

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 08:37:27 GMT
'Relative Calm' As Sudan Govt Forces Quell Deadly South Kordofan Fighting
[Dabanga] Abu Jubeiha -- A 'relative calm' has returned to Abu Jubeiha in South Kordofan, after Sudan government forces were deployed to the area following tribal violence that erupted at the weekend. The death toll from the fighting between Kenana a...

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 08:37:29 GMT
Sudan Doctors - 'Death Toll in Anti-Putsch Protests Now Over 100'
[Dabanga] Khartoum / Omdurman -- The Central Committee of Sudan Doctors (CCSD) announced that the number of victims of the repression of peaceful pro-democracy anti-putsch demonstrations has risen to over 100, after the killing of a protester (of Sou...

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 08:37:26 GMT
El Burhan Urges All Parties in Sudan to Embrace AU-IGAD-UN Trilateral Mechanism Dialogue
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The President of Sudan's Sovereignty Council, Lt Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan, has called on all parties in Sudan to engage in the efforts of the AU-IGAD-UN Trilateral Mechanism* and international partners. In an address to the Sud...

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 08:37:25 GMT
West Darfur - 15 Dead in 'Dangerous and Out of Control' Jebel Moon Clashes
[Dabanga] Kulbus / Jebel Moon -- At least 15 people have been killed, dozens more wounded, and eight villages burned to the ground in two days of 'tribal clashes' north of Jebel Moon in West Darfur. Policemen, including a police commander, as well as...

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 08:06:20 GMT
♦ Sudan - This Week's News in Brief ♦
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Wed, 08 Jun 2022 07:48:14 GMT
At Least 15 Killed in Violent Clashes in South and West Kordofan
[Dabanga] Abu Jubeiha / Lagawa -- Violence and tensions rose in the past days in South and West Kordofan. At least six people were killed and 19 others were injured in tribal clashes in Abu Jubeiha, South Kordofan, on Sunday and Monday whilst at leas...

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 07:34:46 GMT
New 1000 Sudanese Pound Banknote Amidst Rising Inflation
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The Central Bank of Sudan (CBoS) announced yesterday that it will be issuing a new note of SDG 1,000. The new note comes amidst rising inflation in Sudan.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 07:34:43 GMT
Opposition Condemns 'Ethnically-Based Attacks' in Southern Khartoum
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- A joint security force has reportedly been terrorising displaced people living in the southern outskirts of the Sudanese capital in the past weeks.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 07:28:46 GMT
Political Visioning in Sudan - NUP-DUP Agreement and FFC-CC Vision Published
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- A week of political visioning for Sudan: The National Umma Party (NUP) and the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) agreed on an inter-Sudanese dialogue during a meeting in Khartoum on Sunday whilst the Forces of Freedom and Change-C...

Tue, 07 Jun 2022 12:56:56 GMT
DCI Arrests Fugitive Facing Organised Crime Charges in Sudan
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) detectives have arrested an international fugitive wanted for organized crimes in Sudan.

Tue, 07 Jun 2022 07:06:27 GMT
Countries Call for Inquiry to Release Findings on June 3, 2019 Massacre
[Dabanga] Oslo / London / Washington D.c. -- In a statement released by the representatives of the Troika countries (USA, UK, and Norway), they declared their solidarity with survivors and victims of the 2019 June 3 Massacre, where at least 127 prote...

Tue, 07 Jun 2022 07:08:51 GMT
Guterres Welcomes Efforts of AU-IGAD-UN Trilateral Mechanism 'To Facilitate a Solution to the Political Crisis in Sudan'
[Dabanga] New York -- The Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, has welcomed the efforts of the Trilateral Mechanism of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), African Union (AU), and Inte...

Tue, 07 Jun 2022 07:07:23 GMT
Resistance Committees Publish June Protest Escalation Schedule
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The Khartoum Resistance Committees announced today, a schedule of escalation to protest the coup government, in coordination with resistance committees nationwide. They planned on holding a 'March of the Millions' on June 16 and...

Tue, 07 Jun 2022 07:04:20 GMT
Unwarranted Criticism On the UNs Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- On Thursday, 19 May 2022, the Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a Press Release about its assessment of the performance of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS). The Ministry of...

Tue, 07 Jun 2022 06:56:30 GMT
UN Chief Calls for 'Good Faith' Effort By All in Sudan
[UN News] The UN chief has called for military authorities in Sudan and civilian representatives and political leaders, to enter direct talks over the future of the country in "good faith", following continued unrest.

Mon, 06 Jun 2022 12:54:10 GMT
U.S. Embassy - Sudan Resistance Committees Invited By U.S. Asst Secretary of State 'To Resolve Crisis'
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The US embassy invited the Sudanese Resistance Committees coordination for a meeting with the US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Molly Phee. In the invitation, the embassy explained that the meeting between the...

Mon, 06 Jun 2022 06:13:04 GMT
UNITAMS Rebuts 'Unwarranted Criticism' By Sudan Foreign Minister
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) has issued a sharp response to remarks made at a press conference by Sudan's Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ali El Sadig, and Undersecretary, Am...

Mon, 06 Jun 2022 06:12:23 GMT
Trilateral Mechanism Decries Death of Protester At Sudan Capital Sit-in
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The AU-IGAD-UNITAMS Trilateral Mechanism has condemned the killing of a protester during Friday's rallies commemorating the third anniversary of the violent dispersal of the General Command sit-in in 2019. The statement comes af...

Mon, 06 Jun 2022 06:11:55 GMT
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Molly Phee to Visit Sudan
[Dabanga] Washington / Khartoum -- US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Molly Phee, will travel to Sudan for five days, from June 5-9, to meet with a wide range of Sudanese stakeholders and political actors.

Sun, 05 Jun 2022 16:59:14 GMT
Tirik Denies Closure of Mineral Resources Company and Other Mining Companies
[SNA] Khartoum -- The head of the Higher Council of Beja and Chieftain of Hadandawa Tribes, Sayed Mohamed Al-Amin Tirik, has denied what was reported by the media and social media platforms about the closure of the Council to the Sudanese Mineral Res...

Sat, 04 Jun 2022 12:41:43 GMT
Sudanese Call for Justice Three Years After Khartoum Massacre
[RFI] Three years after Sudanese security forces attacked a pro-democracy sit-in outside the army's headquarters in Khartoum, killing 130 people, Sudanese protesters are still searching for answers. A promised transition to democracy has still not ma...

Mon, 06 Jun 2022 07:23:51 GMT
Assistant Secretary Phee's Travel to Sudan
[State Department] Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Molly Phee will travel to Sudan from June 5-9. Assistant Secretary Phee's visit is in support of the Sudanese-led process to resolve the crisis following the October 2021 military ta...

Mon, 06 Jun 2022 06:10:49 GMT
Young Protester Shot Dead During June 3 Massacre Commemorations
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The Central Committee of Sudan Doctors yesterday reported the death of a twenty-year-old demonstrator in Khartoum during his participation in the commemorations of what has become known as the 2019 June 3 Massacre.

Mon, 06 Jun 2022 06:10:20 GMT
UN Expert 'Deeply Concerned' At Human Rights Situation in Sudan
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- At the end of his four-day visit, the UN Expert on Human Rights in Sudan, Adama Dieng, today expressed his deep concern at the human rights situation in the county. He criticised the human rights violations documented since the ...



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