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Wed, 06 Jul 2022 06:18:09 GMT
Sit-Ins Grow, As Does Scepticism Around Military Withdrawal
[Dabanga] Khartoum / Khartoum North (Bahri) / Omdurman / Wad -- The number of sit-ins demanding the overthrow of the military coup regime expanded widely in Khartoum and its twin cities. Activists began a sit-in at El Rousi station in Omdurman's El F...

Wed, 06 Jul 2022 01:16:51 GMT
Peace, Prosperity and Regional Integration - The 39th Heads of State and of State and Government
[IGAD] Nairobi -- Peace, Prosperity and Regional Integration - The 39th Heads of State and of State and Government

Wed, 06 Jul 2022 01:17:26 GMT
Ethiopia Says Sudan Agrees to Border Dispute 'Dialogue'
[DW] Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Sudan's military leader, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, met in Nairobi, Kenya on Tuesday to settle a border dispute that has led to violent clashes in recent weeks.

Wed, 06 Jul 2022 08:11:16 GMT
Six North Darfur Children Injured in UXO Blast
[Dabanga] Zamzam Camp -- Six children were injured when a device exploded in Zamzam camp for the displaced near El Fasher, capital of North Darfur last week, after one of them reportedly found it in the field and carried it home.

Wed, 06 Jul 2022 08:11:14 GMT
'Military Control of Economy Obstructs Democracy' - Report
[Dabanga] Washington -- A repressive cartel of state-affiliated actors uses its control of the economy to obstruct Sudan's democratic ambitions, constituting a 'deep state' within Sudan and working across state structures to enrich its members and in...

Wed, 06 Jul 2022 08:11:12 GMT
Hundreds of Protesters Detained On June 30, At Least 40 Still Missing
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- Sudan's Emergency Lawyers reported that hundreds of people were detained during the June 30 Marches of Millions, including minors. At least 40 protesters are still missing.

Wed, 06 Jul 2022 08:11:09 GMT
South Kordofan Witnesses More Lawlessness As Security Forces Assault Civilians and Prisoners Escape
[Dabanga] Abbasiya / Kadugli -- South Kordofan witnessed more lawlessness in the past week as security forces assaulted people in Abbasiya town, an intelligence officer and his son were murdered on their farm northeast of Kadugli, and four convicts e...

Wed, 06 Jul 2022 05:39:22 GMT
Military Coup Leader Promises Rapid Return to Civilian Rule
[RFI] Sudan's military strongman, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has said the army will make way for a civilian government. The pledge follows months of street protests and repeated calls from the international community for a return to a parliamentary admi...

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 04:15:53 GMT
Military Withdraws From Negotiations, Calls for Serious Dialogue
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- Chairman of the Sovereignty Council and the Commander-in-Chief of the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan, announced that the military institution will not participate anymore in the current national negotiations.

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 13:21:47 GMT
Number of Protest Sit-Ins Growing in Sudan
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- Following the June 30 anti-junta Marches of the Millions that witnessed a huge turnout in more than 40 Sudanese cities and towns, activists in greater Khartoum set up a number of sit-ins, calling for democracy and the overthrow ...

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 07:46:50 GMT
Hemeti Warns 'Enemies of Peace' As 'Security Concerns' Postpone El Burhan North Darfur Visit
[Dabanga] El Fasher -- The head of the Sovereignty Council, commander of the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF), and head of the ruling military junta, Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan, abruptly postponed a visit to El Fasher, capital of North Darfur on Sunday, citin...

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 13:23:51 GMT
One Dead, 20 Wounded in West Kordofan Land Dispute
[Dabanga] El Sunut -- On Saturday, a farmer was killed and 20 others were injured in clashes north of El Sunut in West Kordofan.

Sun, 03 Jul 2022 05:55:45 GMT
At Least 9 Killed in Sudan Protests, Many Detained, As Activists Call for New Demos
[Dabanga] Sudan -- According to the Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors (CCSD) nine protesters were killed in the June 30 Marches of the Millions in the Sudanese capital. Many others were wounded. On Friday, protests continued. For today, the Centr...

Sat, 02 Jul 2022 05:25:58 GMT
Why Sudan's Protest Movement Has Toppled One but Not Yet Two Dictators
[African Arguments] What has changed between the 2019 protests, when the people rose up to remove al-Bashir, and today's movement?

Fri, 01 Jul 2022 11:03:49 GMT
Nine People Killed in Mass Protests Against Army Rule
[RFI] At least nine Sudanese demonstrators were killed Thursday as security forces confronted mass rallies in and around the capital Khartoum. The protestors are keeping up demands for an end to military rule.

Sat, 02 Jul 2022 07:12:01 GMT
Protesting Takes Mental Toll On Sudan's Young Revolutionaries
[RFI] Fadil Omar has seen it all in the wake of Sudan's latest coup d'etat: human rights violations carried out by security forces against protesters, parents having to bury their children and friends who have lost limbs.

Sat, 02 Jul 2022 05:31:30 GMT
Sudan - UN Human Rights Chief Alarmed Over Killing of Protesters By Security Forces
[UN News] The UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Friday expressed alarm over the killing of at least nine protesters by security forces in Sudan a day earlier, including a 15-year-old child.

Sat, 02 Jul 2022 05:26:04 GMT
Sudan - Protesters Rally Day After Deadly Crackdown
[DW] People once again took to the streets in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, on Friday, a day after a brutal police crackdown on protesters left at least nine dead.

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 05:12:17 GMT
Poverty Rates May Be Higher Than Reported - Report
[Dabanga] Rome / Khartoum -- Sudan's poverty and food insecurity rates are projected to increase further until September. Numbers are said to be significantly higher than those estimated by the country's authorities and the United Nations (UN).

Fri, 01 Jul 2022 14:15:05 GMT
UN Condemns Excessive Violence Against June 30 Protesters
[Dabanga] New York City, Us / Khartoum -- Spokesperson for the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Stéphane Dujarric explained that the UN is 'very, very much gravely concerned' by the use of excessive violence by government security forces during...

Fri, 01 Jul 2022 14:14:56 GMT
FFC-CC and Junta Close to an Agreement, UNITAMS Says
[Dabanga] Khartoum / Wad Madani -- The UN Special Representative for Sudan and head of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), Volker Perthes, announced that the talks between the Forces for Freedom and Change-...

Thu, 30 Jun 2022 18:33:44 GMT
First Casualties Fall As Pro-Democracy Marches of the Millions Erupt Across Sudan
[Dabanga] Khartoum / Darfur / River Nile / Red Sea State / K -- Thousands of Sudanese have answered the call of the Resistance Committees, taken to the streets of the capital Khartoum, and in towns and cities across the states of Sudan, in the June 3...

Thu, 30 Jun 2022 18:30:09 GMT
Pro-Democracy Movement Persists in Sudan
[CFR] Sudan's June 30 demonstrations reflect citizens' desire for civilian control of the state, and the junta's discomfort with expressions of popular will. The international actors involved with Sudan should take note.

Fri, 01 Jul 2022 05:39:46 GMT
At Least 7 Dead in Mass Protests Against Army Rule
[DW] At least seven protesters were shot dead in Sudan on Thursday, medics said, as huge crowds staged rallies against an October military coup.

Thu, 30 Jun 2022 15:27:07 GMT
Amid Protests, Sudan Regime Blocks Internet Assets
[Surfshark] The internet was disrupted amid protests against military junta

Fri, 01 Jul 2022 07:40:16 GMT
Sudanese Pro-Democracy Groups Call for UN Protection During Peaceful Protests
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- Seven Sudanese legal and human rights groups have called on the Secretary-General of the United Nations for the need to take international protection measures on marches and processions on June 30, noting the violence previously...

Fri, 01 Jul 2022 07:40:18 GMT
Int'l Community Urges Restraint At Sudan Protests
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- Representatives of the international community in Sudan have issued a joint statement urging "restraint by all parties and a commitment by authorities to the protection of civilians" during today's demonstrations.

Fri, 01 Jul 2022 07:40:16 GMT
Teenager Shot Dead On Eve of Sudan Protests
[Dabanga] Kharoum / Bahri -- A 15-year-old protester was killed in peaceful processions in Khartoum North (Bahri), on Wednesday evening, with a gunshot wound to the chest, bringing the total number of demonstrators killed in Khartoum since the milita...

Fri, 01 Jul 2022 07:40:14 GMT
U.S. Asst SEC of State Welcomes Sudan Junta's 'Commitment to Allow Demonstrations in Sudan'
[Dabanga] Washington / Khartoum -- US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Molly Phee, has welcomed the commitment of junta leader and head of the Sovereignty Council Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan's commitment to direct the security forces i...

Fri, 01 Jul 2022 07:40:14 GMT
'Dissatisfied' Sudan Govt Summons UNITAMS Head
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- Sudan's Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Dafallah El Haj Ali, summoned Volker Perthes, UN Special Representative for Sudan and head of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in S...



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