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A three-day cease-fire between Sudan’s warring factions went into effect Tuesday after what the United States called “intense negotiation.” Both the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) publicly pledged to uphold the halt in fighting. “To support a durable end to the fighting, the United States …

Europe, China, and Japan raced to extract their citizens from Sudan on Monday and thousands more people used a partial lull in fighting between the army and a paramilitary force over the past two days to escape the country’s deepening crisis. The sudden eruption of violence between the military and …

Residents of Sudan’s capital reported renewed heavy gunfire on Thursday as thousands tried to flee fighting that has killed scores of civilians before the Eid holiday marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Khartoum and its sister cities Omdurman and Bahri, one of Africa’s most populous urban areas, …

Three flights carrying 177 Egyptian troops from Sudan have arrived in Cairo and a separate group of 27 air force personnel are in the care of the Egyptian embassy in Sudan, the Egyptian army said on Thursday. Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, and its sister cities Omdurman and Bahri have been rocked …

Air strikes and explosions hammered Sudan’s capital on Wednesday after the failure of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire between the army and paramilitary forces, forcing residents to stay hunkered down and prompting Japan to prepare to evacuate its citizens. Continuous bombardments and loud blasts could be heard in central Khartoum in the …

Sudan’s rival commanders agreed a 24-hour ceasefire from Tuesday evening, the army said, following calls to each side from US Secretary of State Antony Blinken over fierce fighting in Khartoum that saw shots fired at a US diplomatic convoy. The ceasefire will start at 6.00 p.m. (1600 GMT) and will …

Calls grew to stop the fighting in Sudan as the capital was bombarded for a third day in deadly fighting between rival military factions that threatens to derail the nation’s stumbling shift from autocracy to civilian rule. At least 97 civilians have been killed and 365 injured since the fighting …

The Sudanese army said on Thursday that the mobilisation in the capital Khartoum and other cities of a para-military force headed by General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo had raised the risk of confrontation. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) moves represented a “clear violation of law,” the army said in a rare …

Sudan’s military and political parties signed a framework deal on Monday that provides for a two-year civilian-led transition towards elections and would end a standoff triggered by a coup in October 2021. The initial agreement would limit the military’s formal role to a security and defense council headed by a …

Police have fired tear gas at protesters in Sudan as thousands rallied against last year’s military coup on the anniversary of previous popular uprisings, most recently against autocrat Omar al-Bashir three years ago. According to the independent Central Committee of Sudan Doctors, a 19-year-old was hit by a bullet fired …

Hundreds of thousands of people marched to the presidential palace in Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Sunday in protest at the Oct. 25 military coup, drawing volleys of tear gas and stun grenades from security forces, Reuters witnesses said. The outpouring of protest marked the third anniversary of demonstrations that touched …

Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok will quit if a political agreement he signed with the military last week is not implemented or fails to receive backing from political factions, a source close to him said on Wednesday. Hamdok was released from house arrest and restored to his job under thedeal …

Sudanese security forces fired tear gas Tuesday at protesters rallying against last month’s military takeover and a deal that saw the prime minister reinstated after his ouster in the coup, witnesses said Thousands of demonstrators gathered in central Khartoum and marched on the presidential palace when security forces fired tear …

Sudan’s military reinstated Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on Sunday and announced the release of all political detainees after weeks of deadly unrest triggered by a coup. Under an agreement signed with military leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Hamdok will lead a civilian government of technocrats for a transitional period. Security …

The death toll from Sudan’s latest anti-coup protests at the weekend has risen to eight, medics said Monday, bringing the total number killed since last month’s military takeover to 23. Three teenagers were among those who lost their lives during the latest mass protests on Saturday, which were met with …

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in the Sudanese capital Khartoum and other cities on Saturday to protest against a military takeover, despite security forces firing tear gas and bullets to disperse them, witnesses and medics said. One protester was killed by live fire from security forces …

Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has formed a new transitional council, headed by himself, to lead the country following the military takeover late last month, state TV reported on Thursday. Burhan’s deputy will remain Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, commander of the powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), with both men …

Military forces shot dead two people during nationwide protests in Sudan on Saturday, a doctors committee said, as hundreds of thousands of people demanded the restoration of a civilian-led government after a military coup. In Khartoum, security forces used tear gas and gunfire to try to disperse a huge crowd …

Sudan’s military coup leader, facing pressure at home and abroad to restore power to civilians, said a technocratic prime minister could be announced in a week, and left the door open for the man he ousted to return and form the new government. Western countries have cut off hundreds of …

Seven protesters have been killed in Sudan since a military coup four days ago, a health official said Thursday, adding that other bodies had since arrived without giving an exact number. Four protesters were already reported killed on Monday, hours after the military coup was announced. “On Monday, morgues in …