At least 23 people died and more than 130 were injured in Sudan after a fire triggered an explosion at a factory in northern Khartoum on Tuesday, according to state news agency SUNA. The incident happened while a tanker truck was offloading gas at a ceramics manufacturing company in an …
Read More »Death toll rises to 62 in Sudan’s heavy rains, floods.
According to Sudanese authorities, at least 62 people have been killed and 100 injured after two months of heavy rain caused severe flooding across Sudan. According to state news agency SUNA, all but one of Sudan’s provinces were affected by the heavy flooding and reportedly 35,750 homes were destroyed. The …
Read More »Sudan talks canceled after shooting of child protesters in school uniforms.
Sudanese protest leaders have canceled planned talks with the country’s ruling generals as they visited a town where at least five school children were shot dead on Monday. The head of Sudan’s ruling military council had earlier said there must be immediate accountability over the shooting, state news agency SUNA …
Read More »Sudan military and civilians sign deal to end deadly turmoil.
Sudan’s ruling military council and opposition leaders have signed a power-sharing accord after all-night talks. It is a “historic moment” for the country, the deputy head of Sudan’s ruling military council, Mohamed Hamdan “Hemeti” Dagolo, is quoted as saying by AFP news agency. Sudan has been in turmoil since the …
Read More »UN: 7 million people face hunger crisis in South Sudan.
A record number of almost seven million people are facing severe hunger in South Sudan, despite a peace agreement which has largely stopped fighting after more than five years of war, UN agencies warned Friday. “Every year, hunger reaches new and unprecedented levels in South Sudan with millions of people …
Read More »Sudan military offers talks as violence death toll hits 60.
Sudan’s military ruler offered to resume talks with opposition groups without conditions on Wednesday, in an apparent olive branch two days after security forces mounted a deadly raid on a protest camp in central Khartoum. Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan’s offer marked a step-back from the army’s decision to cancel …
Read More »Sudan investigating after cash hoard found at al-Bashir’s home.
Sudan’s deposed President Omar al-Bashir is under investigation over the possession of “large sums of cash” without legal grounds, and on suspicion of money laundering. A judicial source told Reuters on Saturday that the public prosecutor had begun investigating Bashir after “large sums of cash” was found at his home. …
Read More »Omar Al-Bashir thrown into prison.
Sudan’s ousted President Omar al-Bashir has been taken from his residence to a prison in the capital Khartoum. Sources from Bashir’s family said on Wednesday that the deposed president was transferred to Kober prison in north Khartoum late on Tuesday. Bashir was ousted by the military on April 11 after …
Read More »Omar al-Bashir forced out.
A Sudanese government source says President Omar al-Bashir has stepped down and that consultation is underway to form a transitional council. Adel Mahjoub Hussein, the Sudanese minister of production and economic resources in North Darfur, told the Dubai-based al-Hadath TV on Thursday that, “There are consultations to form a military …
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