A High court in Sudan reversed a decision dissolving Islamic Call Organization, an organizing and financing arm for the regime that helped to finance Islamist groups including Hamas, Reuters agency reported. This is one more step towards the rehabilitation of the allies of the old regime. Analysts say it is …
Read More »Sudan: protesters face tear gas during a Women’s Day rally
Sudanese protesters marching against military rule on International Women’s Day were met with tear gas as they approached the presidential palace on Tuesday, Reuters agency reports. Women’s rights groups had called for the protest along with neighborhood resistance committees that have staged street protests since the military took over in …
Read More »Sudan: arrest of a former member of the civil-military government
Sudanese security forces arrested Mohamed al-Faki Suleiman, a member of the dissolved civil-military government, near his home in the capital Khartoum. This follows the arrest of two other politicians last week. They were part of a task force trying to dismantle the network established by the former president Omar al-Bashir, …
Read More »Sudan: protesters say no to UN special Representative
The group that led protests in the uprising that toppled Sudan’s former President Omar al-Bashir said on Friday it was refusing to meet with Volker Perthes, the UN Special Representative to Sudan, Reuters agency reports. In a statement on Twitter, the Sudanese Professionals Association announces its refusal to meet Mr. …
Read More »Sudan: activists once again call for huge protests against the military
Activists in Sudan have called for mass protests across the country on Thursday, to demonstrate against the military rule and demand the restoration of democracy. The protest initially scheduled for Wednesday, was postponed for a day at the last minute. The Sudanese Professionals’ Association – the group that mobilised protests …
Read More »Sudan: Hamdok resigns as interim head of government
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has annouced his resignation on Sunday, six weeks after returning to his post in a deal with military coup leaders he argued could save a transition toward democracy. Hamdok, who had failed to name a government as protests continued against the military takeover in October, …
Read More »Sudan: General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan to speed up transition process
Sudan’s military chief, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has agreed to accelerate the return to a transitional government following talks with the United States and the United Nations. The UN special envoy for Sudan, Volker Perthes, said the discussions had yielded the outline of a potential deal to reverse last month’s …
Read More »Sudan: AU calls for talks and release of detained officials
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has called for the immediate release of arrested leaders in Sudan and said their arrest goes against human rights. Mr Faki further called for the immediate resumption of consultations between civilians and the military. “The President reaffirms that dialogue and …
Read More »Sudan: prime minister speaks after failed coup attempt
Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has described a failed coup as an attempt to derail the country’s transition to civilian rule. In a televised address, Mr Hamdok blamed loyalists of former President Omar al-Bashir, who was ousted two years ago by the military following countrywide protests. Mr Hamdok said several …
Read More »“Museveni will end up in dustbin of history”, Bobi Wine
Speaking from South Africa to France 24’s Marc Perelman, the Ugandan opposition leader, Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine on Tuesday said that President Museveni will end up in the dustbin of history. Bobi Wine, president of the National Unity Platform (NUP), said Mr Museveni is on paths to ending in …
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