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The death toll from the latest nationwide protests against military rule in Sudan rose to five on Friday, the Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors said. The group of medics, which is aligned with the protest movement, said the fifth person who had been killed was hit in the chest by …

At least four people have been shot dead in Sudan while demonstrating against the military regime, the Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors said on Friday. Security forces had fired tear gas and stun grenades as protesters marched through Khartoum and the neighbouring cities of Omdurman and Bahri towards the presidential …

The Sudan National Telecommunications Corporation on Thursday cut internet services in the capital Khartoum, ahead of large protests to demand that the military play no role in government during the transition to free elections. Thursday’s protest marks the 11th day of major demonstrations since an Oct. 25 coup, which saw …

At least 31 people have died and eight miners are still missing on Tuesday after a gold mine collapsed in Sudan’s West Kordofan state, local media reported. The bodies of the dead and injured miners were reportedly removed from the collapsed mine. Gold mining is a major source of foreign …

A man has been shot dead and many others wounded in Sunday’s protests against Sudan’s military leaders in the capital Khartoum and other cities, medics aligned with the protest movement said on Monday. Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of the Sudanese capital, Khartoum on Sunday to …

More than 100 people have been killed following days of ethnic clashes between Arab tribesmen and fighters from the African Masalit community in West Darfur state in Sudan. The fighting in the Kreinik area has displaced thousands, including across the border into neighbouring Chad, the United Nations says. “Armed men …

Tens of thousands of Sudanese took to the streets of the capital, Khartoum and other cities on Thursday, to protest the deal between military leaders and civilian prime minister Abdalla Hamdok. Prominent political parties and Sudan’s powerful protest movement have opposed Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok’s decision on Sunday to sign …

The UN said several days of inter-communal fighting in the Sudanese region of Darfur have left at least 43 people dead and thousands displaced, BBC News reports. The conflict broke out last week between Arab nomadic herders and farmers from the Misseriya Jebel tribe in Jebel Moon in West Darfur. …

The United States says it’s encouraged by Sunday’s deal reinstating the Sudanese prime minister, Abdalla Hamdok – but wants more progress before restoring aid, BBC News reported. The State Department repeated calls for all civilian leaders detained after last month’s coup to be released. Sudan’s governing generals have already released …

Sudanese authorities have restored the internet nearly a month since it was suspended after the military deposed the civilian-led transitional government. All telecommunications companies had their internet services restored on Thursday. A court had ordered the country’s three main telecom companies to restore the internet on 9 November, but the …