♦ Sudan: This week’s news in brief ♦
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New wave of violence in West Darfur’s El Geneina takes at least 56 lives
The United Nations revealed today that 56 people have been killed and 132 others were injured in the continuing clashes...
GERD negotiations resume while Sudan calls for different strategy
Sudan renewed negotiations on the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in Kinshasa, capital of DRC, on Sunday. Negotiations took place on...
Negotiations between Sudan’s govt and El Hilu to start later this month
Official negotiations between the transitional government and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), under the leadership of Abdelaziz El Hilu,...
Sudan: Families of dead protestors demonstrate for ratification of Rome Statute
Members of the December Revolution* Martyrs’ Families Organisation carried out a protest yesterday in front of the Ministry of Justice...
Sudan closes border with Ethiopia after attack
The Sudanese authorities closed the border crossing between El Galabat in eastern Sudan’s El Gedaref and the Ethiopian town of Metema...
Two die in West Darfur gunmen attack
Two people were killed and five others were injured when gunmen attacked two vehicles in the Jebel neighbourhood of the...
Darfur hold-out rebel group to join peace process
Commander Mustafa Tambour of the mainstream Sudan Liberation Movement faction led by Abdelwahid El Nur (SLM-AW) arrived in Khartoum on...
Sudanese delegation visits DRC for Ethiopian dam talks
Foreign Affairs Minister, Maryam El Sadig El Mahdi, and Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources, Yasir Abbas, travelled to Kinshasa,...
The Observatory: Urgent appeal against ‘judicial harassment’ of Sudanese human rights defender
The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a partnership of the World Organisation Against Torture and FIDH, has...
Finance minister discusses USA banks’ entry into Sudan
The Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Jibril Ibrahim, discussed the economic requirements for the entry of US and western banks...
SPLM-N rebels sign new Declaration of Principles with Sudan government
Yesterday, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North under the leadership of Abdelaziz El Hilu (SPLM-N) signed a new Declaration of Principles...
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