New ICC Prosecutor takes office in The Hague
British lawyer Karim Asad Ahmad Khan QC* was today sworn-in to begin his nine-year term as Prosecutor of the International...
PM Hamdok pledges to address obstacles to Sudan’s economic reforms
Responding to criticisms and protests at the tough economic reforms, Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok has defended the current economic...
UNITAMS head: ‘Mission will continue to assist political transition in Sudan’
UN Special Representative for Sudan and head of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), Volker Perthes...
Sudan PM Hamdok: ‘Zero tolerance for those seeking to derail revolution’
Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok has issued a stern warning that “the government of the revolution will not compromise or...
ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda: ‘We have miles to go before we sleep’
The outgoing Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has celebrated the achievements of the court thus far, but cautioned...
No final agreement as Sudan Govt – SPLM-N Juba talks adjourned
The South Sudanese mediation decided to adjourn the direct negotiation sessions between the Sudanese transitional government and the Sudan People’s...
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New West Darfur Wali vows to address security in El Geneina
The new Wali (governor) of West Darfur, Lt Gen Khamis Abkar, says that the decision to appoint him as governor...
Sudan’s first turbine to harness wind energy in Northern State
A 63m-tall wind turbine has completed an epic 19-day journey from the Netherlands to Dongola in Sudan’s Northern State, via Port...
Founder of Darfur children’s charity honoured by British Queen
Patricia Parker, the Chief Executive and Founder of UK charity Kids for Kids, has been made an OBE (Officer of...
Sudan Cabinet approves new Trade Unions Law
The Sudanese Cabinet held an emergency meeting (No. 3), headed by Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok, to discuss and approve the...
Sudan PM: Legal agreement on GERD will ‘avoid harm’
Sudanese Prime Minister, Abdallah Hamdok, stressed the need to reach a binding legal agreement about the filling and operation of...
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