RSF leader Hemedti calls for replacement of Sudan’s army leadership
Cairo, EgyptReuters Sudanese paramilitary leader General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, called for the replacement of army leadership on Friday in his first on-camera appearance since fighting broke out. Deputy head of Sudan’s sovereign council General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo speaks during a press conference at Rapid Support Forces head quarter in Khartoum, Sudan, on […]
Sudan, rebel alliance reach deal in ongoing peace efforts
Juba, South SudanAP Sudan’s transitional authorities and a rebel alliance signed a peace deal on Monday following months of tortuous negotiations aimed at ending the country’s decades-long civil wars, but other powerful armed groups have thus far declined to join them. The deal was reached between the Sudanese Government and the Sudan Revolutionary Front, a […]
New military council leader promises civilian government for Sudan
Khartoum, SudanReuters The new head of Sudan’s military council said on Saturday a civilian government would be formed after consultations with the opposition and promised the transition period would last for a maximum of two years. Protesters, however, kept up the pressure for rapid change following the overthrow of long-ruling autocrat President Omar al-Bashir on […]
Sudan’s Bashir forced to step down after mass protests
Updated 10pmKhartoum, SudanReuters Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir was deposed by the army on Thursday and consultations were under way to form a transitional council to run the country, drawing a line under three decades of autocratic power that included allegations of genocide. Sudanese sources told Reuters that Bashir, 75, was at the presidential residence under […]