Sudan frees ex-officials in effort to end political impasse
Cairo, Egypt AP Sudanese authorities released two outspoken former government officials from jail, lawyers said Wednesday, part of trust-building measures amid efforts to end the country’s political impasse. Sudan has been plunged into turmoil since an October military coup upended its short-lived transition to democracy after three decades of repressive rule by former strongman Omar al-Bashir. Al-Bashir […]
US urges civilian rule after Sudan’s PM quits
Khartoum, SudanReuters The United States has urged Sudanese leaders to ensure civilian rule and end violence against anti-military protesters after Abdalla Hamdok resigned as Prime Minister, throwing a transition towards elections deeper into uncertainty. Hamdok, an economist and former United Nations official widely respected abroad, had served as Prime Minister under a military-civilian power-sharing deal […]
Sudan’s Hamdok quits as premier after failing to restore civilian government
Khartoum, SudanReuters Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said on Sunday he was resigning, 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, said a roundtable […]
Sudan’s PM Hamdok intends to resign within hours – sources
Khartoum, SudanReuters Sudan Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has told a group of national political and intellectual figures that he intends to resign in the coming hours, two sources close to Hamdok told Reuters on Tuesday. Hamdok was reinstated on 21st November following a coup a month earlier that saw the military take power and end […]
Hundreds of thousands march to Sudan presidential palace in protest against coup
Khartoum, SudanReuters Hundreds of thousands of people marched to the presidential palace in Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Sunday in protest at the 25th October military coup, drawing volleys of tear gas and stun grenades from security forces, Reuters witnesses said. Some protesters managed to reach the gates of the palace and the protest’s organisers called […]
Thousands protest in Sudan against deal between PM Hamdok and military
Khartoum, SudanReuters Tens of thousands of Sudanese protested in the streets of Khartoum and other cities on Thursday, keeping up the pressure on military leaders after they struck a deal to bring back a civilian Prime Minister deposed in a coup one month ago. Prominent political parties and Sudan’s powerful protest movement have opposed Prime […]
Sudan military reinstates Prime Minister but protests continue
Khartoum, SudanReuters Sudan’s military reinstated Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on Sunday and promised to release all political detainees after weeks of deadly unrest triggered by a coup, though large crowds took to the streets to reject any deal involving the army. Under an agreement signed with military leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Hamdok, first appointed […]
Hope for path out of Sudan’s crisis in days, UN envoy says
United NationsReuters Mediators hope the “contours” of a way out of the crisis in Sudan could emerge in the coming days, the UN special envoy said on Monday. General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan toppled Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok’s cabinet a week ago and arrested key politicians. Hamdok remains under house arrest in his residence, Volker Perthes […]
Mediation efforts seek “way forward” in Sudan after anti-coup protests
Khartoum, SudanReuters A UN official discussed mediation options and possible “way forward” for Sudan with its ousted Prime Minister on Sunday, a day after hundreds of thousands of protesters took to the streets to demand an end to military rule. The outpouring of dissent posed the biggest challenge to General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan since he […]
Three people shot dead during huge protests against Sudan coup, doctors say
Khartoum, Sudan/Cairo, EgyptReuters Security forces shot dead three people during nationwide protests in Sudan on Saturday, a doctors committee said, as hundreds of thousands of people demanded the restoration of a civilian-led government after a military coup. In Khartoum, security forces used tear gas and gunfire to try to disperse a huge crowd after protesters […]