Biden lashes Sudan’s junta, deaths climb in anti-coup protests
Khartoum, Sudan/Washington DC, USReuters The United States and United Nations dialled up the pressure on Sudan’s new military junta on Thursday as confrontations between soldiers and anti-coup protesters took the death toll to at least 11. After the 15-member UN Security Council called for the restoration of Sudan’s civilian-led government – toppled on Monday – […]
Seven killed, 140 hurt in protests against Sudan military coup
Updated 9am (AEDT)Khartoum, SudanReuters Sudan’s military seized power from a transitional government on Monday and a health ministry official said seven people were killed by gunfire and 140 injured in clashes between soldiers and street protesters. The leader of the takeover, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, dissolved the military-civilian Sovereign Council that had been established to […]
Mass protests held in Sudan against prospect of military rule
Khartoum, SudanReuters Huge crowds of people marched in several parts of the Sudanese capital and other cities on Thursday in demonstrations against the prospect of military rule, as the crisis in the country’s troubled transition from authoritarian rule deepened. The military has shared power with civilian parties in a transitional authority since the removal of […]
Sit-in calling for Sudanese government dissolution grows into thousands
Khartoum, SudanReuters A sit-in calling on the military to dissolve Sudan’s government grew into the thousands on Monday as the country grappled with what its civilian leadership has called the biggest crisis of a two-year-old transition from autocracy. Protesters, including many who arrived by bus from outside Khartoum, were assembled by a coalition of rebel […]
Sudan military-civilian tensions reach low point in wake of coup attempt
Cairo, EgyptReuters Tensions between Sudan’s military and civilian politicians reached a low point on Sunday in the wake of an attempted coup last week with senior officials calling on the public to prepare for protests over the withdrawal of official security details. The deteriorating relations have put the fragile transition to democratic civilian rule in […]
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 […]