At least 20 killed in latest flare-up of tribal violence in Darfur – medics
Khartoum, Sudan Reuters Sudanese medics said on Friday that at least 22 people had been shot and killed in violence in West Darfur state over the past week. The violence in the town of Forbaranga is the latest in growing tribal violence across Sudan’s peripheries and in West Darfur in particular. Clashes have intensified since […]
Police fire tear gas on Sudanese protest as anti-military campaign enters 10th month
Khartoum, SudanReuters Thousands of protesters marching towards Sudan’s presidential palace were blocked by police firing tear gas, as an anti-military campaign entered its 10th month. Protests have continued weekly since an 25th October military takeover that halted a transition to democracy and plunged the country into turmoil. Protesters march during a rally against military rule […]
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 […]
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 […]
“The revolution isn’t over” say Sudan’s frontline female protesters
Nairobi, KenyaThomson Reuters Foundation The iconic image of a young woman in a traditional white robe standing on a car roof with her finger in the air came to symbolise the role of women as vanguards of Sudan’s revolution but many say their calls for equality are already being ignored. Following the protesters’ ousting of […]