A heavy Sudanese troop presence helped restore calm Tuesday in the Darfur region, after three days of inter-ethnic violence claimed at least 155 lives and displaced tens of thousands. A heavy Sudanese troop presence helped [ More … ]
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Sunday called on police to abstain from using excessive force against anti-government demonstrators – as the UN called for a probe into deaths during the violent protests. At least 19 [ More … ]
Sudan’s Vice-President Hassabo Mohamed Abdel-Rahman Monday visits Darfur and Kordofan states to discuss ways to develop a plan to collect illegal weapons. In press statements, Sunday, the governor of North Darfur state Abdel-Wahid Youssef, said [ More … ]
Two police officers on Saturday evening were killed by unknown gunmen who carjacked an ambulance coming from Central Darfur state capital, Zalingei. The government of Central Darfur said in a statement on Sunday that gunmen [ More … ]
Sudan’s El-Fasher Commissioner has issued a decision banning the Egyptian street vendors while a police circular has directed to monitor them because they could be informants for the rebel groups. Following rebel attacks in North [ More … ]
In his first comment on the fighting in North and East Darfur states a few days ago, the leader of Sudan Liberation Movement, Minni Minnawi (SLM-MM) has accused the Sudanese government of attacking their positions [ More … ]
Sudan has called on the hybrid peacekeeping mission to condemn the recent rebel attacks in North and East Darfur pointing that they breached a cessation of hostilities and destabilize regional peace and security. In a [ More … ]
The Sudanese government forces have captured the leader of the Sudan Liberation Movement-Transitional Council (SLM-TC) Nimer Abdel Rahman and other leading rebels. Also, the group confirmed the killing of its commander Mohamed Abdelsalam (aka Tarada) [ More … ]
The leaders of two major rebel groups met with the head of UNAMID in Paris to sign a peace deal in troubled Sudanese provinces, Darfur and Kordofan. The leaders of two rebel factions in Sudan [ More … ]
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