Political Tensions: UN launches Sudanese talks push to end post-coup crisis

Ekohotblog report that the United Nations said on Saturday it would invite Sudanese military leaders, political parties and other groups to take part in discussions aimed at ending a crisis unleashed by a coup in October.   UN mediation in the weeks after the coup succeeded in reinstating Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, but his resignation … Read more

Reinstated Sudanese PM Hamdok Dismisses Police Chiefs

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Doctors have accused security forces of targeting protesters in the “head, neck and torso” with live ammunition… EKO HOT BLOG reports that Sudan’s reinstated Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has replaced the country’s police chiefs, in a move that came after more than 40 people were killed in a crackdown on pro-democracy protests following a military … Read more