An army air strike on the Sudanese capital has killed at least 20 people, including two children, activists say. Many of the victims of the attack, in the Kalakla al-Qubba neighbourhood of south-west Khartoum, have been buried in the rubble, they said. Artillery and rocket fire have been reported in several areas on Sunday. The … Read more
The Nigerian government plans to evacuate its citizens trapped in Sudan, where over 400 people have died due to unrest caused by clashes between paramilitary forces and the army. NEMA has sorted out all necessary payments for the evacuation, which is expected to take place on Wednesday morning. Many foreign countries, including France, UK, US, … Read more
Peter Obi lend his voice to 4000 trapped Nigerian students in Sudan. Obi in a statement on Sunday said he’s sad that Nigerians trapped in Sudan have not been evacuated. The ongoing crisis in Sudan was triggered by conflicts between rival generals on April 15, 2023. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Labour Party Presidential flagbearer in … Read more
The EU’s ambassador in Sudan, Aidan O’Hara, has been assaulted at his home in Khartoum, which is gripped by deadly fighting between rival forces. The Irish diplomat was not “seriously hurt”, Irish Foreign Minister Micheál Martin has confirmed. Mr Martin described the attack as a “gross violation of obligations to protect diplomats”. Around 185 people … Read more
At least three people were shot dead and more than 100 people wounded… EKO HOT BLOG reports that anti-coup protesters have manned barricades in Sudan’s capital Khartoum, a day after a deadly crackdown on mass rallies, as a defiant civil disobedience campaign against the military takeover entered its seventh day. Tens of thousands turned out … Read more
Similar coups have taken place in Mali and Guinea this year, fuelling fears more might break out on the continent EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government has condemned the military coup that took place in Sudan in the early hours of Monday. Sudan’s most senior military officer, General Abdel-Fattah Burhan, announced that the dissolution … Read more
Internet services were cut across the country around dawn and the main roads and bridges into Khartoum shut… EKO HOT BLOG reports that Sudan’s senior military officer declared a state of emergency, dissolved the authorities leading country’s democratic transition, and announced the formation of a new government after soldiers detained civilian leaders Monday in what … Read more
It remains unclear who was behind the pre-dawn arrests EKO HOT BLOG reports that members of Sudan’s transitional government and other civilian leaders have been arrested amid reports of a military coup. Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok is among those reported to have been put under house arrest by unidentified soldiers. The army has not commented, … Read more
…civilian leaders say that the demands are part of a power grab from the armed forces EKO HOT BLOG reports that opponents of Sudan’s transition to democracy took to the streets of Khartoum on Saturday to call on the military to take control of the country. Several thousand demonstrators gathered outside the presidential palace as … Read more
Crowds of jubilant Sudanese took to the streets of Khartoum on Friday, chanting “civilian rule” after protest leaders struck a deal with the ruling generals on a new governing body. Chants of “the martyrs’ blood has not been shed in vain” reverberated around the same streets where more than six months of protests culminated in … Read more
Young Sudanese protesters in T-shirts and jeans dump bricks in a pile to create a makeshift barricade in a Khartoum street — but they are playing a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse. They disperse as dozens of riot police storm in on pickup trucks. Officers in blue fatigues fire gunshots into the air as demonstrators sprint … Read more