A power-sharing agreement established a government involving the military, civilian representatives and protest groups State TV in Sudan has said a bid to overthrow the government has failed. “There has been a failed coup attempt, the people should confront it,” state media reported, but did not identify the plotters. Reports from the capital city Khartoum … Read more
In a live service in his church, Ayodele also issued warnings to the President’s of Guinea, Congo, Sudan, Southern Sudan, Cameroun, Zambia, South Africa, Ivory Coast, Somalia, and others. The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has on Sunday warned some African presidents to be careful with their healths, bomb attacks and mishaps … Read more
The Federal Government has evacuated 87 Nigerians stranded in Sudan. The 87 arrived Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja at about 9.15am on Saturday August 8, 2020. In the same vein, another batch of Nigerians stranded in United Kingdom will be arriving later in the day. The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) disclosed this in a … Read more
The one hundred and thirty four Nigerians who had been stranded in Sudan have returned to the country. They arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja at about 10:00 am on Sunday via Air Sudan. The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) disclosed this in a tweet, noting that all 134 evacuees had tested Negative … Read more
Sudan’s minister of defense, Lt Gen Jamaleldin Omar has died of a heart attack in South Sudan, an official announced on Wednesday morning. Omar died in Juba town where he was taking part in peace negotiations between the government and armed movements. Read Also: [Video]: Women Parade Topless In Ogun As Sacrifice To Chase Coronavirus … Read more
The United States and Sudan have agreed to upgrade their diplomatic ties by exchanging ambassadors for the first time in more than two decades, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday. The announcement of a return to ambassadorial-level representation after 23 years came as Sudan’s new prime minister, Abdalla Hamdok, wrapped up his first visit … Read more
The African Union (AU) has lifted its suspension of Sudan three months after freezing its membership following Khartoum’s bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protesters. The AU’s Peace and Security Council said Friday that the decision followed the announcement of Sudan’s first cabinet since the ousting of veteran leader Omar al-Bashir. Handing down its suspension in June, … Read more
Mobile internet services were restored across Sudan Tuesday following a court order, weeks after the ruling generals imposed a blockade in the wake of a brutal crackdown on protesters. Demonstrators were violently dispersed on June 3 by men in military fatigues, who stormed a weeks-long protest camp outside army headquarters in Khartoum where Sudanese had … Read more
The United States has said it welcomes a power-sharing deal designed to end months of political unrest in Sudan. The agreement was reached Friday between protest leaders and the country’s ruling generals after two days of talks. It calls for establishing a so-called sovereign council with a rotating military and civilian president for three years. … 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
Talks between Sudan’s ruling generals and protest leaders, held after weeks of standoff following a deadly crackdown on protesters, enter a second day Thursday with the key issue of forming a new governing body still unresolved. Sudan has been rocked by a political crisis since the army ousted longtime ruler Omar al-Bashir in April on … Read more
The Arabic version of Al-Arabiya.net has reported on Wednesday an aborted coup in Sudan designed to upstage the Transitional Military Council. The newspaper, quoted sources in Sudan saying 68 officers have been arrested and put under investigation as a result of a coup attempt. The report claimed that the rebellious officers were those loyal to … 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
Sudan’s military rulers offered to resume talks with opposition groups on Wednesday, two days after security forces mounted a deadly raid on a protest camp, but the opposition rejected the invitation. Medics linked to the opposition said the death toll from Monday’s operation and subsequent unrest had risen to 108 and that it was expected … Read more