Apr 28 Heavy clashes rock Sudan’s capital despite fragile truce By Samy Magdy, Associated Press Sudanese residents say heavy explosions and gunfire have rocked parts of Sudan's capital, Khartoum, and its twin city of Omdurman, despite the extension of a fragile truce between the county's rival top generals. Continue reading
Apr 25 Watch 5:23 Hundreds of thousands flee Sudan as humanitarian situation deteriorates amid violence By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi Hundreds of thousands of Sudanese are fleeing to neighboring countries to escape the violence that has killed more than 400 in the last week and a half. Aid agencies are warning the humanitarian situation is increasingly dire because of a… Continue watching
Apr 24 Watch 11:29 Nations scramble to evacuate their citizens from Sudan as fighting intensifies By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda, Dan Sagalyn The U.S. says it is facilitating the evacuation of civilians from Sudan where more than 400 people have died since fighting started 10 days ago. Drones and other military assets are flying over the route north to Egypt, but the… Continue watching
Apr 23 Special forces evacuate U.S. embassy staff from Sudan’s capital By Matthew Lee, Tara Copp, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press U.S. special operations forces carried out a precarious evacuation of the American embassy in warring Sudan on Sunday, sweeping in and out of the capital, Khartoum, with helicopters on the ground for less than an hour. Continue reading
Apr 22 Sudan’s army agrees to assist with evacuation of foreign citizens, diplomats By Associated Press The Sudanese army said Saturday it was coordinating efforts to evacuate foreign citizens and diplomats from Sudan on military aircraft, as the bloody fighting that has engulfed the vast African nation entered its second week. Continue reading
Apr 17 Watch 8:06 Civilians caught in crossfire as rival factions battle for control of Sudan By Geoff Bennett, Zeba Warsi More than 180 people have died in the brutal battle for control of Sudan between rival military factions. The two sides are now digging in, shattering hopes that Sudan could achieve a peaceful transition to democracy. Geoff Bennett spoke with… Continue watching
Apr 16 Dozens killed, hundreds injured as battle for control of Sudan rages on By Jack Jeffrey, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The Sudanese military and a powerful paramilitary group battled for control of the chaos-stricken nation for a second day Sunday, signaling they were unwilling to end hostilities despite mounting diplomatic pressure to cease fire. Continue reading
Apr 15 Wider conflict feared as Sudan’s army and rival paramilitary force clash in capital By Associated Press Sudan’s military and a powerful paramilitary force engaged in fierce fighting Saturday in the capital and elsewhere in the country, dealing a new blow to hopes for a transition to democracy and raising fears of a wider conflict. Continue reading
Dec 08 Protests in Sudan demand ouster of military leaders in power, reject slow transfer By Ashraf Idris, Associated Press Hundreds of protesters have taken to the streets of Sudan's capital demanding the ouster of its military rulers and rejecting a deal for the gradual transfer of power to civilian leaders. Continue reading
Jan 02 Sudan’s PM announces resignation amid political deadlock By Samy Magdy, Associated Press Sudan's prime minister says he has resigned amid a political deadlock following a military coup that derailed the country's fragile transition. Abdalla Hamdok has announced his resignation in a speech on Sunday. The October military takeover upended a fragile planned… Continue reading