Dec 25 Sudanese rally in new anti-coup protests amid tight security By Samy Magdy, Associated Press Sudanese security forces fired tear gas to disperse protesters in Khartoum on Saturday as demonstrators once again took to the streets in the country’s capital and elsewhere to denounce the October military coup. Continue reading
Nov 22 What reinstating Sudan’s prime minister means for the country By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press The agreement has angered Sudan's pro-democracy movement, which accuses Abdalla Hamdok of allowing himself to serve as a fig leaf for continued military rule. Continue reading
Nov 17 Blinken seeks to cool regional crises with stop in Kenya By Matthew Lee, Associated Press In a lengthy, private meeting with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and other top officials, Blinken hailed Kenya’s role in seeking to ease the conflict in Ethiopia and as an example of a vibrant, inclusive democracy. Continue reading
Nov 14 Al-Jazeera says bureau chief detained by Sudanese forces By Fay Abuelgasim, Associated Press The development comes after security forces fired live ammunition and tear gas Saturday to disperse protesters denouncing the military’s tightening grip on the country. Continue reading
Nov 13 Sudanese rally against army tightening grip on power; 5 dead By Fay Abuelgasim, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Sudanese security forces fired live ammunition and tear gas on Saturday to disperse protesters denouncing the military’s tightening grip on the country, killing at least five and wounding several, activists said. Continue reading
Nov 11 Two weeks after coup in Sudan, a general tightens grip on power By Fay Abuelgasim, Associated Press Sudan's top general has reappointed himself as head of the army-run interim governing body, a sign that he is tightening his grip on the country two weeks after he led a coup against civilian leaders. Continue reading
Nov 05 U.N. rights body holds urgent session in wake of Sudan coup By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet decried excessive use of force by security forces that has left at least 13 people dead and more than 300 injured since the coup. Continue reading
Oct 31 UN chief to Sudan army: Reverse coup, take heed of protests By Samy Magdy, Associated Press Antonio Guterres said the generals should “take heed” of Saturday’s protests. “Time to go back to the legitimate constitutional arrangements,” he said in a tweet. Continue reading
Oct 29 Sudan coup leader says he’ll appoint new premier within week By Noha Elhennawy, Associated Press Abdel-Fattah Burhan said in an interview with Russia's state-owned Sputnik news agency published Friday that the new premier will form a cabinet that will share leadership of the country with the armed forces. Continue reading
Oct 28 Watch 9:47 What we know about Sudan’s ongoing civil disobedience after military coup By Nick Schifrin, Layla Quran, Dorothy Hastings President Joe Biden said Thursday that the United States stands with peaceful protesters in Sudan who are demonstrating against Monday's military coup. On the ground, at least 11 protesters have been killed. The United Nations Security Council also called for… Continue watching