Dec 05 Sudan’s generals, pro-democracy group sign deal to end crisis By Ashraf Idris, Associated Press Sudan's coup leaders and the main pro-democracy group have signed a deal to establish a civilian-led transitional government following the military takeover last year. Continue reading
Oct 20 Watch 4:32 News Wrap: Russian missile and drone strikes knock out more utilities in Ukraine In our news wrap Thursday, a new barrage of Russian missile and drone strikes knocked out more of Ukraine's electric and water utilities, at least 170 people were killed in southern Sudan amid fighting between rival tribal groups and suicides… Continue watching
Jul 01 Thousands rally in Sudan a day after 9 people were killed during protests By Associated Press The United States and others have condemned the violence in this east African country which has been rocked by near-weekly protests since an Oct. 25 coup upended its fragile transition to democracy. Continue reading
Mar 29 Sudan heading toward ‘collapse’ unless civilian government returns, U.N. envoy says By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. envoy for Sudan says the east African nation is heading toward "an economic and security collapse" unless it addresses the political paralysis following October's military coup and moves toward resuming a civilian-led transition. Continue reading
Mar 18 Watch 4:28 News Wrap: Moderna seeks FDA approval for a second COVID booster shot for adults By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Friday, Moderna has asked the Food and Drug Administration to approve a second COVID-19 booster shot for all adults, the death toll from a string of chain-reaction crashes on a Missouri roadway rose to six people,… Continue watching
Jan 19 U.S. diplomats meet with pro-democracy activists in Sudan By Samy Magdy, Associated Press Two senior U.S. diplomats are in Sudan to try and help find a way out of the ongoing crisis in the African country triggered by an October military coup. Continue reading
Jan 17 Sudanese forces open fire on anti-coup protesters, killing 7 By Samy Magdy, Associated Press The military takeover has scuttled hopes of a peaceful transition to democracy in Sudan, more than two years after a popular uprising forced the removal of longtime ruler Omar al-Bashir in April 2019. Continue reading
Jan 13 Sudan’s anti-coup protests violently dispersed with 2 people killed By Samy Magdy, Associated Press Authorities and a medical group say a senior police officer and a protester were killed in the Sudanese capital as thousands took to the streets on Thursday against a coup that has plunged the country into grinding deadlock. Continue reading
Jan 04 Anti-coup protests in Sudan continue as prime minister resigns By Samy Magdy, Associated Press Sudanese have flooded the streets in the capital, Khartoum, and other cities in anti-coup protests as the country plunges further into turmoil following the prime minister's resignation earlier this week. 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