Aug 12 Watch 5:06 News Wrap: Thousands detained in Belarus as post-election protests continue In our news wrap Wednesday, some 6,000 people in Belarus have been detained after a third straight night of clashes between protesters and police. Demonstrators insist the reelection of President Alexander Lukashenko is illegitimate. Also, at least three people died… Continue watching
Jul 10 Sudan ratifies law criminalizing female genital mutilation By Associated Press Sudan's justice ministry says the country's ruling body has ratified a law banning the widespread practice of female genital mutilation, handing the movement for women's rights in the African country a long-sought victory. Continue reading
Mar 09 Watch 4:02 News Wrap: Twitter labels video retweeted by Trump as ‘manipulated media’ In our news wrap Monday, Twitter has applied a “manipulated media” tag on a campaign video shared by a White House aide and retweeted by President Trump. The edited clip makes it appear that former Vice President Joe Biden, leading… Continue watching
Feb 13 Sudanese government reaches settlement deal with USS Cole victims By Noha Elhennawy, Associated Press The settlement is the latest step from Khartoum to end its international pariah status. Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch 7:21 Why prosecution of Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir is an international matter Sudan's former president is one step closer to prosecution for the egregious war crimes he allegedly committed. During Omar al-Bashir’s 30 years in power, Sudan descended into civil war. Now, as the country’s transitional government conducts peace talks with rebel… Continue watching
Dec 14 Ex-Sudan strongman al-Bashir gets 2 years for corruption By Nadir Ahmed, Samy Magdy, Associated Press A court in Sudan convicted former President Omar al-Bashir of money laundering and corruption on Saturday, sentencing him to two years in a minimum security lockup. Continue reading
Aug 20 Sudan’s army and pro-democracy movement form joint ruling body By Samy Magdy, Associated Press The new, 11-member body — called the Sovereign Council — is to rule Sudan for a little over three years until elections can be held. Continue reading
Aug 17 Sudanese protesters sign final power-sharing deal with army By Samy Magdy, Associated Press Sudan's pro-democracy movement signed a final power-sharing agreement with the ruling military council on Saturday at a ceremony in the capital, Khartoum. Continue reading
Aug 03 Sudanese activists, army finalize power-sharing deal By Samy Magdy, Associated Press The African Union envoy to Sudan said Saturday the pro-democracy movement and the ruling military council have finalized a power-sharing agreement. Continue reading
Jul 17 Sudan’s military and pro-democracy protesters sign power-sharing agreement By Samy Magdy, Associated Press The signing ceremony held in the capital, Khartoum, marks an important step in the transition to civilian rule following the military overthrow of long-ruling autocrat Omar al-Bashir. Continue reading