Jun 23 Sudan's protesters accept roadmap for civilian rule By Hussein Mallah, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Sudan’s protest movement accepted an Ethiopian roadmap for a civilian-led transitional government, a spokesman said on Sunday, after a months-long standoff with the country’s military rulers — who did not immediately commit to the plan. Continue reading
Jun 15 US diplomat wants 'credible' probe into Sudan crackdown By Hussein Mallah, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The top U.S. diplomat to Africa said there must be an “independent and credible” investigation into the Sudanese military’s violent dispersal of a protest camp in the capital earlier this month, and the ruling military council said it would announce… Continue reading
Jun 12 Sudan protestors end strike and plan to resume talks with army By Bassam Hatoum, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Security forces have killed over 100 people in the capital and across the country in a sweeping crackdown, according to protest organizers. Continue reading
Jun 10 Sudan's military blames protest leaders for escalation of strike By Bassam Hatoum, Samy Magdy, Associated Press For the second day, shops and businesses were closed in the capital, Khartoum. Continue reading
Jun 09 General strike launched in Sudan after security crackdown By Bassam Hatoum, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Shops were closed and streets were empty across Sudan on Sunday, the first day of a general strike called for the start of the workweek by protest leaders demanding the resignation of the ruling military council. Continue reading
Jun 08 Sudan protesters call for civil disobedience to push army By Bassam Hatoum, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Pro-democracy protest leaders on Saturday called on Sudanese to take part in acts of civil disobedience in a bid to pressure the military to hand over power after the deadly break-up of their main sit-in in the capital of Khartoum… Continue reading
Jun 05 Watch 5:04 News Wrap: U.S., Mexico hold trade talks amid looming tariff threat In our news wrap Wednesday, U.S. and Mexican officials held trade talks as President Trump's threatened 5 percent tariff on all Mexican imports looms. Trump has said the tariffs will go into effect June 10 unless Mexico does more to… Continue watching
Jun 04 Sudanese forces clash with protesters in the capital By Bassam Hatoum, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The protest movement comes one day after security forces cleared the demonstrators' main sit-in camp in Khartoum in a bloody crackdown. Continue reading
Jun 03 Watch 4:21 Months into civilian protests, Sudan's military launches violent crackdown Sudanese security forces attacked a protest camp in the country’s capital Monday, opening fire, torching tents and killing dozens of people. The months-old sit-in protest forced out Sudan’s ruler in April, but since then, negotiations around what government will succeed… Continue watching
Jun 03 Sudan troops attack a protest camp, killing 30 By Bassam Hatoum, Samy Magdy, Associated Press In videos posted online amid the early morning assault, civilians were seen running through streets lined with sit-in tents, heads down, as the sound of gunfire filled the air. Continue reading