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
May 02 Watch 6:36 News Wrap: Stephen Moore withdraws as potential Fed nominee In our Thursday news wrap, conservative commentator Stephen Moore withdrew as a potential nominee to the Federal Reserve Board after losing support from Senate Republicans over past writings disparaging women. Meanwhile, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro declared that he retains the… Continue watching
Apr 19 Watch 5:23 In northern Africa, can the people’s discontent translate to democracy? By Nick Schifrin The demonstrations that have swept through northern Africa and ousted long-time strongmen are not yet over. Protesters in Sudan, Algeria, Libya and Mali are continuing to call for democratic reforms. Amid this moment of regional volatility, international power struggles threaten… Continue watching
Apr 12 Watch 5:39 News Wrap: Trump ‘strongly’ considering sending migrants to sanctuary cities In our news wrap Friday, President Trump says he is “strongly” considering a plan to move detained migrants into sanctuary cities to punish political rivals who oppose his immigration policies. Speaking to reporters during a White House event, Trump said,… Continue watching