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Sudan Summons Its Ambassador to Ethiopia
Khartoum — Sudan summoned its ambassador to Ethiopia, Jamal El Sheikh, yesterday for a consultation on issues between Khartoum and Addis Ababa, including border demarcation matters. The Minister of Foreign Affairs also discussed matters concerning the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in a meeting with the Saudi Minister of State for African Affairs.
Sudan: Minawi - Sudan's MOU With ICC Is 'First Step in Achieving Justice'
El Geneina / Khartoum — The Sudan Liberation Movement led by Minni Minawi (SLM-MM) called the Memorandum of Understanding, signed between the Sudanese government and the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague concerning the trial of Ali Kushayb, "a first step in achieving justice for the victims of war and genocide in Darfur" in a Twitter post on Tuesday.
Sudan Soldier Killed During Armed Robbery
Kologi — Four armed and masked people robbed twelve passengers of a commercial vehicle near Kologi, eastern Nuba Mountains in South Kordofan, on Sunday. The robbers also shot a Sudan Armed Forces soldier, who died a few hours later. The commercial vehicle was on its way from Abu Jibaiha to the Dallas gold mine of Aleri. When it reached Gardoud Toro, 20 kilometres south of Kalogi, it was intercepted by four armed men wearing face masks.
Sudan: Economic Expert Expects Fall of Sudanese Pound
Khartoum — Economic expert Sadagi Kabalou expects the US Dollar exchange rate to rise to *SDG600 by May unless the government takes urgent measures. Food insecurity will increase the coming months. In an interview with Radio Dabanga, economist Sadagi Kabalou attributed the fall of the Sudanese pound in the past week to the formation of the new government and speculation by currency dealers.
Sudan Warned About Impending Humanitarian Disaster in El Geneina Shelters
El Geneina / Misterei — A committee of victims from the Kerending camps warned about a humanitarian and health disaster in the shelters of El Geneina. They indicated that there was a lack of toilets and medical support, and that food was scarce. They also said that some roads in El Geneina are still closed and that some neighbourhoods are still under siege, despite the Arab sit-in being officially lifted last week.
Sudan: UNAMID Drawdown - South Darfur Site Handed Over
Khor Abeche — The United Nations-African Union mission in Darfur (UNAMID) handed over its team site in Khor Abeche locality, South Darfur, to the Government of Sudan yesterday. The hand-over is part of the mission's drawdown plan in line with the UN Security Council Resolution 2559 which terminated UNAMID mandate as of 31 Dec 2020.
Sudan: Local Miners Clash in Eastern Sudan
Kassala — Clashes between local miners in the Ed El Wahish area in Kassala state left two dead and more than 20 wounded on Friday and Saturday. Witnesses from the region told Radio Dabanga that the conflict occurred between miners from the Maragamat and Khawilda tribes. Both groups claim ownership of the private Abu Hamama gold mine. Firearms and edged weapons were used during the clashes. A military force separated the conflicting parties.
Sudan Signs MOU With ICC On Kushayb Trial
Khartoum / the Hague — The Sudanese government signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the International Criminal Court (ICC), located in The Hague in The Netherlands, on Sunday in relation to the trial of Ali Muhammad Ali Abdelrahman (also known as Ali Kushayb). Former Janjaweed leader Kushayb has been accused of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Darfur region and is currently held in ICC custody.
Sudan: Two Die in Darfur Lorry Robbery
Kabkabiya / Nierteti — Two people were killed and one wounded when a lorry was robbed by gunmen in North Darfur on Saturday. Aziza Omar from Kabkabiya told Radio Dabanga that six armed men riding camels and driving motorcycles intercepted a truck traveling from Kabkabiya to El Fasher. She said that the gunmen shot at the lorry, killing Adam Omar (23), who works as a truck assistant, and Mohamed Fadil (13). Another person was wounded. The attackers then stole the cargo.
Sudan: Fear of Cholera Outbreak in West Darfur
Khartoum / El Geneina — At a press conference in Khartoum yesterday, Ismail El Taj, a leading member of the Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA), warned of cholera and measles outbreaks in El Geneina's shelters of newly displaced people. El Taj stated that such an outbreak could lead to hundreds of deaths. He said that some 109,000 displaced people, mostly children, women and elderly, are living in terrible conditions in 84 shelter centres in El Geneina , capital of West Darfur.
Sudan: 'Ethiopian Aggression an Unacceptable and Regretful Escalation'
Khartoum — The Sudanese government has strongly condemned "the aggression committed by Ethiopia on Sudanese territory" and the "direct violation of its sovereignty and the safety of the Sudanese lands". A statement by the Foreign Ministry Khartoum yesterday says: "The aggression on Sudanese territory is an unacceptable and regretful escalation".
Sudan: Unitams Head's First Meeting With Sudan PM 'Fruitful'
Khartoum — Volker Perthes, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General to Sudan and Head of United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), has described his first meeting with Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok as 'fruitful'. In a statement following the meeting in Khartoum yesterday, Perthes says that the purpose of the meeting with Hamdok was "to hear directly from him the priorities of the new government".
Sudan: Former Vice President of Sudan's Al Bashir Regime Under Arrest
Khartoum — The Sudanese security forces carried out a campaign of arrests against former leaders of the ousted President Omar Al Bashir's regime on Thursday, as part of a campaign launched by the authorities against those responsible for inciting protesters to take the streets in a number of states. The Sudanese authorities arrested Sudan's former Vice-President Hasabo Mohamed Abdelrahman, who also served as the political secretary of the NCP.
Sudan: UN Security Council Requests Review of Situation in Darfur
New York — The UN Security Council has decided to extend the mandate of the Panel of Experts tasked with assisting the committee overseeing sanctions concerning Sudan until March 12, 2022. The decision was taken through the council's special procedure amind the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in a videoconference on Thursday.The mandate will be reviewed regarding its extension no later than February 12, 2022.
Sudan: More Violent Protests in Darfur
ED Daein / El Fasher — Darfur witnessed more unrests as protests turned violent in the city of Ed Daein, East Darfur, yesterday. A 10-year-old child was killed by stray bullets during clashes between student protesters and the security forces. In North Darfur, authorities attempt to restore calm after violent events took place earlier this week. Witnesses told Radio Dabanga that the protesters looted several shops south-east of the Grand Market and near the railway.
Sudan: Lawyers - 'Govt Fails to Collect Weapons in Darfur'
Khartoum — According to the Darfur Bar Association (DBA), the current transitional government has failed to collect weapons in Darfur despite multiple attempts. Saleh Mahmoud, head of the DBA, spoke at a press conference in Khartoum yesterday about the proliferation of weapons among armed groups, tribes and individuals in Darfur. He emphasized the threat these weapons pose for public security and safety, and stressed that they need to be collected and removed.
Sudan: Peaceful Bread Protest in Port Sudan
Port Sudan / North Kordofan / Kassala — Thousands of high school students in Port Sudan, Red Sea state in eastern Sudan, took to the streets yesterday. In a peaceful demonstration they denounced the poor living conditions and shortages of bread. People from Port Sudan told Radio Dabanga that the demonstrations moved to Port Sudan market before heading towards the offices of the state government. The governor and other state leaders met with student representatives.
Sudan: Violent Protests and Looting in Darfur
Nayal / El Fasher / Kabkabiya — A large number of shops in Nyala, capital of South Darfur, have been damaged as a result of violence and looting yesterday. People in Nyala told Radio Dabanga that shop owners expressed their dissatisfaction with the lack of police protection. Two police vehicles were burnt and the front of the Bank of Sudan was smashed during the violence.
Sudan: PM Hamdok Announces Sudan's New Gvt
Khartoum — Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok announced the members of the transitional government's new cabinet in a press conference in Khartoum yesterday evening. The new cabinet brings in a total of 25 ministers, many of whom are part of the rebel parties that signed the Juba Peace Agreement. PM Hamdok that the formation was achieved through a political consensus to avoid a governmental 'collapse'.
Sudan: Troublesome Start to the Week in Sudan
El Fasher / El Geneina / El Obeid / ED Damer — Widespread violence erupted in the North Darfur capital El Fasher yesterday as multiple buildings were set on fire. In El Geneina, a massive fire broke out at a Ministry of Education building that was used as a shelter for people who fled the recent violence in the city. In North Kordofan, protests against the high living costs continues and in River Nile state, the sit-in of railway workers entered its second day.
East Africa: EU Special Envoy Meets Sudan PM to Assess Tensions With Ethiopia
Khartoum / Kassala / El Gedaref — Finnish Minister of Foreign Affairs and Special Representative of the European Union (EU). Pekka Haavisto, who arrived in Sudan on Saturday for a two-day official visit, today visited camps harbouring refugees from the Tigray conflict in neighbouring Ethiopia.
Sudan: Violent Robberies in Darfur
Nierteti / El Fasher / Jebel Marra — One person was killed and 10 people were injured in three separate violent robberies in Central and North Darfur on Saturday. One attacker was killed as well, several others were wounded. Adam Okarou told Radio Dabanga that gunmen driving a four-wheel-drive attacked Joint Forces in the Garani area, 11 kilometres from Nierteti, on Saturday evening. The attack left one of the gunmen dead. Three others were wounded. No troops from the Joint Forces were hurt.
Sudan: West Darfur Sit-in Lifted, Govt Meets Demands of Protestors
El Geneina — The sit-in in the West Darfur capital El Geneina was lifted yesterday. A government delegation, led by Transitional Sovereignity Council member Mohamed El Faki, met all the demands of the Arab tribesmen that set up the sit-in. The sit-in, which blocked the bridges and roads to and from the town, lasted for two weeks. It led to rising prices of basic commodities in El Geneina.
Sudan: Writer Ali Alrufa'ee - a Masterly, Little Known Novelist
Khartoum — Sudanese novelist Ali Alrufa'ee has now opted to live on what he writes preferring to work and write in his home village of Algurair away from the noise of the cities. A graduate of the Faculty of Arts, University of Khartoum, Ali Alrufa'ee started his careers as an administrator, teacher and then a translator in the Gulf region. He has now settled down in his home village in the north of Sudan, writing and looking after his own farm.
Sudan: Martyr Hassan Mohamed Omar Who Was Killed By a Hired Killer
Khartoum — Last week saw the disclosure of one of the atrocities of the defunct regime which always flayed us with its claims that it represented Islam and behaved according to the noble religion's tenets. That is when it was revealed that the security organ of that regime had contracted a professional killer to liquidate its peaceful opponents.
Sudan: Weekly Press Columns Digest
Khartoum — Following is a selected summation of press columns tackling the most pressing events of the week. They are: (1) The possibility of a military coup in Sudan, like what happened in Myanmar, in the light of General Burhan's threats of forming an emergency government to counter the delay in the formation of the new cabinet.
Sudan: Egyptian Taxi Driver Gets His Life's Surprise From Sudanese Passenger
Khartoum — As related by an Egyptian writer in Almajara Press website under the title: Sudanese Thief... the Most Surprising Theft in Cairo, wrote the website: Uncle Mustafa (48) is a taxi driver in Cairo. He has a baby daughter suffering from cardiac problems. In the course of his daily breadwinning duty, a Sudanese skinny, brown wearing a white T-shirt and black trousers young man took the taxi for a ride from Ramses Square to down-town Cairo.
Sudan: June 3 Massacre - Missing Persons Committee Investigates Sudan Morgue
Wad Madani — Autopsy and re-autopsy of 168 unidentified bodies of unknown persons in a civilian mortuary at Wad Madani Teaching Hospital are over halfway, according to Osama Abdelrahman, Assistant Director General of the Ministry of Health in El Gezira.
Sudan Sovereignty Council Gains Three New Members Under El Burhan
Khartoum — Transitional Sovereignty Council Chairman and army commander, Lt Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan, issued a constitutional decree yesterday to add three new members to the council, and Sudanese feminist groups handed a list of nominations for the Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF) to the government.
Sudan: South Kordofan Mine Collapse - 4 Dead, 16 Missing
El Leri — Excavation and research operations at the El Karak mine in El Leri locality in South Kordofan, ongoing since Tuesday, retrieved the bodies of four miners on Friday. According to a statement, two of the recovered bodies were identified, namely Mohamed Rajab and Yusef Bilal from El Leri. They estimate that 16 people are still missing. The Ministry of Energy and Mining is responsible, said the statement, for its failure to follow a mining policy that uses modern and safe methods of mining.
Sudan: ICC Rejects Former Darfur Janjaweed Leader's Appeal for Interim Release
The Hague — The International Criminal Court (ICC) Appeals Chamber confirmed that Ali Muhammad Ali Abdelrahman (also known as Ali Kushayb) will remain in the custody of the ICC. Piotr Hofmański, presiding ICC judge on the appeal, read a summary of the judgement in open court confirming the decision of Pre-Trial Chamber II to reject the interim release of Kushayb this afternoon.
Sudan: Three Darfur Civilians Killed in Armed Attack On Rebel-Held Jebel Marra
Tawila — Three people were killed and seven others wounded yesterday in an attack by gunmen on the village of Rokouna, Tawila locality, North Darfur, an area controlled by the Sudan Liberation Movement under the leadership of Abdelwahid El Nur (SLM-AW). People from neighbouring villages told Radio Dabanga that armed groups traveling in three vehicles armed with weapons attacked the village, killing three citizens, wounding seven others, and burning a number of properties.
Sudan: Elites Associated With Former Al Bashir Regime Call On West Darfur Gov to Resign
El Geneina — A group of Darfur elites has called on West Darfur wali (governor), Mohamed El Doma, to resign. Residents of El Geneina continue to report thefts and lootings despite the presence of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in El Geneina, where the humanitarian situation is "deteriorating" according to the state government. The Darfur Bar Association (DBA) said that a group of elites from Darfur affiliated with the former regime and other armed movements has told El Doma to resign.
Sudan: Protests Over Bread, Transport, and Excessive Violence By Authorities Continue in Sudan
El Gedaref / Nyala / Khartoum — Protests continued for a second day in a row in the city of El Gedaref on Thursday, accompanied by acts of violence, vandalism, and looting. Protests over bread, transport, and excessive force by authorities during demonstrations continued in Nyala and Khartoum. The protesters stormed a rural municipality office in El Gedaref, burning two vehicles and a motorcycle and also targeted a number of houses and shops.
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