Fighting will not end peace talks but partition COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | When President Yoweri Museveni received a delegation from the Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan led Sudan’s Transitional Sovereignty Council recently, he told them to stop fighting their rival, Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo and seek peace through dialogue. …
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Fears over continued fighting as Gen. Burhan rubbishes IGAD talks COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | Sudanese Army Commander-in-Chief Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan has once again put President Yoweri Museveni in a quandary. On Jan.30, just as a 14-day window for direct talks between Gen. Burhan and his challenger for the presidency …
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KHARTOUM, SUDAN | Xinhua | Sudan on Saturday voiced its objection to an upcoming summit of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), scheduled on Jan. 18 in the Ugandan capital of Kampala, to discuss the situation in Sudan. “The government of Sudan believes that there is no need to hold …
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Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Chairman of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Tuesday reiterated Sudan’s willingness to strengthen win-win cooperation with South Sudan. Al-Burhan made the remarks during a meeting with Senior Adviser to South Sudanese President for Special Programs Benjamin Paul in Khartoum, the sovereign council said …
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Juba, South Sudan | Xinhua | The peace agreement signed in August 2020 to end decades of conflict in neighboring Sudan has stalled largely due to political uncertainty and lack of international support, mediators said Monday during the opening of a five-day workshop to review the peace agreement in Juba, the …
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Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Israel and Sudan have agreed to sign a deal to normalize ties later in 2023, Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said Thursday after returning from what his office calls a “historic” visit to Khartoum. Cohen told a press conference upon his return that he met with …
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Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Chairman of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Saturday reaffirmed the commitment of the military to exit the political process in the country. Al-Burhan made the remarks in a speech to the nation on the occasion of the 67th anniversary of Sudan’s independence. “We reiterate …
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Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Chairman of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Monday stressed Sudan’s keenness to promote cooperative ties with China in all fields. Al-Burhan made the remarks when he received outgoing Chinese Ambassador to Sudan Ma Xinmin at the Republican Palace, the sovereign council said in …
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Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Leaders of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council agreed on the appointment of a prime minister and head of state by civilian political forces, said the council’s deputy chairman on Friday. “The meeting with Chairman of the Sovereign Council, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, on Thursday firmly agreed that the …
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Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | With the political crisis in Sudan still in deadlock, calls for early elections are raised every now and then as the last solution. However, such calls have provoked a division among different factions and further complicated the already prolonged crisis. For supporters, they see early elections …
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