Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | Sudan’s ruling generals announced Friday that nine paramilitaries had been arrested for the killing of four teenage demonstrators earlier this week after four people were killed protesting their deaths. The move against the feared paramilitaries of the Rapid Support Forces came as talks between protest leaders and the ruling generals …
Read More »Sudan probe shows paramilitaries involved in deadly raid on sit-in
Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | A probe into a deadly June raid on a Khartoum protest camp revealed Saturday that a feared Sudanese paramilitary group was involved in the crackdown that killed scores and sparked international outrage. Shortly before dawn on June 3, gunmen in military fatigues raided the site of …
Read More »Sudan protesters, army rulers ink power sharing deal
Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | Sudan’s protesters and ruling generals Wednesday inked a deal that aims to install a civilian administration, a key demand of demonstrators since president Omar al-Bashir was deposed in a coup three months ago. The move loosens a deadlock that has gripped the country, following …
Read More »Internet on mobile services restored in Sudan
Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | Mobile internet services were restored across Sudan Tuesday following a court order, weeks after the ruling generals imposed a blockade in the wake of a brutal crackdown on protesters. Demonstrators were violently dispersed on June 3 by men in military fatigues, who stormed a weeks-long protest …
Read More »Grief-struck families of Sudan’s revolution seek justice
Al-Rimela, Sudan | AFP | Amidst mounds of sand capped by hand-written signs naming the dead, Khadom embraces the tomb of her son, one of the more than 200 killed in Sudan’s months-long turmoil. It was an April morning when a freshly-shaven Al-Moez drank his tea before heading out to the …
Read More »Sudan deal first step to transition but challenges lie ahead
Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | After months of political uncertainty, Sudan has taken its first step towards a democratic transition, but getting the ruling generals to deliver on a power-sharing accord with protesters remains a challenge. “The only path forward is a negotiated deal between the two sides,” said Alan Boswell, …
Read More »New Sudan leader Gen. Abdel Fattah visits Uganda
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Head of the Sudan Transitional Military Council Gen. Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan today visited Uganda and had brief talks with President Yoweri Museveni at the Mbale State Lodge, east of the country. Gen. Abdel Fattah briefed Museveni on the situation in Sudan and discussed a …
Read More »Mass protests for civilian rule rock Sudan
Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | Tens of thousands of protesters rallied across Sudan on Sunday against the ruling generals as demonstrators marched on the presidential palace in Khartoum, in the biggest mass demonstration since a deadly crackdown on demonstrators. The “million-man” march is seen as a test for protest organisers …
Read More »Sudan to crack more on protesters
Sudanese security forces violently removed a protest camp in the capital, Khartoum, on June 3. SUDAN | Eric Keels and Joshua Lambert | In addition to brutally beating the pro-democracy protesters, government troops also fired on the demonstrators. Early numbers suggest that at least 61 people died during the week, …
Read More »Sudan prosecutor general sacked as new protests held
Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | Sudan’s military ruler Thursday sacked the country’s prosecutor general, days after charges of corruption were brought against ousted leader Omar al-Bashir as new protests got underway. The dismissal came as General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan’s deputy in the ruling military council announced that the mastermind behind a …
Read More »