Sudan’s first female soccer stars push for women’s rights
Within months of Sudan’s first women’s football league kicking off, the championship’s emerging stars are being hailed as icons for equal rights in a country transitioning to civilian rule.
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Sudan protesters, army ink power-sharing deal
Sudan’s protesters and ruling generals Wednesday inked a power sharing deal that aims to install a civilian administration, a key demand of demonstrators since president Omar al-Bashir was deposed three months ago.
Seven killed as protesters march in Sudan
Huge crowds march demanding the ruling military hand over power to civilians.
Sudan forces raid opposition group’s HQ
Sudanese security forces raided the head office of a leading opposition group on Saturday, a day before huge protests that are planned to demand a transition to civilian rule, witnesses and a spokesman for the group said.
Sudan protesters accept Ethiopia mediation plan
Sudanese protest leaders say they accept a civilian-majority governing body.
Bashir charged with graft-related offences
Sudan’s ex-president Omar al-Bashir was charged with corruption-related offences on Sunday, as he appeared in public for the first time since he was overthrown and detained in April.
Sudanese start civil disobedience campaign
A campaign of civil disobedience to demand civilian rule starts in Sudan.
Sudan must not become another Egypt
The conflict between Sudan’s ruling military council and protesters is worsening, with reports of deaths and injuries in Khartoum. After months of peaceful protest, demonstrators now deserve Europe’s full support.
Sudan protesters reject military’s polls plan
Sudan’s protest movement called Tuesday for fresh rallies and rejected the military rulers’ election plan after nearly 40 people were killed in what demonstrators called a “bloody massacre” by security forces. Protest…
Sudan military cancels power-transfer deal
Sudan’s military on Tuesday cancelled a power-transfer agreement with protesters and called for elections within nine months, a day after forcefully breaking up a weeks-long sit-in, leaving more than 30 dead.
Sudan military chief meets Egypt’s Sisi
The head of Sudan’s ruling military council visited neighbouring Egypt on Saturday – his first trip abroad since the army overthrew former president Omar al-Bashir last month after mass protests against his rule.
Sudan military to resume talks with protesters
Talks between Sudan’s military council and protesters are set to resume, army rulers said Saturday, as hundreds of supporters of Islamic movements rallied for the inclusion of sharia in the country’s political roadmap.
Sudan military halts talks with protesters
Sudan’s military rulers on Thursday suspended crucial talks with protesters on installing civilian rule, insisting more time was needed to finalise the deal as Khartoum’s security situation deteriorated.
Civilian-military council to jointly rule Sudan
Sudan’s protest leaders and army rulers to establish a joint civilian-military council.
Sudan military reaches ‘deal’ with protest leaders
Three members of Sudan’s ruling military council resigned Wednesday after it said it reached “agreement on most demands” with protest leaders who have called for a million-strong march to demand a civilian government.
Sudan protest leaders cut talks with military
Sudanese protest leaders Sunday suspended talks with military rulers, after the army failed to meet their demand for an immediate transfer to civilian rule.
Crackdown on Bashir party’s top leaders
Sudanese authorities have arrested several top members of the former ruling party.
Sudan strongman Bashir ousted
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir was forced to step down by the military yesterday after three decades of autocratic power.
Opposition calls on Bashir to step down
Sudan’s main opposition party leader Sadiq al-Mahdi on Saturday called on President Omar al-Bashir to step down and sit with the opposition to agree on details of a transitional process to end the nation’s crisis, a statement from his party said.
Sudan troops crackdown on protests
Sudanese forces used tear gas to disperse protesters, as opponents of al-Bashir defied a state of emergency he declared.
Sudan opposition in ouster bid
Sudan’s main opposition groups issued their first joint call for President Omar al-Bashir to step down.
Sudan’s Bashir takes softer approach
Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir, facing near-daily demonstrations against his government, took a newly conciliatory tone with the protesters
Sudan’s army says it will ‘not allow state to fall’ amid protests
The Sudanese army says it would not allow the state to collapse.
Sudan protesters clash with police in ongoing unrest
Sudanese police fire tear gas at protesters chanting anti-government slogans.
Sudan protests death toll rises to 24
The death toll from protests in Sudan has risen to 24, the head of the Sudanese government fact-finding committee said.
Egypt takes part in Red Sea’s joint naval drills
Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Djibouti, Yemen and Sudan start naval drills.
Egypt and Sudan to fight cross-border threats
Egypt and Sudan agree to set up joint military patrols on their border.
US ready to remove Sudan from terrorism sponsor list
The US o remove Sudan from the list of state sponsors of terrorism.
Outbreak of Chikungunya disease in Sudan
More than 11,000 people in Sudan’s Kassala have been infected by Chikungunya.
S. Sudan rebels to sign latest draft peace deal
South Sudanese rebels will sign comprehensive draft of a peace deal with the Juba.
