Jay Deshmukh

Sudan Bureau Chief for Agence France Presse (AFP) based in Khartoum.

UN urges probe into shooting of Sudan schoolchildren

Africa Jay Deshmukh & Haitham El-Tabei - 30 Jul 2019

The killings come as protest leaders are due to hold talks with the ruling generals on Tuesday on the remaining aspects of installing civilian rule

Mass protests for civilian rule rock Sudan

Africa Jay Deshmukh - 1 Jul 2019

On Sunday, police fired several rounds of tear gas on crowds approaching the presidential palace after organisers called for a march

Sudan talks resume after shootings cloud breakthrough

Africa Jay Deshmukh - 14 May 2019

The protest movement is demanding a civilian-led transition after 30 years of ironfisted rule by former president Omar al-Bashir

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Sudan protesters threaten civil disobedience after army delays

Africa Menna Zaki & Jay Deshmukh - 8 May 2019

Thousands of people remain camped outside the military headquarters in Khartoum nearly four weeks after the armed forces toppled Omar al-Bashir

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Bashir names new PM as protest leaders dismiss emergency

Africa Jay Deshmukh & Abdelmoneim Abu Idris Ali - 23 Feb 2019

Bashir's three-decade rule has been rocked by two months of protests that a deadly crackdown has failed to suppress

Sudan protesters remain resilient, but Bashir unbowed

Article Jay Deshmukh & Abdelmoneim Abu Idris Ali - 19 Feb 2019

As the protest campaign against Bashir's regime enters its third month on Tuesday, demonstrators are pressing on with rallies

Sudan protests rumble on as Bashir remains defiant

Africa Jay Deshmukh & Abdelmoneim Abu Idris Ali - 17 Jan 2019

Sudanese authorities led by the feared National Intelligence and Security Service have cracked down on protesters, drawing international criticism

Bashir appoints new PM as cabinet sacked

Africa Jay Deshmukh & Abdelmoneim Abu Idris Ali - 10 Sep 2018

President Omar al-Bashir's decision to fire the entire government was approved by the top leaders of his ruling National Congress Party

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African leaders create ‘Cape to Cairo’ free-trade zone

Africa Jay Deshmukh - 10 Jun 2015

African leaders have signed a historic agreement to create the continent's largest common market, encompassing 26 countries.

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Africans negotiate ‘one trade regime’ for common market

Article Jay Deshmukh - 8 Jun 2015

Officials of three African economic blocs held talks on a "one trade regime" that would forge a common market spanning the continent.

Egypt gays live in fear under Sisi regime

Africa Jay Deshmukh & Abdelhalim Abdallah - 7 Jan 2015

"There is a constant fear and anxiety. I never had this kind of feeling in my life. Now you are afraid in your own home," says a gay man in Egypt.

Egypt’s Sisi ‘has not learned lesson of Arab Spring’

Article Jay Deshmukh - 11 May 2014

Egypt's presidential frontrunner Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has said it will take up to 25 years for Egypt to achieve "true democracy".

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Smokers hold thumbs for cigarette ban to be lifted

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Covid-19: Outlook on the economy, politics and labour

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