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Catholic NGO boss accused of racism and abuse in Sudan

Africa Mohamed Amin, Ben Parker & Paisley Dodds - 22 Oct 2020

The aid worker allegedly called his security guard a ‘slave’

Darfur: How historical patterns of conflict are haunting current violence

Africa Tsega Etefa - 24 Aug 2020

The root causes of the ongoing conflict in Darfur are rising to the surface amid an influx of arms from Libya

Damming the Nile

Africa Samuel Getachew & Simon Allison - 21 Jun 2020

In a few weeks, when the rainy season arrives, water will finally begin to flow into the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Expect regional tensions to rise along with the water level

Revolutionaries turn to healthcare

Africa Mark Weston - 11 Jun 2020

After ousting a dictator, members of Sudan’s resistance committees are now helping to fight the Covid-19 pandemic

Coronavirus reaches Sudan, one of the countries least equipped to cope with it

Africa Mark Weston - 24 Mar 2020

After years of neglect, the country’s health service was already under water. With fewer than 200 critical care beds, doctors say Covid-19 will ‘sink’ Sudan

Sudan: from demonstrations to start of transition

Africa Agency - 22 Aug 2019

The country's announcement on Wednesday was historic, but it took a lot to get there

Unveiling of Sudan’s sovereign council delayed

Africa Jean Marc & Mojon 1 - 19 Aug 2019

According to the green book of documents signed on Saturday, several key steps will be taken before embarking on the long road to 2022 polls

Sudan protesters blame generals for bloodshed at rally

Africa Abdelmoneim Abu Idris Ali - 1 Jul 2019

Sudanese state media reported that seven people were killed as tens of thousands rallied to demand a civilian government

As the counter-revolution bites, can Sudan’s centre hold?

Africa Simon Allison - 14 Jun 2019

The revolution is for the whole country, say protesters in Khartoum, but the Transitional Military Council has other ideas

Five dead as Sudan military rulers try to disperse sit-in

Africa Agency - 3 Jun 2019

There were multiple reports of the military using force to disperse the sit-in in front of army headquarters, where protesters have occupied for weeks

What it feels like to go home to the new Sudan

Africa Ahmed Elzobier - 17 May 2019

'The Sudanese seemed surprised about how strong they are. Four months of street protests had defeated the seemingly untouchable Bashir'

Kiir urges rival Machar to return to South Sudan

Africa Agency - 14 May 2019

President Salva Kiir urges rebel chief Riek Machar to return to Juba during speech to parliament

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

How Sudan’s economic crisis had a role in protests that toppled al-Bashir

Africa Peter Robert Woodward - 7 May 2019

The immediate cause of the economic crisis that brought many thousands of Sudanese onto the streets lay in the structure of the economy itself

The internal — and external — factors that will shape Sudan’s political transition

Africa Luka Kuol - 25 Apr 2019

People in Sudan are determined to provide a new political path and need to guide candidates who want to lead the country

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