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There have been previous coup attempts since Omar al-Bashir’s ouster which officials have blamed on Islamist supporters of the former president and members of his now-defunct ruling party. (Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)
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Sudan government says it foiled coup attempt linked to Bashir regime

State television broadcast patriotic songs as it announced the coup attempt and urged “the people to confront it”.

  • Agence France Presse
4 min read
Immovable objects: Neither Ethiopia nor Egypt have given much away during negotiations. (Photo by Eduardo Soteras/AFP via Getty Images)
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An Ethiopian perspective: The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

Striving to redress the injustice of the past on the Nile river

  • Asmamaw Tadege Shiferaw
  • Anteneh Biru
9 min read