The UAE has welcomed the appointment of Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah Al Burhan Abdelrahman as the new head of Sudan’s transitional military council. In a statement this evening, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation described…
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Sudan Protest Group Calls for Civilian Government
Sudan’s main protest organizers have called for the immediate handover of power to a civilian government in the wake of the military coup that ousted President Omar al-Bashir last week.On Sunday, the military council said it would name a civilian prime…
Joint AU, IGAD and UN Statement
The African Union (AU) Peace and Security Commissioner, Ambassador Smail Chergui, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Special Envoy for South Sudan, Dr. Ismail Wais and the Special Representative Secretary-General of the United Nation…
In Post-Coup Sudan, Calls for Civilian Rule Grow Louder
Sudan’s second new military leader in as many days accepted the resignation of the feared intelligence chief on Saturday as he faced calls at home and abroad for a swift handover to civilian rule.Career soldier General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan took the h…
IOM South Sudan Overview 2018 (12 April 2019)
IOM is implementing a diverse humanitarian response to the ongoing conflict in South Sudan. IOM provides support to hundreds of thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs)� including those seeking shelter in UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) prot…
South Sudan: Thousands receive food, thanks to Emergency Response project supported by the African Development Bank, WFP
Thousands of people in South Sudan have received relief from a food security project which is addressing the nation’s severe food and nutrition needs.The South Sudan Short-Term Regional Emergency Response Project (STRERP) was launched in December last …
Transition period can be as short as one month if managed ‘without chaos’: Sudan military council
Sudan’s ruling military council expects a transition period it announced on Thursday to be two years at most, and said it can be as short as one month if it is managed “without chaos”, said the head of the council’s political committee. The head of the…
Al-Bashir Opponents Now Denounce Military Government
After 30 years in power, Omar al-Bashir is no longer president of Sudan. But on Friday, a day after he was ousted, tens of thousands of people remained in the streets of the capital and other cities, denouncing the army’s plan to lead a transitional go…
Sudan’s New Military Leader Resigns
The leader of the junta that ousted Sudanese President Omar Hassan Al Bashir resigned Friday, one day after announcing the military takeover. Major General Awad Mohamed Ahmed Ibn Auf appointed Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan as his successor.The military did …
Security and Services Essential for Safe, Durable Return of Displaced Communities in South Sudan
Juba – Seven months after the signing of the revitalized peace agreement in South Sudan, some communities uprooted from their homes are on the verge of going home. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) embraces this prospect of stability i…