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…
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…
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…
Sudanese Woman in Iconic Protest Images Reports Getting Death Threats
A woman who has come to symbolize protests in Sudan after being photographed chanting atop a car during demonstrations against President Omar al-Bashir said on Thursday she had received death threats since her image went viral.Clad in white, Alaa Salah…