Sudan orders release of thousands of prisoners over coronavirus fears
Authorities in Sudan have ordered the release of thousands of prisoners to prevent the novel coronavirus from spreading in the country’s jails, state media reported Wednesday. “The first batch of prisoners from (a total of) 4,217 have been released from al-Hoda prison in the city of Omdurman,” twin city of the capital Khartoum, official news […]
Sudan plans women’s football league
Sudan’s first ever women’s club football league will start next month, a federation official told AFP Wednesday.
Sudan arrests top general, officers over foiled coup
Sudan’s military said Wednesday it had arrested a top general and several others over a foiled coup attempt announced earlier this month.
Power sharing in Sudan: A hope for a better tomorrow
The beauty of the protests is that the citizens know how far they could push their bounds,they pushed until they got a commitment of power-sharing from the military
The snowballing crisis in Sudan
On Wednesday, June 5, 2019, paramilitary squads, notably the neo-Janjaweed Rapid Support Forces, RSF, trying to quell protests that continued even after the ousting of President Omar Al Bashir’s 30-year regime, opened fire directly on the protesters.
13 dead as Sudan military rulers break up sit-in
Sudan’s military rulers forcefully broke up a weeks-long sit-in outside Khartoum’s army headquarters on Monday leaving at least 13 dead and dozens wounded, protesters said, as gunfire rang out and black smoke shrouded the city.
African summit urges Sudan ‘democratic transition’ within 3 months
African leaders at an emergency summit in Cairo urged Sudan’s military rulers on Tuesday to implement a democratic transition within three months, the Egyptian presidency said.
Sudan, on the long road to freedom or anarchy?
The news of the end of al-Bashir’s rule brought spontaneous jubilation on the streets of Khartoum and other cities. The citizens were elated as they danced and rejoiced on this development
The people’s revolt in Algeria and Sudan
Young people are leading a people’s revolution in Algeria and Sudan, both developments remind us forcefully of the wages of mis-governance, the power of the people to seize control of their own destiny, and the role that the youth can play in a country’s development process. It is encouraging to see that in both countries, we are witnessing the triumph of the people’s will. In Algeria and Sudan, it is Arab Spring (or Winter?) all over, with the people saying No to Repression, No to Dictatorship, No to the abuse of power.
African Union threatens to suspend Sudan over coup
The African Union on Monday threatened to suspend Sudan following last week’s coup that saw Omar al-Bashir ousted by the military after nearly three decades in power.
How poetry, songs pulled down 30 years of dictatorship in Sudan
From time unknown to man, the mass of society has been engaged in an endless war with some agents of Lucifer who attempt to, and often succeed in plundering it.
