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Sudan protesters rally against economic hardship
The activists in the capital Khartoum and its twin city of Omdurman also demanded justice for those killed during the popular uprising that toppled president...
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Sudan protesters rally one year after bloody crackdown
The popular mass movement had already brought down long-time ruler Omar al-Bashir but was still on the streets demanding further reforms when it was attacked by men in military fatigues on 3 June 2019.
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Sudan police fire teargas at Bashir supporters: witnesses
The protesters -- who lambasted Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok's recent austerity policies and higher food prices -- rallied in defiance of a ban on large gatherings to stem the coronavirus outbreak.
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Sudanese flood streets a year after start of uprising that toppled Bashir
Marchers gathered in different parts of the capital Khartoum and in the city of Atbara where protests began against dire economic conditions on 19 December last year.
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Tens of thousands rally against former ruling party in Sudan
Thousands gathered in Freedom Square, where ousted president Omar al-Bashir held a large rally in his final months in power, to call for the dissolution of his National Congress Party.
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Bashir defence asks Sudan court for bail release
Bashir, wearing a traditional white gown, sat in the same metal cage he appeared in on Monday when his trial on graft charges opened.
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Sudan's Bashir in court for graft trial: AFP
Bashir (75) was forced from power on 11 April, after months of protest against his regime and appeared before a prosecutor for the first time on 16 June.
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Sudan opposition to nominate economist Abdalla Hamdok for PM - sources
The opposition alliance will also nominate Mohamed Alhafiz Mahmoud as deputy prime minister, sources said, and Abdelqadir Mohamed Ahmed as head of the judiciary.
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Sudan deal defuses threat of 'slide into chaos'
Under the accord, signed Sunday after mediation by the African Union and Ethiopia, a civilian-majority sovereign council will lead Sudan through a transitional period of three years.
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Sudan police fire tear gas as rallies held for 'martyrs'
The rallies came a day after protest leaders and army rulers inked a power-sharing deal to form a joint civilian-military body tasked with installing a civilian administration -- the main demand of demonstrators.
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Sudan's military council, opposition coalition agree political accord
The accord was signed in Khartoum in the presence of African mediators following a night of marathon talks to iron out some details of the agreement reached earlier this month.
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Thousands demonstrate in Sudan to mark 40 days since deadly crackdown
The demonstrations were the first since the ruling military council and civilian opposition agreed in principle to a power-sharing arrangement ahead of elections. The deal has yet to be finalised and signed.
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Sudan protesters hail landmark deal with generals
The power-sharing deal, reached in the early hours after two days of hard-won talks brokered by Ethiopian and African Union mediators, came after previous negotiations collapsed in May over who should lead the new body.
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Mass protests for civilian rule rock Sudan
The 'million-man' march is seen as a test for protest organisers whose push for civilian rule has been hit by the 3 June raid on a Khartoum sit-in and a subsequent internet blackout.
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Sudan's Bashir appears before prosecutor
The former strongman, who ruled his northeast African nation with an iron fist for three decades, was toppled on 11 April after months of protests against his reign.
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Sudan’s military junta admits to giving orders that left 118 dead
The United Nations Security Council condemned the violence and noted the junta’s undertaking to investigate the massacre.
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US names special Sudan envoy as protesters demand guarantees
The apparent breakthrough in the standoff between the military rulers who toppled veteran leader Omar al-Bashir and protesters demanding civilian rule followed mediation led by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
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Washington’s Tibor Nagy to visit Khartoum for talks with military leaders
Titor Nagy would urge the military junta to cease attacks on civilians who are on a civil disobedience campaign aimed at removing them.
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Businesses remain shut on day three of Sudan strike
The strike's launch on Sunday came nearly a week after dozens were killed in an assault by security forces on demonstrators holding a sit-in outside the army headquarters in Khartoum to demand civilian rule.
