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Sudan discussing cash transfers to poor as part of food subsidies plan
Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok told Reuters cash transfers were one scenario discussed to offset a cut in food and other subsidies.
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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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Sudan PM Hamdok arrives in Juba on first official trip
Hamdok, heading an 18-member transitional government following the overthrow of Omar al-Bashir, is set to meet South Sudan President Salva Kiir as well as Sudanese opposition leaders on his two-day visit
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In post-Bashir Sudan, change comes in many guises
Now the barbershop he works in is seeing an influx of young men coming for modern hairstyles that would have incurred the same punishment under the now-ousted and jailed Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir.
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Sudan court charges Bashir with holding illegal foreign funds
A Sudanese court on Saturday charged ousted president Omar al-Bashir with illegal acquisition and use of foreign funds.
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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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Ex-Sudan president got millions from Saudis, court hears
Bashir listened to the testimony without comment, sitting in a metal cage and wearing traditional white robes and a turban in his first appearance in a Khartoum courtroom.
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Sudan's Bashir got $90 mn from Saudi royal family members
The former president, who was forced from power by months of protests in April after 30 years in power, sat in a metal cage wearing a traditional white gown.
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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 generals, protesters sign deal paving way for civilian rule
Under the agreement, signed at a ceremony in the capital Khartoum, a joint civilian-military ruling body will oversee the formation of a civilian government and parliament to govern for a three-year transition period
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Corruption trial of Sudan's Bashir to begin 17 August: lawyer
The head of ousted Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir's defence team, Ahmed Ibrahim al-Tahir, said the trial had no 'political background'.
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UAE calls for dialogue in Sudan to avoid violence
Ethiopia and the African Union have been mediating between the two sides but have yet to achieve a breakthrough.
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Chronology of Sudan's political crisis
An infographic of the chronology of Sudan's political crisis. Picture: AFP.
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Sudan's Bashir charged on corruption in first public appearance since ouster
Wearing traditional white robes and turban, he was driven to the prosecutor’s office in Khartoum, Reuters witnesses said.
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Sudan's Bashir to appear in court on graft charge: prosecutor
Omar al-Bashir "will appear in court next week following charges of corruption and possessing foreign currency," Al-Waleed Sayyed Ahmed said, without specifying the day.
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JEAN-JACQUES CORNISH: Sudanese enthusiastic as negotiations resume
The African Union has taken the unprecedented step of suspending Sudan under its current military junta because of the 3 June slaying of at least 118 unarmed pro-democracy activists.
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Sudan strikes suspended as talks resume
Talks have resumed between Sudan’s military and opposition alliance groups.
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Clooney urges Washington to shut down remnants of al-Bashir’s regime in Sudan
He says this will give muscle to calls for restraint by the military against civilian protestors made by the assistant secretary of State for Africa Tibor Nagy who was in Khartoum on Tuesday.
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Sudan military chief offers talks as violence death toll hits 60
Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan’s offer marked a step-back from the army’s decision to cancel all deals with the opposition after the raid.
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Sudan braces for strike as protesters pile on pressure
In a bid to step up pressure on the generals, the protest movement has called for a two-day general strike starting on Tuesday.
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Sudan protest group makes strike call with talks deadlocked
An alliance of protest and opposition organisations is demanding civilians head a new Sovereign Council which is meant to oversee a three-year transition towards democracy.
