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Sudan scraps fuel subsidies in IMF-backed reform
The decision, issued by the finance ministry late Tuesday, saw the price of petrol shoot up from 150 to 290 Sudanese pounds per litre, while diesel went up from...
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Sudan bans travellers from India, imposes virus curbs
India is experiencing elevated numbers of COVID-19 cases following the spread of a variant which has been classified by the World Health Organisation as a 'variant of concern.'
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Sudan sacks top judge, accepts chief prosecutor's resignation
"The sovereign council... has accepted the resignation of Tagelsir al-Hebr from his position as general prosecutor," the council said in a statement issued late Monday.
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Macron cancels debt to help 'inspirational' Sudan
The French leader made clear the biggest priority for making progress would be to rid Sudan of its 'burden' of debt, which amounts in total to some $60 billion, adding that he hoped other creditors would follow suit.
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Sudan PM hopes to settle $60 bn foreign debt this year
The seasoned UN economist-turned-premier took office at the head of a transitional government shortly after the 2019 ouster of president Omar al-Bashir whose three-decade iron-fisted rule was marked by economic hardship, deep internal conflicts, and biting international sanctions.
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Hundreds rally in Sudan for justice over 2019 protests killings
The protest was held outside the army headquarters in Khartoum at the site where thousands gathered in 2019 initially demanding Bashir should step down and urging a transfer to civilian rule.
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Sudanese women march demanding equal rights
Sudan has been undergoing a rocky transition since the army toppled Bashir in April 2019, following months of nationwide protests against his rule.
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Death toll in Sudan Darfur clashes rises to 132: governor
Members of the Massalit and Arab communities have fought since Saturday in and around the state capital El Geneina, trading gun and heavy weapons fire.
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Death toll from fighting in Sudan's Darfur rises to 50: medics
El Geneina, capital of West Darfur and close to the border with Chad, has seen days of fighting including gunfire and shelling, residents said.
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At least 18 killed in fighting in Sudan's Darfur: medics
After clashes on the weekend, residents in El Geneina -- state capital of West Darfur, and close to the border with Chad -- said gunfire erupted in the city at dawn on Monday, with shells exploding in the suburbs.
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Sudan, rebel faction sign deal on peace talks
The "declaration of principles" signed with the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) faction lays out priorities including the unification of armed forces and the establishment of a democratic, secular state with freedom of religion.
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7,000 flee western Ethiopia fighting: UN
The region has long been plagued by competition over land and resources, and the UN said many people arriving in Sudan are seeking food, water and health care.
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Israel hails new first in relations with Sudan
Sudan agreed to normalise ties with Israel in October last year and an Israeli delegation visited Khartoum the following month.
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UK pledges $55 million in aid during Raab visit to Sudan
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab arrived in Khartoum late Wednesday on the first visit by a British foreign secretary to the East African country in over a decade.
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Africa records higher death rates during coronavirus second wave
Africa has so far recorded around 3.3 million cases of COVID-19 and nearly 82,000 deaths, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Sudan approves first budget since US terror delisting
"The 2021 budget is the first after the signing of the Juba peace deal, and the removal of Sudan from the (US) list of state sponsors of terrorism."
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Death toll in Sudan Darfur clashes rises to 48: state media
Saturday's clashes initially pitted the Massalit tribe against Arab nomads in El Geneina, just over two weeks after the UN and AU ended a 13-year peacekeeping mission in Darfur.
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Peace mission in Sudan's Darfur ends, stoking fears of new clashes
Fighting erupted in Darfur in 2003, when ethnic minority rebels rose up against the Arab-dominated government in Khartoum, which responded by recruiting and arming notorious Arab-dominated militia known as the Janjaweed.
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Sudan paramilitary opens probe of intel chief over killing
Days later, his family found his body bearing signs of torture at a hospital morgue in Omdurman, the capital's twin city, triggering a public outcry.
