Sudan
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.
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Sudan to deploy troops in Darfur after tribal clashes
It comes less than a week after the United Nations Security Council agreed to end the UN and African Union's long-running peacekeeping mission in Darfur, UNAMID, when its mandate expires on 31 December.
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UN agrees to end Darfur peacekeeping mission
The termination of the mission - deployed since 2007 and which had 16,000 peacekeepers at its peak - was requested by Sudan's government and recommended by the AU and United Nations.
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Sudan, Ethiopia start border talks one week after clash
The delegations were led by Ethiopia's deputy prime minister and foreign minister, Demeke Mekonnen, and Sudan's minister in charge of the cabinet, Omar Manis.
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Sudan sends more troops to Ethiopian border
Soldiers were deployed in the eastern Al-Fashaqa border region, the site of sporadic clashes, where Ethiopian farmers cultivate fertile land on territory claimed by Sudan.
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US takes Sudan off sponsors of terror blacklist
In response to the move, Sudan's army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan - who doubles as the head of the Sovereign Council, the country's highest executive authority - offered his 'congratulations to the Sudanese people'.
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Sudan's PM visits Ethiopia amid refugee crisis
It was the first visit by a foreign leader since fighting broke out in Ethiopia's Tigray region on November 4, creating a humanitarian crisis.
