Month: September 2020
- Breaking News
Declaration of a state of emergency in Sudan
Translated by Ahmed HussainThe Security and Defense Council announced, at dawn on Saturday, that Sudan was considered a natural disaster area, and a state of emergency was declared for a period of 3 months and the formation of a supreme committee to ward off the effects of autumn.On Friday, the Transitional Cabinet approved raising a recommendation to the Security and Defense Council to declare a state of emergency to ward off the effects of torrents…
- Exclusive Conversations
Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General – on Sudan
The Secretary-General welcomes the signing on 3 September of a joint agreement on principles by Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and the Chairman of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North Abdelaziz Al-Hilu. He considers this agreement a positive step, especially in the context of the initialing of the peace agreement between the government, the Sudan Revolutionary Front and the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA)-Minni Minnawi faction earlier this week.The Secretary-General remains fully committed to supporting all efforts to…
- Breaking News
Lieutenant General Shams El Din Kabbashi chairs the women's delegation meeting in Juba.
Translated by Ahmed HussainJuba: 4-9-2020 A member of the Transitional Sovereignty Council Lieutenant General Shams El Din Kabbashi took a terrace at the Primid Hotel, Juba, in the presence of members of the government negotiating delegation. Our meeting was chaired by the civil political feminist group, which was devoted to discussing women’s issues and their participation in the peace agreement. A member of the No to Women’s Oppression Initiative indicated: Track Two: Samia Arqawi, that…
- Breaking News
The final signing of the peace agreement
Diao Mutouk expresses his hope that the final signing of the peace agreement will be concluded soon Translated by Ahmed HussainJuba 4-9-2020 A member of the Southern Mediation Committee for Peace Negotiations in Juba, Dhieu Matouk , expressed his hope that the committees would end the discussions by tracks within days, which would facilitate the process of preparing for the celebration of the final peace signing. In a press statement during the committees’ meetings at…
- Breaking News
The trial of ousted President Omar Al-Bashir
The trial of ousted President Omar Al-Bashir until mid-September on charges of plotting the coup d’etat of 89 and 27 other defendants on the same date set by the court. The third session of the trial of Al-Bashir and 25 others was held at the Institute of Judicial Sciences in Khartoum. Judge Issam El-Din Abdullah said that it was decided that mid-September will be the date for the trial session of Al-Bashir in the fourth…