Month: January 2022
- Reports
UN High Commission Press briefing notes on Sudan
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Ravina Shamdasani Geneva – January 2022 — The human rights situation in Sudan continues to be of serious concern, with peaceful protesters killed or injured on a near-daily basis by security forces, as well as a clampdown on critics of the authorities and independent journalists. Credible statistics from the Central Committee of Sudan Doctors show that 71 people have been killed and more than 2,200 injured…
- Reports
Sudan Participates in the Future Minerals Forum in Riyadh
Minerals Present A historic Opportunity for the Region Haffiya Abdalla The Future Minerals Forum is an international initiative convened by Saudi Arabia and dedicated to advancing mining & unlocking opportunities. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, convened the inaugural Future Minerals Forum (FMF), in Riyadh from 11 – 13 January 2022 to advance the dialogue on future minerals, investment…
- Columns
GIS: Safe Valve within the Regional and International Challenges
Al-Sammani Awadallah Sudan has witnessed in recent years dramatic political and security developments a matter that the country seemed to be heading to the examples of Iraq, Syria, Central African Republic(CAR), and other countries which witnessed confusion and turmoil. To come out of the crisis it was important to resort to the voice of wisdom and sacrifices besides doubling the efforts to cement the pillars of democracy, freedom, stability, and rule of law all over…
- News
Sovereignty Council VP Makes a Phone Call to the UAE Deputy Prime Minister
Staff Writer The Vice-President of the Sovereignty Council, Lieutenant-General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, condemned the treacherous terrorist attack that targeted areas and facilities in the United Arab Emirates. His Excellency affirmed, during his phone call today, with His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs of the United Arab Emirates, Sudan’s support and standing with the United Arab Emirates in the face of everything that targets its security…
- Columns
The Colonial Embassies!
Mohammed Saad The recent Sudanese uprising was a result of the protests which erupted on 19th December 2018 in some Sudanese towns due to the price hikes and the deterioration of the economic situations besides the absence of freedom of expression and banning any political activities. This revolution is not the first of its kind in Sudan as the country witnessed – since its independence – several uprisings against the military governments. The first was…
- Columns
Worsening Living Situation
Albashir Ahmed Albashir A record and unprecedented rise in prices, which the country has not witnessed throughout its history, and despite the stability of the exaggerated for nearly a year after the float of the pound against foreign currencies early last year, as goods and services became difficult to obtain and out of the hands of the Sudanese family, in light of inflation approaching its levels to 400% As well as with low calories, and…
- News
Al-Burhan Receives a Written Message from African Union Commission Chairperson Regarding the Vision of the Union Towards the Situation in Sudan
Staff Writer The Chairman of the Transitional Sovereign Council, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Lieutenant-General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, received this afternoon in his office a written message from the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki, regarding the Union’s vision on political developments in Sudan and ways out of the crisis in the country. The African envoy, Commissioner for Peace and Security, Ediwe Bankole, who delivered the message, affirmed in a press statement the…
- News
Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs meets the Ambassador of Somalia in Khartoum
Staff Writer His Excellency the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Abdullah Omar Bashir, met in his office this morning, Monday, January 3, 2022 AD, His Excellency “Mohammed Sheikh Ishaq Ibrahim”, the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Somalia in Khartoum. The Somali ambassador stressed the strength of Sudanese-Somali relations, expressing his country’s desire to enhance cooperation with Sudan in various fields. His Excellency thanked Sudan for receiving Somali students, providing good services,…
- Breaking News
Khartoum Witnesses Demonstrations Demanding Civilian Rule
Staff Writer The state of Khartoum, in its three cities, witnessed demonstrations today, called by the coordinators of the resistance committees in the state, demanding civilian rule. This demonstration comes within the framework of a timetable prepared by the Resistance Coordination Committees in Khartoum after they canceled a demonstration they called for on Wednesday. These demonstrations also come amid UN calls to consult with Sudanese and international partners by conducting preliminary consultations on a comprehensive…
- Breaking News
Assassination of a Sudanese Police Officers During the Protests in Sudan
Staff Writer Brigadier General Ali Mohamed Brima of the Central Reserve was stabbed with a knife in the convoy of January 13 in central Khartoum while he was working. He was sent to the hospital, but he passed shortly afterward. Demonstrators in the Sherwani parking lot today also burned a police car, injuring a number of its crew, some of them seriously. Demonstrators attacked the police forces stationed to secure the processions today at the…