The Turkish rule as it is called lasted in Sudan for 64 years and as Sudan is preparing to celebrate its 62nd anniversary as an independent state, it welcomes the Turkish President RecepTayyib Erdogan, the first Turkish president to visit Sudan ever, though Erdogan visited the country before as prime minister back in 2006 and to be the first Muslim leader to visit the troubled region of Darfur

South Sudan’s government on Friday «approved» a cessation of hostilities, protection of civilians and humanitarian access deal brokered by the East African regional bloc IGAD

An army general from the opposition faction of Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM-IO) led by former First Vice President, Riek Machar defected to join the faction of First Vice President Taban Deng Gai

The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North under the leadership of Malik Agar has extended for a six-month period a unilateral cessation of hostilities and declined to meet the leader of the Popular Congress Party (PCP) who proposes to build up a peace initiative parallel to the African Union process

Sudanese security authorities arrested a leading member of the Civil Society Initiative (CSI) group, Hasbo Ibrahim Amin, said a statement issued on Wednesday

South Sudan Information Minister Michael Makuei has said he will continue to speak publicly on behalf of President Salva Kiir’s government despite being the target of U.S. sanctions

Thousands of people marched in processions to celebrate Christmas in Bor Town and in the UNMISS protection of civilians site in the area

At least 22 people have been killed in inter-clan clashes in South Sudan, a local government official has said.

The Congolese authorities have arrested 18 South Sudanese refugees suspected of being members of the rebel Sudan People’s Liberation Army -In Opposition (SPLA-IO), which has been fighting the government for four years, in a civil war that has left tens of thousands of people dead and devastated the country

On Wednesday, Sudan expressed its readiness to “reach a rapprochement with Turkey at any cost,” referring to its rejection of Egyptian media reports that criticised the Turkish-Sudanese rapprochement, which culminated in the recent visit of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to Khartoum