Billed as a breakthrough by Ethiopia’s mediator, Sudan’s generals and civilian negotiators, the latest deal to emerge on a transitional regime has fallen flat with pro-democracy campaigners this week
Monthly Archives: juli 2019
Sudan in transition: Opposition talks continue in Ethiopia
Sudan’s opposition coalition has been holding talks in Ethiopia for 2 weeks to resolve issues on transitional government with the ruling military group
Officers and gentlemen: The people who hold Sudan’s fate
The forces pitted against each other in the Sudan crisis have left many analysts unconvinced that the political declaration signed between the ruling transitional military council and the protest Alliance for Freedom and Change will hold until democratic elections are held at the end of 2022
South Sudan: Authorities crackdown on critics in cross-border campaign of intimidation
The South Sudanese authorities have in recent months escalated their crackdown on peaceful dissent by conducting a cross-border campaign of harassment, intimidation and attacks against critics to prevent a series of global protests on the country’s leadership from taking place, reveals a new briefing by Amnesty International
Sudan rebels reject junta-opposition political agreement
The Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF), a coalition of Sudanese armed movements, has declared its categorical rejection of the political agreement signed between the ruling Transitional Military Council (TMC) and the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC formerly known as the Alliance for Freedom and Change) on Wednesday
Devils on Horseback Leader Holds Fate of Sudan in His Hands
A one-time camel trader turned leader of a Sudanese militia known as the “devils on horseback” now holds the fate of Africa’s third-largest nation in his hands
South Sudan’s Machar wants house arrest lifted
South Sudan’s opposition leader, Riek Machar says he is ready to pursue progressive peace talks with president Salva Kiir, nearly a year after the latest peace deal was signed
South Sudan Ebola preparedness
A high level delegation arrived in Yei, South Sudan to support against the spread of Ebola to the Central Equatorial region
Sudan’s ruling generals, protest leaders sign power-sharing deal
After series of delays, two sides sign accord creating power-sharing body; talks ongoing for constitutional declaration
South Sudan Court Rules Against Marriage of Girl, 16, in Landmark Case
A court in South Sudan has annulled a child marriage, in a rare legal case that activists say could signal a turning point for women’s rights in the conservative country