Rebel leader Minawi appointed governor of Darfur
On April 29, Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok issued a decree appointing Minni Minawi, leader of a breakaway faction of the...
UN Security Council urged to extend Sudan-South Sudan UNISFA mandate
Citing the volatile security situation, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, requested that the Security Council consider a six-month...
Sudan’s mainstream SLM ‘not interested’ in negotiations with current govt
The mainstream Sudan Liberation Movement under the leadership of Abdelwahid El Nur (SLM-AW) reaffirmed in a statement issued yesterday that it...
Sudan timeline January-March 2021: Holdout rebels in from the cold, Sudanese pound devalued, COVID-19 vaccine roll-out begins
The first quarter of 2021 ended with much optimism, as the Sudanese government and the SPLN-N El Hilu signed a...
Women’s issues on the agenda for El Hilu-Sudan peace negotiations
A delegation of women in charge of the agenda for the next negotiation process in the South Sudan capital, Juba,...
Agreement on regional governance for Sudan’s Darfur
An agreement has reportedly been finalised on the appointment of a governor for Sudan’s Darfur, as stipulated by the Juba...
Negotiations between Sudan’s govt and El Hilu to start later this month
Official negotiations between the transitional government and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), under the leadership of Abdelaziz El Hilu,...
Darfur hold-out rebel group to join peace process
Commander Mustafa Tambour of the mainstream Sudan Liberation Movement faction led by Abdelwahid El Nur (SLM-AW) arrived in Khartoum on...
SPLM-N rebels sign new Declaration of Principles with Sudan government
Yesterday, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North under the leadership of Abdelaziz El Hilu (SPLM-N) signed a new Declaration of Principles...
Two men killed in North Darfur
Two men were killed in El Fasher, capital of North Darfur, on Monday evening. Abbas Hussein Adam was shot dead near...
Juba Declaration of Principles draws praise from across Sudan’s political spectrum
Reactions continue to flow-in from across Sudan’s political spectrum, to the historic signing of the Declaration of Principles (DOP) between...
Deal between rebel movement, Sudanese govt well received
The head of the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), Volker Perthes, welcomed the signing of the Declaration...
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