UN urges Sudan’s new military council to listen to peoples’ grievances
Hours after deposing President Omar Al Bashir and seizing power in the Sudan, the military council’s being urged by the United Nations to lift the state of emergency listen to the people’s grievances. The council proposes running the country for two years before calling elections. ends intro So, it is a military coup. It seems […]
Sudanese political prisoners freed
Sudan’s national intelligence and state security service says it has freed all political prisoners across the country. This follows the fall of President Omar Al Bashir who is under heavy military guard at his official residence in Khartoum. Sudan’s military and security chiefs are locked in deliberations about the composition of what they are calling […]
Military says Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir has been arrested
Sudan’s military says it has ousted President Omar Al Bashir and is holding him under arrest in a safe place. The announcement comes from General Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf, who was recently appointed Defense Minister by Al Bashir. Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf says a military council will take control of Sudan for two years after […]
Military deliberations delay transitional announcement in Sudan
Having removed President Omar Al Bashir from power, Sudanese security forces are taking several hours to decide on the composition of a transitional power. Initial plans to had Defence Minister Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf head that body have been rejected by protestors who forced Al Bashir’s departure. The Sudanese Professional Association that led months of […]
Celebrations in Khartoum after Omar Al Bashir’s resignation
Thousands of people are celebrating in the streets of Khartoum following unconfirmed reports of the resignation of President Omar Al Bashir. They’re still awaiting an announcement from the military about exactly which part of the army is now in charge. Military vehicles have taken positions at the Presidential Palace and on bridges and arterial road […]
Al Arabiya reports the fall of Sudan’s President Omar Al Bashir
The Saudi-Arabian-owned Al Arabiya television network quotes the Sudan Army as having announced the formation of a transitional government following the resignation of President Omar Al Bashir. The Sudanese Professional Association, which has organized months of mass protests calling for Al Bashir’s fall has distanced itself from this say, saying it will only accept a […]
South Sudanese leaders in Vatican retreat
South Sudanese political and religious leaders end a two-day retreat at the Vatican today ahead of entering into a unity government in Juba. The period of preaching, prayer and contemplation is designed to bolster the flagging peace deal signed last February in Africa’s youngest country. The retreat is led by Pope Francis and the Archbishop […]