Current Affairs of Sudan

The sudden return of Gosh, who has a fearsome reputation for cruelty, triggered widespread speculation about the country's political future and President Omar al-Bashir's motives for seeking the old guard's assistance again. However, it seems that …

It appears that the EU has financed Sudan’s repressive security services indirectly. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, which receives a good portion of the money from the EU to combat smugglers and traffickers, has admitted to providing motorbikes to …

The demonstrations broke out in late January 2018, following the government’s announcement of the new budget in December 2017. The demonstrations did not pose a serious threat to the regime, but they sent a clear message that the Sudanese …

Anxious reactions to the handover of Sawakin came as no surprise to anyone, given the current regional tensions. The war in Yemen on the east coast of the Red Sea has been ongoing for three years, with no end in sight. Turkey’s manoeuvering, which …

The coalition countries pay the Sudanese soldiers’ salaries, provoking accusations that the soldiers are little more than mercenaries. Although the amounts of these salaries have not been officially announced, according to some sources, Sudanese …

Egypt’s greatest fear is that Ethiopia will fill the reservoir in five years or less, which according to Egyptian estimates would deprive Egypt of its water resources, dry out a portion of its agricultural land and reduce the reservoir and …

On 17 June 2017, ambassadors from Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt demanded that Sudan clarify its position regarding the crisis. According to the Sudanese News Agency, the minister stressed his c ountry’s desire to play a role in achieving …

Since becoming a prominent figure in constitutional legislation in 1983, Badria Sulaiman proved to have excellent political instincts and the ability to adapt quickly to shifting directions and loyalties – skills that have kept her at the …

Tensions over the disputed territory have escalated in recent months. Al-Bashir has assured his people that he will not go to war over the issue. To de-escalate tensions, al-Sisi agreed to hold diplomatic talks. Yet so far, nothing has been …

Tensions over the disputed territory have escalated in recent months. Al-Bashir has assured his people that he will not go to war over the issue. To de-escalate tensions, al-Sisi agreed to hold diplomatic talks. Yet so far, nothing has been …

With the lifting of American sanctions, Sudan will, for the first time since the 1990s, be able to trade with the US, allowing it to buy much-needed equipment and spare parts and to attract investment to its collapsing economy. In return, Sudan has …

Over four decades of political wrangling and upheaval, Ali Osman Taha has shown that he is not al-Turabi’s creation. His political and leadership abilities have enabled him to stay on the frontlines of the Islamist movement and to weather Sudan’s …

The Sudanese national dialogue initiated by President Omar Hassan al-Bashir’s government in January 2014 resulted in an agreement to form a national reconciliation government during the final three months of 2016. The conference discussed six main …

Nearly 14 years since the outbreak of the bloody conflict in Sudan’s western Darfur region, which has claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people and displaced millions more, the humanitarian situation remains largely unaltered, although …