The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) expresses its ‘utmost concern’ over the physical safety and wellbeing of Otaf Abdelwahab El Tom, journalist and director of the El Naba Centre for Press Services, who was arrested by police forces at his home and taken to El Mogran Police Station in Khartoum on September …
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The tensions between the military and civilian members of the Sudanese government continued yesterday despite efforts to mediate between the two parties to defuse the crisis.
A compact digest of the past week’s most-read highlights, from the heart of Sudan.
Five security officers were shot dead in raids on an Islamic State cell in Khartoum on Tuesday. Another officer was injured. The General Intelligence Service (GIS) said in a press statement yesterday that two GIS officers and three non-commissioned security officers were killed in raids on a terrorist cell affiliated with Islamic State in blocks …
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Tensions that developed between Sudan’s military and civilian leaders following a thwarted coup on Tuesday last week, have led to the arrival of envoys from South Sudan, France, and the USA. The head of the UN Integrated Mission to Support the Transition in Sudan (UNITAMS) continued his meetings with the members of the Sovereignty Council.