Month: February 2022

The government of Sudan has reacted angrily after Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed officially inaugurated hydroelectricity production at the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on Sunday, saying that the unilateral action constitutes “a fundamental breach of legal obligations,” and contradicts what was agreed upon between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt the in the 2015 Declaration …

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Another member of Sudan’s suspended Empowerment Removal Committee (ERC)* has been detained, as the coup authorities continue their crackdown on political opponents. Taha Osman Ishaq, who is also a leading member of the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC), was held by a joint force of police and security agents in central Khartoum on Saturday.

The UN Security Council (UNSC) has issued a unanimous decision to extend the mandate of the Panel of Experts assisting the Sudan Sanctions Committee until March 12 next year. The decision is based on a report from Secretary-General António Guterres containing the following four main criteria concerning the progress made in: political and economic governance, …

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Adama Dieng, who was appointed in November 2021 by the UN Human Rights Council, has expressed deep concern over the killing of two protesters in Khartoum on Monday. In a series of tweets, Dieng called on the Sudanese authorities to ensure prompt and impartial investigations into the killing, wounding, and arbitrary detention of demonstrators and …

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Farmers in Sudan’s Northern State have met with the head of the Sovereignty Council, Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan, in an attempts to break the impasse. Military forces broke up the barricades in the Abri area of Sudan’s Northern State yesterday afternoon. The forces then proceeded to open the Sheryan El Shimal road (Artery of the …

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