Month: July 2022

Since the military coup in Sudan in October 2021, that derailed the course of the revolution that had overthrown the 30-year Al Bashir dictatorship in April, efforts by western donor governments to facilitate the return of Sudan to a path of democratic transition have helped consolidate the coup, says a new policy brief by the …

‘Historic opportunity for genuine democratic transition in Sudan risks being lost’ Read More »

Several opposition groups have expressed their fear that the clashes witnessed in Blue Nile state last week may be a prelude to more civil wars in the country. They called on fellow activists in the country to join ranks “to send the military back to the barracks” and restore the Rule of Law. The South …

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At the request of the international community, the World Bank yesterday signed an agreement with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to provide $100 million in financing directly to WFP for the new Sudan Emergency Safety Nets Project.

Young protester Abubakr Mutasim Ismail was killed during demonstrations calling for peaceful co-existence in Omdurman yesterday. The anti-junta sit-in in El Fitihab, Omdurman, has been lifted. Earlier this week, members of the Hausa tribe demonstrated in a number of cities against the violence in Blue Nile state.

The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, Khardiata Lô N’Diaye, has expressed her support for the victims of recent intercommunal violence and mass displacement in Blue Nile state, saying that the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is “providing assistance to the thousands of vulnerable people in parts of Blue Nile state”.