At least one demonstrator has died as hundreds of thousands of Sudanese took to the streets across nine states yesterday, to mark the anniversary of the dawn coup d’état of October 25, 2021. In marches across the country, protesters demanded the overthrow of the of military junta, and a return to democracy and civilian rule. …
On Sunday, the Council of Ministers approved the proposal of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning to amend the income tax on businesses and real estate profits and the personal income tax for the year 2023 amidst complaints and strikes against the government’s tax policies.
Faculty members of 33 Sudanese universities have agreed to resume their strike because the authorities will not respond to all their demands, which include an improved salary structure. Sudanese schoolteachers are also considering to re-embark on a strike.
Ed Damazin, capital of Blue Nile state, witnessed a relative calm yesterday morning although the situation remained tense and normal life in the town is completely paralysed after shooting continued until late Sunday evening in El Rabee and El Nahda neighbourhoods and inside the city’s Grand Market.
The SPLM-N Democratic Revolutionary Movement split-off group headed by Yasir Arman, former political advisor to the government of Abdallah Hamdok, called on the Sudanese in a statement yesterday to join the demonstrations against the coup d’état that took place on October 25 one year ago. This weekend, the group’s Central Council members met for the …