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Two prominent Sudanese political figures who held top positions in the civilian administration before a military takeover in October have been arrested, their Forces of Freedom and Change (FFC) coalition said in a statement on Wednesday. The arrests mark an extension of a crackdown on critics of the...

Sudanese security forces on Sunday killed one protester and wounded dozens in the last pro-democracy demonstrations in January, three months after the coup. The anti-coup protests are spearheaded by the Resistance Committees which call for the return of the armed forces to their barracks and to...

At least 32 people, including children, have been killed during armed raids in South Sudan’s eastern Jonglei state, according to the United Nations. The attacks on the villages of Dungrut and Machined on Sunday sent civilians from the Dinka Bor community fleeing as armed youths from the Murle ethnic...

A prominent Sudanese pro-democracy group has conditionally accepted the UN’s offer to broker an end to political deadlock following the October military coup. Jaafar Hassan, a spokesperson for the Central Council for the Forces of Freedom and Change, said in a press statement on Sunday that the...

Protest organizers in Sudan's capital Khartoum announced two days of strikes and civil disobedience after security forces used gunfire and teargas on Monday to disperse demonstrations. The violence was against a coup and medics said seven people had been killed. The toll marked one of the bloodiest...

The United Nations consultations with Sudanese civil society groups began on Monday. The goal of these meetings is to direct negotiations to resolve the country’s political crisis after an October coup. The military takeover derailed a transition toward elections in which the army had agreed to...

Sudan's newly reinstated Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has ordered a halt to the firing of civil servants and a review of all appointments made after his detention in last month's coup. Twelve out of 17 ministers from Sudan's bloc calling for a purely civilian government resigned on Monday...

A political agreement has been signed in Sudan enabling Aballa Hamdok to be reinstated as prime minister to restore the transition to civilian rule. The 14-point deal also provides for the release of all political prisoners detained during the coup and stipulates that a 2019 constitutional...

Street confrontations have again shaken Sudan’s capital, a day after security forces shot dead 15 protesters in the bloodiest day since the military’s October 25 takeover. Top general Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan insists the military’s move “was not a coup” but a step to “rectify the course of the...

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States have urged the restoration of the civilian government in Sudan following last week's coup. In a joint statement the four countries said, "We call for the full and immediate restoration of its civilian-led transitional...