Cyprus and South Sudan establish diplomatic relations
Cyprus and South Sudan have signed a Joint Communique establishing diplomatic relations. The communique was signed by Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides and South Sudan’s deputy...
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Prehistoric cemetery in Sudan shows war has been hell forever
All was not well among the peoples who inhabited the east bank of the Nile River in northern Sudan some 13,400 years ago, as revealed...
Sudanese factions sign accord on transitional government
Sudan‘s main opposition coalition and the ruling military council on Saturday signed a final power-sharing agreement, paving the way for a transitional government following the...
Bush fire guts four villages in South Sudan, kills 33
A bush fire fanned by gusty winds has gutted four villages in South Sudan’s Western Bahr el Ghazal region, killing 33 people, the president’s spokesman...
Sudan’s flirtation with democracy doomed. The army will return
By Gwynne Dyer It’s moving fast now. For three months the protesters in Khartoum got nowhere with their demand that “the people want the fall of...
Eleven killed in Sudan protests including six ‘state forces’
Eleven people were killed in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Tuesday, including six members of “state forces”, the government’s spokesman said on Wednesday, as protesters...
Sudan’s Bashir declares state of emergency, dissolves government
Sudan President Omar al-Bashir, facing the country’s biggest popular protests since he came to power 30 years ago, declared a one-year state of emergency on Friday...
Teen bride who killed ‘rapist’ husband appeals death sentence
A Sudanese teen sentenced to death after killing her husband as he tried to rape her has appealed the ruling amid growing support by celebrities and...
Sudan floods kill 76, destroy thousands of houses
Floods and heavy rain in Sudan have killed 76 people and destroyed thousands of homes in recent days, the interior minister said on Thursday. Ismat...
Death toll from South Sudan fighting climbs to 272 – government source
By Denis Dumo At least 272 people have died in fighting between South Sudan’s rival factions in the capital Juba, including 33 civilians, a government...
Sudan’s Darfur votes to keep multi-state system, opposition groups cry foul
By Khalid Abdelaziz The people of Sudan’s Darfur have voted not to reunite the states of the conflict-torn region, the commission overseeing a referendum said...
Sudan opens border with South Sudan for first time since 2011 secession (Updated)
Sudan’s President Omar Hassan al-Bashir ordered the opening of his country’s border with South Sudan for the first time since the south’s secession in 2011,...
UK grants asylum to Sudanese man who walked through Channel Tunnel
Britain has granted asylum to a Sudanese man who made global headlines in August when he walked 50 km (31 miles) through the Channel Tunnel...
Is the ICC out of control, or is it just trying to do its job?
By Gwynne Dyer SUDAN’S President Omar al-Bashir, facing an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC) for genocide and war crimes, fled from an...
Middle Eastern Christians: Going, Going…Gone
By Gwynne Dyer TWO HIGH-PROFILE incidents last week, at opposite ends of the Arab world. In northern Iraq, recently conquered by the zealots of the...