Sudan’s military takes power in coup,arrests Prime Minister

Sudan’s military takes power in coup,arrests Prime Minister

Thousands of people flooded into the streets to protest the coup that threatens the country’s shaky progress toward democracy.

  • bySamy Magdy

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Military force arrests Sudanese PM,ministers in apparent coup

Military force arrests Sudanese PM,ministers in apparent coup

Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok has been put under house arrest after an unidentified military force besieged his house.

  • byKhalid Abdelaziz
Cross-border attack prompts urgent talks between Sudan and Ethiopia

Cross-border attack prompts urgent talks between Sudan and Ethiopia

The attack in a region controlled by Ethiopian farmers killed Sudanese troops and came amid weeks-long fighting in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region.

  • bySamy Magdy
Ethiopian forces capture towns,near Tigrayan capital

Ethiopian forces capture towns,near Tigrayan capital

Thousands of people are already believed to have been killed following air strikes and ground fighting.

UN readies for up to 200,000 Ethiopian refugees in Sudan

UN readies for up to 200,000 Ethiopian refugees in Sudan

About 5000 people,among them doctors,bankers and farmers,arrive every day,running from bombs and fighting between the national and regional governments.

  • byJamey Keaten andCara Anna
Russia's new naval base in Sudan boosts its African ties

Russia's new naval base in Sudan boosts its African ties

A Russian government statement last week said the facility was"set up for defence purposes...and does not pose any threat to other countries".

  • byNataliya Vasilyeva
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Israel and Sudan reach US-brokered deal to normalise ties

Israel and Sudan reach US-brokered deal to normalise ties

Khartoum has become the third Arab government to set aside hostilities with Israel in the past two months in a deal brokered by the US.

  • byMatt Spetalnick andSteve Holland
Sudan'astonished'at spokesman's remarks about'contacts'with Israel

Sudan'astonished'at spokesman's remarks about'contacts'with Israel

Haydar Sadig,the ministry's spokesman,praised the United Arab Emirates'decision to normalise relations with Israel as"a brave and bold step".

  • byKhalid Abdelaziz
'Great first step'as Sudan lifts death penalty and flogging for gay sex

'Great first step'as Sudan lifts death penalty and flogging for gay sex

The changes are part of the transitional government's plan to lead the country to democracy after the toppling last year of autocrat Omar al-Bashir.

  • byBan Barkawi andRachel Savage
Female genital mutilation outlawed in'new era'for women's rights

Female genital mutilation outlawed in'new era'for women's rights

Sudan has criminalised female genital mutilation,making it punishable by three years in jail. It is part of a number of measures to prioritise women's rights.

  • byNita Bhalla
Sudan to send toppled leader to ICC to face war crimes charges

Sudan to send toppled leader to ICC to face war crimes charges

Omar al-Bashir has been jailed in Khartoum since he was toppled after mass protests last year.

  • byKhalid Abdelaziz andDenis Dumo