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02 May 2023

Sudan Crisis: India Temporarily Relocates Embassy From Khartoum To Port Sudan

India has recently launched "Operation Kaveri" to evacuate Indians from the violence-hit African country.

19 Apr 2023

'Evacuation Of Indian Nationals Under Consideration,' Says Sudan's Ambassador

"Evacuation of Indian nationals is under discussion and consideration by authorities in Khartoum. They are going to decide the best way to make it possible," Sudanese ambassador to India, Abdalla Omer Bashir Elhusain said.

30 Aug 2020

Floods kill at least 90 across Sudan, capital Khartoum hit hard in recent days

More than 380,000 people in all but one of Sudan's 18 provinces have been affected by heavy rainfall and flooding since the start of the rainy season in July, according to official statistics. Most of the affected families were forced to seek shelter with relatives and host communities, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. The flooding also damaged at least 43 schools and 2,671 health facilities across the country, the UN Agency said. At least 2,000 water sources have been contaminated or are now non-functional, it said.

18 Jul 2019

Sudan protesters take over square where Bashir challenged uprising

Thousands of demonstrators, mostly teenagers and people in their early 20s, joined a rally in the square, which continued to grow into the late afternoon. Protesters said they were renaming it from the Green Square to Freedom Square.

27 Jun 2019

Security forces use tear gas to disperse students in Sudan's Khartoum

Demonstrations in Khartoum have become rare since security forces broke up a sit-in outside the Defence Ministry on June 3, leaving more than 100 people dead.

11 Jul 2017

Sudan may return to war if US keeps sanctions: Foreign Minister

Sudan could fall back into war if Washington fails to lift decades-old sanctions, Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour has said, insisting that Khartoum sees the embargo as "unacceptable".

12 Jun 2017

Suspected diarrhoea kills 279 people in Sudan: UN

Hundreds of people suffer from water-borne diseases every year across Sudan given the lack of access to clean drinking water.

17 May 2017

Sudan's Omar al-Bashir to attend Saudi summit, no word on Donald Trump meeting: Minister

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir will attend a gathering in Saudi Arabia on Saturday but has received no indication whether he will meet U.S. President Donald Trump there, Sudan`s foreign minister said on Wednesday.

‪‪South Sudan‬‬

14 Jul 2016

'Sankat Mochak' VK Singh arrives in South Sudan; Sushma Swaraj urges Indians to move out

Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh is at the helm of the government`s `Operation Sankat Mochan` to evacuate Indians from South Sudan.

12 Jul 2016

United Nation seeks to raise $952 million aid for Sudan

The United Nations Tuesday launched a global appeal for $952 million to fund Sudan's humanitarian needs in 2016, most of it to help people affected by the deadly conflict in Darfur.

24 May 2016

China in `preliminary` deal for Sudan`s first atomic plant

A Chinese state-owned company has signed a "preliminary" deal with Sudan to build the east African country`s first nuclear power plant, an official in Khartoum said on Tuesday.

07 Apr 2016

US concern as Sudan releases man linked to diplomat's killers

Jaili helped in the escape of the four killers of John Granville, who worked for the US Agency for International Development.

11 Jan 2016

Sudan, S. Sudan extend agreement on transit of humanitarian aid

Sudan and South Sudan agreed on Sunday to extend their agreement on transit of humanitarian aid through Sudanese territory in the South, a media report said.

07 Dec 2015

Sudan rebels, army brace for fighting season after peace talks flop

he African Union-mediated talks ended last month without a temporary ceasefire being agreed in Darfur.

Sudanese security agents

28 Oct 2015

Sudan arrests three opposition figures: Party

Sudanese security agents arrested three opposition figures in Khartoum today, their party said, despite efforts by the government to persuade opponents to join national dialogue talks.

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