Sudan Politics

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  Rapid Support Forces, Allies Sign Charter For Parallel Government In Sudan: Report

  Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and a coalition of political and armed groups have signed a founding charter to establish a parallel government in the war-ravaged country, sources said Sunday.

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  Military Rule Is On The Rise In Africa - Nothing Good Came From It In The Past

  In the last few years, there has been a spate of military coups in Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Sudan and Guinea. Military rule, long dormant in African politics, is back.

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  Sudanese Paramilitary Forces Attack Village, Kill 100 People: Report

  The Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces attacked a village in Gezira State on Wednesday, killing at least 100 people, according to local activists.

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  "Country Shocked Listening To Congress Leaders' Language": PM In Karnataka

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday charged the Congress and JD(S) with trying to indulge in politics when the Centre was trying to rescue people from war-torn Sudan and Ukraine, and during the Covid crisis.

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  South Sudan Government Formation Delayed As Rebels Reject New States

  Warring rivals in South Sudan missed a key deadline today to forge a unity government, with rebels rejecting President Salva Kiir's creation of new regional states as fighting continues.

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  John Kerry Backs Arms Embargo on South Sudan

  US Secretary of State John Kerry is pressing for a United Nations vote creating an arms embargo on South Sudan in an effort to end the civil war there, a US official has said.

• Sudan Activists Freed After Alleged Torture

  Two Sudanese political activists allegedly tortured during two months in detention were released on Friday along with a third activist, the mother of one told AFP.

• Sudan Arrests Opposition Leader Sadiq Al-Mahdi, Could Face Death Penalty

  Sudanese opposition leader Sadiq al-Mahdi was arrested on Saturday on charges that could lead to the death penalty, a government official said, a move that could hurt efforts to ease political tensions before elections due next year.

• Sudan Political Rallies Bring 'Mirage' of Freedom

  Something was missing when thousands rallied at a Khartoum-area football field for the Communist Party's first outdoor meeting in years - there was no tear gas, and there were no beatings.

• South Sudan on brink of collapse as war rages

  When not plotting military strategy to seize South Sudan's crucial oil fields, sacked vice-president turned rebel chief Riek Machar spends time reading the economic and political history "Why Nations Fail".

• India monitoring developments in South Sudan

  India on Tuesday said it was closely monitoring the political developments in South Sudan.

• Blood and oil tinge South Sudan's first birthday

  South Sudanese celebrating their nation's first birthday on Monday will bask in the pride of their hard-won political freedom, but many may ask when they will enjoy the material benefits promised by the government of former rebels.

• India ranks 19th most exposed country to global risks: Study

  The report noted that corruption, terrorism, political violence are some of the most prevalent risks in India.

• Obama proposes $770 million fund for Arab countries

  US President Barack Obama has proposed a fund of nearly $800 million to boost reforms in Arab countries.