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Scarring for Life: Traditional Practice Fades in Sudan

Kholoud Massaed of the Hadaria tribe in Sudan vividly recalls the day her face was scarred with a sharp blade, an ancient practice that was once common. Now in her 80s, she still carries on each cheek the three lesion lines that have since darkened over time. "They took me…

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Sudan Summons Chad's Ambassador Over Killing of its Citizens

The Sudanese Foreign Ministry has summoned Chad's ambassador to Khartoum, Abdelkarim Kabir, to protest the killing of 18 Sudanese citizens during an attack by Chadian shooters. Sudan's acting Foreign Minister Ali al-Sadiq conveyed his country's "protest and condemnation of the incident," demanding the Chadian authorities to exert an effort to…

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Cairo Hopes UAE Can Play ‘Effective’ Role in GERD Crisis

The United Arab Emirates is seeking to play an “effective” role to advance negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). It is also aiming to resolve the 11-year conflict by relying on its political rapprochement with parties to the case, namely Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan. An informed source said…

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American Cultural Center Reopens in Sudan

The United States and Sudan have kicked off a new chapter in relations after over a decade of estrangement. The US embassy in Sudan announced the reopening of cultural centers in three regions of the North African country. Moreover, the US administration has announced its direct support for democratic transition…

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What Impact Will GERD’s Filling Have?

Since the project was launched in 2011, a controversial Ethiopian dam has been raising tensions as Egypt and Sudan fear for their share of the Nile’s water and the social and economic repercussions of Ethiopia’s actions. The ramifications of Addis Ababa moving forward with the third filling of the Grand…

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Police fire tear gas on Sudanese protest as anti-military campaign enters 10th month

Thousands of protesters marching towards Sudan's presidential palace were blocked by police firing tear gas, as an anti-military campaign entered its 10th month.

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Doctors group: Sudan forces kill at least 1 during protests

A Sudanese medical group says security forces killed at least one person while violently dispersing anti-coup protesters in the capital of Khartoum and other cities

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Hundreds Rally in Sudan against Coup, Tribal Violence

Hundreds of protesters rallied on Tuesday against last year's military coup in Sudan and a recent spike in tribal violence which killed more than 100 people, AFP correspondents said. Sudan's main civilian group, the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC), which was ousted in the coup, had called for mass…

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Sudanese Minister Accuses Bashir’s Regime of ‘Fueling Tribal Conflicts’

The Minister of Federal Government in Sudan, Buthaina Dinar, accused the regime of ousted president Omar al-Bashir of fueling bloody conflicts between civil societies in the country’s states. In a Sunday press conference in Khartoum, Dinar said that the government and security services should conduct a transparent investigation into all…

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Ex-Sudanese Minister: Constitutional Document Consolidated Army’s Authority

Sudan’s Forces of Freedom and Change (FFC) acknowledged that the greatest challenge facing the interim constitutional document is the army’s unwillingness to allow a full democratic transition in the North African nation coupled with a weak civilian government. Last October, Sudan's ruling council head Abdel Fattah al-Burhan announced the dissolution…

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Death Toll from Sudan Ethnic Clashes Rises to 105

Ethnic clashes in a deadly land dispute in Sudan's Blue Nile state has killed 105 people and wounded 291, the state's health minister said Wednesday, providing a new toll. Fighting broke out in the southern state which borders Ethiopia and South Sudan on July 11 between members of the Berti…

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Tear gas fired as deadly Sudanese tribal clashes prompt Khartoum street protests

Sudanese security forces fired tear gas as thousands of Hausa protesters marched in central Khartoum on Tuesday, days after tribal clashes killed dozens in southern Sudan's Blue Nile state.

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Sudan protesters decry violence in southern state

Security forces fired tear gas as Sudanese protesters marched in the capital Khartoum on Sunday against the country's military leadership, holding it responsible for an outbreak of violence in Blue Nile State.

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Sudan Forces Fire Tear Gas at Protests as Death Toll from Tribal Clashes Rises

Police fired tear gas in Sudan's capital Khartoum Sunday against hundreds of anti-coup protesters who also called attention to increasingly deadly tribal clashes in the country's south. The capital has been the scene of near-weekly protests since army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan launched a power grab in October last…

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Khartoum Democracy Activists Lift Half of Sit-Ins

Organizers of Khartoum's sit-ins, begun 10 days ago to force Sudan's army to return power to civilians, announced Monday that they had dismantled two of their four camps. The protests began after security force killed nine demonstrators in anti-coup rallies by tens of thousands on June 30, according to pro-democracy…

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Sudan's opposition guarded on army pledge to leave talks to civilians

Sudanese political parties sidelined by a coup last October gave a guarded response on Tuesday to the army's pledge to step aside from a dialogue initiative and let civilian groups hold talks to form a government.

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Sudan's doctors: 11 wounded in crackdown on anti-coup sit-in

A Sudanese medical group says 11 people were wounded when security forces descended on their sit in to try and disperse the anti-military protest in the capital, Khartoum

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Protesting takes mental toll on Sudan's young revolutionaries

Fadil Omar has seen it all in the wake of Sudan’s latest coup d’etat: human rights violations carried out by security forces against protesters, parents having to bury their children and friends who have lost limbs.

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Thousands return to Sudan streets demanding end of military rule

Thousands take to streets in Khartoum, a day after nine killed in demonstrations against country’s ruling generals.

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Sudan security forces skirmish with demonstrators after protest deaths

Sudanese security forces fired tear gas at protesters on Friday near the presidential palace in Khartoum, a day after nine people were reported killed during the largest anti-military rallies for months.

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Thousands Rally in Sudan After 9 Killed in Protests

Thousands took to the streets Friday in Sudan's capital, a day after nine people were killed in demonstrations against the country's ruling generals. Sudanese security forces fired tear gas at protesters near the presidential palace in Khartoum. The country has been rocked by near-weekly protests since an Oct. 25 coup…

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Hundreds rally in Sudan day after 9 killed during protests

Hundreds have taken to the streets in Sudan's capital of Khartoum, a day after nine people were killed in anti-military demonstrations

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Nine Anti-coup Protesters Killed in Sudan Mass Rallies

At least nine Sudanese demonstrators were killed Thursday as security forces sought to quash mass rallies of protesters demanding an end to military rule, pro-democracy medics said. In one of the most violent days this year in an ongoing crackdown on the anti-coup movement, AFP correspondents reported security forces firing…

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Several protesters killed in Sudan amid mass rallies against military rule

Seven Sudanese demonstrators were killed Thursday as security forces sought to quash mass rallies of protesters demanding an end to military rule, pro-democracy medics reported.

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Eight reported killed at protests against military rule in Sudan

Protesters are calling for a return to civilian rule and justice for those killed in a violent crackdown in 2019.

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