Burkina Faso: Fears of resurgence of female genital mutilation
Equality Now, a women’s rights organization, is calling on the Burkinabe government to toughen its efforts in the fight against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in […]
Sudan
Sudan unveils 21-member cabinet to fix ailing economy
Sudan’s President Omar Hassan al-Bashir on Thursday named new ministers to the key posts of finance, interior and water resources. The government of the war-torn […]
Sudanese president dissolves government as economic crisis deepens
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Sunday dissolved the government and appointed Motazz Moussa as the country’s new Prime Minister, a ruling party official said. Moussa […]
Grand Renaissance Dam: fresh talks kick-off in Egypt
A new round of talks between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia over a disputed dam over the Nile River has been held in Cairo this week, […]
USA extends Somali immigrants’ stay
The United States on Thursday said it would allow some 500 Somalis to remain in the United States for at least another 18 months. According […]
Sudan: Egypt denies entry to opposition leader
Egypt authorities have denied entry to Sudan’s leading opposition figure who was on his way back from Berlin where he attended a conference of Sudanese […]
Sudan: appeals court overturns death sentence of Noura Hussein
A Sudanese court on Tuesday overturned a death sentence on a teenager who killed her husband who, she alleged, had tried to rape her. Noura […]
Egypt’s President to visit Sudan amid diplomatic thaw
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is set to visit Sudan in October to seal several bilateral deals amid diplomatic tensions. The visit comes a year […]
UN agencies plead pardon for Sudanese teen Noura who killed her rapist
Three UN agencies – UN Women, UNHCR and UNFPA – have called on the Sudanese government to grant clemency to a 19-year-old woman sentenced to […]
Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir orders release of political detainees
Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir, on Tuesday, ordered the release of all political prisoners in the country, state-run news agency reports. According to SUNA, President al-Bashir’s […]