News: Sudan

We have started to collect the most important news related to Sudan in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Sudan – overview

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• January 3rd 2021 – November 8th 2019
• October 30th 2019 – April 27th 2019
• April 25th 2019 – August 15th 2018
• July 27th 2018 – April 29th 2016
• April 27th 2016 – December 12th 2014
• November 27th 2014 – May 15th 2014
• May 5th 2014 – November 18th 2013
• November 12th 2013 – April 9th 2013
• April 8th 2013 – September 24th 2012
• September 24th 2012 – May 18th 2012
• May 16th 2012 – April 13th 2012
• April 13th 2012 – January 30th 2012
• January 29th 2012 – October 20th 2011
• October 14th 2011 – July 4th 2011
• June 30th 2011 – May 11th 2011
• May 10th 2011 – January 13th 2011
• January 12th 2011 – November 29th 2010
• November 25th 2010 – August 25th 2010
• August 18th 2010 – May 19th 2010
• May 15th 2010 – April 2nd 2010
• April 1st 2010 – December 29th 2009
• December 21st 2009 – September 21st 2009
• September 21st 2009 – July 3rd 2009
• June 30th 2009 – March 26th 2009
• March 26th 2009 – January 26th 2009
• January 25th 2009 – September 28th 2008
• September 28th 2008 – July 13th 2008
• July 12th 2008 – May 2nd 2008
• April 27th 2008 – January 7th 2008
• January 2nd 2008 – November 11th 2007
• November 9th 2007 – September 10th 2007
• September 6th 2007 – June 12th 2007
• June 11th 2007 – March 13th 2007
• March 13th 2007 – December 10th 2006
• December 10th 2006 – October 10th 2006
• October 9th 2006 – August 26th 2006
• August 24th 2006 – June 9th 2006
• June 8th 2006 – April 12th 2006
• April 11th 2006 – January 2nd 2006
• January 1st 2006 – November 17th 2005

Sudan: news

Viewpoint: Why Ethiopia and Sudan have fallen out over al-Fashaga

Sunday, January 3rd 2021, 0:37

A border dispute has led to armed clashes, deepening fears about insecurity in the region.
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Sudan-Israel deal fuels migrants' fears

Monday, December 21st 2020, 0:05
related countries: Israel

Israel is supported by some Sudanese communities, yet restoring relations may not be good news from them.
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Sudan's Darfur conflict: Why Abdullah has never seen his 'home'

Wednesday, December 16th 2020, 6:06

Concerns grow for people's safety in Sudan's war-torn Darfur as peacekeepers prepare to leave.
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Sudan's listing as sponsor of terrorism ended by US

Monday, December 14th 2020, 11:04
related countries: Israel, United States

Sudan has agreed to pay $335m to US victims of terror and has normalised relations with Israel.
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Going undercover in the schools that chain boys

Monday, December 7th 2020, 15:34

Reporter Fateh Al-Rahman Al-Hamdani writes about his experience of secretly filming inside Sudan's Islamic boarding schools to expose abuse, and reveals why the investigation was so personal to him.
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Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: 'How the conflict made my uncle a refugee in Sudan'

Thursday, December 3rd 2020, 0:33

A BBC reporter's relative fled to neighbouring Sudan by foot and boat, losing his shoes on the way.
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Tigray crisis: Ethiopian soldiers accused of blocking border with Sudan

Saturday, November 28th 2020, 0:39
related countries: Ethiopia

Families fleeing the conflict in Tigray tell the BBC they have been cut off from relatives.
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Ethiopia Tigray crisis: 'We came with the clothes on our backs'

Tuesday, November 17th 2020, 23:35
related countries: Ethiopia

The on-going conflict in northern Ethiopia has forced civilians from the Tigray region to flee to eastern Sudan.
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Ethiopia Tigray crisis: 'We fled from death and murder'

Saturday, November 14th 2020, 14:27

Ethiopians explain why they fled their homes in Tigray to seek refuge in Sudan.
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How the controversial Nile dam might fix Sudan's floods

Sunday, November 1st 2020, 1:03
related countries: Egypt, Ethiopia

Egypt and Ethiopia are at loggerheads over the mega dam, with Sudan literally stuck in the middle.
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Sudan-Israel relations agreed, Donald Trump announces

Saturday, October 24th 2020, 3:58
related places: `Arab

Sudan becomes the third Arab country in weeks to agree to normalise ties with its historical foe.
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Trump set to remove Sudan from state sponsors of terrorism list

Tuesday, October 20th 2020, 11:09
related countries: United States

The US president says he will act once Sudan pays $335m to "US terror victims and families".
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Sudan khalwas: Undercover in the schools that chain boys

Sunday, October 18th 2020, 23:07

A BBC News Arabic investigation has uncovered systemic child abuse inside Islamic schools in Sudan.
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Omar Bashir: ICC delegation begins talks in Sudan over former leader

Saturday, October 17th 2020, 18:03

The International Criminal Court accuses ousted President Omar al-Bashir of genocide and war crimes.
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Why Trump wants Sudan to befriend Israel

Thursday, October 8th 2020, 23:06
related countries: Israel, United States

With Sudan desperate for sanctions to be lifted, the US and Israel have spotted an opportunity.
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Nile dam row: US 'to cut $100m in aid' to Ethiopia

Wednesday, September 2nd 2020, 20:45
related countries: Egypt, Ethiopia, United States

Ethiopia has begun filling the mega dam before reaching an agreement with Sudan and Egypt.
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Sudan and Pompeo 'discuss removal from terror list'

Tuesday, August 25th 2020, 16:06
related countries: Israel
related places: `Arab

Sudan is on the US' list of state sponsors of terror as al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden lived there.
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Boy died 'trying to cross English Channel'

Wednesday, August 19th 2020, 12:23

The 16-year-old from Sudan, whose body was found at Sangatte, Calais, reportedly went missing at sea.
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Sudan to send more troops to Darfur after deadly attacks

Monday, July 27th 2020, 12:57

More than 80 people were killed in two attacks in Sudan's restive western region, the UN says.
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Viewpoint from Sudan - where black people are called slaves

Saturday, July 25th 2020, 23:19

The use of racial slurs in Sudan shows how deeply entrenched racism is there, writes Zeinab Mohammed Salih.
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Controversial Nile dam reaches key milestone

Wednesday, July 22nd 2020, 10:28
related countries: Ethiopia

The mega dam has been a source of huge diplomatic tension with Egypt and Sudan for almost a decade.
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River Nile dam: Sudan blasts 'unilateral' move as Ethiopia dam fills

Thursday, July 16th 2020, 13:14
related countries: Egypt, Ethiopia

As talks fail with Ethiopia, Sudan says water levels drop downstream and Egypt demands "clarification".
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River Nile dam: Reservoir filling up, Ethiopia confirms

Wednesday, July 15th 2020, 16:43
related countries: Egypt, Ethiopia

Officials confirm satellite images showing water levels rising, amid failed talks with Egypt and Sudan.
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Sudan banned FGM - what happens next?

Wednesday, June 3rd 2020, 23:21

FGM was outlawed by Sudan's new Sovereign Council, who have been in power since August 2019.
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Coronavirus in Sudan exposes new leaders

Monday, May 25th 2020, 0:29

Some medics have refused to work and elderly people have been dying, writes Zeinab Mohammed Salih.
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World Press Photo 2020: Image from Sudan uprising wins

Thursday, April 16th 2020, 22:16

The photo, taken by Yasuyoshi Chiba, shows a protester reciting poetry.
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Coronavirus: Coming 5,000 miles to die for the NHS

Friday, April 3rd 2020, 23:35
related countries: United Kingdom

Two British-Sudanese doctors became the first doctors to die of coronavirus in the UK. This is their story.
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Sudan PM Abdalla Hamdok survives assassination attempt

Monday, March 9th 2020, 11:56
related places: Khartoum

An explosion hit Abdalla Hamdok's motorcade as he was on his way to work in the capital, Khartoum.
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Omar al-Bashir: Will genocide charge against Sudan's ex-president stick?

Friday, February 14th 2020, 0:09
related places: Bashir

A lot of work is needed before Sudan's ex-dictator faces an international court, argues Alex de Waal.
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USS Cole bombing: Sudan agrees to compensate families

Thursday, February 13th 2020, 13:13
related countries: United States

Two al-Qaeda bombers who had been trained in Sudan attacked the ship in 2000 killing 17 US sailors.
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The ongoing struggle for peace in Darfur

Wednesday, February 12th 2020, 3:27

The BBC's Mohanad Hashim has gained rare access to a refugee camp in western Sudan.
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The Sudanese women breaking taboos by playing football

Wednesday, January 22nd 2020, 0:11

Women in Sudan are taking on the patriarchy and challenging social norms.
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Nile River dam row: Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan make draft deal

Thursday, January 16th 2020, 14:27
related countries: Egypt, Ethiopia

The initial accord eases tensions between Egypt and Ethiopia over control of vital water supplies.
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Sudan: Clashes in Khartoum between army and mutineers

Tuesday, January 14th 2020, 22:35
related places: Khartoum

Latest reports say the army has overrun the HQ of mutinous elite troops once loyal to the ex-leader.
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Sudan after Bashir: 'The revolution is on the curriculum'

Saturday, December 28th 2019, 0:27
related places: Bashir

Months after long-time ruler Omar al-Bashir was toppled, how has life changed for Sudanese?
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Darfur conflict: Sudan launches investigation into crimes

Sunday, December 22nd 2019, 18:40

A trial could take place outside the country if necessary, the state prosecutor says.
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Sudanese brides under pressure to have FGM - again

Thursday, December 19th 2019, 0:15

Women who want to pretend to be virgins before their weddings are having "re-circumcision" in Sudan.
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Locust invasion: UN warning for Ethiopia, Kenya, Eritrea and Sudan

Friday, November 8th 2019, 11:57
related countries: Ethiopia, Kenya

The infestation devouring tonnes of crops in Ethiopia threatens neighbouring countries, the UN says.
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