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.

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Sudan: news

Belgian police find 12 men alive inside refrigerated lorry

Wednesday, October 30th 2019, 15:42
related countries: Belgium, Syria
related places: Antwerp

Police find 12 stowaways from Syria and Sudan inside a truck parked by a motorway in Antwerp province.
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Sudan's lost Jewish community - in pictures

Sunday, October 20th 2019, 23:53

A recent call from Sudan that Jewish people could return shines a light on a once thriving community.
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Floods kill more than 60 in Sudan

Sunday, August 25th 2019, 21:49

Nearly 200,000 people have been affected by floods since the beginning of July.
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Omar al-Bashir trial: Sudan's ex-president 'got millions from Saudis'

Monday, August 19th 2019, 14:59
related places: Bashir

Lawyers for Omar al-Bashir say the claims are baseless, as the ex-leader's corruption trial begins.
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Sudan military and civilians sign deal to end deadly turmoil

Wednesday, July 17th 2019, 15:54

The military and protesters agree a three-year transition to civilian rule to end the deadly crisis.
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Sudan’s livestream massacre

Friday, July 12th 2019, 6:02
related places: Khartoum

The story of the deadly violence in Khartoum on 3 June, told through those who filmed it.
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Sudan: Is it being exploited by foreign powers?

Tuesday, July 9th 2019, 23:43

Sudan's opposition has accused its military leaders of allowing foreign powers to exploit the country.
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Sudan pyramids: Archaeologists explore the waters below

Friday, July 5th 2019, 11:46

Pearce Paul Creasman, an underwater archaeologist, explored the murky depths of Sudan's pyramids.
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Sudan protests: Deadly unrest as masses oppose the military

Sunday, June 30th 2019, 21:07
related places: Khartoum

Vast crowds take to the streets of Khartoum and elsewhere, with reports of deaths and injuries.
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Sudan: Dying for the revolution

Saturday, June 29th 2019, 23:45

Meet the young protesters in Sudan prepared to die to keep the country's revolution alive.
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Blue for Sudan: Instagram 'sympathy scammers' exploit support for protesters

Saturday, June 29th 2019, 0:14

Fake accounts trying to capitalise on social media campaigns are rife on the photo-sharing platform.
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Could Morocco see the next uprising, after Sudan and Algeria?

Thursday, June 27th 2019, 0:02
related countries: Algeria

Half of Moroccans asked by a major BBC Arabic survey say they want immediate political change.
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Sudan crisis: Internet restored - but only for lawyer

Monday, June 24th 2019, 15:39

A lawyer, who won his case over a three-week blackout, is to return to court on behalf of other Sudanese.
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Has an internet blackout killed Sudan's revolution?

Friday, June 21st 2019, 0:02

The Military Council has switched off the internet in response to protests that took place in early June.
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Sudan: Young musicians' hopes and fears for the future

Tuesday, June 18th 2019, 23:38
related places: Khartoum

Young musicians in Khartoum talk to the BBC about their hopes following the military crackdown.
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Sudan: Friends pay tribute to victim of Sudan protests

Saturday, June 15th 2019, 11:23

Social media profiles have been turning blue in tribute to Mohammad Mattar who was shot dead during protests in Sudan.
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Rape and Sudan's revolution: 'They were crying and screaming'

Friday, June 14th 2019, 23:14

A feared unit of Sudan's security forces raped women as they dispersed protesters, witnesses say.
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Sudan protest witnesses saw 'death in all its forms'

Friday, June 14th 2019, 15:44
related places: Khartoum

The BBC's Fergal Keane speaks to witnesses and victims of the violence in Khartoum, which left at least 100 protesters dead.
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Sudan crisis: Ousted President Bashir charged with corruption

Thursday, June 13th 2019, 21:20
related countries: United States
related places: Bashir

The charges come as the military admits mistakes as pro-democracy protesters were forcibly dispersed.
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Sudan crisis: Government propaganda trip exposes schisms

Tuesday, June 11th 2019, 7:44

How a government propaganda trip went awry and revealed the conflict between protesters and military.
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US Africa envoy to visit Sudan amid crisis to encourage talks

Tuesday, June 11th 2019, 3:20
related countries: United States

Tibor Nagy will urge the country's military leaders to stop their attacks on civilians.
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Sudanese businesses shut in strike against military rulers

Monday, June 10th 2019, 14:57

Most shops and businesses close as the opposition urges civil disobedience.
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Sudan security forces tear-gas protesters

Sunday, June 9th 2019, 16:27
related places: Khartoum

Four people have been killed in Khartoum on the first day of "civil disobedience", doctors say.
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Sudan crisis: Military arrests opposition figures after mediation bid

Saturday, June 8th 2019, 12:08
related countries: Ethiopia
related places: Khartoum

The three men were held after meeting Ethiopia's PM in Khartoum to try to broker peace talks.
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Sudan crisis: Activists killed by paramilitary group

Thursday, June 6th 2019, 23:13

A Sudanese official says 46 protestors were killed by paramilitaries, however opposition activists say the figure is far higher.
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Sudan crisis: African Union membership suspended

Thursday, June 6th 2019, 16:30

Sudan has seen a violent crackdown against protesters, which the opposition says killed 108 people.
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Sudan crisis: 40 bodies pulled from Nile, opposition says

Wednesday, June 5th 2019, 16:35
related places: Khartoum

The opposition says 100 people have been killed by a paramilitary unit, with 40 found dumped in the river.
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Hemeti - the warlord who may control Sudan’s future

Wednesday, June 5th 2019, 16:18

The camel trader turned military leader has been accused of a string of human rights abuses.
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Return of Sudan's feared Janjaweed

Tuesday, June 4th 2019, 18:23

The BBC's Fergal Keane looks at the Janjaweed's history for signs Sudan's protests would turn deadly.
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Sudan crisis: Military calls for snap election amid protests

Tuesday, June 4th 2019, 9:46
related places: Khartoum

The military is calling for elections in nine months, scrapping plans for a three-year transition.
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Sudan crisis: Security forces attack protesters

Monday, June 3rd 2019, 17:48
related places: Khartoum

Video from Khartoum shows injured people and the sound of gunfire as tensions spill over into violence.
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Sudan crisis: Security forces 'move against protesters'

Monday, June 3rd 2019, 15:31
related places: Khartoum

At least 13 people are reported killed in Khartoum, with protest leaders calling a general strike.
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Sudan crisis: Military and opposition agree three-year transition

Wednesday, May 15th 2019, 17:22

The ruling military council and an opposition alliance announce steps to full civilian rule in Sudan.
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Sudan crisis: Clashes in Khartoum leave several dead

Tuesday, May 14th 2019, 14:25
related places: Khartoum

Demonstrators blame soldiers for the deaths but the army says "unidentified elements" were responsible.
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Letter from Africa: Ramadan keeps Sudan protesters hungry for change

Tuesday, May 14th 2019, 0:29

Sudan's protesters remain defiant during the Muslim fasting month.
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Omar al-Bashir charged over dead Sudan protesters

Monday, May 13th 2019, 21:59
related places: Bashir

Sudan charges ousted President Omar al-Bashir over the killing of protesters.
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Sudan protesters reject army's position on civilian rule

Friday, May 3rd 2019, 18:54

Protesters criticise Sudan's ruling military council for ruling out a civilian-majority government.
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Sudan's bold challenge to authoritarianism

Saturday, April 27th 2019, 0:28

What is unfolding in Sudan has the potential to shape an epoch on the continent of Africa.
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