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Sudan holding AFP and Reuters journalists arrested while covering protests

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Sudanese authorities have detained a Reuters stringer and an Agence France-Presse journalist who were covering protests in the capital Khartoum, the external information council, which deals with foreign media organizations, said. Reuters last had contact with its stringer early on Wednesday before he went to report on the demonstrations, which resulted in clashes between police and protesters. An official inRead more

Sudan holds communist leader

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Sudanese security agents arrested the leader of the opposition Communist Party on Wednesday after it organised a protest in the capital Khartoum against rising bread prices, its spokesman told AFP. Sporadic protests have erupted in parts of Sudan, including Khartoum, after bread prices more than doubled earlier this month following a jump in the cost of flour. On Tuesday, hundreds of SudaneseRead more

Sudan police beat protesters at demo

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Anti-riot police fired tear gas and beat protesters with batons Tuesday as hundreds of Sudanese demonstrated against soaring bread prices near a presidential palace in Khartoum, an AFP correspondent said. Bread prices have more than doubled after a jump in the cost of flour due to dwindling wheat supplies, after the government decided to stop importing grain and allow private companiesRead more

Al Arabiya holds Sudan responsible for detained correspondent

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Al Arabiya News Channel has said it is holding Sudanese security officials responsible for the safety and well-being of its correspondent Abdulaziz Ibrahim after he was arrested while covering economic protests in the capital Khartoum. Ibrahim was detained by security forces on Tuesday while covering demonstrations that centered against soaring bread prices near a presidential palace in Khartoum. Anti-riot policeRead more

Row over video of top official assaulting student in Sudan university

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Activists in Sudan are calling for the President of al-Ahfad Women’s University to be held accountable for a brutal attack caught on video on a student. The attack came to light on January 10 when a video went viral on Sudanese social media purported to be showing al-Ahfad University president, Professor Gassim Badri, savagely assaulting a female student and throwingRead more

Student killed, opposition leader detained as bread protests grip Sudan

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Protests over rising bread prices broke out across Sudan on Sunday, leading to the death of a student and the arrest of a prominent opposition leader as authorities confiscated newspapers and looked to clamp down on growing unrest. The demonstrations followed a similar protest in the southeastern city of Sennar on Saturday after bread prices doubled following the government’s announcementRead more

Sudan seizes newspapers after bread price rise criticism

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Sudanese security agents on Sunday seized all copies of six newspapers after they criticized the government over soaring bread prices that have almost doubled this week, editors said. Discontent has been simmering over the past few days as bread prices jumped on the back of a sharp rise in the cost of flour after a government decision to shift importingRead more

Sudan recalls its ambassador from Cairo for consultations

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The Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday recalled Sudan's ambassador to Cairo, Ambassador Abdelmahmood Abdel Halim, to Khartoum for consultation. Over the past weeks relations between Khartoum and Cairo have soured after a visit by Turkish President Reccep Tayep Erdogan to Khartoum as part of an African tour. During the visit Erdogan and Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir signed anRead more

Banks 'reticent' to work with Sudan

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Sudanese Finance Minister Mohammed Osman al-Rikabi said on Tuesday that banks across the world are still wary of working with Khartoum despite the US ending a trade embargo. The United States ditched its 20-year trade embargo against Khartoum in October, citing improvement made by Sudan in its human rights record, but still includes it on a blacklist of "state sponsors of terrorism".Read more

Turkish President concludes visit to Sudan

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The Turkish President, Recep Tayyib Erdogan, Tuesday concluded a three-day official visit to the country in response to an invitation extended by the President of the Republic, Field Marshal, Omer Al-Bashir. He was seen off, at Khartoum Airport by President Al-Bashir and a number of ministers and senior government officials . During the visit, President Erdogan held joint talks with theRead more