The Latest Breaking News from Khartoum

A high-ranking delegation from the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee held meetings with Sudanese authorities and civil society groups in Khartoum on Thursday. The delegation renewed support for all parties to the crisis to resume the process of transition towards democracy. The EU delegation also called for bringing all perpetrators…

A high-ranking delegation from the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee will visit Sudan on Thursday to discuss the political crisis there and the process of transition to civilian rule. In a statement on Sunday, the European Union said the delegation plans to meet with Sudanese authorities and civil society in…

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The US ambassador to Khartoum, John Godfrey, has stressed the importance of taking measures to implement the Juba Peace Agreement, signed between the dismissed Sudanese government and the rebel factions in August 2020. Godfrey called for putting an end to a decade-long war that claimed the lives of more than…

US ambassador to Sudan, John Godfrey arrived in North Darfur on Saturday at the head of a Congress delegation. This was the first visit by an American ambassador to the Sudanese region since tensions between Khartoum and Washington led to their lowering of diplomatic representation in the 1990s. The delegation…

UNESCO in Khartoum has assured that it plans to maintain its works related to preserving the documentary heritage of Sudan through a project aimed at determining, preserving and digitizing valuable, historic documents. During a workshop dubbed “Determining Priorities of Documentary Heritage in Sudan”, Ayman al-Badri, interim director of UNESCO Bureau…

Families demand DNA tests to identify if their relatives are among thousands of unclaimed bodies in hospital morgues

Khartoum (AFP) - Donning a festive white dress, with her hair intricately braided and her eyes lined with the traditional kohl paint, Ethiopian Yudita Ihab prepared for the annual Ashenda celebration.

A meeting for Sudanese parties that was supposed to be held at the house of the Saudi ambassador in Khartoum ended in failure. The meeting was sponsored by the QUAD, which consists of the US, Saudi Arabia, UK, and the UAE. It was aimed at tackling the fallout from the…

The head of Sudan’s military-led Sovereignty Council Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Thursday confirmed that he had received the credentials of the first US Ambassador to the North African nation in 25 years, John Godfrey. Burhan affirmed the importance of Khartoum and Washington developing ties and hoped that Godfrey’s appointment…

A Sudanese demonstrator was killed on Wednesday, medics said, as protesters marched towards the capital's airport in the latest round of anti-military unrest that entered its tenth month. The protester, whom the Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors said died after being hit in the head with a tear gas canister…