Rangers battle human encroachment in Sudan's biggest parkDinder, Sudan, April 19 – Tucked away by the Ethiopian border, Sudan’s Dinder National Park boasts the country’s most diverse wildlife, but rangers face a daily battle to protect it as human encroachment mounts. Spread over more than 10,000 square kilometres (3,800 square mile....
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David Shearer exit interview: South Sudan needs to hold electionsDavid Shearer said he's leaving the top UN job in South Sudan convinced the world's youngest nation has the potential to become a tourist destination to rival any country in East Africa and the oil and mineral riches to spur economic.......
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Solar and wind power could mitigate conflict in northeast AfricaA new study shows that several disagreements between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt around Africa's largest hydropower plant, the new Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), could be alleviated by massively expanding solar and wind power across the region.....
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How the End of the Gulf Crisis Affects SudanSudan has been at the center of the diverging interests of wealthy Gulf states for many years. Having been close allies of former Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar had longstanding business, military and political interests in the country prior ....
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Sudan says Nile dam talks end without progress due to "Ethiopian obstinacy"KHARTOUM, Sudan, April 7 – Sudan on Tuesday blamed the lack of progress during the new round of talks over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on “Ethiopian obstinacy.” “A round of talks over the GERD was concluded today (Tuesday) in the Congolese capital of Kinshasa w....
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Egypt, Sudan say no progress in talks over Ethiopia's damEgypt, Sudan and Ethiopia failed to make progress in the latest round of African Union-led talks to resolve their years-long dispute over a controversial dam that Ethiopia is building on the Blue Nile River.....
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Sudan abolishes Israel boycott law: cabinetSudan's cabinet approved a bill Tuesday abolishing a 1958 law on boycotting Israel, six months after Khartoum and the Jewish state struck a deal to normalise ties.....
At least 40 dead in fighting in Sudan's Darfur: UNKhartoum, Sudan, April 6 – At least 40 people have been killed and 58 injured in three days of clashes in Sudan’s West Darfur state, the United Nations said Monday. After clashes at the weekend, residents of El Geneina, capital of West Darfur and close to the border with Chad, said gunf....
DR Congo hosts 'last chance' talks over contested Nile damKinshasa, DR Congo, April 5 – Foreign ministers from Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan held talks in Kinshasa on Sunday over Addis Ababa’s contested giant dam on the Nile, seen as vital by Ethiopia and a threat by downstream Egypt and Sudan. “These negotiations represent the last chance t....
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Kenyans concerned at attacks in S.Sudan targetting truck drivers after recent killingsNAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 3- Kenya has raised concerns over attacks on Kenyans in South Sudan after several fatalities were reported in an attack targeting truck drivers. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said a recent attack against Kenyan truck drivers operating on the Juba Namule Road had resulted in sev....
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Saudi FM says ties with Israel will benefit regionRIYADH: Normalisation with Israel would bring "tremendous benefit" to the Middle East region, the Saudi foreign minister said on Friday. But such an accord would depend on progress in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, he added. Under the "Abraham Accords" brokered by former US president Don....
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US receives $335M from Sudan for victims of terrorist attacksSecretary of State Tony Blinken said in a statement Wednesday that the United States had received the $335 million settlement from Sudan that will be paid out to victims and families of individuals impacted by the 1998 bombings at the US Embassies in Tanzania and Kenya, the 2000 attack on the USS Co....
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IMF releases $174.2 million to South Sudan to plug balance of payments gapThe International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday it had released $174.2 million to South Sudan under its Rapid Credit Facility to address urgent balance of payments needs, after floods and an oil price shock hurt economic performance.....
Sudan and main rebel group restart peace talksSudan's interim government and the main rebel group in the country agreed on Sunday to re-start peace talks, according to the rebel group and Sudan state news.....
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US goes ahead with $1.15 bn for Sudan reformsThe United States confirmed Friday it has assisted Sudan with more than $1 billion to help clear arrears at the World Bank as it hailed reforms by the civilian-backed government.....
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China donates COVID-19 vaccines to SudanKHARTOUM, Sudan. March 25 – The Chinese government will donate a batch of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines to Sudan, Chinese Ambassador to Sudan Ma Xinmin announced on Wednesday. “The Chinese government and military have decided to donate a batch of COVID-19 vaccines to Sudan,” Ma made ....
'We don't want war' with Sudan: Ethiopian PM AbiyEthiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Tuesday his country did not want war with Sudan, as tensions over a contested region along their border spark fears of broader conflict.....
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Jared Kushner leaves taxpayers with $24K hotel bill after earning millions in the White HouseFormer President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner left taxpayers with a hotel bill for more than $24,000 on his way out of the White House, according to a new federal filing.The expense filing, first reported by The Daily Beast, shows a State Department expenditure labeled "KUSHNER VISIT DEC ....
Israel's Netanyahu to make first official trip to UAE on Thursday: reportsIsrael's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to make his first official visit to the UAE on Thursday following an agreement between the two countries to establish ties, Israeli media reported. A senior official in Netanyahu's office declined to comment on the reports by Israeli public radio, Haa....
Sisi says Egypt, Sudan reject Ethiopia Nile dam 'fait accompli'Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warned Saturday against Ethiopia continuing to fill its Nile dam, on his first visit to Sudan since the ouster of longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir nearly two years ago.....
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Egypt president el-Sissi visits Sudan amid rapprochementEgypt's president arrived in Sudan on Saturday, his first visit to the country since a popular uprising led to the military's overthrow of longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir in 2019.....
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Sudan to start vaccine rollout next week after getting COVAX dosesSudan will begin vaccinating health care workers followed by people aged 45 or older with chronic conditions for free next week after becoming the first country in the Middle East and North Africa to benefit from COVAX facility vaccines.....
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Feral cat boards plane, attacks pilot mid-flightPlane travel might be a bit less popular these days, what with a global pandemic still raging across most countries, but that didn't stop one frisky feline from feeling the need to jet set. The cat, which was apparently a feral or stray, managed to sneak aboard a Tarco Airlines Boeing 737 in Sudan. ....
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Sudan to receive first batch of coronavirus vaccinesKhartoum, Sudan, March 3 – Sudan will receive its first coronavirus vaccines on Wednesday and will begin inoculation of frontline medical staff next week, health officials said. The first consignments comprise 828,000 doses of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine out of a total of 3.4 million doses....
Egypt, Sudan voice concern over possible 2nd phase filling of Ethiopia's Nile damEgyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Sudanese counterpart Mariam al-Sadiq al-Mahdi stressed on Tuesday that Ethiopia's possible second phase filling of the Nile dam unilaterally would pose a direct threat to water security of Egypt and Sudan.....
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Opinion: Are Venezuelan refugees less worth than those from Syria and South SudanBy Rafael Osío Cabrices RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Opinion) Brookings has been following Venezuela for many years, alleging since 2020 that Venezuela's refugee crisis is severely underfunded. The most recent update by Dany Bahar (Senior Fellow who covers global economy and development) and Meegan Do....
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US, Russia warships dock in strategic Sudan portA US warship docked in Sudan Monday a day after a Russian frigate arrived in the same key Red Sea port where Moscow is planning to establish a naval logistics base, an AFP correspondent said.....
Black market trade slows as Sudanese try banks after devaluationBusiness on Sudan's black market slowed to a crawl Monday and some people sold dollars in banks for the first time in years, a day after authorities devalued the currency by more than 85% to try to secure debt relief and ease an economic crisis.....
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Sudan announces managed currency float to revive economyCAIRO (AP) — Sudan announced a managed flotation of its currency on Sunday, in an unprecedented but expected step to meet a major demand by international financial institutions to help transitional authorities overhaul the battered economy. The move is the boldest economic measure taken by the ....
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Sudan floats currency, part of measures to overhaul economyCAIRO (AP) — Sudan took the unprecedented but expected step of floating its currency Sunday, meeting a major demand by international financial institutions to help transitional authorities overhaul the battered economy. The flotation is the boldest economic measure taken by the transitional gov....
Pakistan peacekeeper dies in Sudan accidentWASHINGTON: A Pakistani soldier, Lance Naik Tahir Ikram, died in Sudan on Saturday when his truck met with an accident in the South Darfur region, Pakistan's UN Mission announced. Tahir Ikram was associated with the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) and was driving a mi....
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Sudan recalls envoy to Ethiopia as tensions highSudan Wednesday recalled its ambassador to Ethiopia, the foreign ministry said, as tensions between the two countries run high over a border region and Addis Ababa's controversial Blue Nile dam.....
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Sudan upholds officers' death sentences for killing activistSudan's Supreme Court has upheld death sentences for 29 intelligence officers for torturing and killing a teacher arrested during anti-government protests that toppled Omar al-Bashir, a prosecution lawyer said Tuesday.....
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S. Korean service member on overseas mission tests positive for coronavirusA non-commissioned officer on a peacekeeping mission in South Sudan has tested positive for the new coronavirus, the defense ministry said Sunday. The member of the Hanbit Unit in the African nation was confirmed to have contracted the virus upon re....
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Russia Joins the Red Sea ScrambleRussia has come back to the crowded Red Sea. On November 11, 2020, the Russian government announced its agreement with Sudan to establish a naval base at the city of Port Sudan. While the Russian navy already enjoys access rights to the port, the concession with Khartoum envisages the creation of a ....
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Ethnic clashes in Darfur could reignite Sudan's old conflictSayid Ismael Baraka, a Sudanese-American visiting from Atlanta, was playing with his three children, and his wife was making tea, when the gunmen stormed into his family village in Sudan's Darfur region.....
Jared Kushner nominated for Nobel Peace PrizeDonald Trump's son-in-law and former White house adviser Jared Kushner has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for his role in negotiating a deal between Israel, the UAE, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco.The 40-year-old, who is married.......
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