Sudanese Professionals Association

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Sudan’s deposed military ruler Omar al-Bashir sits in a defendant’s cage during the opening of his corruption trial in Khartoum on Monday. Photograph: Ebrahim Hamid/AFP/Getty Images
Ex-Sudan president Bashir got millions from Saudis, court hears
  • Africa
  • August 19, 2019, 12:04

Sudan’s ousted president Omar Hassan al-Bashir acknowledged receiving millions of dollars from Saudi Arabia, a police detective told a court on Monda(...)

Members of Sudan’s security forces patrol in Khartoum on Thursday. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images
African Union suspends Sudan after crackdown on protesters

Sudan has been suspended from the African Union (AU) amid growing fears that splits among the ruling military regime could lead to civil war and anarc(...)

Protesters block a sidestreet in Khartoum on Tuesday to stop military vehicles from driving through. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images
Sudan’s military leader offers to reopen talks with protesters

Sudan’s military leader has offered to reopen talks with pro-democracy campaigners, days after paramilitary troops in the capital broke up a two-month(...)

A protester flashes the victory sign in front of burning tires and debris near the army headquarters in Khartoum, Sudan, on Monday. Photograph: AP
Sudan’s military stokes fears of power grab with early vote

Sudan’s military leaders have provoked fears that they are abandoning plans to pass power to civilians by announcing they will hold earlier than expec(...)

Sudanese demonstrators chant slogans as they attend a sit-in outside the defence ministry in Khartoum on Sunday. Photograph: Reuters
Protesters in Sudan block attempt to break up sit-in
  • Africa
  • April 15, 2019, 12:03

Sudanese protesters moved to block an attempt on Monday to break up a sit-in outside the defence ministry, where demonstrators have been pushing for (...)

Sudanese people celebrate in the streets of Khartoum on Friday after Sudanese defense minister and head of Sudan’s military council, Awad Ibn Auf, stepped down a day after leading a military coup. Photograph: EPA
Sudan coup leader Awad Ibn Auf steps down after one day
  • Africa
  • April 13, 2019, 10:48

Sudan’s defence minister stepped down abruptly last night as head of the country’s transitional ruling military council after only a day in the post, (...)

A Sudanese demonstrator protests against the army’s announcement of a military-led transitional council, in Khartoum on Friday. Photograph: Reuters
Sudan protesters says military cannot usher in new era

Sudan’s ruling military council on Friday promised a new civilian government, a day after the armed forces overthrew President Omar al-Bashir, but mis(...)

Men seen on an armed vehicle during a protest near the defence ministry building in Khartoum, Sudan, in a still image taken from a social media video on Tuesday. Photograph: Mohamed Musa via Reuters
Twenty reported dead in Sudan anti-government protests

About 20 people have been killed and many injured during attempts by troops loyal to Sudan’s president, Omar al-Bashir, to disperse demonstrators dema(...)