Sudan
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Sudan’s Hamdok resigns as prime minister amid political deadlock
Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has resigned amid political deadlock and widespread protests following a military coup that derailed the country’s fragile transition to democracy.
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Burhan says he will not be part of Sudan gov’t after transition
Sudan’s army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has said he will not participate in any government that comes after a transitional period and denied that the army was responsible for the deaths of protesters rallying against the military takeover.
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Sudan’s Abdalla Hamdok released, remains under ‘heavy security’
Abdalla Hamdok, the deposed prime minister of Sudan, has been allowed to return home, according to his office, a day after the country’s military detained him after seizing power in a coup.
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Sudan’s PM Hamdok under house arrest, ministers detained
Military forces in Sudan have moved Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok to an unknown location after putting him under house arrest earlier on Monday, the country’s information ministry has said.
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Sudan agrees to normalize relations with Israel, Trump says
Sudan and Israel have agreed to normalize relations, US President Donald Trump announced on Friday at the White House, a move that was denounced by Palestinians as a “new stab in the back”.
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Trump: U.S. to remove Sudan from state terrorism sponsors list
President Donald Trump announced on Monday the United States would remove Sudan from its list of state sponsors of terrorism as soon as Khartoum sets aside the $335 million it has agreed to pay to American victims of militant attacks and their families.
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Scepticism as Sudan moves to put Omar al-Bashir on trial
Sudan's former President Omar al-Bashir has appeared in public for the first time since his overthrow by the military following months of mass protests against his 30-year-long autocratic rule.
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Sudan: 'Several killed' on first day of civil disobedience
At least four people were killed as Sudanese security forces moved to quell a civil disobedience campaign launched on Sunday that left streets in the capital Khartoum largely deserted.