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Markets are witnessing an economic stagnation under lack of purchasing power and unprecedented hike in the prices of basic commodities Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Concerns are growing that the economy in Sudan would further deteriorate amid the continued decline of the national currency Sudanese pound, the unprecedented rising prices of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has called for free and fair elections in Sudan.  Museveni said that political actors must rely on numbers and not tribes to win if it is to achieve unity and end the current political crisis. President Yoweri Museveni made the remarks on …

Ethiopia announced operation of the first two turbines of its multi-billion-dollar hydropower dam to generate electricity Cairo, Egypt | Xinhua | Egypt’s Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Abdel-Aty held talks in Cairo with visiting European Union’s special envoy for the Horn of Africa Annette Weber on the developments of …

Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Monday warned that food stocks in Sudan could run out in one month because of a severe funding shortfall. “Limited resources have been prioritized to ensure that the needs of the most vulnerable people in Sudan are met …

Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Sudan on Monday called for reaching understandings between Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia to start a smooth and effective negotiation on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). “Sudan is the most in need for consensus among the three countries, and has been negatively affected by the prolonged …

Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Sudan on Thursday stressed the need to reach a legal and binding solution to the issue of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a long dispute between the two neighboring countries. Sudan’s acting Foreign Minister Ali Al-Sadiq and acting Irrigation and Water Resources Minister Daw Al-Bait …

Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | The United Nations mission in Sudan concluded on Sunday the first stage of consultations with Sudanese parties to end the political crisis in the country. The UN Integrated Transitional Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) would soon produce a summary document that highlights major areas of consensus …

Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Chairman of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Saturday stressed that the military was open to a national dialogue aimed at achieving democratic transition. “The army is ready to conduct a dialogue regarding a transitional period if a consensus is reached,” said Al-Burhan in …

Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Chairman of Sudan’s transitional Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Thursday reaffirmed the government’s commitment to facilitate the work of humanitarian organizations and provide safety for their personnel, particularly in the poverty-stricken Darfur region. Al-Burhan made the pledge in a meeting with Eddie Rowe, representative of …

Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Sudan’s ruling and military-dominated Transitional Sovereign Council on Thursday agreed to the formation of a government of national competencies led by a civilian prime minister to complete the tasks of the ongoing transitional period. Chairman of the council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan made clear the council’s stand …