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Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Since the launch of a direct dialogue between the Sudanese army and the civilian coalition under international auspices on June 8, the civilian coalition’s overall hard line on the dialogue has led to analysts’ doubts about reaching a consensual solution to Sudan’s political crisis through the …

United Nations | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomes trilateral efforts to find a solution to the political crisis in Sudan, a UN spokesman said on Monday. “The secretary-general welcomes the efforts of the trilateral mechanism consisting of the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), the African Union …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | The East African bloc, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), on Monday hailed the Sudanese government’s decision to lift a nationwide state of emergency. In a press statement, Workneh Gebeyehu, the Executive Secretary of IGAD, said he welcomed the decision of the Sovereign Council of …

Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Chairman of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Sunday issued a decree lifting the state of emergency in all parts of the country. The order was made to “prepare the atmosphere for a fruitful dialogue that achieves stability for the transitional period,” the sovereign …

Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | A delegation comprised of officials from France, Germany, Norway, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union on Friday called on Sudanese authorities to end the state of emergency. In a statement issued after a visit to Khartoum, the delegation called for immediate progress …

Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | A comprehensive dialogue among the Sudanese political forces is scheduled to be held from May 10 to May 12, African Union (AU) Special Envoy to Sudan Mohamed El Hacen Ould Lebatt announced on Wednesday. The dialogue was brokered by a tripartite mechanism of the United Nations, …

Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Sudan on Sunday reaffirmed its ownership of the disputed Fashaga district on the border with Ethiopia. “Fashaga is a Sudanese land,” acting Foreign Minister Ali Al-Sadiq told visiting UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Hanna Tetteh, according to a statement by Sudan’s foreign …

Khartoum, Sudan | XINHUA |  The Revolutionary Front alliance, which brings together several armed groups in Sudan, on Saturday welcomed Chairman of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan’s decision to create a suitable atmosphere for dialogue. Al-Burhan announced in a speech in Khartoum on Friday that he would take …

Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Chairman of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Sunday called on the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) to keep the same distance from all parties amid the ongoing political crisis in the country. His remarks came during a meeting with the …

Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | The Sudanese General Intelligence Service (GIS) on Thursday freed 18 foreigners held by a human trafficking group in eastern Sudan’s Gadaref State. “The national intelligence service in Gadaref state managed to stop a human trafficking network today (Thursday) and freed 18 Ethiopian nationals from a criminal …