Darfur24-Nyala The governor of south Darfur State Musa Mahdi, has declared a state of emergency and imposed curfew in Nyala the capital of South Darfur State. The declaration of the state of emergency came against the background of the protests that took place in the city of Nyala onContinue Reading
Darfur24-Nyala Protesters took to the streets Monday, in Nyala , the capital of South Darfur State demonstrating over price hike and scarcity of basic commodities. However, the angry demonstrators set up barricades in tarmac roads and burned tires, halting traffic in Sudan’s second largest city. While police used tear gas toContinue Reading
Darfur24-Khartoum Prime Minister Dr. Abdullah Hamdok has announced formation of the new government which consists of 25 ministers , while postponing the Ministry of Education for further consultations. The list of the new ministers was endorsed by the President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, Lt. Gen. Abdul-Fattah Al-Burhan, included theContinue Reading
Darfur24-Khartoum Reliable sources told Darfur 24 that the decision to float the Sudanese pound is awaiting the signature of Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok. Sudanese government received many advices to float the pound to recover the economy, and Sudan began implementing International Monetary Fund policies to lift subsidies on basic commodities.Continue Reading
Darfur24-Khartoum A delegation from the International Criminal court ICC, consisting of twelve people, arrived in Khartoum on Sunday. The high profile delegation includes the Deputy Prosecutor, investigators, and specialists in cases of violation of the rights of women and children. However, the visiting ICC delegation met both the Sudanese Minister ofContinue Reading
Trucks and cars carrying goods have been allowed to enter the city of El Geneina, the capital of West Darfur as roadblocks were removed, following an agreement reached between protesters and the federal delegation visiting the state these days. Observers in the city of El Geneina expected that the flow ofContinue Reading
Darfur24-Khartoum The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur, UNAMID, announced its readiness to provide a package of humanitarian aid to the displaced people and those affected by the recent tribal violence in El Geneina. Speaking to reporters after his meeting with deputy chairman of the Sovereignty Council on Sunday, the acting headContinue Reading
Darfur24-El-Geneina The federal delegation and protest organizers have agreed to end the month-long sit-in that brought the city of El-Geniena to stand-still. The Khartoum delegation also reached consensus with protest leaders to implement protesters’ demands within 21 days , including removal of all roadblocks in the city. Addressing protesters on a windy SaturdayContinue Reading
Nyala-Darfur24 Journalist Abuzar Masoud was beaten, kicked and abused by members of the guard force of the governor of South Darfur, Musa Mahdi, inside the state government headquarters in the city of Nyala. He mentioned that he had come to the government’s secretariat to do paper work pertaining to Al-EsaafContinue Reading
Police arrested Saturday, Salah Manna, a member of the Empowerment Removal Committee ERC. However, his arrest came at the backdrop of a complaint filed against him by the Sudanese Sovereignty Council. Manna had earlier accused chairman of the Sudanese Sovereignty Council, Al-Burhan and his deputy Hemeti of using their powers to release wife ofContinue Reading