KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – The US Embassy in Sudan said Monday it has no plans for evacuating American citizens from the country amid armed clashes between military rivals. “Due to the uncertain security situation in Khartoum and closure of the airport, there are no plans for US government-coordinated evacuation at this time,” the embassy said [&h...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo on Monday accused Sudanese army chief Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan of bombing civilians. “The international community must take action now and intervene against the crimes of Sudanese General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, a radical Islamist who is bombing ci...
Dakar, Senegal (AFP): More than 100 political and civil society groups in Senegal on Sunday formed a coalition to oppose a third term for President Macky Sall. Ten months ahead of presidential elections, the coalition in a declaration called on Sall to respect the constitution and refrain from running for an “illegal and illegitimateR...
Khartoum, Sudan (AFP): Explosions rocked the Sudanese capital Khartoum Monday as fighting between the army and paramilitary forces led by rival generals raged for a third day with the death toll surpassing 100. The violence erupted Saturday after weeks of power struggle between the two generals who seized power in a 2021 coup, Sudan’s ar...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad is scheduled to visit Tunisia on Monday, the Tunisian Foreign Ministry said. A ministry statement on Sunday said that Mekdad’s 3-day visit comes upon an invitation from Tunisian Foreign Minister Nabil Ammar. The visit “comes within the framework of keenness on returning bilateral rela...
Khartoum, Sudan (AFP): Fighting in Sudan raged for a second day Sunday in battles between rival generals who seized power in a 2021 coup, leaving over 56 civilians including three UN staff dead and sparking international alarm. Deafening explosions and intense gunfire rattled buildings in the capital Khartoum’s densely-populated northern...
MOSCOW (AA) – Russia has called for “urgent steps” to cease violent clashes between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). “The dramatic events taking place in Sudan cause serious concern in Moscow. We call on the parties to the conflict to show political will and restraint and take urgent steps toward [...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The UK has said that it is “closely monitoring” the situation in Sudan amid clashes between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). “We are closely monitoring the situation in Khartoum and other parts of Sudan where there are ongoing military clashes,” the British Embassy in Khartoum said in [&h...
ANKARA (AA) – Saudi Arabia and Egypt have suspended flights to Khartoum airport amid clashes between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). In a statement, Saudi authorities said all flights to and from Sudan have been suspended until further notice. The Saudi flag carrier Saudia also said one of its planes [&hellip...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The United States has called on Sudan’s top military leaders to stop fighting amid clashes between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). “I urgently call on senior military leaders to stop the fighting,” US Ambassador in Khartoum, John Godfrey, said in a statement. Godfrey termed the escalation of tensions [...
