Strategic Thinking on East Africa

From Reuters By MOHAMMED AMIN in Khartoum Attendees at the national dialogue conference aimed at tackling Sudan’s insurgencies and other political issues, in Khartoum, on October 10, 2015. The conference took place despite most opposition and rebel groups boycotting. PHOTO | AFP Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has pledged general political, economic and legal reformation in […]

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From The Sudan Tribune September 2, 2015 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan’s foreign minister Ibrahim Ghandour has criticized the United Nations saying the international organization fell under the domination of some powerful countries. Sudan’s foreign minister Ibrahim Ghandour, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventieth session on 2 October 2015 (Photo UN/Cia Pak) He told […]

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From The Sudan Tribune October 1, 2015 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese President Omer Hassan al-Bashir affirmed the strength of his country’s relations with Eritrea and praised bilateral cooperation in the wake of reports on silent tensions between the two sides after Khartoum repatriated hundreds of Ethiopian opposition members from Eritrea. FILE - Sudan’s President Omer […]

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Addis Ababa, 1 October, 2015(WIC) - The United States has urged Sudan’s warring parties to commit to a six-month cessation of hostilities and welcomed the Sudan Revolutionary Front’s (SRF) statement of September 15, 2015 including its commitment to a cessation of hostilities for the same duration. Last month, SRF factions expressed their readiness to sign […]

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From the Sudan Tribune September 24, 2015 (KHARTOUM) - The leader of the opposition National Umma Party (NUP) Sadiq al-Mahdi Thursday renewed calls for an inclusive process to end the armed conflicts peacefully and achieve democratic reforms, saying that his party remains the major political force in the country. Opposition Umma Party leader and former […]

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From African Arguments by Ahmed Badawi US sanctions have not worked and the factors that led to the embargo have changed. A rapprochement would be in both US and Sudanese interests. The sun may have started to set on his tenure in office, but US President Barack Obama seems to have no intention of slipping into cruise control with […]

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September 17, 2015 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese 1st Vice President Bakri Hassan Saleh confirmed that his government is poised to send ground troops to support forces loyal to Yemeni President Abd-Rabbuh Mansour Hadi in its battle with Houthi rebels and their ally former President Ali Abdullah Saleh. FILE - Sudanese military forces parade in their […]

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From the Sudan Tribune September 12, 2015 (KHARTOUM) – A well placed Sudanese source revealed today that a dissident Ethiopian general fled to Sudan on Friday evening along with his soldiers after clashes with the Eritrean army. Undated footage photo of Mola Asgedom (YouTube) The source who spoke to the Turkey-based Anadolu news agency on […]

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From the Sudan Tribune September 12, 2015 (KHARTOUM) – Former Sudanese prime minister and leader of the Umma Party al-Sadig al-Mahdi disclosed that the government had offered to share power with him three times: in 1993, 1996, and 2008. He also said the government pledged to guarantee his personal safety in case he returns home […]

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From the Sudan Tribune September 11, 2015 (MOSCOW) – Sudanese and South Sudanese foreign ministers have teamed up in calling on the Russian Federation to reject looming sanctions likely to be imposed on South Sudan by the United Nations Security Council. South Sudanese Foreign Minister Barnaba Marial Benjamin (L) meets with Sudanese counterpart Ibrahim Ghandour […]

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