Strategic Thinking on East Africa

Associated Press Sudanese state-run radio says Ahmed Mohamed, the 14-year-old American teenage boy arrested after a homemade clock he brought to school was mistaken for a bomb, has met Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir. The boy’s father, Mohamed Hassan al-Sufi, is a Sudanese immigrant in the U.S. and a former presidential candidate who ran opposing al-Bashir. […]

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Challenges to US Diplomacy: Dealing with Terrorism and Instability in the Horn of Africa Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Annandale, Virginia 13 October 2015   David H. Shinn Adjunct Professor, Elliott School of International Affairs George Washington University   Introduction For the purpose of this presentation, I define the Horn of Africa as Sudan, South Sudan, […]

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From Africa Arguments Posted on October 14, 2015 by Magdi el Gizouli Khartoum calculates that it can price up political accommodation with armed groups to normalisation of relations with Washington. But is the US interested? An Egyptian peacekeeper in northern Darfur, Sudan. Photograph by UN/Albert Gonzalez Farran. An Egyptian peacekeeper in northern Darfur, Sudan. Photograph […]

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From The Sudan Tribune October 13, 2015 (KHARTOUM) - Sources have disclosed ongoing clashes between Sudanese troops and Ethiopian gangs known as Shifta on the border between the two countries since Sunday saying that military reinforcement has been sent to the area. No official statement has been issued from both governments. The fresh clashes come […]

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From allafrica.com Khartoum — In addition to the absence of the majority of the opposition parties and rebel forces, no heads of states or other prominent foreign functionaries attended the launch of the National Dialogue in Khartoum on Saturday, except the Chadian president and the secretary-general of the Arab League. Former Foreign Minister Ibrahim Taha […]

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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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