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Authorities detained three members of Sudan’s Empowerment Removal Committee (ERC), following a breach of trust reported against them by the Ministry of Finance. The ERC leader, Wajdi Saleh, an outspoken voice and supporter of the dismantlement of the ousted Al Bashir regime, was detained alongside former Minister of Cabinet Affairs, Khaled Omar Yousef. Also, among the detained was the Secretary General of the ERC, Tayeb Othman Yousef.

The last quarter of 2021 was a turbulent one for Sudan, the aftershocks of which continue until now. In October, the civilian sections of the government were divided over which course to follow. On October 25, Sudan’s military seized power in a coup d’état, placing civilian Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok under house arrest. In western Sudan, insecurity increased and in the eastern part of the country sea ports and roads were blocked by the High Council of Beja Nazirs who demand the cancella...

This piece stresses how few people realise how critical our NGOs are to our country’s democracy and ruling party accountability.

Civilian movements have been protesting in Sudan since the coup.

Civilian movements have been protesting in Sudan since the coup.

The Teachers’ Committee in Khartoum and a number of states organised demonstrations of loyalty and solidarity yesterday to mark the third anniversary of the murder of Kassala teacher, Ahmed El Kheir who died in detention following torture by Sudanese intelligence services in 2019.

On January 15, the resistance committees in Wad Madani, capital of El Gezira, published a joint position paper about their demands of a democratic Sudan. Journalist and political analyst Hussein Saad read the document and presented the contents to Radio Dabanga yesterday.

ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan has expressed his frustration that 17 years have now elapsed without any tangible accountability or justice for Darfur’s people. In the 34th report to the UN Security Council (UNSC) by the ICC on the situation in Darfur and Sudan, Khan said that while Sudan remains at a delicate stage of its political transition following its 2018 popular uprising and the October 2021 military coup, “accelerated cooperation with the ICC is the only viable path to ensuring long...

Along with other officials, former Sudanese Foreign Minister Ibrahim al Ghandour started on Sunday a hunger strike in his prison in protest against his detention. In a statement released yesterday,...

The ICC had issued two arrest warrants against al-Bashir in March 2009 and July 2010.