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Sudanese Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok. ©@SudanPMHamdok/Twitter

SpotlightBusiness 06/05/2021

Paris conference gives Hamdok two days to win over creditors

Politics 05/05/2021

Burhan and Hemeti questioned over Khartoum massacre

Generals Abdel Fatah al-Burhan and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo are being questioned about the chain of command on 3 June 2019 when armed forces opened fire on protestors and at least 127 people were killed. [...]

SpotlightDiplomacy 30/04/2021

Emirates seek to mediate between Sisi, Abiy, and Hamdock over GERD mega-dam

UAE Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. ©Simon Dawson/Reuters

Diplomacy 23/04/2021

Déby's Darfur orphans

Chadian President Idriss Déby in Darfur in September 2016. ©Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/Reuters

Diplomacy 21/04/2021

Biden to become Juba accord's official sponsor

At the request of Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok, US. Special Envoy to Sudan Donald Booth, who manages day-to-day African affairs at the State Department, is set to travel to Sudan to offer his government's guarantorship of the peace process. [...]

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Diplomacy 19/04/2021

Biden strives to become Khartoum's exclusive partner

The keen competition among Western capitals in recent months to become Khartoum's leading partner has entered a new phase following the appointment of a Sudan specialist to take charge of US diplomacy throughout Africa. [...]

Business 09/04/2021

Hamdok takes over the army's business assets

After taking control of companies funded by Islamist parties close to the fallen regime of Omar al-Bashir, the Sudanese government has now got hold of 431 firms managed by the army. [...]

Politics 31/03/2021

Bashir's embattled supporters fight back amid purge plans

Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok and his new interior minister are attempting to launch a purge of supporters of ousted president Omar al-Bashir, particularly in the army and security services. But they also have to put out a series of fires started by die-hard fans of the ancien régime. [...]

Politics 30/03/2021

New investment minister Al-Hadi Mohamed takes on push-me-pull-you role

Sudan's minister of investment and international cooperation Al-Hadi Mohamed Ibrahim will have to accept a few contradictions in order to carry out his new role. [...]

Business 30/03/2021

Hamdok gets hands on Bashir's black box

On 4 March, in a decision validated by the Sudanese courts and likely to echo throughout the Persian Gulf and the Middle East, the management of the assets of real estate company Al Rawad was formally entrusted to the Sudanese government's ministry of finance lead by Gibril Ibrahim. [...]

Spotlight Diplomacy 29/03/2021

Abu Dhabi's al-Fashaqa mediation is Act One of a long game of influence

Four months in the making, the UAE's February offer to mediate between its Sudanese and Ethiopian allies in their dispute over the fertile al-Fashaqa border region looks like the first step in a major diplomatic foray across eastern Africa. [...]

Diplomacy 26/03/2021

MbS steps up to plate for Khartoum

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is expected to attend a major conference for Sudan's international creditors in Paris on 17 May organised by Emmanuel Macron. [...]

Former Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir.

Spotlight Politics 22/03/2021

Bashir plans his defence from Kober prison

After numerous delays, largely due to the Covid-19 pandemic, ex-president Omar al-Bashir's trial hearings are due to resume tomorrow in the Sudanese capital. A report on the prison conditions of the ousted long-time ruler of Khartoum. [...]

Sudanese Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok.

Politics 17/03/2021

Hamdok recruits more UN staff as advisors

Two more UN staffers have been appointed to advisor posts in the prime minister's office, bringing to six the number of international civil servants brought in. [...]

Business 15/03/2021

Hamdok under pressure to do away with debt

The prime minister's recent visits to Cairo and Riyadh were in part intended to enable Sudan to move forward on its debt. At a time when the country's finances are at their worst, Khartoum is grappling with the opposing forces of citizens' discontent and external pressure to carry out unpopular reforms. [...]

Politics 05/03/2021

Hamdok yet to replace sacked aides

After appointing his new government in early February, Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok let several of his advisors go. Their seats are still empty. [...]

Mining 18/02/2021

Khartoum reassures foreign miners to curry favour with IMF and Biden

A new police unit to prevent violence and gold trafficking is what the Sudanese government has promised for the coming months, hoping to attract investors, but also the support of international donors. [...]

Business Defence 18/02/2021

UN's Darfur logistics provider Tajuj extends ops into CAR

The Sudanese group Tajuj, set up to meet the needs of UN peacekeepers in Darfur, is now emulating the logistics and catering giant Ecolog and is spreading its wings across the continent. [...]

People celebrate after the signing of the Juba agreement on October 3, 2020.

Spotlight Politics 16/02/2021

Hemeti struggling to finance path to peace

Deemed overly ambitious, the peace deal Khartoum agreed to with rebel groups in October is having trouble finding funds. [...]

Politics 15/02/2021

Return of Darfuri fighters from Libya to join combined force gains urgency

Khartoum and several rebel groups agreed in October that all Darfuri fighters should be united under one banner. As tensions in Darfur grow and peacekeepers there pull out, the need for such a force is growing. [...]

Politics 12/02/2021

Darfur leadership portfolios up for grabs

Following the appointment of a new government and three new members of the Sovereign Council, the rebel leaders who signed the 3 October peace accord are vying for the last remaining posts in the administration. [...]

Business 09/02/2021

Sudan's creditors will travel to Paris in May to discuss debt reduction

France, which is in close contact with the new authorities in Khartoum, along with its close ally in Africa, Egypt, is the country's biggest creditor and plans to play a leading role at the conference. [...]

Diplomacy 01/02/2021

Beshir's archives become bartering tool for Khartoum's new leaders

As Israel and Egypt quickly cosy up to Khartoum, they are both making separate efforts to access the archives of the National Intelligence and Security Service, which under ex-president Omar al-Bashir backed a range of Islamist groups. [...]

Spotlight Business 21/01/2021

Biden, Macron and Johnson cosy up to sanctions-free Khartoum

Newly freed from the US sanctions that locked it out of the world's financial markets, Khartoum is set to make its international comeback. The next six months will see France, the UK, and the US jostle to become Sudan's leading partner, especially when it comes to debt restructuring. [...]

Mining 11/01/2021

Dispute between Khartoum and Russian-Emirati mining firm Kush rumbles on

The Sudanese government has reported that the mining firm Kush has settled almost $11m in unpaid dividends, but negotiations are ongoing to ensure that such a situation does not arise again. [...]

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