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Sudan reviews naval base agreement with Russia over

Sudan has begun a review of an agreement to build a Russian naval base after certain clauses proved "slightly harmful", a military official said. For decades, Sudan has been militarily dependent on Russia for crippling sanctions imposed by Washington against the now-ousted President Omar al-Bashir. But since he crashed in 2019, Sudan has moved closer to the United States, removing Khartoum from its crippling blacklist last year. "This deal was signed under the previous National Salvation Government,"…

ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda visits

The follow-up to the historic visit to Sudan by the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Fatou Bensouda. This Tuesday, June 1, she was in Darfur, where she visited the province's largest camp and met the new governor Minni Minawi. Thousands of displaced people warmly welcomed him. There were many people by the side…

representatives of victims and defense

In The Hague, the second day of the hearing in the confirmation of allegations of Ali Abd-Al-Rhaman. This Janjaweed leader is suspected of 31 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity, which are alleged to have been committed between August 2003 and at least April 2004 in Darfur. On Tuesday morning, the legal representatives of the victims spoke. Then it was the defense that was expressed.…

After Somalia, Qatar and the UAE shift their focus to Sudan

After Somalia, Qatar and the UAE shift their focus to Sudan Khartoum, Sudan - As part of increasing its holdings in Africa, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates has continued to venture into Africa with the aim of expanding its markets and perhaps political influence on the young continent. Last week, there were reports that the outgoing president of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, had…

a female member of the Sovereign Council resigns

In Sudan, one of the two female members of the Sovereign Council - the body leading the country's transition - has resigned. Aisha Moussa El Saeed condemns the exclusion of civilians from institutions. Sudan's sovereign council,consists of 14 members - civilians and soldiers - led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. The members…

Darfur’s crime on the judges’ desk

On Monday, May 24, in The Hague, the confirmation of the allegations in the case of the ICC and Muhamad Abd Al Rahman, alias Ali Kushayb, a former leader of the Janjaweed militia, will open. Accused of crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in Darfur in 2003 and 2004. as reported from The Hague, Stephanie…

Alaa Salah, icon of the Sudan revolution: “he

The young Sudanese activist Alaa Salah has become an icon of protest in her country with her revolutionary songs. Today she tells about her experience during the uprising in a book written by Martin Roux entitled Le chant de la revolte, published by Favre. In 2019, Alaa Salah, then a 23-year-old architecture student, participated in the demonstrations in her own way. Lying on the roof of a car, all…