Sudan

Chad's struggle with poverty, oil and unrest

The oil-rich African nation has become a key regional ally of the West in the fight against militants.

Sudan abolishes 63-year-old law on boycotting Israel

Cabinet approves bill repealing law that had forbidden Khartoum's diplomatic and economic ties with Tel Aviv since 1958.

Facebook removes Egyptian accounts targeting Ethiopia, Sudan and Turkey

The accounts were linked to an Egyptian marketing firm called Bee Interactive and were involved in political messaging.

Fighting halts in Sudan’s Darfur but deaths soar beyond 130

Clashes between members of Massalit and Arab communities since Saturday in El Geneina city have displaced thousands in the latest outbreak of violence since January.

Ethiopia to go on filling Nile dam after three-way talks collapse

Addis Ababa says dam's massive reservoir will continue to be filled in the upcoming rainy season, a day after talks between diplomats of Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan on GERD operations failed.

Three-way talks over Nile dam fail in Kinshasa

Talks between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan on Addis Ababa's contested dam on river Nile conclude without breakthrough in capital of Democratic Republic of Congo.

Sudan cabinet votes to abolish Israel boycott law

Cabinet decision still needs approval of joint meeting of the contry's sovereign council and cabinet, which serves as its interim legislative body.

Death toll of tribal clashes rises in Sudan's Darfur region

The violence poses a challenge to efforts by Sudan’s transitional government to end decades-long rebellions in areas like Darfur, where conflict often falls along ethnic lines.

Sudan, rebel group sign deal on future peace talks

Sudanese government and major rebel group from its southern Nuba Mountains sign agreement which paves way for final peace accord by guaranteeing freedom of worship to all.

Thousands flee Ethiopia violence to seek refuge in Sudan

Some 7,000 people, who fled two separate escalating conflicts in western Ethiopia, have been living among Sudanese host communities in dire conditions, says the UN refugee agency.

Sudan floats currency as part of effort to overhaul battered economy

Sunday's move, seen as the boldest economic measure taken by the joint military-civilian government, could provoke a popular backlash as the price of goods and services rise in response to the fall of the pound’s value.

UAE dismantles Africa base to avoid US wrath, but policy change unlikely

The UAE signals a shrinking presence by tearing down some military structures in the Horn of Africa, though it continues to expand its military, economic and political footprint in the region.