Sudan

Sudan's ex-PM Sadiq al Mahdi dies from Covid-19 at 84

He was the country's last democratically elected prime minister before being toppled in 1989 by now-ousted president Omar al Bashir in a military coup.

Israel's first delegation in Sudan to establish ties

Army Radio, operated by the Israeli Army, announced the delegation's visit to Khartoum as part of a US-brokered agreement to take steps towards normalising ties.

Yemen's Southern Transitional Council: Israel's next Arab ally?

The separatist non-state actor operates under Emirati patronage and could find itself pressured into warming up to Israel.

UN urges civilian protection as Ethiopia warns of ‘no mercy’ in assault

Ethiopia’s military warned civilians in Tigray region’s capital there will be “no mercy” if they don’t “save themselves” before a final offensive to flush out defiant regional leaders.

Sudan boycotts talks over Ethiopia's disputed dam on Nile River

Ethiopia views the project as essential for its electrification and development that will pull millions of people out of poverty. Sudan's boycott however, could derail the complicated talks, which the AU has already taken the lead role in supporting.

Aid agencies scramble to respond as Ethiopians flee to Sudan

Aid agencies are racing to scale up the humanitarian response in remote areas of eastern Sudan, where more than 30,000 people fleeing the fighting have arrived in under two weeks.

Ethiopia's latest airstrike hits Tigray university

There was no immediate comment from Ethiopia’s government, which has been fighting the Tigray regional forces since a November 4 attack on a military base there.

Both sides claim big wins as fighting in Ethiopia enters week three

The conflict in the region between Ethiopia and Tigray is now entering its third week.

Ethiopian troops advance towards Tigray’s capital as fighting intensifies

Tigrayan leaders say they will not surrender to Abiy administration as United Nations appeals for an immediate end to clashes in Tigray region that has forced 30,000 people to flee to Sudan.

Nearly 25,000 refugees flee Ethiopia to Sudan

Number of Ethiopian refugees fleeing violence in the northern Tigray region has reached 24,944, Sudan's SUNA news agency reports.

Ethiopia's Tigray region fires missiles into neighbouring Eritrea

At least two of the rockets hit the Asmara airport, three diplomats said, hours after the Tigray regional government warned it might attack.

Sudan reopens famine camps to shelter thousands of Ethiopian refugees

UN official says over 10,000 Ethiopians have fled the fighting in Ethiopia, while hundreds more are waiting to cross a river in the border zone between the two countries.