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  • Iran will retaliate with attacks against "nine countries" if the United States strikes Iranian military bases or "petrochemical" facilities, according to an adviser to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.
  • At least 58 recruits were killed and over 200 others were injured when the Houthis launched three ballistic missiles at a training facility in Yemen's Shabwa governate. The death toll is anticipated to rise.
  • After unrest, French authorities impose curfews in some areas of Paris, northern cities, and Nice.
  • After looting damaged thousands of businesses over the weekend, French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu warned on Monday that he was ready to declare a state of emergency as authorities struggled to contain ongoing violence.
  • Paul Mackenzie, a self-proclaimed preacher, and 28 accomplices were found guilty by a Mombasa, Kenya, court on Monday of killing 190 children and one adult as members of a well-known Christian starvation cult.

Tag: Sudanese Politics

June 7, 2019

Press is Briefed on Situation in...

Jerry Matthews Matjila Permanent Representative of the Republic of South Africa to the United Nations, speaks to press regarding the situation in Sudan

May 1, 2019

Sudan’s Protest Icon Alaa Salah “Just...

Sudanese student Alaa Salah became a symbol of the country’s uprising against former President Omar al-Bashir after a photo and video of her emerged-on April 10. In the images, Salah is standing on a car in a white, traditional dress, chanting with protesters. But while Salah’s image brought attention to Sudan’s demonstrations, and the front-line role of women, some, including Salah herself, say she has been inflated as an icon of the revolution

April 30, 2019

Sudan Protest Artists Paint 3-Kilometer Banner...

As talks between Sudan’s protesters and the military make slow progress on the issue of civilian rule, one group is creating a colorful push to the process. A group of protester-artists is painting a three kilometer long banner that tells the story Sudan’s ongoing revolution

April 15, 2019

VOA60 Africa – Sudan’s Protesters Defiantly...

Sudan’s Protesters Defiantly Continue Sit-In and other stories across Africa

April 14, 2019

Sudanese Protesters Demand ‘Immediate’ Move to...

The political parties and movements behind the four months of protests said in a joint statement late Saturday that they will remain in the streets until their demands are met. They said the handover to civilian rule would be the “first step toward the fall of the regime.”

April 12, 2019

VOA60 Africa – Al-Shabab Abducts 2...

Al-Shabab Abducts 2 Cuban Doctors in Kenya and other stories from African Continent

UN Rights Chief Urges Respect for...

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet is urging Sudan’s new rulers to uphold the constitution and take heed of human rights as they try to move the country forward after the toppling of president Omar al-Bashir

Sudan Faces a Future Without al-Bashir

Observers are now closely watching the rank-and-file soldiers to see if they will continue to side with protesters or begin cracking down on the gatherings, at the urging of the new regime

March 18, 2019

Sudan Amputee Protester Inspiring Anti-Govt Demonstrators

Sudan’s crackdown on anti-government protests has left more than 50 people dead and hundreds more injured. One protester, Mohamed Masri, lost his hand when he picked up a teargas canister that had been thrown by police

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