Tag Archive for: Sudan
‘We don’t want war with Ethiopia,’ Sudan’s Sovereign Council says
Ahram Online | The spokesperson argued the only way the border conflict can be solved is through resorting to technical committees that will handle the demarcation process.
The spokesperson of Sudan’s Sovereign Council, the transitional civilian-military…
Is Egypt behind Sudanese escalation on border with Ethiopia
Source: Al-Monitor | Khalid Hassan
With the intensifying border conflict between Sudan and Ethiopia and the success of the Sudanese army in controlling the border areas where Ethiopian farmers have been living for decades, Ethiopia has been…
UK backs Sudan economic reforms with over $50 million
Source: AP | Noha Elhennawy
Britain's foreign secretary announced Thursday that his government would offer more than $50 million to help poor Sudanese families as their government embarks upon major austerity measures to revive its battered…
Britain understands Sudan’s position on Ethiopia dam negotiations, says ambassador
MEMO | The UK Ambassador to Sudan, Irfan Siddiq, said on Tuesday that his country understands Sudan's position on the negotiations over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Anadolu News Agency reported.
Mr. Siddiq added during a meeting in…
Sudan calls on Ethiopia to withdraw its forces from the disputed Al-Fashaqa region
Source: Ecofin Agency |
Following an emergency meeting of its Security and Defense Council on Jan 17, Sudan called on the Ethiopian government to withdraw its forces from the Al-Fashaqa region, which the two countries have been disputing on…
Tensions escalate between Ethiopia and Sudan
DW | The already-uneasy relationship between the two countries is showing signs of simmering over into protracted conflict. But how did it reach this point?
Tensions between Ethiopia and Sudan continued to escalate on Tuesday, less than a week…
Sudan demands Ethiopia withdraw its forces from ‘occupied territories’ and halt military buildup
AMN NEWS | On Sunday evening, the Sudanese Security and Defense Council appealed to Ethiopia to “withdraw its forces from the remaining positions it still occupies in Maraghad, Khor Hamar and Ghatar as soon as possible in compliance with international…
Sudanese troops have been deployed on the border in agreement with Ethiopia’s PM: al-Burhan
Source: Sudan Tribune
The head of the Sudanese Sovereign Council, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, disclosed Saturday that he had agreed with the Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to deploy the Sudanese troops to secure the borders between countries.
On…
Brookings: Internal and external conflicts compound in Ethiopia
Source: Brookings | Chris Heitzig
In recent weeks, tensions between Ethiopia and Sudan over the disputed Al-Fashqa region have flared up, including an attack on Tuesday that left 80 civilians dead, according to Sudan’s Foreign Ministry.…
Canada Should Support Ethiopia
The conflict between Tigray and Ethiopia could cause rifts with other African regions. Canada’s truth and reconciliation experience could help.
Source: Policy Options Politiques | Ann Fitz-Gerald, Hugh Segal
The conflict between the Ethiopian…