Sudan’s Al Bashir to Extend Rule As Party Scraps Term Limits
On Thursday, the Consultative Council of Sudan’s ruling National Congress Party (NCP) took a key first step toward abolishing presidential term limits in Sudan, paving the way for a potential presidency without end for President Omar al-Bashir in advance of elections slated for 2020. The vote by the NCP unanimously approved a proposal to amend […]
Humanitarian Project Leader Arrested in East Darfur
The head of of a youth project to aid the poor in East Darfur’s Adila and Abu Karinka was arrested in Adila town on Friday. Azrag Hasan Humeida, the head of the Adila and Abu Karinka Youth Initiative, was detained immediately after his return from Khartoum, and taken to Ed Daein, the capital of East […]
Something Big Is Going On in Sudan, But Media Is Sound Asleep
For reasons that I may not know, recent and current trends in Sudan are going without any serious media attention. There is scant reporting on the dialogue process that began in 2013 and which is now resulting in a transition, starting with a transitory era that saw the recent appointment of a prime minister of […]