KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan’s military leaders and a coalition of civilian parties have postponed the signing of a deal to launch a new political transition to democracy. The following outlines the struggle for power in Sudan in recent years: WHO HAS BEEN IN CHARGE IN SUDAN? Sudan began its halting transition towards democracy after military …
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Below is a timeline of Sudan’s political upheavals in recent years: Dec. 19, 2018 – Hundreds protest in the northern city of Atbara against soaring bread prices. Demonstrations spurred by a broader economic crisis quickly spread to Khartoum and other cities. Security services respond with tear gas and gunfire. April 6, 2019 …
By Dawit Endeshaw KURA KALICHA, Ethiopia (Reuters) – After three years of failed rains, the animals in the southern Ethiopian village of Kura Kalicha are dying. Dozens of decomposing cattle carcasses lie on the parched earth, their flesh picked over by scavengers. Jilo Wile, a local government official, fears the villagers will be next to …
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(Reuters) – The signing of an agreement to name a Sudanese civilian government and launch a new transition towards elections was delayed, a statement by the Sudan’s Forces of Freedom and Change coalition said on Wednesday. The statement said that discussions on military restructuring had made progress but not concluded, leading to the delay of …
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By Krishna N. Das NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian officials are in contact with foreign authorities and have held meetings in Africa to ensure its drug exports do not suffer, the government said on Wednesday, after Indian-made cough syrups were linked to deaths in Gambia and Uzbekistan. India’s drug industry is one of the biggest …
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DAKAR (Reuters) – Thousands of Senegalese took to the streets to celebrate the country’s Independence Day on Tuesday, in a show of patriotism just a week after political tensions led to violent clashes between security forces and opposition supporters. People lined the streets of the capital Dakar to watch the first military parade to be …
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By Ardo Hazzad BAUCHI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Gunmen in Nigeria’s northern Kaduna state kidnapped eight secondary school students coming from school along with an unknown number of others, authorities said on Tuesday, the latest in a wave of such abductions. Armed gangs operating mostly in remote parts of northwest Nigeria have carried out violent attacks …
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By Ronald Popeski (Reuters) -The U.S. is trying to wreck Russia’s planned summit with African countries as part of efforts to isolate Moscow, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview published on Tuesday. Lavrov told the news site Argumenty i Fakty that Moscow was different from Western countries in its relations with Africa in …
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NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya opposition leader Raila Odinga on Tuesday called for parties outside parliament to be involved in talks on electoral reform and the high cost of living, at odds with President William Ruto’s plan for negotiations to be held only within parliament. Odinga warned of fresh protests if the government did not take …
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DAKAR (Reuters) – Thousands of Senegalese took to the streets to celebrate the country’s Independence Day on Tuesday, in a show of patriotism just a week after political tensions led to violent clashes between security forces and opposition supporters. People lined the streets of the capital Dakar to watch the first military parade to be …
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