Uganda Willing to Consider Asylum for Sudan's Al-Bashir
Uganda's Minister for Foreign Affairs Henry Okello Oryem says the government is willing to consider giving asylum to deposed Sudan leader Omar al-Bashir "in appreciation for his role in the South Sudan peace deal".
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Uganda: Uganda Willing to Give Bashir Asylum - Government
Monitor, 16 April 2019
The government of Uganda said Tuesday it was willing to consider giving asylum to deposed Sudan leader Gen Omar al-Bashir in appreciation for his role in the South Sudan peace… Read more »
Photo: Nairobi News
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni with Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir at his Kisozi farm.
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Sudan: Bashir Held in Khartoum Prison
Deutsche Welle, 17 April 2019
Sudan President Omar al-Bashir has been transferred to prison after a coup ended his three-decade rule. Uganda is considering granting asylum to the former leader. Read more »
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Sudan: Will Justice Rise With Al-Bashir's Fall?
ISS, 16 April 2019
On 11 April 2019, after 30 years, Sudanese strongman Omar Hassan al-Bashir fell. Al-Bashir, who came to power in June 1989 after a coup d'état, was one of Africa's… Read more »
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Sudan: UN Chief Appoints Adviser to Help AU Mediation
VOA, 17 April 2019
The U.N. secretary-general has appointed special adviser Nicholas Haysom to support the African Union's mediation efforts in Sudan, where the military ousted longtime President… Read more »
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Sudan: Bashir Ouster Reveals Harsh Political and Economic Reality
East African, 13 April 2019
Omar Hassan al-Bashir has left power after 30 years of ruling Sudan with an iron fist, but his exit has security, economic and the geopolitical implications for both his country… Read more »
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Sudan: December Revolution's Diary
SudaNow, 1 April 2019
Two months back, the host on Sky News Arabic was doubtful when spokesman of the Sudanese Professionals Alliance in Paris Mohammad Alasbat confirmed to her the Sudanese uprising… Read more »
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Sudan: Ishraqa Calls for Technocrat Government and Agreed Upon Prime Minister
SNA, 15 April 2019
Chairperson of the Federal Democrats Front, Ishraqa Sayed Mahmoud, has underscored the importance of forming a government of technocrats and a national prime minister agreed upon… Read more »
InFocus
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The African Union Peace and Security Council has called on the army to hand over power to a civilian government within two weeks - failing which the country will be expelled from ... Read more »
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Lieutenant General Abdel-Fattah Burhan has said that he is committed to transferring power to a civilian government within two years. Burhan, who replaced the coup leader after he ... Read more »
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The organisers of ongoing protests in Sudan are demanding that the new military council be scrapped and have reiterated calls for a civilian government. The African Union, ... Read more »
