Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir visits South Sudan for the first time since 2011. President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan has ordered the border with South Sudan to be opened, during his first visit since it gained independence. Tensions between the two countries have been strained since the separation in 2011 and brought them to the brink […]
Qatar pledges $500 million for reconstruction in Darfur
8 April 2013 by
Hundreds of delegates meet in Qatar’s capital to raise funds to rebuild Sudanese region racked by conflict. Qatar has pledged $500m in aid to rebuild Sudan’s Darfur region after a decade-long conflict, an official has said. Monday’s announcement came as hundreds of delegates met for the final day of a two-day donor conference in Doha […]
Sudan frees seven political prisoners under amnesty
4 April 2013 by
First seven political detainees walk to freedom day after President Omar al-Bashir announced amnesty. Sudanese authorities have freed the first seven political prisoners under a presidential amnesty, party officials have said.The prisoners were freed on Tuesday a day after President Omar al-Bashir said all political prisoners would be released.The six men and a woman are […]