Countries

Sudanese block streets after day of protest violence

Khartoum – Sudanese pro-democracy demonstrators blocked streets in Khartoum on Friday, protesting against violence a day earlier that left... Read more

1 Jan, 2022

Countries

Two TV journalists freed in Sudan after mass street protests

Khartoum – Sudanese security forces have released two journalists from Saudi Arabia’s Asharq television channel, a day after detaining them... Read more

1 Jan, 2022

Countries

Sudan forces seal Khartoum ahead of new anti-coup rally

Khartoum – Sudanese security forces stepped up surveillance of Khartoum’s streets on Thursday and sealed the capital from its suburbs,... Read more

30 Dec, 2021

Countries

Tear gas fired as thousands march in Sudan in anti-coup rallies

Khartoum – Thousands of Sudanese protesters rallied on Saturday two months on since a military coup, demanding soldiers “go... Read more

25 Dec, 2021

Countries

Sudan security deploys ahead of planned anti-coup demos

Khartoum – Sudan restricted internet ahead of planned mass protests on Saturday against a military coup, as security forces deployed... Read more

25 Dec, 2021

Business

Senegal railway opening overshadowed by compensation protest

Dakar – After five years’ work and at a cost of more than a billion dollars, Senegal’s capital city... Read more

24 Dec, 2021

Algeria

Algeria to put teenage girl on trial over protests

Algiers – Algerian prosecutors are putting a 14-year-old girl on trial in connection with the country’s Hirak protest movement, her... Read more

24 Dec, 2021

Countries

‘Rape will not stop us,’ Sudanese say as they decry sexual attacks during protests

Khartoum – Over a thousand Sudanese rallied on Thursday decrying sexual attacks, after the UN said at least 13 women... Read more

23 Dec, 2021

Countries

Second death, rapes reported at Sudan’s mass protest Sunday

Khartoum – The death toll from a crackdown on Sudanese protesters on Sunday rose to two, medics said on Tuesday,... Read more

21 Dec, 2021

Countries

One killed in Sudan protests, 125 wounded, medics, ministry say

Khartoum – A Sudanese protester was shot dead during a “savage” crackdown on mass pro-democracy rallies on Sunday, medics said,... Read more

20 Dec, 2021