President Isaias Afwerki denied the presence of any Egyptian troops in Eritrea on Sunday, amid heightened regional tensions that have led Sudan to deploy additional troops on its side of the border. Afwerki’s remarks came during a broadcast interview with state media Eri-TV and Radio Dimtsi Hafash. He called the…
The much-anticipated United States decision to lift sanctions against Sudan will go into effect on Thursday, on the basis of “sustained positive actions” in key areas, but the U.S. has announced its concerns as well. “The Government of Sudan’s actions during the last nine months show that it is serious…
Sudanese Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour, headed for the United Nations General Assembly in New York, has made a stop in Washington D.C. first to discuss U.S. sanctions imposed on Khartoum. Ghandour met with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan last week, as well as Mark Green, the head of…
Sudan will host the Czech foreign minister in Khartoum on Sunday, where he is expected to appeal for amnesty in the case of Petr Jasek, a missionary sentenced by a Sudanese court to life in prison after he was accused of spying. Foreign Minister Lubomir Zaoralek will meet with Sudanese…
This weekend’s Mediterranean Dialogues in Rome didn’t shy away from the climate of conflict and crisis that Europe, the Middle East and North Africa have known in recent years. Among the participants was Sudan, and Ibrahim Ghandour, the country’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, was joined by colleagues from MENA states…