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Sudan’s army chief appoints new ruling council, led by himself
By Khalid Abdelaziz CAIRO (Reuters) - Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan was sworn in on Thursday as head of a new transitional council he appointed to lead the country…
U.N. investigator ‘hopeful’ Facebook will hand over more Myanmar information
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The head of a U.N. team of investigators on Myanmar said on Friday he is hopeful that Facebook will hand over more information…
Coup puts into question Sudan’s debt cancellation, France says
PARIS (Reuters) -The coup in Sudan puts into doubt the process that would have seen France cancel some $5 billion debt it was owed by the African country, France's foreign…
U.N.’s top rights body to hold urgent session on Sudan on Friday – statement
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold an emergency session on Sudan on Friday at the request of Britain and other countries following last week's military…
Tribal group lifts blockade of Sudan’s main port one week after coup
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - A tribal group announced on Monday it would temporarily lift a six-week blockade on Sudan's main seaport, a week after the military took power in a coup.…
Bashir-era Sudanese ruling party head Ghandour re-arrested – family source
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Ibrahim Ghandour, head of Sudan's disbanded former ruling National Congress Party and a former foreign minister under deposed President Omar al-Bashir, was re-arrested on Monday less than…
Sudanese general ignored U.S. warning as army rolled out coup plan
By Khalid Abdelaziz, Nafisa Eltahir and Aidan Lewis KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Hours before Sudan's army seized power and dissolved its government, a senior U.S. envoy warned the country's top general…
Sudan’s Burhan declares state of emergency, dissolves government
CAIRO (Reuters) - Sudan's ruling council head Abdel Fattah al-Burhan announced on Monday a state of emergency across the country and the dissolution of the transitional sovereign council and the…
African Union chair calls for release of Sudan’s leadership – statement
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Sudan's political leaders should be released and human rights respected, the African Union Commission Chair Moussa Faki Mahamat said in a statement on Monday. Faki also…
Factbox: What is happening in Sudan?
(Reuters) - Members of Sudan's cabinet and a large number of pro-government party leaders were arrested on Monday in an apparent coup after weeks of tension between the military and…
Mali tells U.N. it will confirm post-coup election date in December
By Paul Lorgerie BAMAKO (Reuters) - Mali's interim authorities will confirm a date for post-coup elections after national reform consultations in December, a representative of a U.N. Security Council delegation…
Outgoing U.N. envoy says Myanmar has spiraled into civil war
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Myanmar has spiraled into civil war following a military coup, the outgoing U.N. special envoy on Myanmar said on Thursday, warning that the…
