Omar al-Bashir News

A third of Sudan's population is currently facing a food crisis due to the compounded impact of climate shocks, political turmoil and rising global food prices A joint report by the World Food Programme and the Food and Agriculture Organisation said that 15 million people face acute food insecurity The Oct 25 military takeover upended Sudan's transition to democratic rule after three decades of repression under President Omar al-Bashir

Sudan`s ex-president Omar al-Bashir was charged with corruption-related offences on Sunday, as he appeared in public for the first time since he was overthrown in April. Wearing traditional white robes and turban, he was driven to the prosecutor`s office in Khartoum, Reuters witnesses said.

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir was deposed by the army on Thursday and consultations were under way to form a transitional council to run the country, drawing a line under three decades of autocratic power that included allegations of genocide.

Tens of thousands of Sudanese took to the streets in the centre of Khartoum in jubilation, dancing and chanting anti-Bashir slogans.

A 24-year-old man died in Omdurman and the second victim, the son  of a well-known footballer, had been at a protest at a private iniversity in Khartoum.

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has urged Russia to protect his country from the US.

Bashir travelled to Darfur to show progress before a US decision in October on lifting sanctions in return for Sudan meeting conditions, including resolving conflicts and improving humanitarian efforts on the ground. 

Washington had shunned al-Bashir, who has been Sudan's leader since 1989, and is wanted by the ICC on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Sudan's Darfur region.

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir will attend a gathering in Saudi Arabia on Saturday but has received no indication whether he will meet U.S. President Donald Trump there, Sudan`s foreign minister said on Wednesday.

A former army general and top aide to President Omar al-Bashir was sworn in Thursday as Sudan`s first prime minister since the post was scrapped in a 1989 Islamist-backed coup.

The United Nations Tuesday launched a global appeal for $952 million to fund Sudan's humanitarian needs in 2016, most of it to help people affected by the deadly conflict in Darfur.

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has declared a four-month ceasefire in two states of Blue Nile and South Kordofan, where recent fighting between troops and rebels has left scores of casualties, the army has said.

Sudanese security agents arrested three opposition figures in Khartoum today, their party said, despite efforts by the government to persuade opponents to join national dialogue talks.