A new era in Egyptian-Sudanese relations has begun, Egypt's Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouli and his Sudanese counterpart Abdalla Hamdok said during the former's visit to Khartoum earlier this week.
During a press conference held after their talks in (...)
The tripartite committee of scientific experts from Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan charged with reaching a consensus on the rules for filling the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) was due to wind up its activities in Khartoum today. Irrigation (...)
Sudan was in danger of repeating the Libyan and Somalian chaotic scenarios if its opposition and army didn't agree on the steps for transition, warned Tibor Nagy, US assistant secretary of state for African affairs as he was wrapping up a visit to (...)
Sudan was in danger of repeating the Libyan and Somalian chaotic scenarios if its opposition and army didn't agree on the steps for transition, warned Tibor Nagy, US assistant secretary of state for African affairs as he was wrapping up a visit to (...)
“Hands in the air, the search is fair,” young Sudanese men and women would chant as they welcomed newcomers at entrances to the square in front of the Armed Forces General Command where demonstrators began their sit-in on 6 April.
They appealed to (...)
Exactly 21 years have passed since the assassination attempt against former president Hosni Mubarak while attending an African summit in Addis Ababa. The incident has resurfaced following Al-Jazeera TV's revelation of testimony by the Hassan (...)
President Omar Al-Bashir came to power through force. Since then, he has practically told opponents that anyone who wants to replace him has to fight him for the privilege.
This attitude of Al-Bashir, who has been called a war criminal by the (...)
What happens in Egypt does not stay in Egypt, and the 30 June Revolution against the country's former Islamist government has shaken the whole region to the roots.
In one country after another, the confrontation between the Islamists and their (...)
In 2012, Sudan witnessed many recurring crises on all fronts. The year that followed the secession of South Sudan witnessed no peace, stability or prosperity that the Sudanese people on both sides of the border were told would follow separation. The (...)
Al-Sadeq Al-Mahdi ,who is the imam of the Sufi sect Al-Ansar and former Sudanese prime minister — his second term as prime minister ended in 1989 when his government was overthrown in a coup led by Colonel Omar Al-Bashir.
Al-Mahdi offered to mediate (...)
Reports about the health of Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir following two surgeries have opened the door to rumours and speculation about the struggle over succession. The eighth conference of the Sudanese Islamic Movement (SIM) — despite the (...)
A step towards peace or the calm before the storm, asks Asmaa Al-Husseini
A partial agreement reached by Khartoum and Juba was met with qualified relief north and south of the troubled borders. The agreement, signed by presidents Omar Al-Bashir and (...)
Ahram Online interviews Egypt's first ambassador to South Sudan, El-Dil'i, who paints a bright picture: assuring relations are good and that the South has everything under control
Egypt's first ambassador to the newly formed country, South Sudan, (...)
International representatives and high officials spoke on their hopes for the newest state, South Sudan, amidst all-night celebrations in the capital for their official secession
Mausoleum in their capital, Juba yesterday, replacing the Sudanese (...)
Today, 7 July 2011, is the official birth date of the state of South Sudan, the newest African state and member 193 of the UN. Amidst popular and official optimism in the South, they celebrate in hopes to establish a stable and secure state that (...)
Foreign Minister Mohamed El-Orabi announced Egypt's recognition of the newest state, the Republic of South Sudan. El-Orabi spoke to Al-Ahram daily upon arrival last night at Juba Airport as part of a senior Egyptian delegation headed by Deputy Prime (...)
After more than two decades of boycott, Sudan's renowned Islamist leader has visited Egypt, proposing lessons to learn from Sudan's mistakes, writes Asmaa Al-Husseini
After an absence and boycott of 23 years, Hassan Al-, the leader of the opposition (...)
Asmaa Al-Husseini looks at how the elections are shaping up in Sudan
Sudan is sailing towards elections on a current of chaos and confusion. The elections committee has already registered 10 presidential candidates. President Omar Al-Bashir, Umma (...)
A threat by the secretary-general of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement to take his party out of the Sudanese parliament has called a referendum on the country's future into question, writes Asmaa Al-Husseini
John Garang, leader of the Sudan (...)