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Articles of the author Asmaa Al Husseini
Cross-border ties
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 (...)

18 - 08 - 2020
Political minefields
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 (...)

02 - 10 - 2019
Sudan's fearsome scenarios
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 (...)

20 - 06 - 2019
Sudan's fearsome scenarios
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 (...)

19 - 06 - 2019
Khartoum's blame game
“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 (...)

13 - 06 - 2019
Recovery of stock market depends on stabilising US dollar at EGP 12: Beltone Financial
Hany Genena, head of research at Beltone Financial, said that moving towards a flexible exchange rate of the Egyptian pound would be the main factor of economic growth and the government's economic reform programme. Genena added that the inflow of (...)

26 - 09 - 2016
Government shrinks role of private sector, relies on itself to reform economy
The government has decided to once again rely on itself regarding the implementation of the economic reform programme, while the space left for private sector contribution has significantly shrunk. After private sector investments used to make up a (...)

24 - 09 - 2016
Al-Turabi and Mubarak's assassination attempt
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 (...)

12 - 07 - 2016
Is violence the sole remaining option?
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 (...)

17 - 12 - 2013
Sudan's protests pick up pace
In their third week, Sudanese protests are still going strong despite the media blackout by the regime and its desperate attempt to quell the uprising. The protests remain peaceful so far, and although they lack clear leadership, they are posing a (...)

09 - 10 - 2013
Sudanese uncertainties
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 (...)

16 - 07 - 2013
Al-Bashir could fall in 100 days
“The regime has lost its validity and has become a corpse awaiting burial. We will bring it down, after the years of suffering it caused the Sudanese people, if it refuses a final initiative that stipulates that President Al-Bashir must agree to (...)

19 - 06 - 2013
Sudanese press under siege
The Sudanese culture minister has closed down the Centre for Sudanese Studies, run by prominent thinker Haydar Ibrahim, claiming that it posed a threat to national security. The Sudanese authorities may be planning to close down more research (...)

02 - 01 - 2013
Sudan's sad year
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 (...)

25 - 12 - 2012
Sudan's deadend
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 (...)

06 - 12 - 2012
A troubled legacy
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 (...)

21 - 11 - 2012
Partial deal in Sudan
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 (...)

04 - 10 - 2012
Last ditch agreement on hold
Under pressure from the UN, Sudan and South Sudan have embarked on steps towards resolving their oil stalemate, writes Asmaa El-Husseini Due to unprecedented international pressure, Khartoum and Juba have reached an agreement that may allow oil (...)

09 - 08 - 2012
Is the end nigh for Al-Bashir?
Writers and intellectuals in Sudan are speaking out, saying that none of the country's deep problems can be solved if Al-Bashir and his regime remain in power, writes Asmaa El-Husseini Demonstrations in Sudan are entering their fourth week despite (...)

12 - 07 - 2012
Between daydreams and denial
Whereas Sudan urgently needs a political solution to its current crisis, the government is in denial and the opposition refuses to let up until the whole regime falls, writes Asmaa El-Husseini Once again, Sudan is dealing with its problems using the (...)

05 - 07 - 2012
Revolution until the regime collapses, Sudanese opposition says
Demonstrations and protests pervaded the Sudanese capital Khartoum and 15 cities around the world Thursday in protest against President Omar Al-Bashir's staying in power amid a strict security clampdown. Coinciding with the 23rdranniversary of the (...)

30 - 06 - 2012
What will happen next in Sudan?
With the country at boiling point, and protests spreading, Asmaa El-Husseini charts scenarios for the period ahead in Sudan Since 16 June, demonstrations continue in Khartoum over price hikes and the elimination of fuel subsidies and have expanded (...)

28 - 06 - 2012
Sudan activists call for Tahrir-style million-man protest
Sudanese opposition and youth movements are calling for a million-man protest on Friday along the lines of last year's Tahrir Square uprising in Egypt. The idea of the 'million-man demonstration' emerged during Egypt's January 25 Revolution, which (...)

27 - 06 - 2012
Sudanese opposition condemns security crackdown
Sudanese opposition leaders have condemned Tuesday's crackdown by security forces on country-wide anti-austerity protests, which have entered their eleventh day. Hatem El-Ser, former presidential candidate and a leader of the Democratic Unionist (...)

26 - 06 - 2012
Sudan's imminent uprising
Economic hardship is joining corruption, war and crackdowns among the grievances of Sudan's citizens against the ruling regime as political forces unite for change, writes Asmaa El-Husseini For several days students and citizens took to the streets (...)

21 - 06 - 2012
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