Jan 16th, 2013
Khartoum — A number of Sudanese opposition party leaders are in custody following the signing of an accord, dubbed the ‘New Dawn Charter’, under which they agreed to overthrow the government of President Omar al-Bashir and institute a federal system of government based on democracy, plura...
Jul 3rd, 2012
By Magdi El Gizouli The ruling National Congress Party (NCP) has “almost become a conglomerate of quarrelling tribes and ethnicities not a national platform for integration and harmony to work for the good of the nation”, declared Amin Hassan Omer, a leading figure of the NCP and minister at the pres...
Dec 8th, 2011
Sudan unveiled a new cabinet on Wednesday to include more opposition parties but kept major portfolios under the control of President Omar al-Bashir’s ruling National Congress Party (NCP). Bashir has been trying to form a broadly-based new cabinet to strengthen his power base since South Sudan ...
Mar 10th, 2011
Sudanese security forces arrested and beaten dozens of opposition activists soon after they begun their planned demonstration in downtown Khartoum on Wednesday, drawing condemnation both domestically and abroad. Opposition activists disregarded earlier warnings by the police that their planned protes...