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Sudan officers get jail terms for alleged coup attempt

(Reuters) – A Sudanese court sentenced nine army officers to prison terms of up to five years on Sunday for their role in an alleged coup attempt against President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, a lawyer said. In November, Sudan arrested its … read more »

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Distracted presidents thrash out Sudanese peace deal, again

Yet more peace talks in Addis Ababa did little to solve the many and varied issues between Sudan and South Sudan. The final agreement looks suspiciously like other agreements which have come before, none of which have been properly implemented. … read more »

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Sudan arrests army officers over coup

The Sudanese authorities have quietly arrested more than half a dozen army officers accusing them of plotting to stage a coup against the government led by president Omer Hassan al-Bashir. According to the Cairo-based Al-Masry Al-Youm and Saudi-owned Al-Sharq Al-Awsat … read more »

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Another coup in Sudan : the politics of temptation

By Magdi El Gizouli The contradictions ravaging the Sudanese Islamic Movement (SIM) matured in the folds of its 8th General Conference into an antagonism between loyalists and dissidents, an antagonism that the state attempted to resolve by means of a … read more »

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Sudan: Official says some coup plotters “confessed”

The state minister at the presidency of the republic in Sudan, Amin Hassan Omar, claimed on Tuesday that some of the plotters of the coup attempt allegedly foiled by intelligence authorities last week confessed to the charge. FILE PHOTO – … read more »

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Sudan: Two opposition members held in connection with coup attempt

Two opposition member were taken into custody in connection with the coup attempt authorities uncovered last week, the government spokesperson said today. Sudanese Information Minister Ahmed Bilal Osman attends a press conference in the capital Khartoum on November 22, 2012 … read more »

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Khartoum’s foiled attempt, coup d’état or gigantic hoax?

By Mahmoud A. Suleiman This article comes against the backdrop of the Sudan’s National Intelligence and Security Services’ (NISS) revelation that they have pre-emptively foiled an alleged subversive plot (attempted coup d’état) spearheaded by opposition forces both civilian and military … read more »

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Sudan’s former security adviser was sacked because of “presidential ambitions”

Sudan’s former presidential security adviser, Salah Gosh, was sacked from his position because of his “presidential ambitions”, an official said on Wednesday, stoking speculations of growing divisions within the country’s ruling party. The senior member of Sudan’s ruling National Congress … read more »

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Sudan objects to UN troop plans

The Sudanese government has said the UN cannot move new troops to its tense North-South border without its consent. It comes after the UN’s peacekeeping chief said troops would be sent to “hotspots” at the request of the semi-autonomous South’s … read more »

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