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Rebel Splinter Group Withdraws From Sudan Peace Process

A dissenting wing of an armed Sudanese rebel group dropped out of a peace process protesting the alleged human rights violations of the government's chief negotiator.

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Death Toll Rises to 30 in Port Sudan Clashes: Medics

Thirty people have been killed and 116 wounded in days of clashes between rival ethnic groups in Port Sudan.

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Sudan Says 13 Killed in Ethnic Clashes in Port Sudan

Sudan said Tuesday 13 people were killed and 42 injured in days of clashes between rival ethnic groups in its Red Sea port, state media reported.

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Fresh Killings in Darfur as Sudan Prepares to Send Troops

UN officials reported a fresh massacre of more than 60 people in Sudan's West Darfur, as the country's prime minister promised fresh troops for the conflict-stricken region.

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Sudan’s Bloody Tribal Clashes Threaten Fragile Transition

An upsurge in bloody tribal clashes in Sudan has killed at least 59 people and wounded over 100 this month, heaping more pressure on the country’s fragile transitional government. More than a year since the fall of longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir, who ruled over ethnically diverse regions with an iron fist, the joint civilian-military administration has struggled to steady a politically and economically unstable Sudan. In the latest inter-ethnic violence, 30 people were killed in clashes on May 7 between the Arab Rizeigat tribe and the Falata, who trace their roots to western Africa, sparked by a dispute over livestock. Three days later, three people died, 79 were wounded and several homes were burnt down in violence between members of the Bani Amer and Nuba tribes in the eastern city of Kassala, near Sudan’s border with Eritrea. This was followed by yet more lethal confrontations that left 26 people dead and 19 injured on May 13 in Kadugli, the capital of South Kordofan province. Tribal grievances spilling over into bloodshed have been a mainstay of Sudan’s numerous ethnic conflicts since independence from British and Egyptian rule in 1956. Sudan’s most notorious violence shook the Dafur region in 2003 when Bashir’s …

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Sudan finalizes deal with USS Cole victims’ families

Sudan's justice ministry said it finalized a settlement with families of the victims of the USS Cole bombing, ending long-running litigation in US courts

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Sudan prime minister Hamdok survives assassination attempt

Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok escaped unharmed as an assassination attempt using explosives targeted his convoy in the capital Khartoum

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Sudan government and rebels extend peace talks by 3 weeks

The Sudanese government and a coalition of rebel groups extended peace talks for another three weeks after missing a deadline for a final peace deal

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Sudan to hand over ex-president Bashir to ICC over Darfur war crimes allegations

Sudan has agreed to hand ousted president Omar al-Bashir and others to the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes in Darfur

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Sudan government and Revolutionary Front rebel coalition agree to extend ceasefire

A coalition of rebel groups and the Sudanese government have signed an agreement to extend their fragile ceasefire another two months

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