Sudan

Sudan’s military leader, General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, is flying to Moscow to hold meetings with senior Russian officials. Dagalo’s embrace of Kremlin leaders comes as western countries are punishing Russia over its actions in Ukraine and amid tensions with Sudan’s military government.

A peace signatory group, The Third Front, Tamazug, requested an additional time to withdraw its fighters from the main cities, as part of the government’s efforts to end the insecurity and looting attacks in the Darfur region.

Dr. Volker Perthes, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Sudan, discusses the role of UN diplomacy, as well as the impact of the Oct. 25, 2021 coup and the Ethiopian civilian war on Sudan’s transition.

The protesters were shot dead by security forces in a crackdown on anti-coup rallies that have been commonplace since a coup in October. Three high profile civilian figures have been arrested in recent days.

The Security Council Tuesday extended until March 2023 the mandate of independent experts tasked with assisting the Sudan Sanctions Committee.

Two prominent Sudanese political figures who held top positions in the civilian administration before a military takeover in October have been arrested, their Forces of Freedom and Change (FFC) coalition said in a statement on Wednesday.

The African Union has urged Sudan’s protagonists to resume dialogue “primarily” between parties that had been in the transitional government before the October 25 coup. The proposal out of a meeting of the 15-member African Union Peace and Security Council came as the UN faced accusations of “interference” for proposing a transition programme that civilian movements for democracy have rejected.

A new U.S. envoy arrived in Sudan for crisis talks as expectations grow for a more robust response from Washington to the military’s crackdown on opponents of October’s coup that’s left dozens of people dead.

Authorities in Sudan must immediately halt unnecessary and disproportionate use of force against protesters, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday, calling for those responsible for abuses to be brought to justice. 

The Central Committee of Sudanese doctors say seven civilians have been killed by security forces. UN Security Council members urged "utmost restraint."