Omar al-Bashir

Two rows of wooden pews are shown with several people standing while a priest is at the front of the church.

Two years after revolution, Christians in Sudan evaluate gains

Sudan’s new government is working to provide protections for religious minorities. Sudanese Christians are trying to figure out what it means for them. 

Two years after revolution, Christians in Sudan evaluate gains
A large crowd od people are shown outside of the tan-colored Grand Mosque with a man selling beaded jewelry in the nearground.

After the revolution, a secular Sudan?

After the revolution, a secular Sudan?
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok is shown standing behind a microphone and wearing a suit and red tie.

Sudan signs pact on normalizing ties with Israel

Sudan signs pact on normalizing ties with Israel
Sudanese protesters march during a demonstration to commemorate 40 days since the sit-in massacre in Khartoum North, Sudan, on July 13, 2019.

Sudanese women seek justice 1 year after pro-democracy crackdown

Sudanese women seek justice 1 year after pro-democracy crackdown
young men stand near burning tire in Sudan

Dozens dead in Sudan after military, protesters clash

Dozens dead in Sudan after military, protesters clash
Several protesters are shown walking past a tire blazing on fire with black smoke.

Sudanese opposition rejects military's transition plan after day of violence

Sudan's opposition on Tuesday rejected a plan by its military rulers to hold elections within nine months, a day after the worst bout of violence since Omar al-Bashir was ousted as president in April.

Sudanese opposition rejects military's transition plan after day of violence
Two Sudanese men give a two-finger salute to the camera. Behind them a pile of tires is burning.

Sudan's military council meets with opposition to steer country toward democracy

After the ouster of veteran President Omar al-Bashir on April 11, the Transitional Military Council (TMC) has been holding intermittent talks with the opposition Declaration of Freedom and Change Forces (DFCF) for several weeks.

Sudan's military council meets with opposition to steer country toward democracy
A gurney is rushed down a crowded hallway in a hospital

Violence overshadows Sudan's transition push

Sudan's opposition alliance blamed military rulers on Tuesday for renewed street violence complicating efforts to negotiate a handover to civilian power after last month's ouster of President Omar al-Bashir.

Violence overshadows Sudan's transition push
Omar al-Bashir is shown wearing all white while sitting in a chair with his left hand raised slightly.

Toppled Bashir moved from residence to Sudan's Kobar prison

Deposed former Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir has been moved to Kobar prison in Khartoum from the presidential residence.

Toppled Bashir moved from residence to Sudan's Kobar prison
Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir (L) poses for a photograph with his host, South Sudan's President Salva Kiir, at the latter's office in Juba, South Sudan.

Is Sudan saying 'I told you so' to South Sudan?

Sudan and South Sudan were locked in a civil war for decades. Now, as violence erupts in the new country of South Sudan, Sudan is bracing for the consequences.

Is Sudan saying 'I told you so' to South Sudan?
A rally for Sudan held in San Francisco.

Online videos showed violent clashes in Sudan one street over from my parents' house

Thousands of Sudanese expats in the US are spending their days and nights online these days - getting little sleep, calling home multiple times a day, checking on the safety of their family and friends - hoping for good news.

Online videos showed violent clashes in Sudan one street over from my parents' house
Gas station fuel pumps are toppled during protests over fuel subsidy cuts in Khartoum September 25, 2013

Sudanese take to the streets as gas prices double overnight

Popular protests erupted in the country after Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir cut fuel subsidies. Gas prices doubled overnight. Thousands took to the streets.

Sudanese take to the streets as gas prices double overnight

Boston University Students Raise Money for Clean Water Wells in Darfur

Darfur has been embroiled in conflict since 2003. One impact of the fighting is that refugees often don't have access to clean drinking water. A group of college students in Boston has been raising money to build deepwater wells to supply cleaner water.

Boston University Students Raise Money for Clean Water Wells in Darfur

Ahmed Gallab's Sudanese roots infuse music of Sinkane

When a coup overthrew the government of Sudan in 1989, Ahmed Gallab's family fled to the United States. He was just five. In the 23 years since, Gallab has become a musician. And while his music is infused with the sounds of his heritage, it transcends far beyond that.

Ahmed Gallab's Sudanese roots infuse music of Sinkane

Ahmed Gallab's Sinkane: Searching for Sudanese Roots

Ahmed Gallab was born in Sudan and raised in the US. In his early 20s he gained a measure of indie-rock fame playing with groups such as Of Montreal and Yeasayer. But it's his solo project Sinkane that seems to be drawing him back to his African roots.

Ahmed Gallab's Sinkane: Searching for Sudanese Roots