Sudan has formally asked the United Nations Security Council to meet and discuss a dispute over a giant dam being built by Ethiopia on the Blue Nile, a government statement said.

Sudan asks UN Security Council to meet over Ethiopia's controversial Blue Nile dam

Sudan asked the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday to meet and discuss a dispute over a giant dam being built by Ethiopia on the Blue Nile, a government statement said.

Sudan asks UN Security Council to meet over Ethiopia's Blue Nile dam

Ethiopian pro-government demonstrators denounced the United States on Sunday for imposing restrictions on aid over the Tigray conflict, at a massive rally organised by the authorities to show support for their positions.

Ethiopians criticise United States at pro-government rally

All was not well among the peoples who inhabited the east bank of the Nile River in northern Sudan some 13,400 years ago, as revealed by the battered bodies buried in a cemetery at one of the world's oldest sites showing human warfare.

Climate change likely contributed to one of the oldest examples of human warfare

Emmanuel Macron has asked for forgiveness, in an attempt to reset ties with Rwanda. The French President has announced debt relief to the Sudan. He is promising vaccines and a "new deal" to Africa. Palki Sharma tells you more about Macron's pivot to Africa.

Gravitas: Emmanuel Macron's Africa outreach

Sudan on Tuesday banned travellers arriving from India and imposed new coronavirus restrictions including closing schools, as coronavirus cases rise. "Entry will be prevented for all travellers arriving directly from India or through any other country after having visited India in the past 14 days," said the country's ruling council in a statement.

Sudan bans travellers from India, imposes virus curbs

IMF member countries have agreed to clear Sudan's arrears to the institution, France`s president said on Monday, removing a final hurdle to the African nation getting wider relief on external debt of at least $50 billion.

Sudan clears final hurdle for debt relief at Paris conference

Arab countries, including four that last year agreed to normalise relations with Israel, have condemned a weekend of violence after hundreds of Palestinians were wounded in clashes with Israeli security forces.

Arab nations hit out at Israel over Jerusalem violence

As night falls in Sudan, villagers rush to pull over travellers with a friendly roadblock of hospitality celebrating Islam's holy fasting month of Ramzan, traditions enduring despite dire economic troubles.

Shrugging off economic woes, Sudanese share Ramzan meal

Sudan warned Friday it could take legal action against Ethiopia if it goes ahead with plans to fill a mega-dam on the Blue Nile without a deal with Khartoum and Cairo.

Sudan warns of legal action against Ethiopia over dam

Dinder national park is Sudan's biggest biodiversity park, a safe haven for for wildlife, but is now under threat due to the encroachment of humans. The population in the nearby villages has increased that results in the encroachment of humans in search of pasture.

Rangers battle human encroachment in Dinder national park

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warned of the risk of conflict over Ethiopia’s dam on the Blue Nile after talks involving the two countries and Sudan ended without progress.

Egypt President Sisi says Ethiopian dam may spark a conflict

The latest round of talks between Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in Kinshasa have ended with no progress. The meeting of the delegations from three countries were held in Democratic Republic of Congo.

Sudan-Egypt-Ethiopia talks over dam fail in Kinshasa

Sudan's cabinet has approved the bill that abolishes a decades-old law on boycotting Israel. The country's cabinet voted to repeal the 1958 law that forbade diplomatic and business relations with Israel.

Sudan cabinet votes to abolish Israel boycott law

Ethiopia on Tuesday accused Egypt and Sudan of obstructing talks on its contested dam on the Nile, which ended with recriminations and little progress. The Democratic Republic of Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi, as the current chair of the African Union, hosted the talks in the latest bid to ease decade-long tensions over the waters of the world's longest river.

Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan trade blame as Nile dam talks fail

Sudan's top security body, the defence council, late Monday declared a state of emergency in West Darfur state and deployed troops to the region.

At least 50 dead in fighting in Sudan's Darfur

At least 40 people have been killed and 58 injured in three days of clashes in Sudan's West Darfur state, the United Nations said on Monday. After clashes at the weekend, residents of El Geneina, capital of West Darfur and close to the border with Chad, said gunfire erupted in the city at dawn on Monday, with shells exploding in the suburbs.

At least 40 dead in fighting in Sudan's Darfur, says UN

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi visited Sudan on Saturday for the first time since the overthrow of former President Omar al-Bashir, as the neighbours push to break a diplomatic deadlock over a giant dam being built by Ethiopia.

Egypt President visits Sudan with dam diplomacy, security on agenda 

From engine fault to passenger's mistakingly opening doors, we have heard several reasons for a plane to make an emergency landing. However, this time it was a pilot under attack and the culprit cannot defend itself.

Sudanese plane makes emergency landing after a cat hijacks cockpit

Sudan's isolation ends as US destroyer anchors in port

Sudan: In Nyala, student demonstrations protested for a fourth consecutive day against rising bread and transportation prices.

Radical hike in prices of fuel, food & medicine led unrest in South Sudan

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is a grand dam that has left three African nations divided. The dam is a source of national pride for Ethiopia but, for Egypt and Sudan, the dam is a headache.

Talks on Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam fail again

The new round of negotiations between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt to resolve a decade long dispute over the Nile river has broken down once again.

Egypt, Ethiopia & Sudan talks over Nile Dam project fail, again

Sudan joins a new round of talks with Egypt and Ethiopia in a bid to resolve a long-running dispute over a huge Ethiopian dam on the Blue Nile.

Sudan, Egypt, Ethiopia agrees to continue negotiations on Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

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