Sudanese Islamic reformer Mahmoud Mohammed Taha was executed on Jan. 18, 1985 on charges of religious heresy. Many in Sudan believe the execution of the 76-year-old Taha— reverently referred to as Ustaz Mahmoud — precipitated the downfall of Sudan’s military dictator Jaafar Nimeiry who was ousted three months later in a popular uprising.
Maria Gakdeng, the 19-year-old daughter of South Sudanese immigrants who broke several college basketball records in her freshman year, has her eyes set on playing in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA).
Sudan this week marked the anniversary of its first popular uprising in 1964 that topped the dictatorship of General Ibrahim Aboud with more protests, demanding the nation's present-day military rulers hand over power to civilians.
The International Criminal Court in The Hague opened the trial Thursday of one of the last major suspects in the 1994 Rwandan genocide, Felicien Kabuga. For more on the trail, VOA’s Nabeel Biajo spoke with Serge Brammertz, prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals.
Sudan military leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has issued a decree relieving five civilian members of the sovereign council from their duties. This occurred shortly after his announcement on Monday. VOA host Esther Githui-Ewart interviewed VOA's South Sudan Reporter Nabeel Biajo.
Trial of suspected Janjaweed militia leader Ali Kushayb is underway, but rights activists say Sudan's former president, others should be tried as well
Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman went on trial at International Criminal Court in The Hague, where he faces 31 counts of crimes that include persecution, pillaging, murder and rape
The UN's humanitarian agency says it needs the funds to assist 6.8 million people in South Sudan due to hunger, flooding and insecurity
Central Police unit accused of using excessive violence against peaceful anti-coup protesters
Latest violence represents 'another alarming sign of the increasing instability in Sudan,' says UN official
Thousands of Sudanese citizens staged another wave of anti-military protests in Khartoum and other parts of Sudan on Tuesday, and used it to honor International Women's Day
Khartoum looks to Russia after Western snubs
The former US Secretary of State was admired in Africa for his peacemaking across the continent
Extremist threats in Sudan are linked to its past and current transition, analysts say
Rebecca Nyandeng De Mabior says government has made progress implementing 2018 peace deal
Decision signals the country's reengagement with the international community, financial institutions
Head of investigative panel blames lack of resources and uncooperative security agencies for incomplete inquiry into assault on pro-democracy sit-in
Hearing will determine if there is enough evidence to proceed to trial on one or more of the 31 charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity Sudanese para-military commander Ali Kushayb is facing
Senior policy adviser says Sudan's transitional government should remain neutral on neighboring Chad's military takeover, warns that death of Chad's president could destabilize the entire Sahel region
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