Bashir names new PM as protest leaders dismiss emergency
Bashir’s three-decade rule has been rocked by two months of protests that a deadly crackdown has failed to suppress
Sudan protesters remain resilient, but Bashir unbowed
As the protest campaign against Bashir’s regime enters its third month on Tuesday, demonstrators are pressing on with rallies
Sudan protests rumble on as Bashir remains defiant
Sudanese authorities led by the feared National Intelligence and Security Service have cracked down on protesters, drawing international criticism
Bashir appoints new PM as cabinet sacked
President Omar al-Bashir’s decision to fire the entire government was approved by the top leaders of his ruling National Congress Party
African leaders create ‘Cape to Cairo’ free-trade zone
African leaders have signed a historic agreement to create the continent’s largest common market, encompassing 26 countries.
Africans negotiate ‘one trade regime’ for common market
Officials of three African economic blocs held talks on a "one trade regime" that would forge a common market spanning the continent.
Egypt gays live in fear under Sisi regime
"There is a constant fear and anxiety. I never had this kind of feeling in my life. Now you are afraid in your own home," says a gay man in Egypt.
Egypt’s Sisi ‘has not learned lesson of Arab Spring’
Egypt’s presidential frontrunner Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has said it will take up to 25 years for Egypt to achieve "true democracy".
Egypt’s PM calls Muslim Brotherhood ‘terrorist’ group
After a car bomb killed 14 people in Mansoura, Egypt’s prime minister has labelled the Islamist party, the Muslim Brotherhood, a terrorist group.
Egypt police hunt for church wedding shooters
Cairo police are now searching for two men on a motorbike who opened fire on guests at a church wedding, killing four including an eight-year-old.
