Tag: Sudan

Sudan’s ex-President to be handed over to ICC for prosecution for crimes against humanity

Aminu Imam

The Republic of Sudan says it will hand longtime leader Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court, (ICC), along with other officials wanted over the Darfur conflict, its Foreign Minister, Mariam al-Mahdi said yesterday. The “cabinet decided to hand over wanted officials to the ICC,” Mahdi was quoted as saying by State media. Bashir, who ruled Sudan with an iron fist for three decades before being deposed amidst popular protests in 2019, faces charges of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur. The United Nations (UN) says 300,000…

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Sudanese PM vows to protect Ethiopian refugees streaming into Sudan

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The head of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) visited some refugee camps near the Sudanese borders with Ethiopia where over 43,000 Ethiopians fleeing from fighting in their homeland have arrived in Sudan, saying urgent assistance is needed for the refugees, most of whom are children “I am in Sudan and visiting areas near the Ethiopian border, where 43,000 refugees from Ethiopia’s Tigray region have arrived so far,.” said UNHCR Commissioner, Filippo Grandi, shortly after landing in Kasala, one of the areas hosing the Ethiopian refugees. “Sudan once…

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87 stranded Nigerians return home from Sudan

Ishaku Yohanna

At least 87 Nigerians stranded in Sudan amid the coronavirus pandemic have returned home, the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission has said. Announcing via Twitter on Saturday, NIDCOM said the evacuees arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at 09:15 am via Air Sudan. The returnees, who tested negative for Covid-19 before departure, are expected to self-isolate for 14 days according to the protocol of the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. They are also expected to take another Covid-19 test before rejoining society.

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