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Spotlight | Sudan
Bashir plans his defence from Kober prison

Former Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. © Abd Rabbo Ammar/Abaca/Reuters

After numerous delays, largely due to the Covid-19 pandemic, ex-president Omar al-Bashir's trial hearings are due to resume tomorrow in the Sudanese capital. A report on the prison conditions of the ousted long-time ruler of Khartoum. [...]

Published on 22/03/2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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New blood, new approach: how ICC prosecutor plans to rebuild case against Bashir

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Beshir's archives become bartering tool for Khartoum's new leaders

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Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Spotlight | Sudan
Bashir plans his defence from Kober prison

In Focus | Sudan
Fugitive NCP veteran Ali Karti ready to pounce from the shadows

Sudan
Junta hobbles launch of International Criminal Court office in Khartoum

Sudan
French lawyers open new front on Darfur at ICC

In Focus | Sudan
New blood, new approach: how ICC prosecutor plans to rebuild case against Bashir

Sudan
ICC team on reconnaissance visit to Khartoum

Egypt, Israel, Sudan
Beshir's archives become bartering tool for Khartoum's new leaders

Egypt, Sudan
Al-Sisi spymasters plays guardian angel to transition in Khartoum

Spotlight | Sudan
‘The Fall of Political Islam', Act One

Sudan
Omar al-Bashir's contortions to remain in power

Sudan
Night of the long knives between Bashir and the Islamists