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Sudan
Haggar forced to pull plug in Khartoum and regroup

The company, which is a major employer in Sudan, has informed its staff it will be closing its operations there at the end of the month. But the shock decision had already been leaked on social media, and managers are now trying to mitigate the fallout. [...]

Published on 23/06/2023 at 05:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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George Anis Haggar
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Taqaddum, private sector to discuss post-conflict scenarios

The Coordination of Civil Democratic Forces and dozens of business people are due to meet in the Ethiopian capital this week for a conference organised by a US NGO.

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Sudan's former prime minister Abdallah Hamdok, chair of Taqaddum, in 2019.

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Bank of Khartoum and Faysal Islamic Bank dominate cashless banking

The two Sudanese banks are the only establishments to offer cashless payment options at a time when access to cash is difficult and even impossible, with banks in Khartoum closing down their over-the-counter services.

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Hemeti sends envoy to tell Europe how RSF protects civilians

Youssef Ezzat, a political adviser to the leader of the Rapid Support Forces, is to visit Berlin and London after a trip to Paris to try to convince these major Western powers that his camp is going all out to protect Sudanese civilians.

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Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo during a press conference at Rapid Support Forces headquarter in Khartoum, on 19 February 2023.

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AU sets out plan to take the reins on Sudan de-escalation

The African Union Commission, riding a wave of virulent criticism against US-Saudi mediation efforts on Sudan and amid the failure of various ceasefire agreements, is working on its own de-escalation plan, which Africa Intelligence has seen.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 30.05.2023

Bankole Adeoye, African Union (AU) Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, and Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), talk between themselves as they arrive at the AU headquarters for a meeting of the Extended Mechanism on the Sudan Crisis in Addis Ababa on 2 May 2023.

Spotlight | Sudan
Security Council paralysed by internal tensions

Since hostilities broke out on 15 April, the three African members of the UN Security Council have been promoting the principle of 'subsidiarity' to push for IGAD to take the lead on the mediation of the Sudanese crisis.

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