Sudan, Russia and Red Sea

'No obstacles' to Russian Red Sea base - Sudan
Sudan has said a final deal has been agreed with Russia to establish a naval base on the war-torn country's Red Sea coast, saying there were "no obstacles" to it. An agreement was discussed under former President Omar al-Bashir, but the military government that overthrew him had later said the matter was under review.
Russia, Sudan agree on Red Sea naval base, Sudanese foreign minister says
An agreement has been reached for the creation of a Russian naval base in Sudan, Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Yusef Sharif said in a televised press conference in Moscow on Wednesday. "We are in complete agreement on this issue,
Russia gains strategic Red Sea foothold with Sudan base deal
The Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Jusuf Sharif confirmed that his country will allow Russia to establish a naval base in Port Sudan on the Red Sea coast. Moscow has been actively seeking such an agreement,
Sudan to allow Russia to build its first naval base in Africa
Sudan will allow Russia to build its first naval base in Africa, the country's foreign minister, Ali Youssef, said during a visit to Moscow on Feb. 12. "Sudan and Russia have reached an understanding on the agreement regarding the Russian naval base,
Russia Might Have a New Foreign Naval Base—In Sudan
Per the terms of the announced deal, Russia will establish its naval base near Port Sudan with a 25-year lease.
Russia announces plans to establish new naval base in Sudan
Sudanese Foreign Minister in an interview with Russia Today, has said that an agreement signed years ago for the creation of a Russian naval base in Sudan remains on the table following talks in Moscow.
Paramilitary forces raid Sudan’s largest refugee camp
Fighters from Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have torched parts of Sudan’s largest refugee camp, firing ...
Sudan's RSF Attacks Famine-Stricken Camp as Battle Lines Harden
Nearly 22 months after war erupted from a power struggle between the two factions, the RSF controls almost all of Darfur in ...
Sudan fighters accused of storming famine-hit camp
The Zamzam camp in North Darfur has been the target of intense artillery shelling since late last year, but this is the first ...
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UAE pledges $200M in aid to Sudan as it calls for Ramadan ceasefire
At a conference in Ethiopia, the UAE's minister of state for international cooperation called on the warring parties in Sudan ...
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The Soapbox: Mafia crackdown in Italy, Sudan truce in UAE, cease-fire violation in occupied Palestine
In Italy, gov’t issues largest crackdown on mafia in decades Italian police arrested around 150 affiliates to the Sicilian ...
UAE proposes Sudan ceasefire; army rejects the call
The United Arab Emirates called on Tuesday for a ceasefire in Sudan during the coming holy month of Ramadan, a UAE official ...
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South Sudan: Adopt a strong resolution extending UN investigations for two years
Ahead of the UN Human Rights Coun­cil’s (hereafter “HRC” or “Coun­­cil”) 58th regular session (Feb­­ruary 24 - April 4 2025), ...
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United Arab Emirates calls for ‘humanitarian pause’ in Sudan war
United Arab Emirates, the country accused of being one of biggest sponsors of the war says it wants the guns silenced during ...
South Sudan’s deputy president says firing of officials threatens a peace deal with the president
South Sudan’s deputy president says a cabinet reshuffle this week that saw the removal of multiple senior officials threatens a fragile peace agreement reached with the president in 2018.
South Sudan's Kiir replaces two vice-presidents, spy chief
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has dismissed his intelligence chief and two of the country's vice-presidents, replacing ...
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Sudan, ‘the most devastating humanitarian and displacement crises in the world’
Sudan’s ruinous civil war is approaching its third year, leaving a legacy of malnutrition, massive population displacement ...