As protesters demonstrated in parts of the Sudanese capital of Khartoum on Thursday, President Omar al-Bashir visited the northeastern state of Kassala, announcing that the border between neighboring E...

The former No. 2 leader of Somalia-based militant group al-Shabab wants to become president of the country's South West regional state. Mukhtar Robow, also known as Abu Mansour, made the announcement t...

Journalists, rights activists and opposition activists often detained with no reasonable charges, UK-based group says.

The United States on Thursday noted the release of a group of Sudanese political prisoners, following an order by Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir earlier this week. Some 54 political detainees were re...

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir ordered the immediate release of all political prisoners in the country, the state news agency SUNA said on Tuesday. The...

The decision to let the prisoners go seemed intended to mollify human rights critics. ......

Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - An unspecified number of political detainees have been set free in various locations in the Sudan, following a decree by President Omar Bashir which stipulates all political d...

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Conflict and political insecurity in the Horn of Africa, notably in South Sudan, are expected to continue to drive humanitarian needs?sometimes compounding, or caused b...

Both the South Sudan government and rebels loyal to former Vice President Riek Machar say they are not holding political detainees or prisoners of war. The declarations to VOA's South Sudan in Focus ca...

1. Following the Decision of the Summit of the ECOWAS Authority taken on 17th December 2016 in Abuja, Nigeria, Mediation efforts, including visits to Banjul, were undertaken by the Chai...