In an address on state television, the Sudanese First Vice President and Minister of Defence Lieutenant General Awad Mohamed Ahmed Ibn Auf, announced a two-year period of military rule to be followed by presidential elections. Ibn Auf said President Omar Al Bashir was being detained in a "safe place" and a military [...]

Werner Daum is a retired university professor and a former German diplomat. Last December, he visited Sudan. In the following interview with German journalist Martin Lejeune, Daum speaks about his visit to Khartoum. Martin Lejeune: You have been to Sudan, recently. Would you share some of your impressions with us? Daum: Yes, [...]

It was totally unexpected. The pundits had not anticipated it. Nobody thought that a film from Sudan would get a major trophy at this year’s Berlin International Film Festival! But it did! «The Documentary Award» winner 2019 is from Sudan. And, not enough, it won the most sought after award as well: [...]

Directors General of Foreign Intelligence and Security Agencies of African countries participate in the 14th CISSA Summit which was held from September 27 until 30, 2017 in the Sudanese capital Khartoum. A high-ranking Delegation of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Director General of the General Intelligence Presidency (GIP) of the Kingdom [...]

In der vergangenen Tagen war der sudanische Aussenminister Ibrahim Ghandour zu einem offiziellen Besuch in Berlin und Warschau. Nach einem Fachgespräch in der Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, dem Think Tank der Bundesregierung, sprach er zu Martin Lejeune in seinem Berliner Hotel über Sudans regionale Aussenpolitik, und über die illegale Migration nach Europa. Minister [...]

Sudan is a safe and great tourist adventure escape with scenic beauty, rich diverse culture, and historical sites to visit. The International tourism fair Berlin (ITB) is the world’s leading travel trade show hosting 10,000 exhibitors from 180 countries. Sudan had a colourful presentation that got a lot attention by the visitors [...]

Fluchtursachen können langfristig nur bekämpft werden, wenn Peripherie und Zentrum auf den Sektoren der Bildung und Forschung auf Augenhöhe kooperieren. Eine strategische Partnerschaft zwischen dem Sudan und Deutschland aufzubauen und Kooperationen zwischen deutschen und sudanesischen Universitäten zu entwickeln, sind die Hauptziele der Sudanesisch-Deutschen Konferenz für Hochschulbildung und wissenschaftliche Forschung, die am 7. [...]