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SUDAN

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 28, 2023
Sudan conflict threatens supply of key soft drink ingredient
About 70% of the world's supply of gum arabic, for which there are few substitutes, comes from the acacia trees in the Sahel region that runs through Sudan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 27, 2023
Evacuating citizens from war zones differs from country to country
Japan has very different ideas on how to evacuate its nationals from war zones compared to countries like the United States.
JAPAN
Apr 25, 2023
58 Japanese citizens and family members evacuated from Sudan
Forty-five of them were flown out on a Self-Defense Forces aircraft to neighboring Djibouti.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 25, 2023
Evacuees recount 'difficult days' after risky escape from Sudan
Wheelchair-bound elderly women and babies asleep in their parents' arms were among nearly 200 people from more than 20 countries who fled to safety.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 24, 2023
A journey across Sudan's capital Khartoum, a city transformed by war
In the Sudanese capital, charred paramilitary pick-up trucks hit by air strikes litter main streets and weary residents queue for bread in neighborhoods largely emptied of civilian life.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 23, 2023
As war rages in Sudan, countries angle for advantage
Diplomats from Africa, the Middle East and the West have appealed for a halt to the fighting that has reduced parts of the capital, Khartoum, to a smoking battlefield.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 23, 2023
U.S. military evacuates diplomats from Sudan as conflict rages
The mission, ordered by President Joe Biden, saw special operations forces positioned 1,288 kilometers away in Djibouti bring the Americans out on MH-47 Chinook helicopters.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 22, 2023
U.S. military prepares options for possible Sudan evacuation
Two U.S. officials said a decision on a possible evacuation of the embassy is expected soon, but it was unclear if there will be a public announcement.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 21, 2023
World leaders emboldened Sudan's warring generals, analysts say
'It was their poorly thought out political process which really ratcheted up tensions,' one analyst said.
JAPAN
Apr 19, 2023
SDF to evacuate Japanese citizens from Sudan as conflict rages
The government will send Self-Defense Forces personnel to evacuate Japanese citizens from the African nation, the top government spokesman said in an unscheduled news conference.
Japan Times
WORLD / EXPLAINER
Apr 18, 2023
What's behind the crisis in Sudan?
Tension had been building for months between Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which together toppled a civilian government in an October 2021 coup.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 17, 2023
Fighting rages in Sudan despite humanitarian pause
A second day of battles left three U.N. staff among more than 50 civilians killed nationwide.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 1, 2022
How a sanctioned Russian company gained access to Sudan’s gold
The Wagner Group's secretive and expanding business dealings in Africa show the limitations of Western nations' attempts to censure it and other Russian firms.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 29, 2022
Five African countries. Six coups. Why now?
While a number of nations have recently experienced military takeovers — most plagued by insecurity, poor governance and frustrated youth — there's no one-size-fits-all explanation.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 19, 2021
Facebook shuts fake accounts in Sudan as fight for public opinion rages online
Facebook said the network comprised more than 100 accounts and pages and had more than 1.8 million followers.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 21, 2021
Sudan says coup by ousted president's loyalists thwarted
A government spokesman said remnants of Omar al-Bashir's government had participated in the coup attempt.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 23, 2020
Ethiopia’s prime minister trades his Nobel Peace Prize for civil war
We may be long past holding laureates of the Nobel Peace Prize to its lofty standards — the cruel cynicism of Henry Kissinger and open bigotry of Aung San Suu Kyi are just two instances of honorees behaving dishonorably — but Abiy Ahmed’s belly flop from the pedestal is nonetheless remarkable....
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 12, 2020
Thousands flee Ethiopia fighting that’s left hundreds dead
Thousands of people have fled violence in northern Ethiopia, where the government said it’s killed at least 550 fighters in a week of clashes with forces loyal to the Tigray region’s rebellious ruling party.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 18, 2020
ICC trial in The Hague one option for Sudan's al-Bashir, says minister
Sudan could send former leader Omar al-Bashir and other suspects to The Hague for trial before the International Criminal Court, but any decision would need approval from military and civilian rulers, the information minister said on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 12, 2020
Sudan agrees ex-President al-Bashir should appear before ICC over Darfur crimes
Sudan's government and rebel groups in Darfur agreed on Tuesday that all those wanted by the International Criminal Court should appear before the tribunal, a list that includes ousted president Omar al-Bashir.

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