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Alawiyah Mukhtar

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President Omar al-Bashir's administration is set to preventing the country's opposition from holding protests against a planned increase in electricity prices, sources say.

23 July, 2015

Sudan moves a step closer to intervention in southern neighbour state as Khartoum and Juba trade accusations of support for rebels.

29 April, 2015

Sudanese began voting Monday in an election expected to be won by President Omar al-Bashir, with opposition parties boycotting the poll.

13 April, 2015

Analysis: After years as an outsider in the Arab world, Sudan hopes its role in Saudi-led alliance in Yemen will bring it back into the fold, says Alawiyah Mukhtar.

26 March, 2015

Analysis: Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia have reached agreement regarding the Renaissance Dam that diplomats say is a sign of improving relations.

06 March, 2015

Analysis: The over-riding ambition of Sudan's regime to stay in power is manifest in its ditching of former allies, as the global tide turns against political and militant Islamist organisations.

28 February, 2015

Analysis: Conflict in Libya and insurgencies in nearby countries threaten to further destabilise Sudan's Darfur region, itself scarred by years of civil war.

17 February, 2015

Analysis: After decades of broken relations, Khartoum realises it holds the cards in fresh talks, says Alawiyah Mukhtah.

13 February, 2015