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History of Sudan

Events in the year 2020 in Sudan.

Incumbents

Events

Ongoing – War in Darfur

January
  • January 1 – Independence Day[1]
  • January 7 – Coptic Christmas
  • January 14 – Revolution and Youth Day

February

March
  • March 13
    • The country reports its first COVID-19 case in Khartoum, a man who died on 12 March, 2020 and had visited the United Arab Emirates in the first week of March.[6]
    • Sudan stopped issuing visas for, and flights to, eight countries, including Italy and neighbouring Egypt, over fears of the coronavirus outbreak.[7]

April
  • April 9 – Martyrs' Day
  • April 22 – Sudan reports 13 deaths and 140 confirmed cases of COVID-19, but there are fears that the actual number is much higher as people only go to the hospital when they are very sick. The government has increased its health budget by 200%, but $120 million to fight the new virus and $150 million to cover medicines until June is still needed. Importing equipment and medicine is difficult as suppliers prioritize their own countries.[8]
  • April 29 – Representatives from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) visit Sudan to rally support and recruit fighters for Libya's Khalifa Haftar.[9]
  • April 30 – Sudan criminalizes female genital mutilation.[10]

May
  • May 6 – Fighting between Arabs and non-Arabs in South Darfur, Sudan, leaves thirty dead and a dozen wounded.[11]
  • May 12 – Sudan pushes Ethiopia to resume discussion related to the $4.6 billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Nile River that officials say will start filling in July.[12]
  • May 13 – In the third incident of armed violence this month, 24 people, including paratroopers are killed in Kaduqli, Sudan.[13]
  • May 23 – Sudan announces the formation of a special police force to prevent attacks on health workers. The country has reported at least 63 deaths from COVID-19 among around 3,380 confirmed cases of the coronavirus. There have been two dozen attacks on health workers over the past two months.[14]

June
  • June 2 – Sudan appoints Maj. Gen. Yassin Ibrahim Yassin as its new Defense Minister.[15]
  • June 9 – Sudanese militia leader Ali Kushayb, is arrested and charged with 50 crimes against humanity and war crimes in the War in Darfur.[16]
  • June 26 – Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia agree to delay filling the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).[17]

July
  • July 11 – Sudan institutes reforms allowing non-Muslims to drink alcohol in private and outlawing Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).[18]
  • July 13 – Sudanese security forces violently break up a protest camp in North Darfur, killing at least protester and wounding a dozen others, including four children, activists.[19]
  • July 24 – Mass graves likely tied to a 1990 coup attempt against former President Omar al-Bashir in Sudan are discovered.[20]

Deaths
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References
  1. CIA Factbook: Sudan retrieved 30 March 2020
  2. Sudanese leader says he 'felt comfortable' with Netanyahu during meeting. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan reveals he 'prayed to God' before unprecedented talks in Uganda with Israeli premier. By TOI STAFF and AGENCIES, 9 February 2020.
  3. Mubarak al-Mahdi to Asharq Al-Awsat: Normalizing Ties with Israel Acquits Sudan of Terrorism 9 February 2020 aawsat.com.
  4. "Omar al-Bashir: Sudan agrees ex-president must face ICC". BBC News. 11 February 2020.
  5. Sudan seeks to end terror designation in USS Cole settlement AP, 13 Feb 2020
  6. "Sudan reports first coronavirus case". The East African. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  7. "Sudan stops visas and flights for eight countries including Egypt over coronavirus: statement". Reuters. 2020-03-12. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  8. "Few ventilators, little cash: Sudan braces for coronavirus test". Reuters. 23 April 2020. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  9. "UAE officials 'visit Sudan' to rally support for Libya's Haftar". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved Apr 30, 2020.
  10. "Sudan criminalises FGM, makes it punishable by 3 years in prison". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved Apr 30, 2020.
  11. News, A. B. C. "Clashes between Arabs, non-Arabs in Sudan province kill 30". ABC News. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  12. News, A. B. C. "Sudan pushes Ethiopia to resume stalled talks over Nile dam". ABC News. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  13. News, A. B. C. "Sudan clashes kill 26, including paramilitary forces". ABC News. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  14. News, A. B. C. "Sudan to establish police force to protect health workers". ABC News. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  15. "Sudan appoints new defense chief amid tensions with Ethiopia". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  16. News, A. B. C. "Sudan militia leader in custody on Darfur war crimes charges". ABC News. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  17. "Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan agree to delay filling dam". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  18. "Sudan to allow drinking alcohol for non-Muslims, ban FGM". ca.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  19. News, A. B. C. "Sudanese forces break up protest camp in Darfur, killing 1". ABC News. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  20. "Sudan finds mass grave likely linked to foiled 1990 coup". AP NEWS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  21. بعد صراع مع المرض.. وفاة الفنان السودانى عبد العزيز المبارك داخل مستشفى بالقاهرة (in Arabic)
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