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History of Sudan

Events in the year 2021 in Sudan.

See also: 2021 in North Africa and 2021 in East Africa

Incumbents

Events

Ongoing – War in Darfur, COVID-19 pandemic in Sudan

  • January 3 – Sudan, Egypt, and Ethiopia agree to hold further talks this month to resolve their dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile.[1]
  • January 6 – Sudan and the United States sign the Abraham Accords opening a path to normalization of Sudanese-Israeli relations and settling the debt with the World Bank.[2]
  • January 16 – Fighting between Masalit people and Arab nomads in Al Geneina District leaves 84 dead and 160 wounded, including soldiers. This is two weeks after the United Nations withdrew its peacekeepers from West Darfur.[3][4]
  • January 17 – The death toll in weekend fighting goes to 130 in West Darfur and dozens in South Darfur. At least 50,000 people are displaced.[5]
  • January 19 – Tensions rise along the border between Sudan and Ethiopia days after Sudan accused Ethiopia of violating its airspace.[6] South Sudan has offered to mediate.[7]
  • January 20 – No injuries or damage reported in an attack on Governor Mohammed Abdalla al-Douma's residence in Geneina, West Darfur.[8]
  • January 24 – Police fire tear gas at dozens of people protesting about the economy in Khartoum; similar protests were held in Omdurman. Inflation reached 269% in December and Sudan has a debt of USD $60 billion. The Export–Import Bank of the United States recently gave Sudan a $1 billion loan.[9]
  • January 26 – General Abdel-Fattah Burhan and Minister of Defence Yassin Ibrahim meet with Israeli Intelligence Minister Eli Cohen in Khartoum.[10]

Deaths

See also

References
  1. "Nile dam dispute: Sudan, Egypt, Ethiopia agree to hold more talks". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  2. Axelrod, Tal (6 January 2021). "Sudan officials announce signing of 'Abraham Accords' with US". TheHill. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  3. "Scores killed in Sudan's Darfur clashes". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  4. Strick, Benjamin [@BenDoBrown] (January 21, 2021). "Satellite imagery of El Geneina (الجنينة) in Darfur, Sudan shows widespread burning of homes after ethnic violence on January 16 leaving at least 80 killed, 160+ wounded and more than 50,000 displaced. Image @planetlabs More in this thread Thread" (Tweet). Archived from the original on January 22, 2021 – via Twitter.
  5. "Tribal clashes leave dozens dead in 2 Sudanese provinces". AP NEWS. 18 January 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  6. Mules, Ineke (20 January 2021). "East Africa: Tensions Escalate Between Ethiopia and Sudan". allAfrica.com. DW. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  7. "South Sudan 'Ready to Mediate Between Sudan, Ethiopia' to End Border Conflict". allAfrica.com. East African. 18 January 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  8. Magdy, Samy (20 January 2021). "Armed men try to storm governor's house in Sudan's Darfur". The Associated Press. Retrieved January 21, 2021. There were no injuries or damage in the attempted attack on West Darfur Gov. Mohammed Abdalla al-Douma’s residence in the provincial capital of Genena, but it underscored the heightened tensions in the restive region where a bout of tribal violence has killed around 230 people since last week.
  9. "Sudan police fire teargas at protesters over worsening economy". msn.com. AFP. January 24, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  10. "Officials say Israeli minister visited Sudan to discuss ties". AP NEWS. 26 January 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  11. بسبب كورونا .. وفاة الفنان السودانى عبد الحكيم الطاهر (in Arabic)

Viewpoint: Why Ethiopia and Sudan have fallen out over al-Fashaga (Alex De Waal - Africa analyst, BBC News, January 2, 2021)

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