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Dozens of pro-Sharia supporters have protested in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, over recent government reforms that allow non-Muslims to drink alcohol, and scrap the apostasy law and public flogging. The reforms come after long-time ruler Omar al-Bashir was ousted last year following massive street protests. The protesters, who oppose any easing of …

Former Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah has missed out on becoming the head coach of Sudan after the Sudan Football Association make final shortlist. The Sudan football governing body have shortlisted Belgian trainer Ronny Van Geneugden and Frenchman Hubert Velud for the vacant role. In the next 48 hours, one of …

Gunfire was heard from military bases operated by the Sudanese intelligence Service in Khartoum as some members of the facility mutinied against various reforms, the military said. The camps in Kafouri, north of Khartoum and Riyadh which hosts the Operations Corps, involved a group of soldiers who were protesting against …

Former Black Stars coach Kwesi Appiah has been linked with the vacant Sudan national team job, according to reports in Sudan. GHANAsoccernet.com understands the former Ghana trainer has received an offer from the Sudan Football Federation to take over the national team. Sudan are currently without a coach after they …

A law has been passed in Sudan dissolving the party of ousted former president Omar al-Bashir. Mr Bashir seized power in a 1989 coup and ruled for almost three decades, until he was overthrown by a protest movement in April. The country’s transitional authorities also repealed a public order law …

Here are key dates in Sudan since Omar al-Bashir, who on Friday announced a nationwide state of emergency following two months of deadly anti-government protests, came to power three decades ago. 1989: Coup In June 1989, army brigadier Bashir seizes power in a coup backed by Islamist ideologue Hassan al-Turabi. …