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A military plane crashes shortly after takeoff from an airport in Sudan's West Darfur, killing the 18 people on board.
2020-01-2

Heavy gunfire is reported in the Sudanese capital Khartoum as Rapid Support Forces loyal to President Omar al-Bashir attempted to break-up an anti-government protest outside the military's headquarters, killing at least 14 people, including five Sudanese soldiers who defected to the opposition.
2019-04-9

Thousands of Sudanese students take to the streets around the University of Kordofan in Khartoum and other parts of the country to protest the recent killing of students last Monday. Security forces opened fire on a peaceful protest, killing many students after they attempted to nominate pro-opposition candidates for their campus elections.
2016-04-22

South Africa plans to leave the International Criminal Court (ICC) as the government faces criticism for, earlier this year, ignoring a court order to arrest Sudan's president.
2015-10-11

Sudan puts a married Ethiopian woman on trial after being gang-raped because she waited before she reported it. She faces the death penalty for adultery.
2014-02-21

President of Sudan Omar al-Bashir orders the release of all political prisoners.
2013-04-1

2012 South Sudan–Sudan border conflict: Sudan and South Sudan restart talks to avoid war amid accusations of bombing raids.
2012-05-29

Abyei is reported to have been taken under the control of soldiers from the North, with the United Nations confirming events.
2011-05-21

57,000 people are made homeless by heavy floods near Aweil, Northern Bahr el Ghazal in southern Sudan.
2010-09-1