Ministry of Defence - Sudan

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Sudan Armed Forced spending

According to Research and Markets, a think-tank, spending on the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) stood at US$3.308bn in 2010 and is expected to rise to US$3.923bn in 2011, amounting to 22.2% of GDP.

The Sudanese air force consists of 61 combat capable aircraft, as well as Russian-built Divina 2 anti-aircraft missiles, according to the 2012 edition of the International Institute for Strategic Studies’ The Military Balance”.

Amum says Sudanese delegation escaped signing new deal
Friday 6 April 2012
April 5, 2012 (JUBA) — South Sudan’s chief negotiator with Sudan on post-independence issues on Thursday accused Khartoum of showing a clear lack of interest in reaching a lasting solution over number of contentious issues which the two (...)
Sudan and Libya discuss joint military cooperation
Wednesday 30 May 2012
May 30, 2012 (KHARTOUM) — Sudan’s defense minister, and chief of staff of the Libyan Air Force last Monday discussed military cooperation between the two countries but few information was available about the meeting. The official (...)
Sudan, Chad and Libya establish joint patrols to control common border
Friday 9 March 2012
March 8, 2012 (KHARTOUM) — Sudan’s Defense minister, Abdel Rahim Hussein said Wednesday that a tripartite force composed of Chad, Libya and Sudan will be formed soon to monitor their common borders. Sudan and Chad established a joint (...)
Sudan to increase military budget next year - parliament
Monday 5 November 2012
November 5, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese parliament revealed on Sunday that the country’s military budget will be increased next year to strengthen the army’s defense capabilities as criticism grows over the failure to respond to an (...)
Bashir appoints U.S. sanctioned general as new defence minister
Monday 24 August 2015
August 23, 2015 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese president Omer Hassan al-Bashir issued a decree today in which he named a new defence minister to replace Mustafa Obeid who served in this role temporarily following the cabinet reshuffle of (...)
South Sudan army vows readiness to pull back from buffer zone
Wednesday 7 November 2012
November 7, 2012 (JUBA/KHARTOUM) - South Sudan’s army has pledged to withdraw its forces from the demilitarized buffer zone it has agreed to establish along its tense border with Sudan, following the first sitting of a joint security (...)
Mini-war on north-south Sudan borders leads to cancellation of Bashir’s trip to Juba
Tuesday 27 March 2012
March 26, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese government on Monday announced that president Omer Hassan al-Bashir’s scheduled summit with his southern counterpart Salva Kiir on 3 April has been cancelled in wake of the most serious (...)
Sudan defense minister under pressure to resign over Heglig’s takeover
Sunday 15 April 2012
April 14, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese national assembly, that is dominated by the ruling National Congress Party (NCP), will soon summon defense minister Abdel-Rahim Mohamed Hussein to probe him on circumstances surrounding the fall (...)
Sudanese negotiating team meet Ethiopia’s Zenawi
Monday 2 April 2012
By Tesfa-Alem Tekle April 1, 2012 (ADDIS ABABA) - Sudan and South Sudanese government delegations met with Ethiopian Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi, on Sunday as part of ongoing negotiations between the two countries amid tension on (...)
Sudan defense minister blames Juba for failure in reaching security deal
Thursday 15 November 2012
November 14, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese defense minister Abdel-Rahim Mohamed Hussein blasted South Sudan government claiming that the latter caused the breakdown of the security talks in Juba this month. Sudan’s Defence Minister (...)

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