Sudanese parties on Monday condemned abuses in voter registrations for the first multi-party elections in 24 years set for April, calling for the enrolment period to be extended.

US envoy Scott Gration will return to Khartoum and Darfur this week as part of US diplomatic efforts to ease tensions in the region, the State Department said Monday.

Thousands of Algerian and Egyptian fans flocked into Khartoum on Tuesday for a make-or-break World Cup qualification play-off, with police out in force to segregate the rival supporters.

Thousands of Algerian and Egyptian fans flocked into Khartoum on Tuesday for a make-or-break World Cup qualification play-off, with police out in force to segregate the rival supporters.

Qatari-hosted talks between the Sudanese government and Darfur rebels due to begin on Monday in Doha have again been postponed, a mediator said on Sunday, amid a lingering split in rebel ranks.

President Omar al-Beshir on Sunday announced the immediate lifting of state censorship on the press, meeting a key demand of the media ahead of Sudan's first elections in almost 25 years.

There is a "real chance" that the 2011 referendum on the future of South Sudan will lead to a vote for the region to break away from Africa's largest nation, the regional president said on Sunday.

A peacekeeper with the joint United Nations African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) was killed in an ambush in the western Sudanese region, a senior UNAMID official told AFP on Tuesday.

A Nigerian peacekeeper with the joint United Nations African Union Mission in Darfur was killed in an ambush in the western Sudanese region, UNAMID said on Tuesday.

A Nigerian peacekeeper with the joint United Nations African Union Mission in Darfur was killed in an ambush in the western Sudanese region, UNAMID officials said on Tuesday.

Around 20 Sudanese political parties threatened on Wednesday to boycott next year's elections, the first in more than two decades, unless President Omar al-Beshir implements reforms.

Around 20 Sudanese political parties threatened on Wednesday to boycott next year's elections, the first in more than two decades, unless President Omar al-Beshir implements reforms.

Around 20 Sudanese political parties threatened on Wednesday to boycott next year's elections, the first in more than two decades, unless President Omar al-Beshir implements reforms.

President Omar al-Beshir on Thursday said he supported a "democratic transformation" in Sudan and promised that general elections scheduled for next year would be free and fair.

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's ruling party nominated President Omar Hassan al-Bashir for re-election on Saturday despite an International Criminal Court warrant to arrest him for war crimes.

Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir on Monday invited the country's opposition for talks aimed at avoiding clashes in next year's general election, a week after they threatened to boycott it.

Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir on Monday invited the country's opposition for talks aimed at avoiding clashes in next year's general election, a week after they threatened to boycott it.

Envoys from the UN Security Council's top powers have called on Sudan's feuding parties to urgently implement a 2005 peace accord and prepare for 2010 elections.

The Darfur conflict can only be resolved by the Sudanese, former South African president Thabo Mbeki and the head of an African Union panel on the unrest said Thursday.

Qatari-hosted talks between the Sudanese government and Darfur rebels have been postponed until November 16, the UN mediator said on Wednesday.