New developments:
On the 27th of June 2016, Higher Education Minister, Sumayia Abu Kosha proposed to ban political activities in the Sudanese universities. In a speech before the Sudanese parliament in Khartoum, Abu Kosha accused the armed groups of smuggling white weapons to the universities campuses to destabilize the security situation. The minister further demanded “the enactment of laws that criminalize carrying weapons in universities and prohibiting political activity that claims lives.