Your weekly roundup of key stories on political issues in Sudan and South Sudan:

Over 13 million eligible voters in Sudan's Monday election (Radio Tamazuj, 11 April 2015) - Sudan's National Elections Commission (NEC) confirmed that the general elections will kick off on 13 April across the states.

Sudan summons EU envoy over election remarks (Reuters, 10 April 2015) - Sudan's Foreign Ministry said on Friday it had summoned the European Union's representative in Khartoum over critical EU remarks about the country's political environment ahead of elections next week.

Troika says Sudan elections environment not 'credible' (Radio Tamazuj, 10 April 2015) - The United States of America, the United Kingdom, and Norway yesterday issued a joint statement saying the current environment in Sudan is not conducive for 'credible' elections.

Sudan govt says release of Abu Issa 'political' (Radio Tamazuj, 10 April 2015) - The Sudanese government has confirmed that Justice Minister Mohamed Bushara Dosa yesterday suspended the criminal case against opposition leader Farouk Abu Issa for 'political' considerations.

Sudan electoral body to leave out 7 Nuba Mountain constituencies (Radio Tamazuj, 8 April 2015) - Sudan's National Elections Commission (NEC) announced they would leave out seven constituencies in South Kordofan State from Monday's vote due to insecurity.

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