Sudan has recognized Kosovo, confirmed Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani, also announcing the establishment of diplomatic relations, reports KoSSev.

Osmani shared the news of the recognition following a meeting with Sudan’s Foreign Minister, Ali Youssef al-Sharif, on the sidelines of the Diplomatic Forum in Antalya.

“It was an honor and a pleasure to meet with the Foreign Minister of Sudan. In our first meeting, he informed me that the President of Sudan has made the decision to recognize the independence of the Republic of Kosovo, and that we will establish diplomatic relations between our two countries,” Osmani said in a video posted on the social network X. “On behalf of the people of the Republic of Kosovo, I express my gratitude. This marks the beginning of a wonderful partnership,” she added.

The Sudanese minister also expressed satisfaction, emphasizing the importance of this decision and thanking Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for organizing the Forum in Antalya.

“I am honored and privileged to have been sent here today by the President of my country. After meeting with President Erdoğan, which was a good sign for this gathering in Turkey, we decided to recognize your beautiful country. On behalf of the peace-loving people of Sudan, I extend deep respect to your state as a new member of the international community,” said the Sudanese minister.

He emphasized that despite Sudan’s serious internal crisis, the country sees Kosovo as a partner with rich experience and knowledge, adding that he expects strong bilateral cooperation in the future, including official visits and collaboration on multiple levels.

Osmani also thanked President Erdoğan, whom Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has repeatedly described as a friend of both the Serbian people and himself. While many expected recognition from another country, it became clear this was about to happen when Osmani addressed the Kosovan public from Antalya yesterday, explicitly highlighting Turkey’s role in facilitating rapprochement between Syria and Kosovo.

Meanwhile in Belgrade, Aleksandar Vučić, burdened with numerous domestic issues, particularly months-long mass protests, was delivering a speech at a rally. Many Serbs from Kosovo traveled today to support him. When Kenya recently recognized Kosovo, Vučić announced he would send a delegation to Africa and hinted at “new surprises.”

Sudan – A Country Facing Major Challenges

Sudan is an African country with around 50 million inhabitants, making it the third-largest country on the continent. For the past two years, it has been facing internal conflict between the army and paramilitary forces, leading to a major humanitarian crisis. According to reports, around 20,000 people have died since the start of the conflict, while nearly half of the population is facing extreme hunger.

About two weeks ago, Kenya also recognized Kosovo, after years of stagnation in Kosovo’s diplomatic efforts. Kosovan sources now claim that Sudan is the 119th country to recognize Kosovo, while Serbian sources argue that the number is below 100, following a series of derecognitions led by Serbia’s diplomatic offensive under Ivica Dačić, which was practically halted by the Washington Agreement.

Tens of thousands of Poles marched through the center of Warsaw today in a patriotic march organized by the main opposition party, Law and Justice (PiS), and its leader Jarosław Kaczyński, to jointly celebrate 1,000 years since the coronation of Bolesław I the Brave as King of Poland and 500 years since the Duchy of Prussia became a fiefdom of the Polish Crown.

The march, which began with an attempt to break the record for the number of couples dancing the polonaise, culminated in a speech by the main speaker, Karol Nawrocki, the conservative populists' candidate for the presidential election on May 18 and director of the Institute of National Remembrance.

"We cannot agree to have our freedom taken away, to surrender our sovereignty! We want a Poland that cares for Poles, where they live well. We want a Poland that has the ambition to be great. A thousand years of the crown today cry out to us that Poles will never give in to discouragement and will never give up their freedom, their sovereignty!" said Nawrocki, who was greeted by the crowd with shouts of "King Karol!"

Waving national flags and chanting "This is Poland!", "God, Honor, and Fatherland!" and slogans against the pro-European coalition government of Prime Minister Donald Tusk such as: "The red crow will never defeat the eagle!" and "This is Poland, not Brussels!", the organizers estimated that 100,000 people participated in the march. However, official estimates by city authorities suggest 20,000 Warsaw residents, along with another 10,000 brought by the party in 200 buses from across Poland.

When asked by reporters from Polish media, march participants explained that they were there because, after 500 years, Poles should not be forced to be “vassals of Germany,” and because the government of Prime Minister Tusk allegedly refuses to organize a celebration of the 1,000-year anniversary of the Polish crown, claiming it is a “German government.”

“And we are patriots, not Russian Germans,” one participant told a reporter from Gazeta Wyborcza.

"Every red piece of trash votes for Rafał Trzaskowski," was one of the slogans chanted against the Civic Coalition’s presidential candidate, the popular liberal mayor of Warsaw.

Prime Minister Donald Tusk, in a promotional video titled “1,000 Reasons to Be Proud” shared on social media, invited Poles to celebrate the 1,000-year anniversary of the Kingdom of Poland together in Warsaw on April 26.

Polls currently give Trzaskowski the best chance of winning the presidential elections following the departure of current President Andrzej Duda from Law and Justice, showing him with at least a 10-point lead in both the first and second rounds, regardless of his opponent.

It is uncertain whether the conservative populist candidate Nawrocki will make it to the second round, due to nearly equal support for the candidate of the radical nationalist Confederation party, Sławomir Mentzen.

Iran and the United States, which have had no diplomatic relations since 1980, began rare "indirect" negotiations today in Oman, according to a spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry.

Talks between Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and U.S. presidential envoy Steve Whitkoff "began thanks to the mediation of Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi," Esmail Baghaei said on the social media platform X.

The spokesperson stated that the negotiations will take place at a location arranged by the Omani host, and that representatives from Iran and the U.S. will be seated in separate rooms, conveying their positions to each other through the Omani foreign minister.

Earlier, Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi told Iranian journalists that "if there is enough will on both sides, we will decide on a timeline, but it is still too early to talk about that."

"It is now clear that the negotiations are indirect, and in our view, solely about Iran's nuclear program. They will be conducted with the aim of reaching an agreement that is fair and ensures the protection of the national interests of the Iranian people," Araghchi said.

U.S. President Donald Trump and envoy Whitkoff have referred to these negotiations as "direct."

A general agreement is not expected immediately, but the stakes are very high for both countries, which have nearly half a century of hostility between them, according to the AP news agency.

Trump has repeatedly warned that he could order airstrikes on Iran's nuclear facilities if an agreement is not reached, while Iranian officials warn that Iran could begin producing nuclear weapons using its uranium stockpiles.