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Zambia: Sudan President’s invitation to summit questioned
The Zambian government has assured Sudanese president Omar Hassan
Al-Bashir, who has been indicted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court, that he is...
Sudan: New date to be set for Abyei referendum
Sudan has postponed the referendum date scheduled for the oil-rich Abyei region. The vote on whether the oil-rich region will belong to the north...
Libya: Sudan president out of Africa-European summit
The African Union has decided to exclude Sudan President Omar Al-Bashir from the forth-coming European Union-African Union summit in order to prevent a protest...
Sudan: North attack on South gets UN reaction
An attack on south Sudan positions which left four southern Sudanese soldiers and two civilians wounded, has been described by the south as an...
Sudan: International community striving to prevent war
Despite strong statements by both north and south Sudan to steer clear of war whatever the outcome of the largest African country's January referendum...
“War is not an option” for North and South Sudan
North and south Sudan have assured the international community that war would not be an option, should the forthcoming January referenda sustain or divide...
U.S. could remove Sudan from terror list
The United States has conditioned its willingness to accelerate the process of removing Sudan from the list of countries that sponsor terrorism provided that...
South Sudan referendum could be postponed
A successful January 9 referendum on independence for Southern Sudan will be a "miracle", according to the Sudanese electoral commission chairman Mohamed Ibrahim Khalil....
Sudan: President Bashir retracts war talk
After threatening that the only outcome he would accept from a January referendum that could split Africa's largest nation was a vote for unity,...
Sudan: Strong disagreement over oil region raises war fears
The date for a referendum vote to split the oil-rich Abyei region in Sudan has renewed tensions between northern Sudan and southern Sudan. The...
Egypt’s conundrum over food security and the Nile’s water
Russia's decision this year to halt wheat exports has dealt Egypt a severe blow and brought many questions to the fore. Egypt’s population explosion...
Sudan highly polarized ahead of referendum
As the referendum that could see Sudan split into two nations nears, the governments of north and south Sudan continue to accuse each other...
Sudan: George Clooney takes NBC to Sudan, fearing war
Hollywood star George Clooney has joined Delegates from the United Nations Security Council to emphasize the need to avoid war in Sudan as the...
Mo Ibrahim: “Africa is progressing”
The 2010 Ibrahim Index, released Monday, shows both progress and setbacks in the quality of governance in Africa between 2004-2005 and 2008-2009. While governance...
Sudan: Foreign diplomats arrive to enforce stability
Diplomats from Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States have arrived in Sudan to oversee the referendum that may lead to the secession...
Sudan: Government to arm villagers against rebel attacks
Civilians in the volatile south Sudan region will be armed with guns to fight off looming attacks from rebels of the Lords Resistance Army,...
Sudan: U.N. and U.S. step up effort on Sudan referendum
U.S. President Barack Obama is scheduled to attend a special summit on Sudan on Friday on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly meeting....
U.S. “not choosing sides” in Sudan’s “make or break” period
The current period leading up to the January 9, 2011, referendum on Southern Sudanese independence presents “a make-or-break period for Sudan,” U.S. Special Envoy...
Sudan: Obama steps up efforts ahead of independence referendum
The Obama administration has assured it is working to ensure a peaceful Sudan after 2011, or an orderly path toward two separate and viable...
Sudan: Shamed Ugandan traditional healers seek compensation
Over 1000 Ugandan traditional healers who were operating in southern Sudan and were expelled for conning Sudanese nationals want compensation from southern Sudan government.
Through...
Sudan: North guilty of using LRA rebels to destabilize south?
Northern Sudan has been accused of employing rebels of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) to unsettle southern Sudan and the Darfur region ahead of...
Rwanda Peacekeeping: Goodwill or Blackmail?
Human Rights Watch has criticized Rwanda for threatening to withdraw its peacekeepers from African Union/United Nation missions in Sudan, accusing President Paul Kagame's government...
Sudan: Referendum commission makes progress
South Sudan has agreed to allow a northern Sudanese to head the special referendum commission giving room for progress on plans for the January...
Darfur – south Sudan: Confusion over conflict resolution approach
Debates over which approach (incentive or balanced) to implement in resolving the unrest in Darfur and ensuring a peaceful referendum on southern Sudan independence...
South Sudan: humanitarian devastation threatens referendum
A humanitarian devastation after last month's floods threatens to throw south Sudan's referendum for independence into confusion following the displacement of over 60,000 of...
U.S. offers help in Sudan and Congo
The Obama administration has deployed U.S experts to buffer the tensions in Sudan ahead of the referendum for south Sudan's independence, and offer assistance...
South Sudan: U.S. law weak amid LRA rebel attacks
A United States law that was passed in May and which demands the Washington administration to develop a strategy to ensure civilians are protected...
Sudan: Tug of war over return of southerners in north
South Sudan is demanding its citizens living in northern Sudan to return in order to enhance the votes ahead of a referendum for independence....
Sudan – Darfur: A confused withdrawal of aid workers
Humanitarian workers from the United Nations and the Red Cross have been ordered to leave Darfur within 24 hours because their "security is no...
Sudan: Imminent war between North and South?
North and South Sudan will resume war should northern Sudan, hinder the referendum for southern independence, a top leader in Southern Sudan warned Friday.
Leading...