Archive for Category: "Sudan"

Sudan at UN urges debt forgiveness to aid peace

Sudan’s vice president on Monday urged U.N. member states to forgive the debts of Africa’s largest country to strengthen prospects for peace ahead of a referendum on independence for south Sudan.

Sudanese to register for independence vote

Sudan hopes to start registering voters in mid-October for a referendum on the independence of its oil-producing south from north, a senior official said on Sunday, the first formal indication of a date. There are widespread concerns that Sudan has not left itself enough time to organise the plebiscite, due on Jan 9. 2011.

Sudan summons EU envoy over Bashir’s Kenya visit

Sudan summoned the EU ambassador on Tuesday to protest against a European Union statement criticising Kenya for hosting President Omar Hassan al-Bashir last week, Sudanese state media said.

Three Russian aircrew released in Darfur: state media

Three Russian air crew members kidnapped in Darfur two days ago have been released, Sudanese state media said on Tuesday.

Sudan re-runs FA election, hopes to evade ban

Sudan re-ran its Football Association elections on Saturday hoping to evade a ban on international soccer threatened by FIFA

Le Soudan se lance dans l’aventure nucléaire

Khartoum a eu le feu vert de l’agence internationale à l’énergie atomique (AIEA) pour inaugurer un premier réacteur de recherche scientifique.

UN pleads for humanitarian access to Darfur camp

The U.N. humanitarian chief on Friday urged Sudanese authorities to allow humanitarian aid workers into a Darfur refugee camp that

Les négociations autour du référendum sur le Sud-Soudan avancent lentement

Les négociations ont repris au Soudan entre des représentants du Nord et du Sud du pays afin de préparer l’après-référendum d’autodétermination du 9 janvier 2011. Un premier round de négociations entre le SPLM, les ex-rebelles sudistes,

Sudan ends direct press censorship; editors doubtful

Sudan has halted direct censorship of daily newspapers, journalists said on Monday, but few believed that this marked a genuine step

Sudan signs oil deal with two smaller European firms

Sudan on Friday signed a new onshore exploration deal for a 50,000 square kilometre Block E with two European companies, who called for other Western companies

Sud-Soudan: au moins 21 morts dans des combats pour du bétail

Au moins 21 personnes sont mortes cette semaine au Sud-Soudan dans des combats entre hommes armés pour la mainmise sur du bétail,

Le président soudanais, Omar El Bechir, en visite en Libye

Malgré le mandat d’arrêt de la Cour pénale internationale, Omar El Bechir continue de voyager. Mercredi 4 août 2010, le président soudanais entame une visite de deux jours en Libye

UN tells Darfur peace force to focus on security

The U.N. Security Council extended the stay of peacekeepers in Sudan’s western Darfur region by another year on Friday, telling the force to focus primarily

Missing Russian pilot found in Sudan: diplomats, UN

A Russian helicopter pilot who disappeared in Sudan was found on Thursday and handed over to the United Nations mission in Darfur, Russian diplomats and U.N. peacekeepers said.

Darfur rebels say Khartoum raids camp, two killed

Darfur rebels accused Sudan’s army of killing at least two civilians during a raid on a refugee camp on Wednesday,