Tag Archives: Politics of Sudan

Yellow Fever is killing dozens of citizens in Darfur

November 16, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Adeeb Yousif The Darfur conflict and genocide of nine years has been was widely publicized: the deaths of hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians, widespread sexual assaults, and the displacement of millions from their homes to camps with limited … read more »

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Zambia: HH arrested, charged with treason that carries a death penalty

August 13, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema has been arrested and charged with treason, an offence that carries a death penalty in Zambian law. Mr. Hichilema was arrested this morning when he appeared at Police headqauters for questioning. The UPND leader is currently … read more »

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Sudan torturing activists – Amnesty Int

November 12, 2011 by benim

Khartoum – The Sudanese government has arrested more than 100 opposition activists in and around Khartoum in recent weeks, subjecting many of them to torture, Amnesty International has charged. “In October alone, over 100 people were arrested in and around … read more »

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Sudan army repels rebel attack in south

November 2, 2011 by benim

Khartoum – Sudanese officials say government forces have repelled a large rebel attack in South Kordufan state, an oil-producing region along the border with newly independent South Sudan. The state’s governor, Hamed Haroon, said government forces killed more than 100 … read more »

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U.N. report describes widespread violence in Sudan

July 16, 2011 by benim

A United Nations report details new allegations of violence, including perhaps mass graves, in the volatile border state of Southern Kordofan in Sudan. Reported incidents include aerial attacks that killed civilians, attacks on churches, arbitrary arrests, abductions and house-to-house searches, … read more »

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Nearly 100 civilians killed in Abyei, official says

June 2, 2011 by benim

Nearly 100 civilians have been killed in Sudan’s disputed Abyei region since the northern military seized it on May 21, an Abyei official said on Thursday, citing a preliminary count. South Sudan is scheduled to break off into its own … read more »

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Rebel convoy in Sudan’s Darfur ambushed : rebel

June 2, 2011 by benim

Sudanese government troops ambushed rebels in the western Darfur region on Wednesday and Thursday, killing at least two fighters, a rebel spokesman said. “Yesterday we lost two men and five were injured,” Ibrahim al-Helwu, a spokesman of the Sudan Liberation … read more »

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Sudan and Darfur’s LJM rebels to sign a peace agreement within weeks

June 1, 2011 by benim

Sudanese government and the Liberation and Justice Movement (LJM) will sign a peace agreement within three weeks, the two parties said one day after the adoption of a framework document for peace in Darfur by Darfur stakeholder conference. Over 500 … read more »

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Many Civilians Have Been Killed in Disputed Region of Sudan

June 1, 2011 by benim

JUBA, Sudan — Officials from the disputed Abyei area of Sudan said Wednesday that 116 civilians, including many children, had been killed last month when the northern Sudanese army seized Abyei. The figures were the first attempt at calculating the … read more »

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Sudanese government says UNMIS term ends on July 9

May 30, 2011 by benim

The Sudanese government on Sunday reiterated that it has the final say on whether or not should the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) stay in the country, official SUNA news agency reported. A United Nations spokesperson on Sunday said … read more »

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Sudan ‘stages new Darfur air strikes’

May 18, 2011 by benim

Sudanese government warplanes have staged new air strikes in Darfur, prompting the United Nations to halt flights in the stricken region, UN officials said on Wednesday. The UN mission in Darfur, UNAMID, said in a statement that warplanes on Tuesday … read more »

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Sudan cabinet endorses 2 new Darfur states

May 5, 2011 by benim

Khartoum – The Sudanese cabinet on Thursday approved a bill to add two new states to Darfur’s existing three, state media reported, in a move the rebels have said undermines the prospects for peace in the war-torn region. The bill, … read more »

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United Nations Suspends Food Aid in Parts of South Sudan after Attacks

May 1, 2011 by benim

UN- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Thursday announced that it suspended food aid operations in two areas of South Sudan after direct attacks. In consequence, more than 240,000 Southern Sudanese may not receive critical food rations next … read more »

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Sudan urges total removal of US economic sanctions

May 1, 2011 by benim

The Sudanese government has called for a total and unconditional abrogation of U.S economic sanctions, one day after Washington suddenly exempted the country’s largest private bank from the blacklist of Sudanese entities and individuals subjected to the sanctions imposed since … read more »

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Darfur vote will cross red line, says rebel group

March 24, 2011 by benim

KHARTOUM — The Sudanese government will cross a “red line” if it goes ahead with a referendum on the future administrative status of the war-torn Darfur region next month, one of the rebel groups warned Thursday. “We are calling on … read more »

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Sudan clamps down on opposition protest, detains dozens

March 10, 2011 by benim

Sudanese security forces arrested and beaten dozens of opposition activists soon after they begun their planned demonstration in downtown Khartoum on Wednesday, drawing condemnation both domestically and abroad. Opposition activists disregarded earlier warnings by the police that their planned protest … read more »

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Sudan reaffirms its rejection to Darfur rebels’ demands on power sharing

January 26, 2011 by benim

Presidential Adviser Ghazi Salah Al-Deen today reiterated Sudanese government refusal to give a position of vice-president to Darfur, or to establish a regional authority as demanded by the rebel groups. “Sudanese government and the Liberation and Justice Movement (LJM) ended … read more »

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Initial Result: South Sudan independence vote approved

January 19, 2011 by benim

JUBA, Sudan — Officials say preliminary results show more than 98 percent of voters in and near Southern Sudan’s capital voted for independence from the north. The referendum committee for Central Equatoria State on Wednesday posted their results of the … read more »

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South Sudan early returns show big vote for secession

January 16, 2011 by benim

Exhausted poll workers posted the first preliminary results from Southern Sudan’s weeklong independence referendum on Sunday, and an Associated Press count of a small sampling of the returns showed a huge vote for secession. Sudan’s south ended its independence vote … read more »

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South Sudan Exiles Share Piece of History

January 15, 2011 by benim

After casting their ballots, the Sudanese exiles gathered in small groups to chat excitedly. In the nondescript central London hall serving as a polling station, they hugged each other and broke out into spontaneous applause. “We have been waiting for … read more »

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South Sudan vote passes threshold

January 13, 2011 by benim

Organisers of a landmark South Sudan independence vote have confirmed that the turnout threshold needed for it to be valid has been reached, as Jimmy Carter, former US president, said the region looks set for nationhood. Drivers honked their horns … read more »

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US may take Sudan off state terror list by July

January 11, 2011 by benim

WASHINGTON — Sudan could be removed from the US list of state sponsors of terrorism as early as July if Khartoum recognizes the results of the referendum on independence for the south, a US official said Tuesday. “Should the referendum … read more »

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Southern Sudanese desert north as split looms

January 10, 2011 by benim

Fatma Abdallah Deng fears she may become one of the last southern Sudanese living in Khartoum’s slums, as her neighbours move south to what they expect to become a new independent homeland. South Sudan’s referendum on secession was promised under … read more »

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A fresh start for Sudan

January 10, 2011 by benim

Northern and southern Sudan have fought each other for nearly 40 years since the country gained independence from Britain in 1956. Yesterday, the southerners began to take part in a week-long referendum on whether to secede. The majority are expected … read more »

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Sudan: Kiir votes, vows to protect northerners after secession

January 9, 2011 by benim

South Sudan’s President, Salva Kiir Mayardit has officially voted to mark the historic commencement of the long-awaited self-determination referendum in the semi-autonomous region. Salva Kiir Mayardit, South Sudan’s President casts his vote at Dr. John Garang mausoleum polling center, January, … read more »

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What will the world’s newest country be called?

January 8, 2011 by benim

One possible option is ‘New Sudan’, but some oppose the idea as that name would associate the new country with the actual Sudan, which is considered a pariah state. For a weak, new country with weak influence, getting the world … read more »

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Few Canadian-Sudanese registered to vote in a referendum that could divide Sudan

January 8, 2011 by benim

As southern Sudanese across the world vote on a referendum Sunday that could divide their country, Sudanese-Canadians have expressed little interest in the process. Organizers here believe the lack of interest was evident in the poor turnout among the Sudanese … read more »

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UN Accused of Caving In to Khartoum Over Darfur

January 8, 2011 by benim

Amid growing levels of malnutrition, illness and instability in Darfur displacement camps, United Nations aid and peacekeeping agencies are being accused of capitulating to pressure and interference from the Sudanese government and failing in their duty to protect civilians. Human … read more »

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Sudan Bashir rules out dual citizenship for Southerners

January 8, 2011 by benim

The Sudanese president Omer Hassan Al-Bashir on Friday made it clear that there is no prospect for Southerners living in the North to have dual citizenship if the referendum vote comes in favor of creating a new state. The oil-producing … read more »

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Southern Sudanese in U.S. to vote on independence

January 7, 2011 by benim

Thousands of Southern Sudanese immigrants will cast votes in eight U.S. cities starting Sunday to decide whether their region of the country will part ways with northern Sudan and its government. At stake is whether Africa will see its first … read more »

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