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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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Sudan vote tests Obama’s Africa diplomacy

January 4, 2011 by benim

South Sudan’s independence referendum on Sunday marks the start of a new test for U.S. diplomacy in the region, which analysts say could yet present President Barack Obama with his “Rwanda moment” if violence explodes in its wake. U.S. officials … read more »

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Will independent South Sudan be like Somalia?

January 3, 2011 by benim

We have entered 2011 and there is strong indication that South Sudanese are going to vote for secession, starting from Sunday this week. That means we will now turn our focus on the future of South Sudan, or whatever the … read more »

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Will Sudan explode on Obama’s watch?

January 2, 2011 by benim

Looking back on his presidency, Bill Clinton has often expressed regret over his administration’s failure to stop the genocide that ravaged Rwanda in 1994 and cost 800,000 lives, even referring to it as a “personal failure” on his part. And … read more »

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Sudan: Death of a dream

January 1, 2011 by benim

The Nile River links the people of North and South Sudan as it has done for thousands of years [Al Jazeera] This is a love letter to Sudan- a failed state in every sense. To the 2.5 million Sudanese from … read more »

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Will Sudan break apart?

January 1, 2011 by benim

In just over a week, a political earthquake may rock Sudan and send tremors across Africa. As the result of an expected referendum on January 9, it appears likely that southern Sudan’s 8mn inhabitants will vote to separate from the … read more »

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Sudan police killed in clash with Darfur rebels

November 4, 2010 by benim

Several Sudanese policemen have been killed in a battle with rebels in Sudan’s western Darfur region, the Sudanese government says. Reports about the clash differ, with both sides claiming a crushing victory. The government says its forces killed many rebels, … read more »

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