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Darfur conflict is on the backburner, Russian envoy says

March 11, 2010 (KHARTOUM) – The Russian special envoy to Sudan Mikhail Margelov today hailed progress made towards settling the conflict in Darfur stressing that it is no longer the country’s top issue. “Contrary to the situation two or three years ago, when everyone was talking about Darfur and the issue seemed too hard to resolve, today a feeling is generated that the Darfur issue is less serious than the issue of the North-South relations or the question of relations between political groups and tribes in the South” Margelov said after talks with the leadership of the United Nations and (...)

Friday 12 March 2010

Top SPLM leadership travels to Jonglei state for election campaign

March 12, 2010 (JUBA) – The most senior leaders of the Southern Sudan’s ruling party, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM), are jointly traveling to Jonglei state today (Friday) to carry (...)

Sudan and LJM rebels to sign framework agreement next week

March 11, 2010 (DOHA) — The newly formed Liberation and Justice Movement (LJM) is expected to sign a framework agreement with the Sudanese government next week in Doha before kicking off separate (...)

EU kicks off its Sudan election monitoring mission

March 11, 2010 (KHARTOUM) – The European Union (EU) formally inaugurated its Election Observation Mission to Sudan (EU EOM) vowing to diligently monitor the process for any irregularities or (...)

Darfur conflict is on the backburner, Russian envoy says

LRA finds haven in Darfur says international advocacy group

March 11, 2010 (WASHINGTON) — A contingent of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) has taken refuge in areas of South Darfur controlled by the Government of Sudan, claimed the Washington-based Enough (...)

Arman launches election campaign in Unity state

By James Gatdet Dak March 12, 2010 (JUBA) – The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) candidate for the position of the President of the Republic of Sudan, Yasir Saeed Arman, launched his (...)

Bashir promises more railway construction in South Sudan

March 11, 2010 (WAU) – President Omer Hassan Al-Bashir and First Vice President Salva Kiir Mayardit on Thursday inaugurated a rehabilitated railway line in Western Bahr El-Ghazal state and (...)

SPLM’s Ito challenges political parties allocate top seats to women

By Ngor Arol Garang March 11,2010 (KHARTOUM) – Dr. Anne Ito, Deputy SPLM Secretary General for southern Sector, , challenged other political parties to include women in top seats saying her party (...)

South Sudan minister tell active army to keep-off politics

March 11, 2010 (FANGAK) – "Political campaigns are not for SPLA," southern Sudan minister for internal affairs Gier Chuang Aluong told soldiers in Jonglei on Thursday. Gier Chuang Aluong (by ST) (...)

SPLM nominees urge Fangak to vote for peace implementation

By Philip Thon Aleu March 11, 2010 (FANGAK, Jonglei) – Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) tells Fangak County in a campaign rally today Thursday to vote the party which is for "signatory to (...)

Thursday 11 March 2010

Sudan summons UNAMID over last week ambush

March 10, 2010 (KHARTOUM) — The Sudanese government expressed today its irritation over humanitarian assessment mission conducted last week by the hybrid operation in South Darfur saying the (...)

US envoy racing against time to conclude Darfur peace process

March 10, 2010 (KHARTOUM) – The US special envoy to Sudan Scott Gration said today that it is imperative that a peace deal be reached in the war ravaged region of Darfur prior to the April (...)

Mongolia provides field hospital to Darfur

March 11, 2010 (KHARTOUM) — Mongolian government will send a military field hospital to the restive region of Darfur, in response to demand made by the United Nations peacekeeping department. The (...)

Bassole hold talks with Darfur rebel chief in Paris

March 10, 2010 (PARIS) – The joint United Nations (UN) - African Union (AU) Chief Mediator Dijibril Bassole met yesterday with the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) chief Abdel-Wahid Al-Nur in the (...)

N. Bahr el Ghazal fires 22 employees over their election views

By Ngor Arol Garang March 10,2010 (KHARTOUM) — Authorities from the southern state of Northern Bahr el Ghazal have fired 22 state government employees in different locations from Aweil West (...)

Bashir and Kiir converge in Wau to inaugurate railway

By James Gatdet Dak March 10, 2010 (JUBA) – Leaders of the Sudan’s ruling parties that signed the North-South peace deal five years ago are in Wau, the state capital of Western Bahr el Ghazal, to (...)

SPLA claims it collected 1000 guns in Pibor

By Philip Thon Aleu March 10, 2010 (BOR) – Authorities in South Sudan’s troubled state of Jonglei say at least 1000 small arms were retrieved from civilians in a disarmament exercise that started (...)

IGAD renews commitment to support Sudan peace - Meles

By Tesfa Alem Tekle March 10, 2010 (ADDIS ABABA) – Ethiopian prime minister, who last night returned home from IGAD summit in Nairobi, said on Thursday that member states have set new directions (...)

Omer Al Bashir campaigns in Rumbek

By Manyang Mayom March 10, 2010 (RUMBEK) — Omer Hassan Ahmed Al-Bashir, the incumbent presidential candidate of the ruling National Congress Party (NCP), arrived in Rumbek in South Sudan today to (...)

Wednesday 10 March 2010

Darfur JEM says election delay crucial, Bashir rejects talks’ exclusivity

March 9, 2010 (PARIS) – The Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) today said that the postponement of April general election is crucial to reach a lasting settlement for the seven year conflict in (...)

South Sudan closes door on possible reschedule of referendum

March 9, 2010 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese First Vice President and the president of South Sudan Salva Kiir suggested today that he will not accept any compromise on the holding of the 2011 (...)

Sudan’s electoral board welcomes 50 EU observers to monitor polls

March 9, 2010 (KHARTOUM) – The National Elections Commission (NEC) chief Abel Alier met today with Veronique De Keyser, the head of the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) to (...)

Russian envoy arrives in Khartoum for talks on Sudan’s elections and Darfur

March 9, 2010 (KHARTOUM) — The Russian special envoy to Sudan, Mikhail Margelov, started today a three day visit to Khartoum for talks with the Sudanese officials on preparations for the general (...)

Women’s day goals endorsed by SPLM leaders

MARCH 9, 2010 (KHARTOUM) – The SPLM national presidential candidate, Yasir Saeed Arman, pledged to defend women rights and to ensure their implementation as stipulated in the CPA and the (...)

SPLM-DC members released after alleged detention in South Sudan

March 9, 2010 (KHARTOUM) – SPLM-DC, the only party with a candidate standing against the incumbent president of South Sudan in the upcoming April polling, announced today that a number of members (...)

Sudan belittles US decision to allow web tech exports

March 9, 2010 (WASHINGTON) – The Government of Sudan downplayed the significance of the US decision yesterday to allow the export to Sudan of internet technologies produced by American companies (...)

SPLM candidates take campaign slogans to Bor villages

By Philip Thon Aleu March 9, 2010 (BOR) – Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) candidates for various legislative assemblies are campaigning in Bor County’s scattered villages since (...)

Tuesday 9 March 2010

Warrap state armed raiders attack Unity state

March 9, 2010 (JUBA) – Security sources have reported a fresh tribal clash as Warrap state raiders attacked a buma in Mayom county of Unity state. The attack which occurred on Monday is said to (...)