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Sudan became a notorious refuge for militant Islamists in In the early 1990s, including Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden who was based in the country from 1991 to 1996.
Al-Qaeda’s presence led to American sanctions on Sudan that have continued ever since.
In 2011 Osama bin Laden was killed in Pakistan by US special forces.
Al Jazeera English | Inside Story - Is N Africa Al-Qaeda’s new front ? | 12 Dec. 2007
Thursday 14 February 2013 By Tesfa-Alem Tekle
February 14, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) – An Ethiopian military source has told Sudan Tribune that the country has built the first unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or drone which could be used for multiple purposes. A US (...)
Saturday 23 February 2013 February 22, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - The leader of Sudan’s Al-Qaeda in the Land of the Two Niles group, Abu Hazim, was killed in an airstrike carried out recently by French warplanes on the positions of jihadists in northern Mali. An (...)
Monday 18 February 2013 February 18, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), one of several rebel groups fighting a decade-long war against Khartoum in Sudan’s western region of Darfur, Monday claimed that they have detected and documented (...)
Wednesday 24 October 2012 October 23, 2012 (ADDIS ABABA) - Ethiopia and Qatar have agreed to open diplomatic relations after both been at odds for more than four years, according to Ethiopian press.
Ethiopia cut diplomatic ties with Qatar in 2008, accusing (...)
Wednesday 27 March 2013 March 26, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) - Ethiopian security forces have thwarted an alleged kidnapping plot by members of Somalia Islamist extremist group, against foreign United Nations aid workers based in Ethiopia’s Somali region.
According (...)
Thursday 17 January 2013 By Tesfa-Alem Tekle
January 16, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) - A court in Ethiopia on Tuesday passed jail terms against nine individuals including one Kenyan national who are alleged to be members of a terrorist cell affiliated with Al Qaeda’s (...)
Tuesday 4 September 2012 By Tesfa-Alem Tekle
September 3, 2012(ADDIS ABABA) – The US government is committed to further deepen its partnership with the new leadership of Ethiopia, the US permanent representative to the United Nations (UN), Susan Rice has said. (...)
Sunday 26 August 2012 By Tesfa-Alem Tekle
August 25, 2012 (ADDIS ABABA) - US president, Barack Obama, has spoken with Ethiopia’s acting prime minister, Hailemariam Desalegn, who has become nation’s new leader following the death of his predecessor on 21 (...)
Tuesday 5 February 2013 February 5, 2013 (WASHINGTON) – The CIA transferred five individuals suspected of having links to Al-Qaeda from Malawi to Sudan in 2003, according to a report released on Tuesday. A new report reveals Sudan provided assistance to the (...)
Thursday 5 May 2011 May 4, 2011 (ABYEI) - A senior member of the South Sudan’s ruling party, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) on Wednesday welcomed the death of terrorist leader, Osama bin laden, Pakistan following a raid by the United States (...)
Who is SPLM and who is not?2013-12-12 05:40:29 By James Okuk
December 12, 2013 - We are not leading this country; instead we have been managing crises. My Husband is dead and I am not enjoying now. But Salva Kiir does not call me to ask why (...)
President Bashir: a historian at large2013-12-08 04:09:55 By Magdi El Gizouli
A confident President Bashir addressed a jovial crowd on Saturday in Garri, just north of Khartoum to celebrate what state media described as the 500th anniversary of Sudan’s (...)
The quality of institutions and policies in South Sudan 2013-12-05 05:40:56 By Luka Biong Deng
December 4, 2013 - South Sudan, unlike other countries that are still struggling to get accepted to the UN, was unanimously accepted to the UN. Such acceptance came as a (...)
Journeying together for reconciliation2013-12-11 10:36:06 PRESS RELEASE
Holy Trinity Peace Village, Kuron, Eastern Equatoria State, South Sudan
December 06, 2013
The Committee for National Healing, Peace and Reconciliation held a retreat and workshop (...)
Sudan: Dozens Held Without Charge2013-12-03 05:05:33 African Commission Should Investigate Alleged Torture and Ill-Treatment
(Nairobi, November 28, 2013) – Sudan is still detaining dozens of people without charge in connection with September 2013 (...)
Wulu county MPs condemn governor’s defamatory speech2013-11-30 06:31:51 PRESS RELEASE
Wulu County Members of Parliament Condemn the Caretaker Governor’s Defamatory Speech
On Monday the 25th of November, 2013, the caretaker Governor of Lakes state Gen. Matur Chut (...)
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Who is SPLM and who is not? 2013-12-12 05:40:29 By James Okuk December 12, 2013 - We are not leading this country; instead we have been managing crises. My Husband is dead and I am not enjoying now. But Salva Kiir does not call me to ask why (...)
President Bashir: a historian at large 2013-12-08 04:09:55 By Magdi El Gizouli A confident President Bashir addressed a jovial crowd on Saturday in Garri, just north of Khartoum to celebrate what state media described as the 500th anniversary of Sudan’s (...)
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