Saturday 5 March 2005
ADDIS ABABA, March 4 (AFP) — A group of civil societies plan to deploy some 3,000 Ethiopian observers to oversee May 15 general elections in Ethiopia, the third poll since 1991 when dictator Mengistu Haile Mariam was toppled, officials (...)
Saturday 5 March 2005
NAIROBI, Feb 26, 2005 (Catholic Information Service for Africa) — Sudanese Catholic bishops have welcomed the recently signed peace agreement between the Government of Sudan (GoS) and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A), (...)
Friday 4 March 2005
By Tom Bergin
LONDON, March 4 (Reuters) - UK oil firm White Nile said on Friday that a deal aimed at gaining rights to a Sudanese oil field effectively meant the company was being taken over by a south Sudan rebel group.
The (...)
Friday 4 March 2005
LONDON, March 4 (AFX) — White Nile Ltd said that its proposed Sudan oil deal is classed as a reverse takeover under AIM rules and it is therefore preparing a circular to shareholders seeking their approval of the transaction.
On Feb (...)
Friday 4 March 2005
By MOHAMED OSMAN, Associated Press Writer
WAU, Sudan, Mar 4, 2005 (AP) — The end of fighting in southern Sudan opened the road to home and family for 20-year-old Paul Baleo, and he is not alone. Susana John, 22 and her daughter (...)
Friday 4 March 2005
ASMARA, Eritrea, Mar 4, 2005 (AP) — An Eritrean correspondent for the Voice of America has been released after almost 18 months in jail without trial, but 16 other reporters remain in secret jails, an international media watchdog said. (...)
Friday 4 March 2005
KHARTOUM, March 4 (AFP) — Sudan has released 199 people who were detained following January riots in the eastern city of Port Sudan, the semi-official Sudanese Media Center (SMC) said on Friday.
Red Sea State chief prosecutor Mohammed (...)
Friday 4 March 2005
KHARTOUM, March 4 (AFP) — Tribes from western Sudan and the neighbouring Central African Republic have signed a peace charter in a bid to end cross-border clashes, the Sudanese police press office said on Friday.
The signing ceremony (...)
Friday 4 March 2005
KHARTOUM, Mar 4, 2005 (Sudan Tribune) — The American Administration has affirmed its concern with speeding up implementation of the Sudanese Peace Agreement, expressing hope that normalization of Sudanese-American relations would be (...)
Friday 4 March 2005
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 3, 2005 (Xinhua) — The top United Nations humanitarian official is due to arrive in Sudan on Thursday to begin a five-day visit to assess the situation in the country’s war-battered south and west. Jan Egeland (...)
What do we expect from the final South Sudan Peace Talks?2015-02-27 08:41:32
By Luka Biong Deng
As the alleged final and last round of peace talks on South Sudan commenced in Addis Ababa, the people of South Sudan attach little hope and expect nothing as they have been (...)
The Berlin Meeting: What’s at stake?2015-02-25 11:33:06
By the Sudan Democracy First Group (SDFG)
Between 25 and 27 February, Berlin will become the hub for the Sudanese unarmed and armed opposition, invited by the German Foreign Ministry and the (...)
Can a democratic government extend its own life?2015-02-23 07:32:25
By Dr Lam Akol
Last Thursday, the government tabled before parliament an amendment bill in order to amend the Constitution for the Government to extend its life for two more years. In a (...)
Archbishop Taban calls for reconciliation and forgiveness2015-02-23 09:30:38
February 2015
Greetings from Peace Village, Kuron.
It is really a Peace Village. I had my peaceful Christmas and a Prosperous New Year in Kuron. God really blessed the area with Peace. You can (...)
WFP appreciates US additional support for S. Sudan’s hungry2015-02-19 08:20:15
17 February 2015
(JUBA)- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of US$165.5 million from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to feed (...)
Press Release from the SPLM/A (IO) in Uganda2015-02-11 09:39:09
February 10, 2015
1. The office of the SPLM/A (IO) and the presence of its diplomatic representation that was established under the Kampala outcome of the 21st August 2014 is operational and has (...)
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What do we expect from the final South Sudan Peace Talks? 2015-02-27 08:41:32 By Luka Biong Deng As the alleged final and last round of peace talks on South Sudan commenced in Addis Ababa, the people of South Sudan attach little hope and expect nothing as they have been (...)
The Berlin Meeting: What’s at stake? 2015-02-25 11:33:06 By the Sudan Democracy First Group (SDFG) Between 25 and 27 February, Berlin will become the hub for the Sudanese unarmed and armed opposition, invited by the German Foreign Ministry and the (...)
Can a democratic government extend its own life? 2015-02-23 07:32:25 By Dr Lam Akol Last Thursday, the government tabled before parliament an amendment bill in order to amend the Constitution for the Government to extend its life for two more years. In a (...)
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