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US envoy racing against time to conclude Darfur peace process

ok 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 elections and suggested that the crisis there has shifted attention from the South ahead of the 2011 referendum. “There is going to be a lot of things that are keeping us from focusing on Darfur…. That’s why in my view we have this little window where we really need to get the framework solidified. And then we can reach out and really put some flesh on the bones” Gration said. The US special envoy made (...)
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Thursday 11 March 2010


article 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 (...)




article 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 (...)




article 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 (...)




article 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 (...)




article 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 (...)




article 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 (...)




article 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 (...)




article 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 (...)




article 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


article 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 (...)




article 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 (...)




article 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 (...)




article 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 (...)




article 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 (...)




article 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 (...)




article 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 (...)




article 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


article 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 (...)




article Sudan and JEM rebels to start talks for peace in Darfur on Tuesday
March 8, 2010 (DOHA) – The Sudanese government and Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) will start direct peace talks to end the seven year conflict in Doha, for the first time since the signing of (...)




article NBGS governor vows to support Bashir in upcoming election
By Ngor Arol Garang March 8, 2010 (KHARTOUM) – The incumbent governor of the Southern state of Northern Bahr el Ghazal, Paul Malong Awan Anei, vowed on Monday, today, his support to incumbent (...)




article Sudan’s NCP signs electoral code of conduct
March 8, 2010 (KHARTOUM) – The ruling Sudan National Congress Party (NCP) today signed the Electoral Code of Conduct, a week after fifteen other parties endorsed it in the Southern Sudan capital (...)




article SLM-AW says Sudan army claim of Jebel Marra retake ‘false’, criticizes UNAMID
March 8, 2010 (PARIS) – The Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) headed by Abdel-Wahid Al-Nur described as “false” the claims by the Sudanese army that they have control of the strategic Jebel Marra (...)




article Sudan’s envoy to US denies tense relations with UN ambassador
March 8, 2010 (WASHINGTON) – The Sudanese charge d’Affaires to the US Akec Khoc issued a statement this week denying that he had troubled relations with Sudan’s permanent representative to the (...)




article Ethiopia, Sudan signed development agreement
By Tesfa -Alem Tekle March 8, 2010 (GAMBELLA, Ethiopia) – Ethiopia and Sudan signed new agreement to launch an additional joint development projects along their shared border aiming to safeguard (...)




article South Sudan police assures impartiality to political parties
March 08, 2010 (JUBA)-Police of the semi autonomous regional government of South Sudan has reiterated assurance to maintain impartiality to all political parties in the upcoming elections. (...)


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