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Egypt’s Mubarak appears resigned to South Sudan independence

ok February 7, 2010 (KHARTOUM) – Egypt’s top official for the first time appeared to acknowledge that South Sudanese will likely choose to secede in the self determination referendum scheduled for early next year. The Kuwait based Al-Jarida newspaper said that Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak made rare remarks speaking of “peaceful” separation between North and South Sudan during his visit to the city of Sohag last week. Mubarak has reportedly criticized Khartoum for lacking the will to preserve the unity and warning that there are regional powers wanting to fuel conflict in the area which he (...)
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Monday 8 February 2010


article Sudanese opposition agree to coordinate in April elections
February 7, 2010 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese opposition parties have agreed on a joint plan to coordinate among their bases in the upcoming elections to defeat the candidates of the ruling National (...)




article Abdelshafi of SLM appoints advisor for foreign relations
February 07, 2010 (KHARTOUM) — The chairman and commander-in-chief of one of the Darfur splinter groups of the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army, Ahmed Abdelshafi Toba, has named Mayik Ayii Deng as (...)




article Egypt’s Mubarak appears resigned to South Sudan independence
February 7, 2010 (KHARTOUM) – Egypt’s top official for the first time appeared to acknowledge that South Sudanese will likely choose to secede in the self determination referendum scheduled for (...)




article UNAMID head travels to Doha for talks on peace in Darfur
February 7, 2010 (KHARTOUM) — Joint Special Representative (JSR) of the African Union and the United Nations, Ibrahim Gambari will travel to Doha on Monday for talks with the chief mediator of (...)




article Outgoing UN envoy cites political progress in Sudan
February 7, 2010 (KHARTOUM) – The departing UN envoy to Sudan, Ashraf Qazi, in a final press conference today described political accomplishments in Sudan made in recent years with regard to the (...)




article France thanks Sudan’s Bashir for release of Red Cross worker
February 7, 2010 (KHARTOUM) – France has thanked Sudan’s efforts to release a French aid worker from the Red Cross who had been abducted for more than three months in eastern Chad near Sudanese (...)




article Ethiopia crashed plane’s black box retrieved
February 7, 2010 (ADDIS ABABA) — The Ethiopian airlines said on Sunday that the flight recorder from its crashed passenger plane is recovered from near crash site. Boeing 737-800 flight ET-409, (...)




article Residents flee a Unity state area fearing retaliatory attack
By Ngor Arol Garang February 7, 2010 (KHARTOUM) — Hundreds of residents of Biemnhom County, in the southern Sudan state of Unity, have started fleeing the area as speculations of possible clashes (...)




Sunday 7 February 2010


article French aid worker released after three months in captivity
February 6, 2010 (KHARTOUM) – A French aid worker who is part of the Red Cross was arrived in the Sudanese capital almost three months after being taken at gunpoint in Eastern Chad area close to (...)




article Darfur talks in Doha enter critical stage as mediation receive parties responses
February 6, 2010 (KHARTOUM) – The Darfur mediation team will determine within the coming weeks the fate of the stalled negotiations between Khartoum and the rebel groups gathered in the Arab Gulf (...)




article Arab League slams ICC decision on to review Sudan’s genocide charges
February 6, 2010 (KHARTOUM) — The Arab League slammed on Saturday the International Criminal Court's (ICC) decision to reconsider genocide charge against Sudanese President Omer al- Bashir terming (...)




article Independent candidates pledges to remain members of the SPLM
February 6, 2010 (KHARTOUM) — Independent candidates contesting in the upcoming general elections scheduled to take place next April have pledged to remain members of the SPLM in the event they (...)




article Sudan says assassination of NCP nominee not politically motivated
February 6, 2010 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese government today denied that the killing of a National Congress Party (NCP) nominee in the parliamentary elections next April was politically motivated. (...)




article SPLM-DC says ready to work with independent candidates
February 5, 2010 (KHARTOUM) – The SPLM Democratic Change, a splinter movement form the ruling southern Sudan party, said today ready to work with independent candidates to rule the South. SPLM-DC (...)




article Egypt hosts Darfur reconstruction conference next March
February 6, 2010 (CAIRO) – The Egyptian foreign ministry announced today that Cairo will host a conference on the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the war ravaged region of Darfur next March. (...)




article UDSF candidate for NBGS president slams SPLM electoral propaganda
By Ngor Arol Garang February 6, 2010 (KHARTOUM) — Southern Sudan’s United Democratic Salvation Front (UDSF), candidate for Governor of Northern Bahr el Ghazal president dismissed allegations that (...)




article Ethiopian ship escapes Somali pirates
By Tesfa-Alem Tekle February 6, 2010 (ADDIS ABABA) — An Ethiopian ship operated by Ethiopian Shipping Lines (ESL), foiled a pirate attempt this week in the Gulf of Aden, the multi-national (...)




article Local communities in Malakal rehabilitate their own road
By Richard Ruati February 6, 2010 (MALAKAL) — The road connecting the estates of Dengreshofu and Hai Malakia in Malakal, Upper Nile State used to be one of the worst in town. Today, five years (...)




Saturday 6 February 2010


article China wary of ICC genocide ruling against Sudan president
February 5, 2010 (KHARTOUM) – The Chinese government today expressed concern over the possible impact of the International Criminal Court (ICC) ruling made this week that paves the way for adding (...)




article 18 people killed in clashes between south Sudan army and Misseriya
February 5, 2010 (JUBA) — Some 18 people have been killed in Unity state during clashes between the southern Sudan army and Misseriya cattle herders from South Kordofan in northern Sudan. A (...)




article Indonesia to import 600,000 oil barrels from Sudan
February 5, 2010 (JAKARTA) – Indonesian state-owned oil company PT Pertamina said it had obtained a permit from the trade minister to import 600,000 barrels of "Nile Blend" crude from Sudan. Oil (...)




article Sudan to lead a joint Chadian-Sudanese border force - agreement
February 5, 2010 (KHARTOUM) — Sudan and Chad have signed today an additional military protocol where the two neighbors agreed that Sudanese army will lead the joint command of a border monitoring (...)




article Darfur’s UNAMID to receive Ethiopian helicopters in mid February
By Tesfa Alem Tekle February 5, 2010 (ADDIS ABABA) — The Ethiopian government today said that it will deploy five tactical helicopters within two weeks in the restive region of Darfur to support (...)




article Gen. Dau dismisses allegations of negotiating support with SPLM-DC
By Ngor Arol Garang February 5, 2010 (KHARTOUM) — Major General Dau Aturjong Nyuol, an aspirant for gubernatorial seat in Northern Bahr el Ghazal, has Wednesday 4; issued strong statement (...)




article NCP in Western Equatoria urges voters to elect Bashir in April polls
By Richard Ruati February 5, 2010 (YAMBIO) – In a press statement aired by Yambio FM this week, the Chairperson of National Congress Party (NCP) in WES Awad Kisanga urged the entire citizenry of (...)


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