Alarabiya.net (Free subscription) | yesterday
Khartoum's United Nations envoy, rejecting a bleak U.N. assessment of the situation in Sudan's conflict-torn western Darfur region, said early Tuesday it was time for international peacekeepers to prepare to leave. Saying it omitted key information, Sudan's U.N. ambassador,
Reuters (Free subscription) | yesterday
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Khartoum's U.N. envoy, rejecting a bleak U.N. assessment of the situation in Sudan's conflict-torn western Darfur region, said on Monday it was time for international peacekeepers to prepare to leave.
Sudan Watch (Free subscription) | yesterday
Last week, South Africa and Norway announced a R55 million agreement to support a police-training project in Sudan. The funds earmarked for the project will be divided in three parts: 70 percent will be spent in the Southern Sudan, 20 percent in Darfur and 10 percent in Khartoum. Source: BuaNews , a South African government news service published by the Government Communication and Information System...
People Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday
A UN official Sunday urged parties in the western Sudanese region of Darfur to ensure better protection for children. "We have reports on organized recruitment of children in Darfur," Radhika Coomarswamy, special representative of the UN Secretary General for children and armed conflict, told a press conference in Khartoum. She said the United Nations would work to end recruitment of children...
SouthAfrica.info RSS feed (Free subscription) | yesterday
The South African Police Service, the National Treasury and the Royal Norwegian Embassy have signed a R55-million agreement to support a police training project in Sudan, with a focus on improving safety and security in southern Sudan, Darfur and the capital Khartoum.
Reuters (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan on Sunday announced a six-day delay to long-awaited elections to make up for hold-ups in registering millions of voters in the oil-producing country.
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
SUDAN has sentenced six children to death for taking part in a Darfur rebel attack on Khartoum.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
As the French nation prepared for the crucial World Cup qualifying match against Ireland on Wednesday evening, the streets of Paris were already in carnival mood long before the kick-off in the Stade de France. From 8.30pm onwards, throughout the city football fans waved flags, blocked traffic, hooted horns and sang songs of celebration. The party atmosphere clearly bemused newly arrived tourists...
Sudan Watch (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Today, the website of Sudan Radio Service (SRS) is still having technical difficulties. At the moment its news pages and archives are blank, Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 11:22 AM GMT UK. Here is a news report by SRS, received by email from SRS. Note that it quotes Ismail Khamis Jallab as saying that the Nuba people in the SPLM will remain in the SPLM forever and that there is no room for talk about...
Sudan Watch (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
The SPLM caucus in the National Assembly walked out of the parliament in October, accusing the NCP of willfully delaying the introduction of key CPA legislation. Report by Sudan Radio Service , Friday, November 20, 2009: (Khartoum) - The speaker of the National Assembly, Ahmed Ibrahim El-Tahir, suspended the salaries and allowances of 10 SPLM MPs on Wednesday. The move is seen as a bid to put pressure...
Sudan Watch (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Student elections in the University of Khartoum have been suspended for the past two years. Report by Sudan Radio Service , Friday, November 20, 2009: (Khartoum) - The National Congress Party has won the students' union elections at the University of Khartoum. The chairman of the Students' Union High Elections Committee, Prof. Abubakar Abu Jokh, spoke to Sudan Radio Service on Thursday in Khartoum....
Sudan Watch (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Note that news reports at the website of Sudan Radio Service (SRS) are currently unavailable due to technical problems. Here is a copy of an untitled report, received by email, from SRS, Thursday, November 19, 2009: (Khartoum) - The former governor of Upper Nile state, Dak Duop Bichok, has described retired Brigadier, Galuak Deng Garang’s refusal to relinquish power in Malakal as an act of rebellion....
France24 (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Loss and bitterness replaced triumph on Thursday as life in Cairo resumed its daily grind after Algeria ended the Pharoahs' World Cup hopes. Egyptian football fans had been jubilant on Saturday when the team beat Algeria 2-0 in Cairo to force a playoff against the Desert Foxes in Khartoum for the final African place in next year's tournament in South Africa. But the outpourings of joy came to an abrupt...
Sudan Watch (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Unfortunately, this week, all news reports at the website of Sudan Radio Service (SRS) have disappeared due to technical issues. Here is a report, received by email from SRS, dated Thursday, November 19, 2009: Finally, we bring you this item from the SRS sporting supremo, Francis I. Butili: 19 November 2009 - (Khartoum) - Algeria’s national football team has qualified for the 2010 World Cup competition...
Sudan Watch (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
This week, all news reports at the website of Sudan Radio Service (SRS) have disappeared due to technical issues. Here is a report, received via email, from SRS, dated Thursday, November 19, 2009: (Khartoum) - The Darfur peace talks in Doha have been postponed again. The AU and UN joint mediator and the Qatari mediators issued a statement on Wednesday, saying that they will resume the talks soon, since...
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