Africa News Update
Sudan: Government, rebels all set for military solution
Prospects of negotiating a political solution to the Darfur crisis have become more remote as both the Sudanese government and rebels appear determined to pursue a military solution, says a United Nations report.
Read >Monday, 28 April 2008
East African (Kenya), by Philip Ngunjiri
Sudan: China sign $396 dollar dam project
Sudan (Khartoum) — The Sudanese government today signed a contract with two Chinese firms worth 396 million U.S. dollars for the project to elevate Roseires Dam in eastern Sudan, funded by a number of Arab funds.
Read >Monday, 28 April 2008
Sudan Tribune (Sudan)
Sudan: Census enumerators face challenges
Juba (Sudan) – Enumerators of the 5th population and housing census exercise which kicked off on April 22, have been facing a number of challenges across the country particularly in Southern Sudan.
Read > Friday, 25 April 2008
Sudan Tribune (Sudan), by James Gatdet Dak
Sudan: Country holds crucial census amid widespread doubts
Amid widespread scepticism, Sudan's census, a vital step in the deal that ended decades of civil war in Africa's largest country, will begin today but many Sudanese are sceptical that the results will be accurate and fear they may spark new disputes.
Read >Tuesday, 22 April 2008
The Guardian (Nigeria)
Sudan: Torture claims cast doubt on capital convictions
Khartoum (Sudan) - The lives of 10 Darfuris convicted of killing a prominent Sudanese journalist in 2006 hang in the balance as lawyers struggle to prove that their confessions were extracted under torture, and should therefore be dismissed. The case has thrown the spotlight on court proceedings here and prompted concern that other capital sentences might be unsafe.
Read >Monday, 07 April 2008
Inter Press Service (IPS), by Blake Evans-Pritchard
Sudan: China talks tough over Darfur
China has issued an unusually energetic call to its ally, Sudan, to do more to stop fighting in Darfur.
Read >Monday, 10 March 2008
The Guardian (Nigeria)
Sudan: North-south peace threatened
Deadly clashes in disputed Abyei region provoke fears of renewed conflict in south.
Read >Thursday, 06 March 2008
Institute of War and Peace Reporting (IWPR), by Hamid Taban and Peter Eichstaedt
Sudan: EU troops' clash claims two, French soldier missing
Sudanese forces have clashed with troops from the European Union (EU) Force in Chad after they crossed the border into the Darfur region. A Sudanese soldier and a civilian were killed during the exchange of fire, the Sudanese army says.
Read >Wednesday, 05 March 2008
Guardian (Nigeria)
Sudan: Presidential advisor lashes out against peace agreement
Khartoum (Sudan) — Sudanese presidential advisor has lashed out at the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) saying it ignores the real cause of the Sudanese crisis. He further said that what we need is to identify what unite the Sudanese people before to talk about democracy.
Read >Wednesday, 05 March 2008
Sudan Tribune (Sudan)