Africa News Update
Sudan: South seeks Igad help over 'plan' to scuttle poll
Nairobi (Kenya) — Southern Sudan on Friday called for a special Inter-Governmental Authority on Development to address alleged plans by their northern partners to scuttle or delay a referendum set for January. Read >
Monday, 23 August 2010
The Nation (Kenya)
Sudan: All eyes on South as it prepares for vote on independence (analysis)
Nairobi (Kenya) — Following the successful conduct of Kenya's referendum on the constitution and Rwanda's presidential elections, the region and the world's focus now shifts to Sudan's January independence vote. Read >
Monday, 23 August 2010
The Nation (Kenya), by Lucas Barasa
Sudan: A test for the African Union
Juba (Sudan) - The African Union (AU) is to play a key role in discussions between Northern and Southern Sudan following a referendum that is widely expected to initiate the secession of the latter. Read >
Tuesday, 29 June 2010
UN Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN)
Sudan: Stolen votes yield a hollow victory for Khartoum (analysis)
Khartoum (Sudan) - A beaming President Omer Hassan Ahmed el Beshir waved his stick triumphantly as his victory was announced in Khartoum on 26 April. Yet the ruling National Congress Party faces a succession of challenges after what many African and Western officials call deeply flawed elections – though mainly in private. The divided and formerly supine Northern opposition now looks determined to continue the struggle triggered by the polls. Read >
Tuesday, 04 May 2010
Africa Confidential
Sudan: Independence of electoral commission questioned
Sudan's National Electoral Commission says problems are limited to a few constituencies. But election monitors have observed irregularities across the country. Read >
Friday, 16 April 2010
Inter Press Service (IPS)
Sudan: Problems lead to extension of vote
Khartoum and Rumbek (Sudan) — Voting in Sudan - the first democratic elections in 24 years - has been extended by three days by the National Election Commission in response to widespread problems with voters' lists and ballot papers. Read >
Tuesday, 13 April 2010
Inter Press Service (IPS)
Sudan: Don't break away, Western donors tell South
Nairobi (Kenya) — Donor circles want Southern Sudan to drop its bid for independence in the referendum next January, as concerns grow that a rushed secession could trigger turmoil and instability beyond Sudanese borders. Read >
Monday, 22 March 2010
The East African (Kenya)
Sudan: No access after Darfur clashes
Khartoum (Sudan) — Weeks of fighting in parts of Darfur have raised concern over the plight of civilians, as insecurity has prompted humanitarian agencies to suspend activities in some areas. Read >
Thursday, 04 March 2010
UN Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN)
Sudan: U.S. worried as Southern region heads for secession
Nairobi (Kenya) — With Southern Sudan now believed virtually certain to vote for independence in less than a year, worries are growing in Washington not only over a possible resumption of the North-South civil war, but also over the likelihood that the newly independent state will not prove viable. Read >
Tuesday, 09 February 2010
The East African (Kenya)