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Sudan Watch (Free subscription) | yesterday
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....
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Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
BOSTON, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Shareholders of two funds run by Putnam Investments on Thursday became the latest to reject measures that urged divestment of investments in oil companies doing business in Sudan.
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Sudan Watch (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
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...
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Sudan Watch (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
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: (Terkeka) - The commissioner of Terkeka county says about 40 people were killed last Sunday when the two communities clashed over grazing land along the border of Aliap and Terkeka counties. Speaking to Sudan...
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Sudan Watch (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
The US Special Envoy to Sudan, Scott Gration, is expected to arrive in Abyei today. Upon arrival, Gration is expected to meet with Abyei administration, the joint integrated units, and the United Nations Mission in Sudan. Gration will also look into the implementation of border demarcations in accordance to Arbitration Court ruling. Source: mirayafm.org Thursday, 19 November 2009 15:38. Thank you for...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
East African Community's neighbours, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Sudan have shown interest in joining the five-nation grouping.
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All Africa (Free subscription) | yesterday
THE Sudanese embassy in Uganda has started registering Sudanese living in Uganda, ahead of their 2010 elections.
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People Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday
China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), China's biggest oil and gas producer, has signed agreements with Sudan to expand a refinery and swap oil production assets. according to a statement on the company's website Friday. The refinery, based in Khartoum, in which CNPC and Sudan each have equal stakes, would undergo a second expansion, but the statement did not give details. The refinery was established...
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i On Global Trends (Free subscription) | yesterday
Miraya FM reports the Deputy Governor of Jonglei State, Hussein Mar Nyot, confirmed to Miraya FM that both the state and South Sudan governments will soon order a forced disarmament of civilians.The decision aims to curb insecurities in the region. Speaking to Miraya FM Mar Nyot stressed that the possession of illegal arms by citizens and other armed groups complicates efforts to resolve food
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People Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Sudanese Foreign Ministry summoned Thursday the Egyptian ambassador in Khartoum Afify Abdul-Wahab to protest against Egyptian media's accusations of Sudan's failure to protect the Egyptian soccer fans. Sudanese State Minister for Foreign Affairs Ali Karti conveyed to the Egyptian ambassador Sudan's complete rejection of the words adopted by some Egyptian media organs to offend Sudan in an unacceptable...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
The guns have gone silent - except for sporadic conflict in parts of the vast South Sudan region, such as the Eastern Equatoria State. It may not be the absolute end of the conflict in the region, but it is a reason for renewed hope.
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Oil production in Sudan's Unity state is contaminating water, spreading disease and threatening the world's largest inland wetlands
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Democracy Resource Center Blog (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
URL: http://www.ndi.org/Sudan+Report+Imagining+the+Election . Source: National Democratic Institute. This report on public opinion in Sudan, explores what citizens in Southern Sudan and the three areas know and expect of the country's planned 2010 parliamentary and presidential elections. Based on 78 focus group discussions with 964 citizens in Southern Sudan, Abyei, Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile,...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
THE Uganda National Bureau of Standards does not have enough staff to monitor goods entering the country on the Sudan and the Democratic Republic Congo borders.
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St Francis Magazine (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
The complexity of the history and conflicts in Sudan is rarely fully understood, according to the most recent Warburg lecturer, Richard A. Lobban, Jr. Lobbans is the executive director of the Sudan Studies Association, adjunct professor of African studies at Naval War College and professor of Anthropology and African studies at Rhode Island College. He presented at last weekís Warburg Lecture...
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alexgreat | 17/10/2009
Sovereignty involves rights and duties among which the protection of one's fellow citizens is paramount. Historically people have organized in territorially distinct and independent states to build up the power and security necessary for achieving their goals of prosperity and peace. When a government either fails to fulfill its mandate or malevolently turns against the people, they can overthrow it