Latest news from the Sudan365.org website http://www.sudan365.org Sun, 21 Feb 2010 12:03:02 GMT A major rebel group in Sudan's Darfur region signs a framework ceasefire agreement with the government in Khartoum. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8526236.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8526236.stm Sun, 21 Feb 2010 05:57:16 GMT Source: Reuters By Andrew Heavens KHARTOUM, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Sudan's army clashed with Darfur's rebel Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) hours before both sides agreed a ceasefire and signed an agreement paving ... http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/HEA163071.htm?&_lite_=1 http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/HEA163071.htm?&_lite_=1 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 01:51:02 GMT Source: Reuters By Skye Wheeler JUBA, Sudan, Feb 21 (Reuters) - At least seven civilians were killed in crossfire as cattle-herding tribesmen attacked a a weapons store to try to get arms to retaliate against a ... http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/HEA140145.htm?&_lite_=1 http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/HEA140145.htm?&_lite_=1 Sat, 20 Feb 2010 09:25:27 GMT Source: Reuters KHARTOUM, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Darfur's rebel Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) on Saturday said it was ready to sign a temporary ceasefire with Sudan's government, adding a "framework agreement ... http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/HEA033343.htm?&_lite_=1 http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/HEA033343.htm?&_lite_=1 Sat, 20 Feb 2010 07:39:58 GMT Source: Reuters * Sudan, rebels sign temporary ceasefire, framework deal * Deal to "heal the war in Darfur", says Sudan president * President lifts death sentences on rebels (Adds government quote) ... http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/HEA069126.htm?&_lite_=1 http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/HEA069126.htm?&_lite_=1 Sat, 20 Feb 2010 06:45:17 GMT Source: Reuters * Sudan, rebels sign temporary ceasefire, framework deal * Deal to "heal the war in Darfur", says Sudan president * President lifts death sentences on rebels (Recasts with ceasefire ... http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/HEA033856.htm?&_lite_=1 http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/HEA033856.htm?&_lite_=1 Sat, 20 Feb 2010 04:28:21 GMT Source: Reuters KHARTOUM, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Sudanese president Omar Hassan al-Bashir on Saturday said his government had signed an agreement with Darfur's rebel Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) and claimed it ... http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LDE61J0AE.htm?&_lite_=1 http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LDE61J0AE.htm?&_lite_=1 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:22:28 GMT Sudan's arabic gum industry, the biggest in the world, looks to expand despite problems in the sector. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8523579.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8523579.stm Fri, 19 Feb 2010 08:59:16 GMT Source: Reuters (Updates with quotes, background) KHARTOUM, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Sudan is close to signing a "framework agreement" with Darfur's rebel Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) in neighbouring ... http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LDE61I284.htm?&_lite_=1 http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LDE61I284.htm?&_lite_=1 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:05:53 GMT Sudan says it is ready to normalise ties with neighbouring Chad, raising hopes of an end to the Darfur conflict. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8507363.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8507363.stm Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:46:57 GMT Celebrities like Mia Farrow and George Clooney may have done more to prolong the suffering of Darfur than resolve the crisis in Sudan's war-torn region, argues former Times correspondent Rob Crilly in a new book. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8501526.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8501526.stm Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:03:40 GMT The decision of the ICC’s Pre-Trial Chamber to dismiss all charges against Bahr Abu Garda, formerly of the Justice and Equality Movement, in connection with the attack that killed 12 African Union peacekeepers in Haskanita in 2007 is not just another setback for Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo. It is an astonishing tale of incoherence, [...] http://blogs.ssrc.org/sudan/?p=1713 http://blogs.ssrc.org/sudan/?p=1713 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:07:55 GMT War crimes charges against a Darfur rebel leader are dropped by International Criminal Court judges. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8505014.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8505014.stm Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:48:35 GMT The BBC News website looks at the background to the fighting in Sudan's western region of Darfur. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3496731.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3496731.stm Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:25:01 GMT Chad's President Idriss Deby flies in to Sudan for talks on Darfur, in what officials describe as a "historic" visit. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8503720.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8503720.stm Sun, 07 Feb 2010 04:09:54 GMT A special issue of the journal, Genocide Studies and Prevention, focuses on the case of Darfur. It includes an article by Alan Kuperman, examining the political calculations of the Darfur rebels, focusing in particular on whether the promise of an international intervention changed their calculations in favor of sustaining the war and blocking peace efforts. [...] http://blogs.ssrc.org/sudan/?p=1703 http://blogs.ssrc.org/sudan/?p=1703 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:21:18 GMT A new report by Johan Brosché of Uppsala University, in tandem with the UN’s Mediation Support Unit, evaluates the CPA, focusing on power-sharing aspects of the accord. Also, the paper seeks to answer what lessons can be learned from the CPA, with regards to sharing power to enable peace. In the paper a broad approach [...] http://blogs.ssrc.org/sudan/?p=1698 http://blogs.ssrc.org/sudan/?p=1698 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:12:54 GMT Clearly the ICC arrest warrant bears heavily on the situation in the Sudan and the forthcoming elections. It is not only President Bashir who is concerned, many others are. My question, is what can be done about the ICC arrest warrant? Will the International Community, notably the Security Council, try to help the situation in the Sudan, [...] http://blogs.ssrc.org/sudan/?p=1695 http://blogs.ssrc.org/sudan/?p=1695 Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT February 20, 2010 (KHARTOUM) – The Eritrean government described as lies a Russian report alleging that a Ukrainian company is moving weapons destined to Darfur rebels through its territory. The Russian newspaper Vremya Novostei reported that according to the data that appeared in Kiev, Ukrainian company Ukrspetsexport supplied artillery systems and small arms with assistance of intermediaries through Eritrea. “This irresponsible and poisonous report is part and parcel of the endless (...) - News / BREAKING_NEWS , Eritrea http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article34193 http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article34193 Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT February 20, 2010 (KHARTOUM) — Sudanese Presidential adviser in charge of Darfur dossier said today they agreed with the rebel Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) on March 15 as deadline for the signing of final peace agreement to end Darfur conflict in Doha. Ghazi Salah Al-Deen Attabani Ghazi Salah Al-Deen Attabani and Khalil Ibrahim, JEM leader, signed a preliminary framework agreement in Ndjamena including a temporary ceasefire, considered by Khartoum as most important issue in the (...) - News / Darfur , Darfur peace process http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article34198 http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article34198 Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT By Ngor Arol Garang February 20, 2010 (KHARTOUM) — General Dau Aturjon Nyuol, leader of the group of independent candidates in Northern Bahr el Ghazal Satet (NBGS) has broken his silence saying he will not tolerate intimidation and physical abuse of his supporters by security forces. Major General Dau Aturjong Nyuol speaking in a rally declaring his candidature for Northern Bahr el Ghazal State Governor (ST) "No amount of threats of violence will compel people to compromise their (...) - News / Southern , Sudan's elections http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article34199 http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article34199 Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT February 20, 2010 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese President Omer Hasan Al-Bashir of the Republic held a meeting on Saturday with his First Vice President Salva Kiir and Second Vice President Ali Osman Mohamed Taha to discuss a number of issues including recent Darfur accord and outstanding issue of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA). Sudan official news agency quoted minister of State at the palace Joseph Montwell as saying that the three talked about the Darfur framework agreement with (...) - News / CPA Implementation http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article34200 http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article34200 Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT By John A. Akec February 21, 2010 — Elections can be exciting only if they promise change for the better. It is very rare that citizens rush to any polls in order to maintain the status quo, especially given the glaring shortcomings of sort seen in the current government of South Sudan (GOSS). Any election whose outcomes can be predicted with certainty and precision is anything but interesting. There is no doubt that there will be those amongst South Sudanese who would argue that “the devil (...) - Comments / Politics , Sudan's elections http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article34202 http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article34202 Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT Petition for Government Intervention on Land Dispute in Nyuak Payam, Twic East County, Jonglei State, Southern Sudan. DATE: Friday, February 19, 2010 FROM: AYUAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO: H.E. Kuol Manyang Juuk, Governor of Jonglei State, Southern Sudan CC: H.E. Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of GOSS and First Vice President of the Republic of the Sudan & Chairman of the SPLM/A; H.E. Dr. Riek Machar Teny, Vice President of GOSS; Hon. Hussein Mar Nyuot, Deputy Governor of Jonglei State; (...) - Press-releases / Southern http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article34201 http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article34201 Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT By Ngor Arol Garang February 18, 2010 (KHARTOUM) — Hundred of students in the three Southern universities of Juba, Bahr el Ghazal and Upper Nile have protested SPLM political bureau decision dismissing its members who sought to run upcoming elections independently besides official nominees. The decision taken by the SPLM Political bureau in Juba baring those who have chosen to contest as independent candidates not to use SPLM slogans or logos, "is unfair and divisive," said William Kiir (...) - News / Politics , Sudan's elections http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article34172 http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article34172 Thu, 01 Jan 1970 12:00:00 GMT February 18, 2010 (ADDIS ABABA) — Administration for Refugees and Returnees Affairs (ARRA) in its refugees status report said that in 2009, a total of 11,653 Eritreans have fled borders to Ethiopia in protest to the "unfolding suppression" they are facing by the Eritrean government. ARRA said 4,131 of the total figure above are Eritrean soldiers and the rest from all walks of life, considerable number being mothers and children Current influx of Eritreans is at 2,114 a month according to (...) - News / Ethiopia http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article34171 http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article34171