Category: Sudan
Ethiopia: Reasons China is pursuing a new strategy in South Sudan's conflict
Addis Ababa (HAN) April 10, 2014 – By Jacey Fortin. South Sudan Oil spills onto the ground from an oil well head strafed by shrapnel from a bomb dropped by fighter jets at the El Nar oil field in South Sudan’s Unity State Rebel fighters in South Sudan have set their sights on a new…
South Sudan: United Nations’ urgent appeal for aid and Al-Bashir's Strategy
Nairobi (HAN) April 7, 2014 – In 2011, when South Sudan declared independence from Sudan, everyone knew the struggle to build a functioning state would be long and hard. But the new country had important supporters, including the United States, which strongly advocated its independence, gave considerable aid and was ready to work with South…
The Upcoming New South Sudan's President Deng wants an Interim Government
Nairobi (HAN) April 7, 2014 – Warring factions from South Sudan’s ruling elite are in negotiations aimed at finding a long-term solution to a crisis that has displaced almost a million people and killed thousands. The former cabinet minister of South Sudan, Deng Alor Kuol said “South Sudan should join the rest of the world…
Sudan: Qatari Sudan Strategic Aid Deal Will Irritate Egypt
Djibouti (HAN) April 4, 2014: -By Nigel Wilson, Sudan has announced that Qatar will deposit $1bn at its central bank as part of an aid package. Qatar’s emir held talks in Sudan on Wednesday at a time of strained ties with his country’s Gulf neighbors over its perceived support for the Egypt-based Muslim Brotherhood. Sudanese Finance Minister…
The United States warned human rights abuses in Somalia and South Sudan
Djibouti (HAN) April 4, 2014: – The United States has warned it may impose economic sanctions on individuals causing unrest or human rights abuses in South Sudan. South Sudan’s minister of information says the United States is meddling in South Sudan’s internal affairs by trying to influence the outcome of ongoing peace negotiations. “In the…
South Sudan: U.N. chiefs due in Ethiopia
Djibouti (HAN) March 31, 2014 –As the exodus continues of South Sudan into the Kenya and Maban region of South Sudan, the leaders of the UN refugee agency and the World Food Programme paid tribute to the Ethiopian government in Addis Ababa. There are 122000 Sudanese refugees residing in four refugees camps of Kaya, Yousif…
Egypt condemned South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar
Djibouti (HAN) March 30, 2014 – The Republic of South Sudan is a key player in the region and we want to maintain a strong relationship with them, by investing in it and be part of its nation building process,” Egyptian Foreign Minister said. Therefore , It seems South Sudan is attempting to distance itself from…
South Sudan: Rebels Questioned IGAD's Neutrality as a Mediator
Jubba (HAN) March 17 march, 2014 – South Sudan’s rebels on Saturday criticized plans by east Africa’s regional bloc to deploy troops to South Sudan, questioning its neutrality. Neighboring states fear that unrest in the world’s newest country could spill beyond its borders and destabilize a volatile region that has in recent years enjoyed strong…
Sudan: Eleven Newspapers Seized in less than a Week
London, 11th March, 2014 – Press release Reporters Without Borders towards Sudanese authorities Reporters Without Borders strongly condemns the oppressive climate the Sudanese authorities are imposing on the media community. While the Constitutional Court’s decision on 5 March 2014 lifted the suspension measures taken against Al-Tayar newspaper almost two years ago, the Soudan’s National Intelligence…
Sudan: The Humanitarian Ambushed in South Sudan
Nairobi (HAN) March 4th, 2014 – The South Sudan’s civil war in has left civilians so hungry and desperate for relief that they are even fleeing across the border into the North Sudan (Darfur), the real troubled region of famine and suffering in neighboring Northern Sudan, the U.N. humanitarian coordinator Told HAN & Geeska Afrika…
