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News and InformationNews and Information March 10, 2010 Sudan Needs Quick Darfur Peace Ahead of Elections, U.S. SaysSource:BusinessWeekTime is running out for negotiators to deliver a peace agreement in Sudan’s western Darfur region before next month’s general elections and a 2011 referendum on independence for the oil-producing south, a top U.S. envoy said. March 8, 2010 April Elections in Sudan: Democracy or Dictator's GrammySource:Salem-News.comSudan is expected to participate in the country’s first elections; some say the first in 24 years, many Sudanese declare the first EVER. To pronounce these elections free and fair is as far from humorous as it is from reality.... March 5, 2010 Sudanese Opposition Parties Protest Election Commission ‘Bias’Source:BusinessWeekSudan’s main opposition parties staged a rally today to protest what they called “bias” by the National Elections Commission in favor of the ruling party before the first multiparty elections in 24 years next month. March 3, 2010 Phony Peace And Real WarSource:StrategyPage.comThe U.S. government is concerned about Sudanese troops continuing to conduct offensive operations in Darfur. The U.S. protests have been sharply worded. Sudanese forces are attacking the Sudan Liberation Army/Abdel Wahid... March 1, 2010 Hundreds feared dead in Darfur clashes -- U.N.Source:Reuters - UKKHARTOUM - Hundreds of civilians are feared to have died in a surge of fighting between the Sudanese army and rebels in the turbulent Darfur region, a U.N. source told Reuters on Monday. A spokesman for Sudan's army denied any... February 26, 2010 Darfur ceasefire another ill-fated pledge?Source:Toronto StarDarfur has been Africa's running sore for the last decade. So news of a provisional peace deal between Sudan's government and a major rebel group has been hailed as the best chance to stop the pain February 25, 2010 Darfur rebels say attacked by army, war not overSource:ReutersKHARTOUM (Reuters) - A Darfur rebel group accused the Sudanese army on Thursday of attacking its positions on the same day that the president declared the Darfur war over, and aid workers said 100,000 people had fled the surge of... February 24, 2010 Sudan signs ceasefire with Darfur rebel groupSource:Guardian.co.ukThe Sudanese government and the most powerful rebel group in Darfur have signed a ceasefire intended to lead to a formal peace deal. The president, Omar al-Bashir, and Khalil Ibrahim, leader of the Justice and Equality Movement... February 23, 2010 Sudan to offer government posts to Darfur rebels: documentsSource:Washington PostSudan will offer Darfur's rebel Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) government positions as part of a peace deal, according to documents setting out the terms of negotiations seen by Reuters on Tuesday. February 22, 2010 In Sudan, Votes Could Spark Progress and Peace for DarfurSource:TimeThe expected April re-election to the presidency of Sudan of an indicted war criminal, Omar al-Bashir, does not sit well with the world's pro-democracy campaigners. Sudan has not had a meaningful election since 1986 — elections... |
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