Sudan Tribune (Sudan) back issues from September 2008:
US Administration imposes new sanctions on Uganda's Kony.
Sep 01, 2008 ... August 28, 2008 (WASHINGTON) -- The US administration on Thursday imposed new sanctions against the leader of northern Uganda rebels in reaction to his rejection to sign a peace deal since last April. Joseph Kony The Lord's Resistance Army was already considered a ...
Should we support building of South Sudan Dams.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Should We Support GOSS New Direction on Building Dams for Hydroelectric Plants in South Sudan? By John A. Akec August 28, 2008 -- Hydro power has always been hailed as the solution to the increasing world energy needs. But since mid 1980's, the hydro power sector of the energy industry has ...
Darfur mediator urges end to hostilities before peace talks.
Sep 01, 2008 ... August 28, 2008 (EL-FASHER) -- The new mediator for Darfur peace talks has begun his work there with an appeal for an end to hostilities saying no negotiations could take place in a climate of tension and mistrust. Djibril Bassole Djibril Yipene Bassole, the former ...
Ethiopia: Watchdog condemns arrest of newspaper editor.
Sep 01, 2008 ... August 28, 2008 (PARIS) -- Paris based Reporters without borders (RSF) condemned the arrest of Amare Aregawi, a well known Editor of the big circulation weekly reporter Newspaper. The watch dog said police arrested Amare Aregawi last Friday in Addis Ababa and then illegally transferred him ...
Sudan UN envoy says Georgia war eased international pressure on his country.
Sep 01, 2008 ... August 28, 2008 (UNITED NATIONS) -- Sudan's envoy to the UN Abdel-Haleem Abdel-Mahmood suggested that the conflict between Russia and Georgia helped shift focus away from his country. Sudanese ambassador to the United Nations Abdel-Haleem Abdel-Mahmood (AP) ...
Rebels shot down unmanned plane in West Darfur.
Sep 01, 2008 ... August 28, 2008 (LONDON) -- A rebel movement said their troops shot down a military unmanned plane in western Darfur on Thursday, accusing the army of spying their positions. Mahgoub Hussein the spokesperson for the Sudan Liberation Movement-Unity Command told the Sudan Tribune today that ...
Sudan president unapologetic about Darfur camp deadly attack.
Sep 01, 2008 ... August 27, 2008 (KHARTOUM) -- The Sudanese president Omer Hassan Al-Bashir presided over a cabinet meeting today and listened to a briefing on Monday's raid by soldiers and security officers on Kalma refugee camp in South Darfur that killed at least 30 people and injured many more. ...
Kiir is the SPLM sole candidate for 2009 presidential elections: Official.
Sep 01, 2008 ... August 27, 2008 (WASHINGTON) -- Luka Biong, minister of presidential affairs in the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS), said that First Vice President Salva Kiir Mayadrit is the definitive candidate of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) for the next year presidential election. ...
Four Darfur IDP's killed during protests; food shortage hits Kalma camp.
Sep 01, 2008 ... August 28, 2008 (PARIS) -- Four Internally Displaced People (IDP's) were killed and eight others injured at the Mercheim camp in Northeastern Nyala by Sudanese police, according to a spokesperson of displaced and refugees in the region. Burial ceremony at Kalma IDP camp (UNAMID) ...
Islamic scholar slams Arab lawyers for siding with Sudan president in ICC row.
Sep 01, 2008 ... August 28, 2008 (WASHINGTON) -- A prominent Islamic scholar lashed out at the Arab Lawyers Syndicate (ALS) based in Cairo for backing the Sudanese president Omer Hassan Al-Bashir after the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo asked pre-trial judges in mid-July ...
Ethiopia's Gambella calls for emergency aid after floods.
Sep 01, 2008 ... August 28, 2008 (ADDIS ABABA) -- Ethiopia's Gambella regional state has appealed for an emergency aid after continued torrential rains and flash floods that spread to four more districts left thousands more to be displaced. Gambella region disaster prevention and food security department ...
Global justice challenged in Darfur.
Sep 01, 2008 ... By Eric Reeves, The Boston Globe August 29, 2008 -- As news coverage of Darfur's horrors again ebbs, as regional rains reach their heaviest in a deadly season known as the "hunger gap," the regime in Khartoum appears to have outwaited the international ...
Chinese envoy arrives to Sudan for talks on Darfur.
Sep 01, 2008 ... August 29, 2008 (KHARTOUM) -- China's special envoy to Sudan, Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Guijin arrived here Friday for talks with Sudanese officials on Darfur crisis. Guijin told reporters at the Khartoum International Airport that his visit came "in the framework of continuous ...
Lakes governor discusses state development projects in Juba.
Sep 01, 2008 ... By Manyang Mayom August 29, 2008 (RUMBEK) -- Lakes state governor returned to Rumbek today after a three day visit to Juba where he discussed the implementation of some projects in his state. Daniel Awet Akot (M. Mayom) Governor Daniel Awet Akot said he was in Juba to ...
South Africa will request deferral of ICC move against Sudan's Bashir.
Sep 01, 2008 ... August 29, 2008 (PRETORIA) -- South Africa government reiterated its opposition for the prosecution of the Sudanese president by the International Criminal Court, saying it will harm peace process in the country. Essop Pahad, a minister in the South African presidency, on Friday told the ...
EU, UN rights body condemn civilian killing in Kalma camp.
Sep 01, 2008 ... August 29, 2008 (PARIS) -- The European Union and UN rights body Friday condemned the attack by the Sudanese forces against displaced people in Kalma camp last Monday where killed more than 30 IDPs, including seven children. Yvon Edoumou, spokesman for the Office of the High Commissioner ...
Sudanese official admits to 'violations' in Kalma camp raid.
Sep 01, 2008 ... August 29, 2008 (KHARTOUM) -- A senior official in the regional government of South Darfur acknowledged "violations" during Monday's raid by soldiers and security officers on Kalma IDP camp that killed at least 30 people and injured many more. the south Darfur refugee camp of ...
Demining of cluster bombs starts at Mundri town.
Sep 01, 2008 ... By John Actually August 29, 2008 (MUNDRI TOWN) -- Norwegian Peoples Aid (NPA) started demining action in Mundri county since 6/6/2008 to set the local population free from the dangers NPA demining team in a workshop in Mundri (Photo NPA) The NPA is working in southern ...
South Sudan to harmonize irregular salary structures.
Sep 01, 2008 ... By James Gatdet Dak August 29, 2008 (JUBA) -- The Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) has passed a resolution calling for quick harmonization of irregular salary structures for constitutional post holders in the executive, legislative and judiciary organs at all levels of government. ...
Sudan warns humanitarian organizations of facing expulsion.
Sep 01, 2008 ... August 29, 2008 (KHARTOUM) -- The Sudanese government warned today that it is prepared to kick out any humanitarian organization "if they exceed their mandate". Salah Gosh, the head of Sudan's National Security and Intelligence Service (Al-Sahafa) Salah Gosh, the ...
Germany donates 70 mine detectors to Ethiopia.
Sep 01, 2008 ... By Tesfa-alem Tekle August 30, 2008 (ADDIS ABABA) -- The government of Germany donated 70 mine detectors worth 157,600 Euros to the Ethiopian Mine Action Office (EMAO) to support Ethiopia's ongoing efforts in clearing the dangerous land mines in the Afar, Somali and Tigray states. During ...
EU to invest $350 millions in Jonglei infrastructures.
Sep 01, 2008 ... By Philip Thon Aleu August 29, 2008 (BOR TOWN) -- A team of European Union on Thursday says at least 350 millions US dollars will be invested by Holland, Turkey and Belgium governments for infrastructural development in Jonglei state. Deputy Governor Hussein Mar with the ...
China against "irresponsible" ICC move to arrest Sudan's Bashir.
Sep 01, 2008 ... August 30, 2008 (Khartoum) -- China is opposed to any "irresponsible" move that can hinder the realisation of peace in Darfur, the visiting Chinese envoy said today about a request by ICC Prosecutor for an arrest warrant against president Omer Al-Bashir. Liu Guijin to the ...
Humanitarian Action in Darfur Weekly Bulletin No. 30.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Humanitarian Action in Darfur Weekly Bulletin No. 30 28 August 2008 HEALTH AND NUTRITION North Darfur As the rains become more frequent in North Darfur, UNICEF and the State Water Corporation have been intensifying soap distribution in El-Fasher camps and Kutum with ...
Tanzania president hails US Bush action on Darfur, Zimbabwe.
Sep 01, 2008 ... August 30, 2008 (WASHINGTON) -- US President George Bush had done more for Africa than any of his predecessors, the visiting Tanzania President Jakaya Kikwete said last Friday and thanked Bush for his help in Darfur and Zimbabwe. "You have done so much for Africa, so much for Tanzania ....
Sudanese Toposa kill 8 Kenyan.
Sep 01, 2008 ... August 30, 2008 (KHARTOUM) -- Sudanese Toposa tribesmen killed eight people and abducted three children in Lokichoggio, north-western Kenya. The cattle rustlers also stole more than 5,000 animals. The Toposa are based in eastern Equatoria near Sudan-Kenya border. Recently, the cattle ...
FM Alor to take part in Asmara meeting on Sudan-Chad ties.
Sep 01, 2008 ... August 30, 2008 (KHARTOUM) -- Foreign Minister Deng Alor will lead the Sudanese delegation participating in the ministerial meeting of the Contact Group on the implementation of the Dakar peace Agreement between Sudan and Chad. The meeting will be held in Eritrean capital Asmara on 12 ...
President of Sudan unmoved by Kalma IDP camp massacre.
Sep 01, 2008 ... By Mahmoud A. Suleiman August 30, 2008 -- Marshal Omer al-Bashir, the president of the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) has been quoted, during the cabinet meeting, by the official news agency (SUNA), in the aftermath of the massacre and the genocide killing of Kalma Displaced Persons ...
Upper Nile Governor wraps up visit to China.
Sep 01, 2008 ... August 31, 2008 (BEIJING) -- The Governor of Upper Nile State, Gatluak Deng Garang, has concluded a seven-day official visit to China where he met several government officials and major players in the Chinese private sector. Governor Gatluak Deng with CNPC General Manager ...
UN Chief rules out quick amelioration in Darfur security.
Sep 01, 2008 ... August 30, 2008 (UNITED NATIONS) -- U. N. chief Ban Ki-Moon painted a gloomy picture ruling out any quick amelioration of the security situation in Darfur, adding that the deployment of peace forces would take more time. UNAMID peacekeepers from Nigeria patrol on the outskirts ...
Ethiopia: The challenge to reform Oromo Liberation Front (1-2).
Sep 01, 2008 ... By Weennii Gammoojjii The Oromo people have been engaged in a relentless struggle to liberate itself from the bond of colonialism since its subjugation by Abyssinian colonizers at the turn of the 19th century. At its infancy the struggle was waged by Oromo peasantry in remote locations in ...
US Sanctions on Ugandan Rebel Joseph Kony is a Plus.
Sep 01, 2008 ... By Steve Paterno August 31, 2008 -- The US government newly additional sanctions imposed on Joseph Kony, the leader of Ugandan rebel group, the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) is an encouraging effort, which in concert with other measures will ultimately bring peace in the regions devastated ...
Start of Ethiopia-Djibouti railways rehabilitation.
Sep 01, 2008 ... August 31, 2008 (ADDIS ABABA) -- The rehabilitation of a vital railways line linking the landlocked Ethiopia with the Red Sea through Djibouti has begun this week in order to improve of the rail track. The Ethio-Djibouti Railways is the successor of the Imperial Railway Company of Ethiopia ...
UNAMID chief calls for truce in Darfur during Ramadan.
Sep 01, 2008 ... August 31, 2008 (EL-FASHER) -- The head of the hybrid peacekeeping mission in Darfur has called on the Sudanese parties to declare truce on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan that will begin on Monday. Rodolphe Adada Rodolphe Adada, Joint Special Representative ...
Chinese president backs efforts to overcome ICC move against Sudan's Bashir.
Sep 01, 2008 ... August 31, 2008 (KHARTOUM) --Chinese President Hu Jintao has stressed his country's support to Sudan to overcome International Criminal Court (ICC) move against the Sudanese president through political and diplomatic efforts Liu Guijin Sudanese President Omer Hassan ...
Chief of Abyei Administration and his deputy sworn in.
Sep 01, 2008 ... August 31, 2008 (KHARTOUM) -- Chief Administrator of the interim Abyei Area Administration and his deputy were sworn in before the Sudanese president Omer Al-Bashir at the Republican Palace today. Al-Bashir appointed on Friday 8 August, Arop Mayak Monytoch of the Sudan People's Liberation ...
Government, Darfur Minawi agree to resolve pending issues.
Sep 01, 2008 ... August 31, 2008 (KHARTOUM) -- Sudanese government and the former rebel Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) - Minawi agreed to resolve the outstanding issue in the implementation of Abuja peace agreement by the end of September. Minni Minawi Minni Arcua Minawi, the Senior ...
Darfur IPDs angered by new mediator tour.
Sep 01, 2008 ... August 31, 2008 (EL-FASHER) -- Darfur displaced reacted angrily to a meeting held by the newly appointed mediator with some IDPs in North Darfur. They said the people he met are not their legitimate representatives. UNAMID deputy head, Henry Anyidoho, meet with Darfur IDPs ...
Sudan delays trial for suspected assassins of US diplomat.
Sep 01, 2008 ... August 31, 2008 (WASHINGTON) -- The trial for five suspects accused of murdering a US diplomat earlier this year has been delayed for another two weeks in a hearing marred by chaos. Two of the five Sudanese accused of killing an American diplomat working with the USAID and his ...
Ethiopia's Gambella calls for emergency aid after floods.
Sep 02, 2008 ... August 28, 2008 (ADDIS ABABA) a" Ethiopia's Gambella regional state has appealed for an emergency aid after continued torrential rains and flash floods that spread to four more districts left thousands more to be displaced. Gambella region disaster prevention and food security department ...
Global justice challenged in Darfur.
Sep 02, 2008 ... By Eric Reeves, The Boston Globe August 29, 2008 a" As news coverage of Darfur's horrors again ebbs, as regional rains reach their heaviest in a deadly season known as the "hunger gap," the regime in Khartoum appears to have outwaited the international ...
Chinese envoy arrives to Sudan for talks on Darfur.
Sep 02, 2008 ... August 29, 2008 (KHARTOUM) a" China's special envoy to Sudan, Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Guijin arrived here Friday for talks with Sudanese officials on Darfur crisis. Guijin told reporters at the Khartoum International Airport that his visit came "in the framework of continuous ...
Lakes governor discusses state development projects in Juba.
Sep 02, 2008 ... By Manyang Mayom August 29, 2008 (RUMBEK) a" Lakes state governor returned to Rumbek today after a three day visit to Juba where he discussed the implementation of some projects in his state. Daniel Awet Akot (M. Mayom) Governor Daniel Awet Akot said he was in Juba to ...
South Africa will request deferral of ICC move against Sudan's Bashir.
Sep 02, 2008 ... August 29, 2008 (PRETORIA) a" South Africa government reiterated its opposition for the prosecution of the Sudanese president by the International Criminal Court, saying it will harm peace process in the country. Essop Pahad, a minister in the South African presidency, on Friday told the ...
EU, UN rights body condemn civilian killing in Kalma camp.
Sep 02, 2008 ... August 29, 2008 (PARIS) a" The European Union and UN rights body Friday condemned the attack by the Sudanese forces against displaced people in Kalma camp last Monday where killed more than 30 IDPs, including seven children. Yvon Edoumou, spokesman for the Office of the High Commissioner ...
Sudanese official admits to 'violations' in Kalma camp raid.
Sep 02, 2008 ... August 29, 2008 (KHARTOUM) a" A senior official in the regional government of South Darfur acknowledged "violations" during Monday's raid by soldiers and security officers on Kalma IDP camp that killed at least 30 people and injured many more. the south Darfur refugee camp of ...
Demining of cluster bombs starts at Mundri town.
Sep 02, 2008 ... By John Actually August 29, 2008 (MUNDRI TOWN) a" Norwegian Peoples Aid (NPA) started demining action in Mundri county since 6/6/2008 to set the local population free from the dangers NPA demining team in a workshop in Mundri (Photo NPA) The NPA is working in southern ...
South Sudan to harmonize irregular salary structures.
Sep 02, 2008 ... By James Gatdet Dak August 29, 2008 (JUBA) a" The Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) has passed a resolution calling for quick harmonization of irregular salary structures for constitutional post holders in the executive, legislative and judiciary organs at all levels of government. ...
Sudan warns humanitarian organizations of facing expulsion.
Sep 02, 2008 ... August 29, 2008 (KHARTOUM) a" The Sudanese government warned today that it is prepared to kick out any humanitarian organization "if they exceed their mandate". Salah Gosh, the head of Sudan's National Security and Intelligence Service (Al-Sahafa) Salah Gosh, the ...
Germany donates 70 mine detectors to Ethiopia.
Sep 02, 2008 ... By Tesfa-alem Tekle August 30, 2008 (ADDIS ABABA) a" The government of Germany donated 70 mine detectors worth 157,600 Euros to the Ethiopian Mine Action Office (EMAO) to support Ethiopia's ongoing efforts in clearing the dangerous land mines in the Afar, Somali and Tigray states. During ...
EU to invest $350 millions in Jonglei infrastructures.
Sep 02, 2008 ... By Philip Thon Aleu August 29, 2008 (BOR TOWN) a" A team of European Union on Thursday says at least 350 millions US dollars will be invested by Holland, Turkey and Belgium governments for infrastructural development in Jonglei state. Deputy Governor Hussein Mar with the ...
China against "irresponsible" ICC move to arrest Sudan's Bashir.
Sep 02, 2008 ... August 30, 2008 (Khartoum) a" China is opposed to any "irresponsible" move that can hinder the realisation of peace in Darfur, the visiting Chinese envoy said today about a request by ICC Prosecutor for an arrest warrant against president Omer Al-Bashir. Liu Guijin to the ...
Humanitarian Action in Darfur Weekly Bulletin No. 30.
Sep 02, 2008 ... Humanitarian Action in Darfur Weekly Bulletin No. 30 28 August 2008 HEALTH AND NUTRITION North Darfur As the rains become more frequent in North Darfur, UNICEF and the State Water Corporation have been intensifying soap distribution in El-Fasher camps and Kutum with ...
Tanzania president hails US Bush action on Darfur, Zimbabwe.
Sep 02, 2008 ... August 30, 2008 (WASHINGTON) a" US President George Bush had done more for Africa than any of his predecessors, the visiting Tanzania President Jakaya Kikwete said last Friday and thanked Bush for his help in Darfur and Zimbabwe. "You have done so much for Africa, so much for Tanzania ....
Sudanese Toposa kill 8 Kenyan.
Sep 02, 2008 ... August 30, 2008 (KHARTOUM) a" Sudanese Toposa tribesmen killed eight people and abducted three children in Lokichoggio, north-western Kenya. The cattle rustlers also stole more than 5,000 animals. The Toposa are based in eastern Equatoria near Sudan-Kenya border. Recently, the cattle ...
FM Alor to take part in Asmara meeting on Sudan-Chad ties.
Sep 02, 2008 ... August 30, 2008 (KHARTOUM) a" Foreign Minister Deng Alor will lead the Sudanese delegation participating in the ministerial meeting of the Contact Group on the implementation of the Dakar peace Agreement between Sudan and Chad. The meeting will be held in Eritrean capital Asmara on 12 ...
President of Sudan unmoved by Kalma IDP camp massacre.
Sep 02, 2008 ... By Mahmoud A. Suleiman August 30, 2008 a" Marshal Omer al-Bashir, the president of the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) has been quoted, during the cabinet meeting, by the official news agency (SUNA), in the aftermath of the massacre and the genocide killing of Kalma Displaced Persons ...
Upper Nile Governor wraps up visit to China.
Sep 02, 2008 ... August 31, 2008 (BEIJING) a" The Governor of Upper Nile State, Gatluak Deng Garang, has concluded a seven-day official visit to China where he met several government officials and major players in the Chinese private sector. Governor Gatluak Deng with CNPC General Manager ...
UN Chief rules out quick amelioration in Darfur security.
Sep 02, 2008 ... August 30, 2008 (UNITED NATIONS) a" U. N. chief Ban Ki-Moon painted a gloomy picture ruling out any quick amelioration of the security situation in Darfur, adding that the deployment of peace forces would take more time. UNAMID peacekeepers from Nigeria patrol on the outskirts ...
Ethiopia: The challenge to reform Oromo Liberation Front (1-2).
Sep 02, 2008 ... By Weennii Gammoojjii The Oromo people have been engaged in a relentless struggle to liberate itself from the bond of colonialism since its subjugation by Abyssinian colonizers at the turn of the 19th century. At its infancy the struggle was waged by Oromo peasantry in remote locations in ...
US Sanctions on Ugandan Rebel Joseph Kony is a Plus.
Sep 02, 2008 ... By Steve Paterno August 31, 2008 a" The US government newly additional sanctions imposed on Joseph Kony, the leader of Ugandan rebel group, the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) is an encouraging effort, which in concert with other measures will ultimately bring peace in the regions devastated ...
Start of Ethiopia-Djibouti railways rehabilitation.
Sep 02, 2008 ... August 31, 2008 (ADDIS ABABA) a" The rehabilitation of a vital railways line linking the landlocked Ethiopia with the Red Sea through Djibouti has begun this week in order to improve of the rail track. The Ethio-Djibouti Railways is the successor of the Imperial Railway Company of Ethiopia ...
UNAMID chief calls for truce in Darfur during Ramadan.
Sep 02, 2008 ... August 31, 2008 (EL-FASHER) a" The head of the hybrid peacekeeping mission in Darfur has called on the Sudanese parties to declare truce on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan that will begin on Monday. Rodolphe Adada Rodolphe Adada, Joint Special ...
Chinese president backs efforts to overcome ICC move against Sudan's Bashir.
Sep 02, 2008 ... August 31, 2008 (KHARTOUM) a"Chinese President Hu Jintao has stressed his country's support to Sudan to overcome International Criminal Court (ICC) move against the Sudanese president through political and diplomatic efforts Sudanese President Omer Hassan Al-Bashir received on Sudan at his ...
Chief of Abyei Administration and his deputy sworn in.
Sep 02, 2008 ... August 31, 2008 (KHARTOUM) a" Chief Administrator of the interim Abyei Area Administration and his deputy were sworn in before the Sudanese president Omer Al-Bashir at the Republican Palace today. Al-Bashir appointed on Friday 8 August, Arop Mayak Monytoch of the Sudan People's Liberation ...