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•  Sudanese Human Rights Quarterly Issue No 27
•  The Sudanese Human Rights Quarterly No 26
•  Weaknesses of IGAD mediation in Sudan peace process

 

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•  Political : major cities
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•  Oil : Sudanese main pipeline
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US embassy in Sudan closes Thursday as Gaza demonstrations rage January 7, 2009 (KHARTOUM) – The US embassy in Sudan announced that they will be closed Thursday amid security concerns triggered by local demonstrations protesting Israeli incursion into the Gaza strip. A Sudanese man shouts anti-Israel slogans during a demonstration in the streets of the capital Khartoum January 6, 2009 (Reuters) “The U.S. Embassy will be closed on January 8 as city-wide demonstrations against Israeli operations in Gaza are expected throughout Khartoum” the statement read. The embassy further said that some Sudanese in the last few days have called for attacks on (...) Read the full article...

Franklin Graham welcomes the President of South Sudan government, Salva Kiir Mayardit, to Samaritan’s Purse headquarters in Boone, N.C., on January 7, 2009 (photo Samaritan’s Purse)

8 January 2009 - Sudan’s Vice-President meets US evangelical leader

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7 January 2009 - INTERVIEW: Deputy Secretary General says SPLM a growing power in North Sudan

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7 January 2009 - ICC arrest warrant for Bashir coming, says Sudan

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7 January 2009 - South Sudan parliament summon govt officials over Juba shootings

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6 January 2009 - White House criticizes NYT columnist, orders airlift to Darfur

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Thursday 8 January 2009

• US embassy in Sudan closes Thursday as Gaza demonstrations rage
  
  January 7, 2009 (KHARTOUM) – The US embassy in Sudan announced that they will be closed Thursday amid security concerns triggered by local demonstrations protesting Israeli incursion into the Gaza (...)
• Sudan’s Vice-President meets US evangelical leader
  
  January 7, 2009 (WASHINGTON) — A prominent U.S. evangelical Christian leader, Franklin Graham, received a visit from the President of Southern Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit, on Wednesday in Boone, (...)
• IDPs decry attempts to sideline their leader in Darfur peace process
  
  January 8, 2009 (EL-FASHER) — Delegates of Darfur displaced slammed moves by some civil society figures who allegedly met the chief mediator to discuss with him the representation of the (...)
• Jonglei’s Bor in unrest as abduction surges
  
  By Philip Thon Aleu January 8, 2009 (BOR) – Two girls aged 7 and 9 years were abducted Sunday from Kolnyang Payam after armed men killed their father, Garang Nyok. The incident occurred about 20 (...)
• Sudanese Communist Party to hold its 5th convention
  
  January 7, 2008 (KHARTOUM) — The Central Committee of the Sudanese Communist Party (SCP) today announced that it would hold the long time awaited fifth convention on January 24. A leading member (...)
• Tanzanian troops to join Darfur peacekeeping mission soon
  
  January 7, 2008 (DAR ES SALAAM) – The Tanzanian government is expected to send some hundreds of troops to participate in the hybrid peacekeeping mission in the Sudan’s troubled region of Darfur. (...)
• Ethiopian troops begin pulling out of Somali capital - statement
  
  By Tesfa-alem Tekle January 7, 2008 (ADDIS ABABA) — State Ministry of defense on Wednesday confirmed that Ethiopian troops have began leaving Mogadishu, as part of the promised complete (...)
• INTERVIEW: Yirol West Commissioner describes education, security woes
  
  By Manyang Mayom January 6, 2009 (RUMBEK) — Agok Manyiel Dhieu Lam, the commissioner of Yirol West County reflected on the experience of his two year in power, describing insecurity and (...)

Wednesday 7 January 2009

• INTERVIEW: Deputy Secretary General says SPLM a growing power in North Sudan
  
  By Daniel Van Oudenaren January 6, 2009 (WASHINGTON) – A senior official in the southern Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) said that the ex-rebel group is experiencing growing popularity (...)
• ICC arrest warrant for Bashir coming, says Sudan
  
  January 6, 2009 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese government for the first time appeared resigned to an arrest warrant issued by the judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for president Omer (...)
• Sudan welcomes US airlift to Darfur peacekeepers
  
  January 6, 2009 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese government today hailed a decision by the US to airlift equipments needed by the African Union – United Nations mission in Darfur (UNAMID). Rwandan (...)
• South Sudan parliament summon govt officials over Juba shootings
  
  By Isaac Vuni and James Gatdet Dak January 6, 2009 (JUBA) — The regional parliament of Southern Sudan held a debate on insecurity and resolved to probe incidents of celebratory gunfire on New (...)
• Rebel JEM denounces Arab double standards on civilians’ protection
  
  January 6, 2008 (LONDON) — The Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) condemned the double standards of the Arab and Islamic positions in dealing with the safety and security of civilians both in (...)
• Sudanese oil company breaks in to Ethiopian market
  
  By Tesfa-alem Tekle January 6, 2009 (ADDIS ABABA) — A Sudan based petroleum company has penetrated to Ethiopian oil market to start operation on lubricants, fuel distribution and to provide (...)
• Ugandan rebels kill 50 people in South Sudan
  
  By James Gatdet Dak January 6, 2009 (JUBA) — The Ugandan rebels of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) have killed more than 50 people in Maridi County of Western Equatoria state of South Sudan in (...)
• Ogaden rebels warn Malaysian firm against exploring oil
  
  December 6, 2008 (ADDIS ABABA) — Ogaden rebels warned the Malaysian Petronas that they would not allow oil exploration in the Ethioia’s Somali region, a large state along the Somali border, said a (...)
• Western Equatoria dancers and artists to perform during peace day in Malakal
  
  By By Richard Ruati January 6, 2009 (MALAKAL) — Folklore dancers and local musicians from Western Equatoria State are expected to perform in this year’s celebration of the comprehensive Peace (...)

Tuesday 6 January 2009

• Darfur SLM holds consultative meeting in Switzerland
  
  January 5, 2009 (LONDON) — Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) organized a consultative meeting in Switzerland attended by over fifty delegates from Darfur and other parts of the country to discuss (...)
• Darfur JEM delegation to Washington for talks with US officials
  
  January 5, 2009 (WASHINGTON) – The US embassy in Khartoum issued a statement today confirming that a delegation from the Darfur Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) will start a visit to Washington (...)
• Sudan’s Kiir meets Bush to bid farewell
  
  By Daniel Van Oudenaren January 5, 2009 (WASHINGTON) — Sudanese First Vice President Salva Kiir Mayardit met with U.S. President George W. Bush at the White House on Monday morning. George Bush (...)
• White House criticizes NYT columnist, orders airlift to Darfur
  
  January 5, 2009 (WASHINGTON) – The US president George Bush issued an executive order today to airlift equipments needed by the African Union – United Nations mission in Darfur (UNAMID). U.S. (...)
• Sudanese musician’s grateful voice reaches to White House
  
  January 5, 2009 (WASHINGTON) – Sudanese-born musician Eliz Chol Lam reached the White House with a song of thanks when visiting Southern Sudanese dignitaries presented her latest CD album as a (...)
• Ethiopia says strength of Somali Islamists is due to government failure
  
  January 5, 2009 (ADDIS ABABA) — Ethiopian foreign minister Seyoum Mesfin has explained the recent success of the Somali Islamists by the failure of Somali transitional government to establish its (...)
• Lost Boys of Sudan honor Jonglei Governor
  
  By Philip Thon Aleu January 5, 2009 (BOR TOWN) — Southern Sudanese living in the United States of America – popularly known as the Lost Boys of the Sudan, honored the Governor of Jonglei State, (...)

Monday 5 January 2009

• Chinese envoy flies to Sudan next Tuesday as ICC decision nears
  
  January 3, 2009 (KHARTOUM) – The Chinese special envoy to Sudan Liu Guijin will arrive in Sudan next Tuesday on a four day visit, state media reported today. Liu Guijin, China’s special envoy on (...)

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PRESS-RELEASES
(3 latest)

•   8 January 2009
  Chairman of South Sudan Islamic Council reigns from his position & SPLM
•   18 December 2008
  Humanitarian Action in Darfur Weekly Bulletin No. 45
•   17 December 2008
  Sudan: rights activists continue to face multiple risks

 

DOCUMENTS
(3 latest)

•   18 November 2008
  Resolutions of Dinka Malual and Messiriya Grassroots Peace Conference,
•   17 November 2008
  Resolutions of South- South Sudan dialogue conference
•   1 August 2008
  TEXT- UN resolution 1828 on Darfur peacekeeping force