Kenya: U.S. Slaps Travel Ban on Minister Oct 27, 2009
He said a stable Kenya was good for the region and said that if violence breaks up again, the reverberations are felt as far as Kisangani in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Southern Sudan and other neighbouring countries in the region. comments. (allAfrica.com)
Taliban dig in for fight before Pakistani surge Oct 24, 2009
The slain officer, Ahmed Moinuddin, was deputy commander of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Sudan. This article appeared on page A - 2 of the San Francisco Chronicle. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Taliban dig in as Pakistani army slowly advances Oct 23, 2009
The slain officer, Ahmed Moinuddin, was on leave from his job as deputy commander of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Sudan. The attack came despite ramped-up security nationwide. (Florida Today)
Victims of human trafficking speak out Oct 23, 2009
Charlotte Awino described how she and 138 other girls were abducted from a boarding school in 1996 by rebels from the Lords Resistance Army, marched for three months into southern Sudan, and used as human shields during fighting against Uganda soldiers. "As usual, we girls suffered more," she said. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Sudan: Sudan Hails RDF's Professionalism Oct 20, 2009
com: Sudan: Sudan Hails RDF's Professionalism (Page 1 of 1). Sudan Hails RDF's Professionalism ... Kigali Senior Sudanese military officials have praised the Rwandan army in Sudan for being a good professional force. (allAfrica.com)
Africa: 'AU Effectively Tackling Economic, Political Problems' [interview] Oct 19, 2009
It was called AMIS, the African Mission to Sudan. It was a very difficult time. (allAfrica.com)
Osama bin Laden, austere father, nature lover: wife Oct 16, 2009
They chart bin Laden's transformation from a pious teenage newlywed to the global face of Islamic extremism, a role that took the family from Saudi Arabia to Pakistan, Sudan, Afghanistan and at one point, Najwa revealed, to the United States ... Meanwhile, Najwa was kept in seclusion with Osama's new wives, one of whom she picked, in a spartan home without the mod-cons that make life in the stifling desert lands of Saudi Arabia and Sudan more comfortable ... After being forced into exile in... (Yahoo! Asia News)
Remembering Congo's rumba king Oct 15, 2009
Page last updated at 07:07 GMT, Monday, 12 October 2009 08:07 UK. By Noel Mwakugu BBC News, Kinshasa. (BBC News -- Africa)
Zimbabwe: ICC and Nobel Peace Prize Oct 13, 2009
While the United States stands opposed to the ICC (although the White House is too happy to advocate for the implementation of the indictment of President Omar Al-Bashir of Sudan for alleged crimes against humanity), the rest of the Western countries are quite enthusiastic about a court that prosecutes those accused of most serious violations of human rights, except, it seems, where those individuals are Westerners. Australia, for example, only ratified the ICC after adding a last-minute... (allAfrica.com)
* SOUTH AFRICA 2010: Tunisia, Nigeria go to the wire Oct 13, 2009
There was also a late winner in the other Group D fixture with 2008 African Footballer of the Year Frederic Kanoute scoring one minute from full-time to earn dominant Mali a 1-0 victory over Sudan in Bamako. The leading scorer in the qualifying competitions, Qatar-based Moumouni Dagano, raised his tally to 11 with the first goal as Burkina Faso ended a two-match Group E losing streak courtesy of a 2-1 win over Guinea in Accra. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Global hitchhiker stops in Fairbanks two years into trip Oct 12, 2009
Hitchhiking doesn't have a stellar reputation for safety, and many of the countries that Marie has traveled through, like Sudan and Ethiopia, are known as international danger zones ... For travels in North America, he sticks out a thumb and holds a laminated sign that reads "World Tour." In Sudan, he learned that the unusual code for hitchhikers is the phrase "Please my uncle." In Muslim countries, a raised index finger does the job. (Anchorage Daily News)
Capuano trips raise profile, questions Oct 10, 2009
He added: I ve met with military leaders in Afghanistan, Iraq, and the Middle East, traveled as a cochair of the Sudan Caucus to witness firsthand the devastation there, and as a member of the Transportation Committee spent time in other countries learning more about security and transportation matters ... He traveled to sub-Saharan Africa in February 2006, a trip that began in Darfur, the war-torn region of Sudan. (Boston Globe)
The Talk of Kenya: What Does Obama Have Against Us? Oct 2, 2009
Indeed, if the travel bans are enacted, Kenya would join the company of Zimbabwe and Sudan in being countries with officials who are not allowed entry to the U.S. And the last time the IMF and World Bank suspended loans to Kenya was in the late 1990s, under Moi's dictatorial rule. All this comes at a trying time for the country. (Time.com)
Sudan faces 'historic crossroads' Sep 30, 2009
Sudan faces 'historic crossroads. Salva Kiir said Sudan must be ready for either unity or separation ... The leader of southern Sudan says the country is at a "historic crossroads", as it gears up for a national vote and a secession referendum for the south. (BBC News -- Africa)
Scientists Plan Against Asteroid Attacks Sep 25, 2009
This car-sized object exploded in the atmosphere over Sudan in October last year ... In the case of 2008 TC3, just a few hours after the asteroid's discovery, NASA scientists completed calculations that predicted an atmospheric plunge over an unpopulated desert area of northern Sudan, with timing accurate to within a minute. (Newsmax)
Bethel doctor wins 'genius award' for work in Africa Sep 23, 2009
Photo courtesy Alaska Sudan Medical Project. Dr. Jill Seaman speaks with a patient in Sudan ... SUDAN VOLUNTEER: Macarthur fellowship given to woman who moves between Africa and Alaska. (Anchorage Daily News)
Is Stonehenge overrated? Book offers options Sep 10, 2009
The book's entry on the Great Pyramids of Giza complains that "Cairo's urban sprawl has seen houses and fast-food chains expand to the very edge of the ancient site, where an unbroken procession of tour buses spill out their charges." Some of thealternatives like the Pyramids of Meroe in Sudan, 143 miles from Khartoum are not necessarily more appealing to the average traveler, simply because they are harder to reach, but others, like the Pyramid of Cestius, in Rome, are worth considering. As an... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
* Drought closes in on Africas nomads Sep 9, 2009
Droughts have affected millions in a vast area stretching across Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan and Chad and into Burkina Faso and Mali. Tens of thousands of nomadic herders have had to give up their animals. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
China News 2009.09.06 Sep 9, 2009
A primary school in Darfur, donated by the Chinese embassy to Sudan, was completed and put into use on Saturday. Located in Nyala, capital of South Darfur state, the school has 32 classrooms, six teachers' offices, 600 sets of chairs and desks, and a small football pitch. (Xinhuanet, China)
U.S. special envoy to travel to Sudan for talks Sep 9, 2009
WASHINGTON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - U.S. Special Envoy Scott Gration will travel to Sudan next week to hold discussions with President Omar Hassan al-Bashir's National Congress Party and leaders of former rebels from the country's south, the State Department said on Tuesday. The talks will center on issues holding up the implementation of a peace agreement between Sudan's ruling party and the People's Liberation Movement, or SPLM. ... Gration will travel to Khartoum as well as the Sudanese towns of... (AlertNet)
Rapper Ludacris gives away cars to contest winners Sep 7, 2009
Duor described how he moved to the United States six years ago after his mother, father, and five brothers and sisters were killed in Sudan. The man also wrote that a son was killed by a drunken driver in Atlanta a few years back. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Eggers: Were Darfur promises for real? Sep 4, 2009
Editor's note: Dave Eggers is the author of "What is the What," a novel about the Sudanese civil war ... Now that Obama, Biden and Clinton are in office, and another fierce anti-genocide advocate, Susan Rice, is in as ambassador to the United Nations, we felt there finally would be a consequence for the perpetrators of the genocide, the regime officials in Khartoum, Sudan ... But rather than the kind of tough actions the these top officials had all advocated in their previous jobs and on the... (CNN -- US)
Car crash kills 'Lost Boy' Sep 4, 2009
Marial Yak, 25, of Atlanta, a Lost Boy of Sudan, died in car wreck ... Yak was one of the hundred or so Lost Boys of Sudan who came to Atlanta as refugees ... Their lives intersected in 2001, the year roughly 150 young men known as The Lost Boys of Sudan were resettled in Atlanta. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Unnecessary 'safety' concerns are hampering farming Sep 2, 2009
I would argue that it is modern agricultural methods that have destroyed the ability of the Sudan to feed itself and that moving into large scale mono cropping is highly destructive to the fertility and productivity of land and also serves to produce the very infestations of pests that the chemicals are deployed against. Unfortunately when one kills a pest with chemicals one also kills its natural predators as well. (BBC News -- Science)
* World News Quick Take Sep 1, 2009
The paper said 470 children, many from countries suffering poverty and conflict such as Zimbabwe, Sudan, Sri Lanka and Democratic Republic of Congo, were locked up after arriving in Britain. The figures from the Home Office were provided for a single day X June 30 this year. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
No. 1 class in 2010 gets even stronger Sep 1, 2009
Rounding out the class is Moussa Kieta, who is a shot-blocking specialist from Sudan. 3. (Dayton Sports -- Rivals.com)
African view: Devoured by greed? Aug 31, 2009
Mousa, Sudan-Port Sudan. Nigeria is a country about to fall off the cliff. (BBC News -- Africa)
World C'ships: Bolt wins 200m in another record time Aug 21, 2009
Favorites Yuriy Borzakovskiy of Russia and Abubakere Kaki of Sudan qualified alongside him. Olympic hurdles champion Dayron Robles had a bad day, however. (India Times, India)
Africa: Continent's Airlines Ill-Prepared for World Cup [analysis] Aug 21, 2009
Also affected are Gabonese planes and some private operators in Sudan (Air West) and Rwanda (Silverblack cargo freighters), although some of them could fly there under certain conditions which the July 2009 communiqu; did not elaborate. However, the EU has partially lifted the ban it slammed earlier on Angolan airlines TAAG, now allowing it to operate 10 weekly flights to Portugal. (allAfrica.com)
Sudan: U.S. Soon to Announce New Darfur Policy Aug 20, 2009
com: Sudan: Envoy Gration Takes Peace Mission to Sudan, Ethiopia, Egypt (Page 1 of 1) ... Sudan: Envoy Gration Takes Peace Mission to Sudan, Ethiopia, Egypt ... Washington U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan Scott Gration travels to Southern Sudan to help complete an agreement between the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) and the National Congress Party (NCP), which is part of a broader 2005 peace agreement, the State Department announced. (allAfrica.com)
North Korean officials to meet with NM governor Aug 19, 2009
Richardson was ambassador to the United Nations in the Clinton administration and for years has served as a roving diplomatic troubleshooter, including missions to North Korea, Sudan, Cuba and Iraq. A few rules are needed to help foster a feeling of community. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
South Korea set to launch rocket into space Aug 19, 2009
Richardson was U.N. ambassador in Bill Clinton's administration, and has served as a roving diplomatic troubleshooter in North Korea, Sudan, Cuba and Iraq. In the 1990s, Richardson, then a congressman, went to North Korea twice to secure the release of detained Americans. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Economic crisis pounding Africa Aug 19, 2009
Moderate growth is expected in 2009 and 2010 in Ethiopia, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda - the fastest growing economies in East Africa in 2008. Patel said South Africa needs to foster a much stronger economy across the continent, echoing a point made by visiting U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton this month. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Sudan: South At Risk From Blindness Aug 18, 2009
com: Sudan: South At Risk From Blindness (Page 1 of 1). Sudan: South At Risk From Blindness ... Juba, Sudan In the war-devastated South Sudan, a region with a population of over eight million people, Yeneneh Mulugeta is the only permanent ophthalmologist. (allAfrica.com)
RCOM eyes Kuwait telcos African ops Aug 18, 2009
The key shareholders in Zain__KIA and the Kuwaiti family-owned conglomerate Kharafi group, have, however, insisted that the deal talks do not include Morocco and Sudan. When contacted, an RCom spokesperson refused to comment on the deal. (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
'Reliance Comm for Zain's Africa biz' Aug 18, 2009
The Kuwaiti firm said last month it was reviewing a possible sale of its African operations- minus Morocco and Sudan- after French media and telecoms giant Vivendi called off talks to buy a majority stake in the African business. Read business stories in. (India Times)
Uganda: Aspirant Leader Accuses Army of Atrocities Aug 17, 2009
The army in 2005 managed to dislodge the rebels from northern Uganda, forcing them to flee to Garamba national park in northeastern DRC from where they are reported to be carrying out their signature brutality on Congolese civilians and Sudanese, especially in the Western Equatoria province. The LRA leadership has refused to sign onto a final peace agreement negotiated after two years of talks with the government of Uganda and mediated by the Government of South Sudan. (allAfrica.com)
Omar al-Bashir: Sudan's Wanted Man Aug 14, 2009
TIME Interviews Sudan's President, Omar al-Bashir - TIME ... Sudan's President, Omar Hassan al-Bashir, waves to supporters at an event organized by the Sudanese embassy in Cairo on July 17, 2009 Reuters ... Sudan's President, Omar Hassan al-Bashir, reckons that being on the run is easy. (Time.com)
No travel for Sudan woman who wore pants Aug 12, 2009
CAIRO - A female Sudanese journalist on trial for wearing trousers in public said she was prevented from leaving the country Tuesday for a trip to Lebanon, where she was to take part in a televised talk-show about women's issues. Lubna Hussein could receive 40 lashes if found guilty of violating Sudan's indecency law which follows a strict interpretation of Islam ... "It seems that wearing trousers is now a serious crime in Sudan," Hussein said later Tuesday. (MSNBC -- International)
South Africa: Meeting Zuma Was 'Extremely Helpful', Says Clinton Aug 12, 2009
com: South Africa: Meeting President Zuma Was 'Extremely Helpful' - Clinton (Page 1 of 1). South Africa: Meeting President Zuma Was 'Extremely Helpful' - Clinton. (allAfrica.com)
Clinton Puts Spotlight on Congo Sex Crimes Aug 11, 2009
On Friday, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for global action to stop government forces and armed groups from using sexual violence "like a grenade or a gun" to pursue their goals, including in Congo, Chad, Sudan, Burundi, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Clinton's Congo stop is the latest in an 11-day journey through Africa to promote development and good governance and underscore the Obama administration's commitment to the world's poorest continent. (CBS News -- World)
'Zuma was helpful' - Clinton Aug 9, 2009
"He gave his views on regional issues from Zimbabwe, Somalia and Sudan. His advice on these issues was extremely helpful," Clinton said a media briefing. "I really appreciate the opportunity that President Zuma has given us.". (iAfrica.com)
S Africa's president meets Hillary Clinton in Durban Aug 9, 2009
"He (Zuma) gave his views on regional issues from Zimbabwe, Somalia and Sudan. His advice on these issues was extremely helpful," Clinton said a media briefing. She also noted that her visit to South Africa was reaffirmation of the relations between the two countries. (People's Daily Online, China)
Nepal: Youth who ran over 5 Indians surrenders Aug 6, 2009
The sixth victim was identified as Sudan Shrestha from Sindupalchowk district in northern Nepal. Dipak Gupta, 28, also from Sitamarhi, was taken to the National Institute of Neurological and Allied Sciences in Kathmandu with serious head injuries. (India Times, India)
Put Venezuela on the Terror List Aug 6, 2009
It is time for the Obama administration to put Venezuela on the State Department list of state sponsors of terrorism, right along the current rogues gallery of Cuba, Iran, Sudan and Syria. With regularity, new evidence emerges showing how the government of firebrand socialist Hugo Chavez aids one of the most insidious terror groups in the world: the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. (Human Events Online)
Children once abused, hungry get feel for Montana ranch life Aug 5, 2009
Nyibol Thal, 10, is a refugee from Sudan, Africa. She had never been on a horse before Tuesday. (Montana Standard, MT)
Health chief's red card to Russian swine flu football 'scare' Aug 5, 2009
Page last updated at 08:04 GMT, Tuesday, 4 August 2009 09:04 UK. Fans' swine flu warning dismissed. (BBC News -- Health)
Top Article: Encircle The Dragon Aug 5, 2009
3 billion-strong nation with a near 40 per cent savings rate, $2 trillion in currency reserves, an unimpeded model of government-led development and a history of visible non-intervention in the internal affairs of nations that is welcomed by repressive, resource-rich regimes in Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Central Asia and elsewhere. At the dawn of the 'Asian century', the surge in US military activity in Afghanistan and the forthcoming $15 billion aid package to Pakistan may be an attempt to checkmate... (India Times, India)
Sahara desert goes green Aug 4, 2009
The study suggests huge increases in vegetation in areas including central Chad and western Sudan. The transition may be occurring because hotter air has more capacity to hold moisture, which creates more rain, said Martin Claussen of the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, in Hamburg, Germany. (India Times)
After circling the world, man builds his own ways to travel Jul 29, 2009
I was involved in building two new railways - one in Sudan and one from Rhodesia to Mozambique," Reterink said. Reterink enjoyed traveling to far-flung, around-the-globe places as a young man. "When I was young, it was possible to go to the docks and sign on with a freight ship as a sea hand. They wouldn't pay any (or low) wages, but you could go wherever you wanted to go. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Planet golf: The best links outside the U.S. Jul 24, 2009
Most populous countries where we could find no evidence of golf: Ukraine (population 47,732,079), Sudan (39,148,162), Yemen (20,024,867), Mali (11,956,788), Belarus (10,310,520). Most northerly course: Sondie Arctic Desert G. Cse. (ESPN -- Golf)
How Green Is Gwyneth? Jul 24, 2009
"I would like her to tell me how would she nourish her inner self if she were just a regular un-famous woman living in let's say, Sudan.". And Paltrow's own public comments don't help matters. (Fox News)
Victory for peace? Jul 23, 2009
Sudan relief to border decision. An international court has demarcated the boundaries in Sudan's oil-rich Abyei region ... Mediators hope the ruling will allow a lasting peace between north and south Sudan. (BBC News -- Africa)
Top Article: Strength In Unity Jul 23, 2009
These groups targeted America even before bin Laden arrived in Afghanistan from Sudan. The al-Qaeda leadership could not have sought safe haven in Pakistan unless it was sure of Pakistani hospitality. (India Times, India)
Sit-in turbine staff 'face sack' Jul 22, 2009
Page last updated at 07:21 GMT, Wednesday, 22 July 2009 08:21 UK. Sit-in turbine staff 'face sack. (BBC News -- Business)
Ethiopian government celebrates rinderpest eradication Jul 22, 2009
Similar tactics were used to eradicate rinderpest in other African countries including Uganda, Sudan, and Kenya. Rinderpest surfaced in Africa in colonial times, initially killing up to 90 percent of the cattle population in Ethiopia, where an estimated one-third of the human population starved to death. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Armstrong dream Jul 22, 2009
Page last updated at 16:54 GMT, Tuesday, 21 July 2009 17:54 UK. Is Armstrong's dream still alive. (BBC News -- Science)
Sudan: Ruling On Oil-Rich Border Area Fraught With Tension Jul 21, 2009
com: Sudan: Ruling On Oil-Rich Border Area Fraught With Tension (Page 1 of 1). Sudan: Ruling On Oil-Rich Border Area Fraught With Tension ... Washington The international community, in particular the U.S., has a responsibility to ensure that this week's upcoming legal decision on the boundary of Abyei, an oil-rich and contested region along the disputed north-south border within Sudan, is respected and that the residents of Abyei and the affected surrounding areas are protected from violence,... (allAfrica.com)
Somali Radicals Force UN Operation to Shut Down Jul 21, 2009
"Some are working in Kenya, Congo and south Sudan, but they are known. Likewise, those extremist leaders who have sent their families abroad while they destroy innocent lives here should understand that these family members will no longer be welcome.". Mr. Ould-Abdallah said that the situation in Somalia should concern the international community and that, with help, the conflict can be stopped as other seemingly endless internal wars have been brought to a close. (allAfrica.com)
HIV travel ban may be lifted for infected visitors Jul 18, 2009
The rule puts the nation in the company of a dozen countries that deny entry to HIV-infected people including Armenia, Brunei, Iraq, Libya, Moldova, Oman, Qatar, the Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Korea and Sudan. Its like a rogues gallery, Saag said. (MSNBC -- Health)
Eritrea: Tragic End for Family's Reunion Attempt Jul 18, 2009
UK-based lawyer Mihret Goitom tells how his sister-in-law's attempt to escape Eritrea and join her husband ended in tragedy, after she and her children were incarcerated in a refugee camp in Sudan en-route ... My brother and his wife agreed that she would attempt to escape Eritrea via Sudan ... The bus stops far from the border of Sudan, so she and the children had to travel on foot for a long distance to cross into Sudan. (allAfrica.com)
MSFT Launches Development Contest for Win7 Jul 18, 2009
The contest is void in Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, and amusingly enough, the province of Quebec, Canada. A Microsoft spokesperson declined to comment on why Quebec has been lumped in with nations considered enemies of the United States. (Datamation)
Q+A - Insecurity in Eastern Chad Jul 18, 2009
Over 250,000 refugees from Sudan's Darfur region live in camps in eastern Chad, some of which are in an isolated desert near the border where Darfur and Chadian rebels often roam ... A BBC reporter and staff from some humanitarian organisations say they have seen fighters of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) from neighbouring Sudan in a camp in the Bahay area, by the border with Sudan in the north-east of Chad ... These include Chadian rebel groups, various Sudanese pro- or anti-government... (AlertNet)
Wanted Bashir 'drops Uganda trip' Jul 17, 2009
Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir has cancelled plans to travel to Uganda, a Ugandan official says, following speculation he could be arrested ... Prosecutors accuse him of organising attacks on civilians in the Darfur region of Sudan ... But on Wednesday Sudan's state-owned Suna news agency reported that Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni had telephoned Mr Bashir to apologise and distance his government from Mr Okello's claims. (BBC News -- Africa)
Sudan: Bashir Drops Uganda Conference Jul 17, 2009
com: Sudan: President Skips Kampala Conference (Page 1 of 1). Sudan: President Skips Kampala Conference ... Kampala UGANDA and Sudan have agreed that Sudanese President Omar el Bashir will not attend the conference in Kampala next week to avoid what Kampala termed a possible "diplomatic incident.". (allAfrica.com)
