Sudan is reported to have pulled its forces from the disputed Abyei region Tuesday, shortly after peace talks resumed with South Sudan. The Sudanese Media Center, which has ties to the government, said troops had handed over facilities in Abyei to United Nations peacekeepers. South Sudan pulled its forces out of the oil-producing region earlier […]
Sudan Pulls Forces from Abyei, Peace Talks with South Resume
Posted May 29th, 2012 at 1:05 pm (UTC-5)
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Sudan, South Sudan Resume Peace Talks
Posted May 29th, 2012 at 11:35 am (UTC-5)
Sudan and South Sudan have begun their first direct peace talks since cross-border clashes erupted last month. The African Union-led talks started in Addis Ababa on Tuesday. The two countries are locked in bitter disputes stemming from South Sudan’s independence last year, mostly involving borders and oil. Speaking to VOA Tuesday, South Sudan’s chief negotiator, […]
Sudan, South Sudan Set to Resume Talks
Posted May 29th, 2012 at 4:05 am (UTC-5)
Sudan and South Sudan are set to resume peace talks that broke down last month because of fighting along their border. The African Union-led talks Tuesday in Ethiopia’s capital come as Sudan pledged to withdraw its troops from the oil-producing Abyei region. Sudan’s defense ministry announced the withdraw Monday, saying it was a goodwill gesture […]
Sudan to Pull Troops From Disputed Abyei Region
Posted May 28th, 2012 at 12:00 pm (UTC-5)
Sudan says it will remove its troops from the oil-producing Abyei region, one day before critical talks with South Sudan, which also claims the region. A spokesman for the Sudanese defense ministry, Alsawarmi Khalid Saad, made the announcement Monday. “… (T)he Sudanese armed forces has decided to redeploy its troops outside Abyei, as a good-will […]
Sudan, South Sudan to Resume Talks May 29
Posted May 24th, 2012 at 1:35 pm (UTC-5)
Sudan and South Sudan have agreed to resume talks aimed at settling disputes that triggered cross-border clashes last month. Sources with both countries and the African Union told VOA Thursday that the talks will resume May 29 in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa. The AU-mediated talks in Addis Ababa broke down last month, after fighting that […]
South Sudan Accuses Sudan of New Air Attacks
Posted May 22nd, 2012 at 9:10 pm (UTC-5)
South Sudan has accused Sudan of launching more air strikes against its territory to undermine international mediation efforts. Government officials in Juba said Sudanese warplanes bombed Northern Bahr el Ghazal state on Monday and Tuesday. The allegations could not be independently confirmed and there was no response from Sudan. Military spokesman Phillip Aguer said Khartoum […]
South Sudan Accuses Sudan of New Air Attacks
Posted May 22nd, 2012 at 5:35 pm (UTC-5)
South Sudan has accused Sudan of launching more air strikes against its territory to undermine international mediation efforts. Government officials in Juba said Sudanese warplanes bombed Northern Bahr el Ghazal state on Monday and Tuesday. Military spokesman Phillip Aguer said Khartoum has developed a pattern of striking when mediation efforts are under way. “For our […]
South African Farmworker Found Guilty of Killing White Supremist
Posted May 22nd, 2012 at 12:35 pm (UTC-5)
A South African court has found a black farmworker guilty of murdering white-supremacist leader Eugene Terreblanche. The court in Ventersdorp, west of Johannesburg, handed down the verdict against Chris Mahlangu. Prosecutors said Mahlangu and another farmworker broke into Terreblanche’s farmhouse in April 2010 and bludgeoned him to death during a dispute over wages. The second […]
Sudan Releases Captured Foreigners
Posted May 20th, 2012 at 1:05 pm (UTC-5)
Sudan has released four foreigners who were detained last month in the disputed Heglig region and accused of spying for South Sudan. The defense ministry handed the four on Sunday to former South African president and African Union mediator Thabo Mbeki. The four appeared to be in good health during a ceremony in Khartoum, which […]
Sudan Releases Captured Foreigners
Posted May 20th, 2012 at 9:45 am (UTC-5)
Sudan has released four foreigners who were detained last month in the disputed Heglig region and accused of spying for South Sudan. Khartoum’s defense ministry said it handed the four on Sunday to former South African president and African Union mediator Thabo Mbeki. Mr. Mbeki is in the region to mediate talks between the two […]
