South Sudan has expelled the Chinese leader of its largest foreign oil firm, further raising the stakes in a bitter oil dispute with Sudan. Information Minister Barnaba Marial Benjamin on Wednesday accused Chinese national Liu Yingcai of cooperating with the north to steal millions of barrels of oil from Juba. Liu was serving as the […]
South Sudan Expels Chinese Chief of Major Oil Firm
Posted February 22nd, 2012 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
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South Sudan Expels Chinese Chief of Major Oil Firm
Posted February 22nd, 2012 at 9:50 am (UTC-5)
South Sudan has expelled the Chinese leader of its largest foreign oil firm, further raising the stakes in a bitter oil dispute with Sudan. Information Minister Barnaba Marial Benjamin on Wednesday accused Chinese national Liu Yingcai of cooperating with the north to steal millions of barrels of oil from Juba. Liu was serving as the […]
Darfur Rebels Release Int’l Peacekeepers, Hold Sudanese
Posted February 20th, 2012 at 2:20 pm (UTC-5)
((adds audio, new headline, new info & edits grafs 1- 4) Rebels in Sudan’s Darfur region say they have freed 49 international peacekeepers they seized Sunday but are holding onto three Sudanese nationals. The Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) said the peacekeepers from the joint U.N.-African Union mission in Darfur entered rebel territory without permission. […]
Darfur Rebels Claim Capture of 50 UN Peacekeepers
Posted February 20th, 2012 at 10:40 am (UTC-5)
A rebel group in Sudan’s Darfur region says it has abducted about 50 international peacekeepers, mostly from Senegal. The Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) says it detained the soldiers on Sunday, after they allegedly entered a rebel-held area without permission. A group spokesman, Gibreel Adam Bilal, says the soldiers were accompanied by three suspected Sudanese […]
Group: Sudanese Police Arrest ‘Hundreds’ of Student Protesters
Posted February 17th, 2012 at 7:05 am (UTC-5)
A Sudanese opposition group said Friday that police have raided the University of Khartoum and arrested hundreds of students holding an anti-government sit-in. Sudan Change Now said in a statement that police stormed the dormitories in the capital before dawn on Friday. The youth movement, which aims to topple the administration of Sudanese President Omar […]
Little Progress in Sudan, South Sudan Oil Talks
Posted February 15th, 2012 at 7:20 am (UTC-5)
Talks aimed at ending a bitter oil dispute between Sudan and South Sudan have ended without agreement. The six-day talks in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, finished early Wednesday. South Sudanese officials said late Tuesday that the sides remain far apart on a deal. Another round of talks is due to begin February 22. Landlocked South […]
South Sudan Accuses Sudan of Air Attack
Posted February 14th, 2012 at 9:10 am (UTC-5)
South Sudan has accused Sudan of carrying out airstrikes on a disputed border town, just two days after the neighboring countries signed a non-aggression pact. Authorities in South Sudan say Russian-made Antonov jets dropped several bombs on the town of Jau on Sunday, wounding at least four people. South Sudan claims Jau is located inside […]
Rights Group Urges Mediation in Sudanese Oil Dispute
Posted February 10th, 2012 at 5:30 am (UTC-5)
International watchdog Global Witness is urging the international community to help end a bitter oil dispute between Sudan and South Sudan, warning the situation could escalate if not resolved soon. The natural resource monitoring group said Friday that the African Union, China and Western governments should engage “at the highest diplomatic levels to broker a […]
South Sudan, Ethiopia Sign Oil Pipeline Deal
Posted February 9th, 2012 at 8:55 am (UTC-5)
South Sudan has signed a memorandum of understanding with Ethiopia allowing it to build an oil pipeline through Ethiopia to the port of Djibouti. South Sudan’s information minister announced the deal Thursday, amid a bitter oil dispute with Sudan that has prompted the south to halt production. Landlocked South Sudan had been shipping oil in […]
Amnesty: Russian and Chinese Arms Used Against Civilians in Sudan
Posted February 9th, 2012 at 5:40 am (UTC-5)
Amnesty International says that weapons from Russia and China are being used by the Sudanese government to commit serious human rights violations against civilians. The international rights group said in a report that Moscow and Beijing continue to supply weapons and munitions to Khartoum, despite “compelling evidence” they are being used against civilians in Darfur. […]
