The government of South Sudan says it has fully shut down oil production, a move sparked by a dispute with neighboring Sudan. South Sudan initiated the shutdown last month, accusing the north of confiscating more than $800 million worth of oil being transported through northern pipelines. Khartoum says it took the oil because the south […]
Bashir Urges Darfur’s Displaced to Go Home
Posted February 8th, 2012 at 10:30 am (UTC-5)
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir says the nearly two million people displaced by the Darfur conflict should return to their homes. Speaking Wednesday in the North Darfur capital of El-Fashir, Mr. Bashir said his government wants all the people living in displaced-person camps to go back to their villages. He promised to help them with resettlement. […]
UN: Hunger Crisis Worsening in South Sudan
Posted February 8th, 2012 at 7:00 am (UTC-5)
The United Nations says ongoing conflict and a weak harvest in South Sudan have put millions of people on the brink of a severe hunger crisis. A joint report released Wednesday by the World Food Program (WFP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) says the number of food-insecure people in South Sudan has risen […]
Sudan Rebels Free Kidnapped Chinese Workers
Posted February 7th, 2012 at 2:25 pm (UTC-5)
Twenty-nine Chinese workers kidnapped in Sudan have been freed, 11 days after they were taken hostage by rebels in Southern Kordofan state. The Red Cross flew the workers from the Kauda area in Southern Kordofan on Tuesday to Nairobi where they were handed over to Chinese embassy officials. Rebels with the Sudanese People’s Liberation Movement-North […]
Sudan Rebels Free Kidnapped Chinese Workers
Posted February 7th, 2012 at 12:45 pm (UTC-5)
Twenty-nine Chinese workers kidnapped in Sudan have been freed, 11 days after they were taken hostage by rebels in Southern Kordofan state. The Red Cross flew the workers from the Kauda area in Southern Kordofan on Tuesday to Nairobi where they were handed over to Chinese embassy officials. Rebels with the Sudanese People’s Liberation Movement-North […]
Sudanese Rebels Free Abducted Chinese Workers
Posted February 7th, 2012 at 7:40 am (UTC-5)
Sudanese rebels have released a group of Chinese workers kidnapped 10 days ago in Southern Kordofan state. Sudan’s foreign ministry said Tuesday that the workers were being flown by a Red Cross plane to Kenya, where they will be handed over to Chinese embassy officials. The ministry did not indicate how many workers were freed. […]
Sudan Rebels to ‘Soon’ Release Chinese Workers
Posted February 6th, 2012 at 9:15 am (UTC-5)
Sudanese rebels say they will “soon” release 29 Chinese workers who were abducted in Southern Kordofan state more than one week ago. A spokesman for the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North said Monday his rebel group is in contact with the Chinese government. Earlier, a spokesman for China’s foreign ministry said his government had been in […]
Bashir: Two Sudans Closer to War Over Oil
Posted February 3rd, 2012 at 5:25 pm (UTC-5)
Sudan’s president, Omar al-Bashir, says his country could go to war over oil with the breakaway state of South Sudan. President Bashir said on national television Friday that war with its southern neighbor is possible, as he reacted to recent comments from South Sudanese President Salva Kiir. President Kiir said his country has had no […]
Bashir: Two Sudans Closer to War Over Oil
Posted February 3rd, 2012 at 5:05 pm (UTC-5)
Sudan’s president, Omar al-Bahir, says his country could go to war over oil with the breakaway state of South Sudan. President Bashir said on national television Friday that war with its southern neighbor is possible, as he reacted to recent comments from South Sudanese President Silva Kiir. President Kiir said his country has had no […]
Official: 37 Killed at South Sudan Peace Meeting
Posted February 3rd, 2012 at 1:50 pm (UTC-5)
An official in South Sudan says 37 people were killed when shooting broke out at a meeting to settle disputes over stolen cattle. The incident happened Wednesday in Mayendit county, in South Sudan’s Unity State. The state information minister, Gideon Gatpan, says random shooting began after gunmen from neighboring Lake State burst in on the […]
