Kenya’s foreign minister says relations with Sudan are back to normal, four days after a Kenyan court ordered the arrest of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. Minister Moses Wetangula said Friday that a high-level delegation that met with Sudanese leaders in Khartoum was able to resolve the dispute. Sudan had responded to Monday’s high court ruling […]
Kenya Says Sudan Ties Normal After Bashir Arrest Ruling
Posted December 2nd, 2011 at 11:00 am (UTC-5)
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ICC Requests Arrest Warrant for Sudanese Defense Minister
Posted December 2nd, 2011 at 8:20 am (UTC-5)
The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor has requested an arrest warrant for Sudan’s defense minister for alleged war crimes in the Darfur region. Luis Moreno-Ocampo said Friday that Abdelrahim Mohamed Hussein helped to mastermind attacks against villages in Darfur between August 2003 and March 2004. A statement says the attacks followed a pattern in which […]
Kenyan, Sudanese Officials Meet Over Bashir Warrant Dispute
Posted December 2nd, 2011 at 7:15 am (UTC-5)
Kenya’s foreign minister and Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir met Thursday in Khartoum to try to resolve a dispute over a Kenyan court ruling ordering the arrest of Mr. Bashir. The Kenyan High Court on Monday ordered the government to enforce an International Criminal Court arrest warrant for Mr. Bashir “should he ever set foot in […]
Sudan Threatens to Take One-Fourth of South Sudan’s Oil
Posted November 30th, 2011 at 9:25 pm (UTC-5)
Sudan says it will take about a quarter of South Sudan’s oil from a pipeline under Sudan after talks on sharing oil revenue failed. Sudanese officials say they have no plans to block South Sudan’s oil exports. Officials say they only want their fair share to help boost the country’s faltering economy. Sudan lost much […]
Kenya: Court Order to Arrest Sudan’s Bashir ‘Very Unhelpful’
Posted November 29th, 2011 at 1:40 pm (UTC-5)
Kenya’s foreign minister has expressed “deep concern” at a high court ruling ordering the arrest of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. Moses Wetang’ula said in a statement Tuesday that the order is “very unhelpful” and a “direct affront” to the principle that heads of state are immune from criminal prosecution. He added the Kenyan government is […]
China Uges Sudan, South Sudan to Resolve Oil Dispute
Posted November 29th, 2011 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
China has called on Sudan and South Sudan to resolve a dispute that has blocked the flow of oil exports from the south. Beijing purchases nearly five percent of its total oil imports from South Sudan. A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman on Tuesday urged the two Sudans to exercise “restraint” and use a “flexible and […]
China Uges Sudan, South Sudan to Resolve Oil Dispute
Posted November 29th, 2011 at 9:15 am (UTC-5)
China has called on Sudan and South Sudan to resolve a dispute that has blocked the flow of oil exports from the south. Beijing purchases nearly five percent of its total oil imports from South Sudan. A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman on Tuesday urged the two Sudans to exercise “restraint” and use a “flexible and […]
Sudan Expels Kenyan Ambassador Over Bashir Warrant
Posted November 28th, 2011 at 8:10 pm (UTC-5)
Sudan has expelled Kenya’s ambassador after Kenya’s High Court issued an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. The Kenyan court ruled Monday that the country’s government must arrest Mr. Bashir “should he ever set foot in Kenya.” Mr. Bashir is wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes and genocide in Sudan’s […]
Sudan Blocks South Sudan Oil Exports
Posted November 28th, 2011 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
The Sudanese government has blocked oil exports from newly independent South Sudan, citing a transit fee dispute. Landlocked South Sudan relies on its northern neighbor’s pipelines and port on the Red Sea to export oil. Sudan’s oil minister, Ali Ahmed Osman, said Monday that Khartoum decided November 17 to hold up the south’s oil shipments. […]
Kenya Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Sudan’s Bashir
Posted November 28th, 2011 at 9:15 am (UTC-5)
Kenya’s High Court has issued an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted for alleged war crimes and genocide in Sudan’s Darfur region. Human rights groups had criticized Kenya for failing to arrest Mr. Bashir when he attended a ceremony in Nairobi for Kenya’s new constitution in August 2010. High Court Justice […]
