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Tag Archives: Sudan
Africa: News Update
A selection of interesting/insightful recent stories from the continent for your perusal: UN report into sexual violence during conflict Congo-Kinshasa: UN calls for peaceful resolution of poll disputes Swaziland: The greed of King Mswati III Sudan and South Sudan: Oil tensions … Continue reading
Africa: News Update
Egypt: Trial of ex-President Hosni Mubarak opens Sudan, South Sudan to Finalise Oil Talks By End September Somalia: UN official warns famine could spread without adequate relief funding Reuters: Africa News Blog by Julie Mollins: Is Africa drought a chance … Continue reading
Army jets ‘bomb south Sudan villages’ – Africa – Al Jazeera English
Army jets ‘bomb south Sudan villages’ – Africa – Al Jazeera English.
Africa News Round-up
Sudan: UN reports intense air bombardment of Southern Kordofan state South Africa: Mother-to-child HIV transmission plummets Funding for Horn of Africa drought falls short of needs, UN says Somalia: Under-fives make up almost half of Mogadishu casualties Africa: Plugging the … Continue reading
Inaugral Yorkshire African Studies Network Conference: South Sudan and the Referendum
Part 1: The Morning Last Friday 10th June YASN held its first full event at Leeds University. The conference focused on Sudan and the referendum and brought together a wide range of researchers to discuss South Sudan in particular as well as … Continue reading
Follow Up on South Sudan
Following the recent escalation of tensions in Sudan the United Nations have led investigations into the clashes in order to calm the uncertainty during the lead up to South Sudan’s independence in July. Officials have estimated that the recent violence … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Southern Sudan
Tagged Abyei, borders, Displaced people, IDP's, Sudan
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Sudan: Tensions Escalate over Abyei
Following the succession and the division of Africa’s biggest country, tensions have been strained over the border lines of North and South Sudan. The oil rich and fertile Abyei region has been claimed by both countries. The largely Muslim North supports … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Conflict, Southern Sudan
Tagged Abyei, Dinka Ngok, North Sudan, Oil, South Sudan, Sudan, UN
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Discord in Southern Sudan
Following the virtually unanimous decision to divide Sudan later this year little international attention has been devoted to the continuing discord in the proposed southern state. Fighting between the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) and militia groups formerly linked to Khartoum … Continue reading
Southern Sudan Watch
The recent referendum in Sudan held the opportunity for the birth of a new state and the possibility of a realigning of regional relationships in East Africa’s fractious political sphere. These hopes are being steadily undermined. On the 14th march the Government … Continue reading
Which borders for Southern Sudan?
In January 2011, the Southern Sudanese voted overwhelmingly for their independence from Khartoum. After years of civil war, their forced relationship with the north is over. Where will the borders of the forthcoming state be? The new country inherited its … Continue reading
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