2008-10-06
Top UN Peacekeeping Official Begins Week-Long Visit
The head of United Nations peacekeeping today began a week-long visit to Sudan, where the world body currently has two operations - one to support the 2005 north-south peace deal and the other to quell the violence that has plagued the western region of Darfur since 2003.2008-10-06
Another Ugandan Police Officer Dies in Darfur
ANOTHER Ugandan Police officer has died in Sudan. Assistant Inspector John Okwir was on a UN peace-keeping mission in the troubled region of Darfur. 2008-10-06
Equity Seeks Staff for Regional Foray
Equity Bank has started recruiting key staff to spearhead its expansion to Southern Sudan, a month after it announced that it had secured the necessary approvals to start operating. 2008-10-06
189 Police Advisers Arrive to Support Joint UN-African Union Mission
A total of 189 police advisers from 12 countries, including 17 female officers, have arrived in Darfur to join the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation (UNAMID), which is trying to quell the deadly fighting and humanitarian suffering that have raged since 2003 in the western Sudanese region. 2008-10-06
Do Not Deprive Darfurians of Their Right to Justice
AS SOUTH Africans reflect on the legacy of Thabo Mbeki's presidency, many have praised his foreign policy contributions. 2008-10-03
Darfur Rebels Deny Signing Peace Agreement
Some members of the rebel faction that recently fought government troops in North Darfur have signed a peace agreement with the state, but the accord is insignificant because none of the signatories has any clout, analysts said. 2008-10-04
As the World Dithers, Darfur Crisis Claims More Casualties
Mr. Luis Moreno Ocampo and two Darfurians at the meeting in New York. 2008-10-03
Traditional Authority Seeks Its Place
A lion attempted to devour Dinka chief Makom Majong Makom once. It was during the long years of Sudan's north-south conflict that also saw a militia attack nearly destroy his rural South Sudanese community. 2008-10-02
Hijacked Tanks Were for Sudan, Says Military
Doubts grew on Wednesday over official claims that the battle tanks hijacked by Somali pirates belonged to Kenya. 2008-10-02
IDPs Out of Reach As Violence Hinders Agencies
Weeks after fighting between government and rebel forces in North Darfur, aid workers have yet to reach thousands of displaced civilians who sought refuge in nearby mountains and forests. 2008-10-02
Hundreds Flee Attacks By Notorious Rebels - UN Refugee Agency
About 1,200 Congolese have sought shelter in southern Sudan in recent days to escape brutal attacks by members of the notorious Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) that have included the abduction of children and the torching of homes, the United Nations refugee agency reported today. 2008-10-03
Loketo Lee Lauds Juba Peace Process
Singing about politicians pays, at least according to Loketo Lee. The karate champ turned singer first sang about former northern Uganda minister Betty Bigombe, in Bigombe, which won him a PAM Award for Best Artiste from northern Uganda in 2005. 2008-09-30
Arms Ship Mystery Deepens
Mystery deepened on Monday over the real ownership of the tanks and other arms hijacked by three boatloads of Somali pirates. 2008-10-02
KCB's Bizflex Facilitates Cross Border Trader
Ugandans plying their trade in South Sudan now have an option of mitigating potential risks involved in moving with huge sum of money. 2008-10-01
Women Boost Darfur Talks
Mariam Abdalla Omar has earned a reputation as both a fighter and a peacemaker in the troubled western Sudanese region of Darfur. 2008-10-01
Growing Women's Power in Government
When Sabrina Dario Lokolong, the Speaker of South Sudan's Eastern Equatoria State Assembly, enters or leaves Parliament, all the other members of parliament must stand up. 2008-10-01
Equity to Use Cellphone Service As Launching Pad Into Sudan
Equity Bank is hoping to use its cellphone banking solution, Eazzy 24/7, to leverage its expansion into Southern Sudan by the end of the year. 2008-09-30
Africa Rallies Behind Besieged President
Virtually all African countries have rallied behind Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir in his quest to stop the proposed indictment on war crimes charges by the International Criminal Court. 2008-09-30
Four Dead After UN-Contracted Helicopter Crashes in Darfur
A helicopter contracted by the United Nations crashed in the strife-torn Darfur region of Sudan, killing all four crew members, a spokesperson for the world body has confirmed. 2008-09-30
Republic of Congo Calls for Increased Support for Joint UN-AU Mission in Darfur
Bringing an end to the protracted conflict in Darfur, on Sudan's western flank, would serve as a catalyst for peace across the wider region, a top official from the Republic of Congo said today, calling for stepped-up support for the joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission known as UNAMID. |
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