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Sudan:
East Africa Steps Up Security Ahead of Vote
East African, 3 January 2011
As Sudan goes to the referendum next week, Kenya and Uganda are on high alert in anticipation of a spillover of violence. Read more »
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Sudan:
President Al Bashir Gives Directives for Securing Southerners Living in North
SNA, 2 January 2011
President of the Republic, Field Marshal Omer Al-Bashir, has directed the Ministry of Interior to secure the southerners living in the north and their properties before and after… Read more »
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Sudan:
Al-Bashir Reiterates Promise to Accept Result of Vote, Build Strong Ties
Sudan Tribune, 1 January 2011
Sudan President Omar Hassan Al-Bashir has reiterated his commitment to recognize the results of south Sudan's vote on independence, pledging to erect strong ties with the… Read more »
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Sudan:
Spy Chief Calls On Juba to Safeguard Northerners During Referendum
Sudan Tribune, 30 December 2010
Sudan's National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS), the state security watchdog, has announced its readiness to assert security during the referendum process on the… Read more »
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Sudan:
Key Muslim Cleric Says South Muslims Must Not Vote for Secession
Sudan Tribune, 29 December 2010
A high-profile Muslim cleric has called on Muslims in south Sudan not to vote for secession when they go to the polls on January 9, 2011 to decide whether they want their region to… Read more »
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Sudan:
What They're Saying About the Referendum
UNIRIN, 29 December 2010
A series of reports have been issued ahead of Southern Sudan's 9 January 2011 independence referendum. They cover developments on the ground, prospects for a future divided country… Read more »
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Sudan:
Govt Renews Its Commitment on Holding Referendum on Time
SNA, 27 December 2010
The government on Monday renewed its commitment that the southern Sudan self determination referendum will be held on time, and that it would recognize the results provided they be… Read more »
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Sudan:
Police Clash With Opposition Supporters in Omdurman
Sudan Tribune, 24 December 2010
The Umma party appears to have went into a collision course with the government after Sudanese police used tear gas and batons to disperse a gathering at the headquarters of the… Read more »
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Sudan:
African Union Calls for Large Numbers of Referendum Observers
Sudan Tribune, 22 December 2010
The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (PSC-AU) requested the AU Commission to take all necessary measures to dispatch as large as possible team of observers to… Read more »
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Sudan:
South Leadership Meets Key Stakeholders in Independence Referendum
Sudan Tribune, 22 December 2010
The semi-autonomous regional government of southern Sudan has conducted a series of meetings this week with various parties involved in the region's upcoming referendum on… Read more »
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Sudan:
UN Panel Optimistic South Sudan Referendum Will Proceed Despite Hurdles
UN News, 22 December 2010
A Referendum registration centre opens at a Khartoum IDP Camp in Sudan Read more »
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Sudan:
Lack of Deal on Abyei Threatens Peace, Says UN
UN News, 16 December 2010
The peace process that ended two decades of war between northern and southern Sudan, culminating in next month's referendum on independence for the country's south, risks… Read more »
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Sudan:
President Makes an 'Oil for Unity' Offer
Sudan Tribune, 17 December 2010
The Sudanese president Omer Hassan Al-Bashir offered to let the South take the entire revenue from the country's oil wealth in return for a unity vote in the referendum that will… Read more »
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Sudan:
UN Calls for Peaceful and Credible Referendum
Sudan Tribune, 16 December 2010
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) urged both parties in Sudan to work for conducting a peaceful and credible referendum next January. Read more »
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Sudan:
UN And Carter Center Say Registration Process Was Credible
Sudan Tribune, 16 December 2010
A UN panel and Carter Center delivered Thursday a certificate of good standing to the registration process of Southern Sudanese for the self-determination referendum which ended on… Read more »
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Sudan:
Ruling Party Ready to Accept Referendum Outcome, Says Bashir
Sudan Tribune, 14 December 2010
As Sudan nears a referendum on southern independence, President Omar Hassan al-Bashir says that his ruling National Congress Party (NCP) is prepared to peacefully accept the… Read more »
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Sudan:
Securing a Peaceful Divorce
UNIRIN, 25 November 2010
A January referendum in Southern Sudan is likely to lead to the creation of a new country - the first in Africa since Eritrea gained independence from Ethiopia in 1993 - but much… Read more »
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Sudan:
UN Boosts Monitoring of Returning Southerners
UN News, 24 November 2010
As part of its efforts to assist in the return of refugees and displaced persons, the United Nations in Sudan has enhanced its monitoring of the number of people going back to… Read more »
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Sudan:
Southern Authorities Accuse Army of Attacks
RFI, 24 November 2010
Army officials from the semi-autonomous Southern Sudan accused Sudanese national army of attacking their positions on Wednesday and wounding four soldiers and two civilians. Read more »
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Sudan:
Countdown to the Southern Referendum
UNIRIN, 23 November 2010
The people of Southern Sudan regard January's referendum as their first genuine opportunity to exert their right to self-determination, as enshrined in the 1945 UN Charter and… Read more »
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Sudan:
UN Happy for Peaceful Voter Registration in Southern Sudan
Sudan Tribune, 22 November 2010
The Special Representative for the United Nations Secretary (SRSG) to Sudan, Haille Menkerios, says he has "very high regard" for the people of southern Sudan to peacefully resolve… Read more »
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Sudan:
Ruling Party Complains About Referendum 'Irregularities'
Sudan Tribune, 21 November 2010
The ruling National Congress Party (NCP) in north Sudan has submitted a complaint to the Southern Sudan Referendum Commission (SSRC) against what it termed as irregularities and… Read more »
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Sudan:
Ruling Party Threatens Not to Recognize Referendum Outcome
Sudan Tribune, 20 November 2010
The ruling National Congress Party (NCP) on Saturday expressed its dissatisfaction with the voter registration process for the South Sudan referendum in the North saying there were… Read more »
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Sudan:
Excitement, Frustration as Referendum Registration Gets Under Way
UNIRIN, 19 November 2010
Officials in Southern Sudan have expressed satisfaction four days into registration for a landmark referendum due in January, in which voters are likely to opt to transform the… Read more »
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Sudan:
Referendum in Nation Momentous, but Just One Element of Accord that Ended Bitter War
UN, 17 November 2010
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Security Council, today, 16 November: Read more »
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Sudan:
Full, Timely Implementation of Nation's Comprehensive Peace Agreement Essential
UN, 17 November 2010
Emphasizing that the situation in Sudan represented one of the most urgent challenges facing the Security Council, the 15-member body, convening at the ministerial level,… Read more »
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Sudan:
UN Wants More Peacekeepers for South's Independence Vote
Sudan Tribune, 16 November 2010
The United Nations Secretary-General (UNSG) Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday that "hostile public statements" by politicians in North and South Sudan highlight the risk of a return to… Read more »
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Sudan:
Mbeki Announces North-South Talks on Abyei
African Union, 16 November 2010
Statement of the Chairperson of the African Union High Level Implementation Panel (AUHIP), Thabo Mbeki, to the Security Council: Read more »
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Sudan:
South Calls for Improved Security Relations in Abyei
Sudan Tribune, 16 November 2010
General Gier Chuang Aluong, minister of internal affairs in the regional government of south Sudan on Tuesday called for peace and improved relations among security forces in the… Read more »
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Sudan:
Security Council Calls for 'Urgent Action' for Peaceful, Credible Referenda
UN News, 16 November 2010
The Security Council today urged parties to the 2005 peace pact that ended the country's long-running civil war to take urgent action to ensure the holding of peaceful and credible… Read more »
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Sudan:
Remarks at the United Nations Security Council Ministerial Meeting on Sudan
UN, 16 November 2010
A statement made to the UN Security Council by Hillary Rodham Clinton , Secretary of State of the United States: Read more »
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Sudan:
UN Panel Encourages Voter Registration as Key Phase Begins
Sudan Tribune, 15 November 2010
The United Nations Secretary-General's panel tasked with monitoring the upcoming referenda on self-determination in Sudan today visited voter registration sites as the critical… Read more »
