With six months until a referendum on Southern independence, Sudan is alarmingly unprepared according to a new report published by a coalition of humanitarian and human rights ... Read more »
As part of its diplomatic and political effort to ease the ongoing tension over the Nile, Egypt has made offers of financial support to upstream countries. Read more »
The country's legislators have agreed on a body to oversee a referendum on independence for the south. Read more »
The most senior United Nations officials in Sudan told the Security Council that the international community must take a more active role in promoting democracy after the recent ... Read more »
Uganda, which is hosting a major international review conference on the International Criminal Court, faces mounting pressure over conflicting signals on whether it will invite ... Read more »
A group of 10 prominent global leaders, known as the Elders, have added their voice to concerns that xenophobic violence will increase in South Africa after the soccer World Cup. Read more »
Key economic issues will have to be resolved should southern Sudan vote for independence in the 2011 referendum. Read more »
Fresh clashes had erupted between the Government and one of the leading insurgent groups despite a peace process intended to end the conflict, says the UN. Read more »
The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission in the Sudan for one year, until 30 April 2011, with the intention to renew it for further periods if ... Read more »
Four South African Peacekeepers with the African Union-United Nations force UNAMID in Darfur have been freed after 2 weeks in captivity. Read more »
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