Category Archives: Sudan

Sudan apologises to Ethiopia over alcohol raid

AFP

October 23, 2008
KHARTOUM — Sudan has apologised to Ethiopia after police arrested the Ethiopian military attaché’s sister and impounded liquor from the diplomat’s home in the capital Khartoum, an Sudanese official said on Friday.
Sharia law applies in predominantly Muslim northern Sudan, and alcohol is officially banned.
“The foreign ministry officially apologised to the Ethiopian embassy and [...]

Sudan apologises to Ethiopia over alcohol raid

AFP
October 23, 2008
KHARTOUM - Sudan has apologised to Ethiopia after police arrested the Ethiopian military attaché’s sister and impounded liquor from the diplomat’s home in the capital Khartoum, an Sudanese official said on Friday.
Sharia law applies in predominantly Muslim northern Sudan, and alcohol is officially banned.
“The foreign ministry officially apologised to the Ethiopian embassy and [...]

African free trade zone is agreed

BBC
Wednesday, 22 October 2008
FREE TRADE BLOC MEMBERS
The 26 African countries involved in the deal are:
Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Seychelles, Swaziland, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe
The leaders of three African trading blocs [...]

Implications of Terrorism and Counterterrorism in the Horn of Africa

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Implications of Terrorism and Counterterrorism in the Horn of Africa
David H. Shinn
Adjunct Professor, Elliott School of International Affairs
George Washington University
Paper Delivered at the
Horn of Africa Conference – VII
Faith, Citizenship, Democracy and Peace in the Horn of Africa
City Hall, Lund, Sweden
17-19 October 2008
The fact that I am speaking on terrorism before this audience gives [...]

Hijacked tanks ‘for South Sudan’

BBC

October 7, 2008

Contract numbers include the initials GOSS, thought to be government of South Sudan.
The BBC has seen evidence suggesting that the Ukrainian ship being held by pirates off Somalia is carrying weapons and tanks destined for South Sudan.
A copy of the freight manifest appears to show contracts were made by Kenya [...]

Foreigners farm for themselves in a hungry Africa

LA Times
September 28, 2008
Edmund Sanders
Edmund Sanders/LA Times
Ahmed Mohamed Abdalla, 80, farmer in Wad Rawah, standing along a canal built by a foreign-owned firm next door, whose fields are seen in the distance. His family once plowed that land, but was displaced when the government signed a deal with the government of UAE. [...]

Where were Russian tanks destined on ship hijacked off Somalia?

Los Angeles Times
September 30, 2008
The Ukrainian vessel’s cargo was headed for Kenya, according to that country and Ukraine. But U.S. officials and others suspect southern Sudan’s fledgling army was to receive the tanks.
Edmund Sanders
NOTE: Original has useful links to additional informtion.
NAIROBI, KENYA — This time it’s the booty, not the pirates, that everyone’s [...]

Eritrean opposition condemns refugees’ deportation by Sudan

Sudan Tribune, France
September 25, 2008
Tefsa-alem Tekle
September 24, 2008 (ADDIS ABABA) — After Sudanese Authorities deport some 80 Eritrean asylum seekers last week, Addis Ababa based Eritrean opposition, Democratic Movement for the liberation of Eritrean Kunama (DMLEK) condemn the action saying as “irresponsible action”.
Sudanese authorities deported around 80 Eritrean asylum seekers to Eritrea. Sources say Sixty-four [...]

Sudanese defense minister arrives in Ethiopia for talks

APA

August 15, 2008
APA-Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) Sudanese Defense Minister Lieutenant General Abdelrahim Mohamed Hussein arrived in Addis Ababa on Thursday to hold talks with Ethiopian authorities.
Hussein arrived in Ethiopia when the country was preparing to send hundreds of its soldiers as peacekeepers to the joint United Nations-African Union mission in Darfur.
He met with Prime Minister Meles [...]

Eritrea says ICC accusations against Sudan president are an “insult”

Sudan Tribune, France
July 22, 2008
The Eritrean government has rejected accusations by the prosecutor of the international Criminal Court (ICC) against Sudanese president, Omer al-Bashir describing it as an “insult”.
On Monday July 14, The ICC’s prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo asked pre-trial judges to issue arrest warrants for Sudanese president Omar Hassan al-Bashir.
Ocampo filed 10 charges: [...]

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