Sudan News

" The Sudanese opposition parties have agreed on a joint plan to coordinate among their bases in the upcoming elections to defeat the candidates of the ruling National Congress Party at all levels.

A French aid worker was freed Saturday nearly three months after his abduction near Chad's border with Sudan, the International Committee of the Red Cross said.

Nairobi/Juba - Conflicts and drought have driven up the number of southern Sudanese in need of food aid from 1 million in 2009 to 4.3 million this year, the United Nations and Southern Sudan's government said Tuesday.

JUBA, 4 February 2010 - Networks of people living with HIV in southern Sudan are trying to overcome deficiencies in the limping health system and broken infrastructure by spreading information about the pandemic and reducing stigma and denial.

JUBA, 3 February 2010 - Southern Sudan's poor infrastructure, largely illiterate population and dearth of health facilities and workers mean that despite five years of peace, HIV programmes are still in their infancy.

The recently published HRW World Report 2010 features a particular chapter on Sudan whereby the monstrous Pan-Arabist tyranny's practices and policies are summarily exposed and utterly denounced as far as the tyrannized land of Darfur and the persecuted local Furis are concerned.

Following a meeting with visiting Sudanese First Vice President, the Kenyan President today reaffirmed his support to peace implementation, rehabilitation and development in southern Sudan.

The evidence of five years of peace is everywhere in Juba, regional capital of Southern Sudan - in the brisk trade in the city's markets, its packed bars and nightclubs, and in the relaxed gait of the soldiers of the former rebel Sudan People's Liberation Army .

In a large market in Juba, the regional capital of Southern Sudan, young women spend long afternoons lounging on beds in sweltering iron sheet rooms, waiting for men.

Sudanese Vice President Ali Osman Mohamed Taha on Tuesday underscored the importance of China-Arab cooperation in all fields to achieve mutual benefits on basis of mutual respect.

January 26, 2010 -- Sudan and India discussed way to develop joint cooperation and investment in oil and electricity as well as gas.

The newly appointed head of the hybrid peacekeeping mission expressed his willingness to cooperate with the Sudanese authorities to establish peace and security in the restive region Darfur.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon urged the Sudanese parties of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement to address the post referendum arrangements to shun war.

"The Juba-based regional Legislative Assembly of South Sudan has, rejected this week a call made by the Finance and Economic Development Minister seeking parliamentary approval for financial bailout package to the beleaguered Nile Commercial Bank which has been struggling with rising defaults among its borrowers.

JUBA: At least 24 people have been killed in clashes in the troubled southern Sudanese state of Jonglei in recent days, a military spokesman said yesterday.

Yasir Arman, candidate of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement for the presidency pledged today to work for Sudan's unity adding that his nomination is a gift from the south to the country.

Sudan expressed readiness to peace talks with the rebel groups saying the ceasefire agreement will top the agendas of the next round of talks in Doha scheduled for January 24.

" Security is tight in and around Yambio town ahead of celebrations for the 5th Anniversary of Comprehensive Peace Agreement scheduled for Tuesday, South Sudan minister for internal affairs says.

Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir and South Sudan President Salva Kiir wave to the crowd during a celebration marking the fifth anniversary of the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in the town of Yambio yesterday Sudan 's president yesterday said he would support the country's oil-producing south if it chose independence in a ...

A Sudanese court sentenced another two Darfur rebels to death on Tuesday for a deadly 2008 attack, raising to 105 the number of Justice and Equality Movement fighters ordered hanged for the raid.