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North, South Sudan agree on demilitarized border zone
World
June 30, 2011
North, South Sudan agree on demilitarized border zone
Khartoum/Juba - North and South Sudan have agreed to form a demilitarized buffer zone at their joint border to defuse…
UN council approves Ethiopian troops for Abyei
World
June 27, 2011
UN council approves Ethiopian troops for Abyei
United Nations - The UN Security Council on Monday unanimously approved a US-drafted resolution authorizing deployment of 4200 Ethiopian troops…
Official: 11 die after militia attacks Southern Sudanese town
World
June 26, 2011
Official: 11 die after militia attacks Southern Sudanese town
Nairobi - Eleven people died after a militia group allegedly allied to the northern Sudanese government attacked a southern town,…
UN: South Sudan should halve army after independence
World
June 21, 2011
UN: South Sudan should halve army after independence
Juba - The United Nations on Tuesday called for Southern Sudan to halve the size of its army after independence…
Sudanese president: Halayeb crisis to be resolved soon
Egypt
June 21, 2011
Sudanese president: Halayeb crisis to be resolved soon
The dispute between Egypt and Sudan on the Halayeb area will be resolved soon, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir said.
US urges swift implementation of Sudan Abyei deal
World
June 20, 2011
US urges swift implementation of Sudan Abyei deal
United Nations - US Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice called on Monday for swift implementation of an agreement…
Monitor says north army masses in Sudan oil state
World
June 19, 2011
Monitor says north army masses in Sudan oil state
Khartoum - Satellite images taken on Friday showed northern Sudanese military vehicles including heavy transports and artillery massing in the…
Shelling erupts in Sudan’s Abyei, official says
World
June 17, 2011
Shelling erupts in Sudan’s Abyei, official says
Juba - Shelling between northern and southern Sudanese troops forced aid workers to evacuate the town of Agok at the…
UN reinforcements head to Sudan conflict state
World
June 17, 2011
UN reinforcements head to Sudan conflict state
United Nations - The United Nations is sending peacekeeper reinforcements to the strife-torn Sudanese state of South Kordofan and has…
Sudan army ‘to fight by all means’ in border state
World
June 16, 2011
Sudan army ‘to fight by all means’ in border state
Khartoum - The Sudanese army will continue to fight by all available means to stop the rebellion in South Kordofan,…