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» 40 killed in weekend clashes in South Sudan
» Expelled agencies not welcome - Khartoum
» China pledges support to Khartoum government
» Kenya's banks invest US$ 452m in South Sudan
» Tribal clashes claim over 240 lives
» Over 60 combatants die after rebel-army clashes in Sudan
» UN appeals for urgent humanitarian assistance in north Darfur
» Sudan sentences nine men to death
» Darfur rebel leader appears before international court
» Attacks on peacekeepers constitute war crimes, UN warns
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Sudan ready for biofuels

afrol News, 26 June - The Sudanese government has unveiled the country's first biofuel plant, joining other African countries like Egypt in the fight against global warming.

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Chad-Sudan tension threatens Darfur stability – UN Chief

afrol News, 17 June - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said the deteriorating situation between Sudan and Chad relations threatens the stability of the already volatile Darfur region.

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40 killed in weekend clashes in South Sudan

afrol News, 15 June - At least 40 people have been killed during an attack by gunmen from the Jikany Nuer ethnic group near the town of Nasir, in Sudan's eastern border with Ethiopia, on Friday.

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Expelled agencies not welcome - Khartoum

afrol News, 12 June - The Khartoum government has rejected reports alleging that is has allowed four aid agencies expelled in March to return to the war torn Darfur region.

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China pledges support to Khartoum government

afrol News, 2 June - The Chinese government has pledged its support to Khartoum government to achieve peace in the troubled Darfur region. China believes Darfur peace would ease the tension between Sudan and its neighbour Chad.

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Economy - Development

Kenya's banks invest US$ 452m in South Sudan

afrol News, 2 June - Kenya Commercial Bank's mortgage subsidiary has signed a Shilling 35.3 billion (US$ 452 million) housing deal with the autonomous government of Southern Sudan to finance the construction of 1,750 housing units for civil servants in the country, a bank statement said.

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Tribal clashes claim over 240 lives

afrol News, 29 May - Tribal clashes between the two main nomadic tribes in South Sudan have killed over 240 people within a space of a week, the Sudanese Interior Minister Ibrahim Mahmoud Hamad has said in a statement.

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Over 60 combatants die after rebel-army clashes in Sudan

afrol News, 26 May - A fierce fighting on Sunday between the Sudanese army and rebel forces has left over 60 combatants dead, a military spokesman has confirmed. Scores of rebel fighter from the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) raided the army base in Umm Baru town killing 20 soldiers, while 43 JEM members also reportedly lost their lives.

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UN appeals for urgent humanitarian assistance in north Darfur

afrol News, 25 May - The hybrid African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has condemned heavy fighting in the Sudanese town of Umm Baru which has left over 50 people injured and forced hundreds to flee their homes.

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Sudan sentences nine men to death

afrol News, 20 May - A Sudanese court has condemned nine rebels to death today for their involvement in the May 2008 attack in Sudan’s capital Khartoum that killed more than 220 civilians. The latest sentencing has raised the number to 91 of the members of Justice and Equality Movement sentenced to death.

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Darfur rebel leader appears before international court

afrol News, 18 May - A Dafurian rebel commander Bahr Idriss Abu Garda charged for war crimes has voluntarily appeared before the International Criminal Court in The Hague today.

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Attacks on peacekeepers constitute war crimes, UN warns

afrol News, 8 May - The joint AU-UN Special Representative in Darfur, has condemned the latest killing of a peacekeeper in the strongest terms, emphasising that such attacks on peacekeepers constitute war crimes.

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UNICEF calls on Sudanese warring parties to protect children

afrol News, 5 May - The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has said today that it is deeply concerned at the impact on children of continuing violence in a number of states of Southern Sudan, and urged that all parties ensure the protection of young people.

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Sudan denies plans to attack Chad

afrol News, 5 May - Fresh accusations of hostilities have resurfaced between neighbouring Chad and Sudan just a few hours after penning down a truce pact in Doha at the weekend.

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Mixed reactions posted on Sudan’s census

afrol News, 30 April - South Sudan population Census Commissioner has expressed satisfaction on the recent population census despite challenges in accessing some of the southern states, local media reports have said.

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» 24.04.2009 - HRW calls for drastic changes on draft Sudanese press law
» 22.04.2009 - Expulsion of aid agencies in Sudan detrimental to civilians, UN
» 15.04.2009 - 10 Darfur rebels condemned to death
» 14.04.2009 - Nine hanged for editor’s murder
» 09.04.2009 - UNICEF commends Sudan for child protection law
» 06.04.2009 - Sudan work to free two abducted workers
» 03.04.2009 - Sudan to hold elections in 2010
» 02.04.2009 - Mbeki in Darfur for talks
» 01.04.2009 - US sends off envoy to Sudan
» 27.03.2009 - Khartoum urged to reconsider its decision on aid agencies
» 26.03.2009 - Al Bashir travels to Ethiopia
» 25.03.2009 - Over a million will go without food rations by May - UN says
» 24.03.2009 - Aid worker killed in Darfur
» 23.03.2009 - Clerics fear Al Bashir’s arrest on trip to Qatar
» 18.03.2009 - Al Bashir administration would bear responsibility for Darfur crisis, US

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