News: Sudan

We have started to collect the most important news related to Sudan in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Sudan: news

UN warns of South Sudan hunger

Wednesday, May 16th 2012, 4:16

More than half the population of South Sudan are facing food shortages due to the continuing conflict with Sudan, the UN warns.
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South Sudan refugees flown home

Monday, May 14th 2012, 15:19

The first planeload of refugees stranded for months in a camp in Sudan is flown to South Sudan - among 500,000 who may be forced to leave.
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VIDEO: UN 'outrage' at Sudan bombing

Saturday, May 12th 2012, 14:14

The United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay says the bombing of territory in South Sudan despite a UN resolution demanding an end to hostilities is an outrage.
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Refugees begin journey to S Sudan

Saturday, May 12th 2012, 12:37

The first group of South Sudanese from among thousands stranded for months in a camp in Sudan is on its way to the south.
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UN 'outrage' at Sudan's bombing

Friday, May 11th 2012, 18:01

Sudan's bombing of territory in South Sudan despite a UN resolution demanding an end to hostilities is an outrage, says the UN's human rights chief.
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Sudan accused of border attacks

Wednesday, May 9th 2012, 18:24

South Sudan's information minister accuses Khartoum of bombing within its territory, in violation of a UN Security Council resolution to end hostilities.
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Airlift plan for South Sudanese

Saturday, May 5th 2012, 12:45

Thousands of South Sudanese stranded for months in a camp in Sudan by cross-border fighting are to be airlifted home, an aid group says.
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VIDEO: Need to know: Sudanese conflict

Friday, May 4th 2012, 16:47

BBC Arabic's Omar El-Tayeb Ahmed explains the background to the Sudanese conflict and how it could be resolved.
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New Malawi leader snubs Bashir

Friday, May 4th 2012, 16:47
related places: Bashir

Malawi's new President Joyce Banda says she does not want Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir, accused of war crimes, to attend a summit in July.
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Sudan 'bombing' despite deadline

Friday, May 4th 2012, 15:37

The two Sudans swap accusations of continuing to fight as a UN deadline passes for them to cease hostilities or face sanctions.
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Sudan pledges to cease fighting

Thursday, May 3rd 2012, 22:14

Sudan pledges to stop fighting with South Sudan in compliance with a UN Security Council resolution.
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Fleeing from Sudan's Nuba Mountains

Thursday, May 3rd 2012, 8:52

Hungry Sudanese tell of fleeing caves to seek sanctuary
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UN threatens sanctions on Sudans

Wednesday, May 2nd 2012, 17:34

The UN Security Council passes a resolution threatening sanctions on Sudan and South Sudan if the two nations fail to halt recent violence.
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Uganda: 'Sudan supporting Kony'

Monday, April 30th 2012, 14:22
related countries: Uganda

The Ugandan army says the Lord's Resistance Army led by Joseph Kony is being supported and supplied by the Sudanese government.
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Sudan 'declares border emergency'

Sunday, April 29th 2012, 21:18

Sudan declares a state of emergency along its border with South Sudan, local media reports say, amid rising tensions between the two countries.
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VIDEO: On the frontline of Sudan conflict

Sunday, April 29th 2012, 17:51

Sudan has reportedly declared a state of emergency along its border with South Sudan after weeks of clashes.
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VIDEO: Foreigners detained in Sudan

Saturday, April 28th 2012, 23:48

Sudanese officials say four foreigners have been detained in the sensitive Heglig oilfield area, scene of recent fighting with South Sudanese forces.
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Sudan seizes foreigners in Heglig

Saturday, April 28th 2012, 23:22
related places: Khartoum

Sudan detains four foreigners in the disputed Sudan-South Sudan border area and flies them to Khartoum, military officials say.
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Sudan pay docked for war effort

Thursday, April 26th 2012, 10:46

Sudanese civil servants have been told to donate two days' salary to help pay for the conflict with South Sudan over the Heglig oilfield.
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AU proposes Sudanese peace deal

Wednesday, April 25th 2012, 9:56

The African Union calls on Sudan and South Sudan to end hostilities and pull their forces out of a disputed border area following weeks of clashes.
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Sudan accused of 'declaring war'

Tuesday, April 24th 2012, 14:38

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir says Sudan has "declared war" on his country, following weeks of fighting along their common border.
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UN chief condemns Sudan air raid

Tuesday, April 24th 2012, 0:40

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemns Sudan's bombardment of a border area in an escalating dispute with South Sudan.
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Sudan leader rejects peace talks

Monday, April 23rd 2012, 16:59
related places: Bashir

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir rules out talks with South Sudan, as he visits the oil-field town recently occupied by the South's troops.
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VIDEO: Sudans: Reporter caught in airstrike

Monday, April 23rd 2012, 13:31
related places: Bentiu

Sudanese warplanes have dropped bombs near the South Sudanese border town of Bentiu, killing at least one person, according to witnesses.
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South Sudan border town is bombed

Monday, April 23rd 2012, 8:58
related places: Bentiu

Several bombs fall on the South Sudanese border town of Bentiu, killing at least one boy, amid fears of all-out war with Sudan.
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Renewed fighting on Sudan border

Monday, April 23rd 2012, 7:19

Fighting breaks out on the border between Sudan and South Sudan, days after the South pulled out of a disputed border town.
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Satellite tracks Sudan oil damage

Sunday, April 22nd 2012, 14:13

Satellite pictures of the disputed border area recently occupied by South Sudan suggest key oil facilities have been badly damaged.
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South Sudan oil facility 'bombed'

Saturday, April 21st 2012, 20:24

South Sudan accuses Sudan of bombing one of its oil facilities, despite recent moves to defuse the conflict between the two countries.
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Obama calls for Sudan peace talks

Saturday, April 21st 2012, 11:08
related countries: United States
related places: South

The US president calls on the leaders of South Sudan and Sudan to return to negotiations, as the South ends its occupation of a key oil field.
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South Sudan 'to withdraw troops'

Friday, April 20th 2012, 20:56

South Sudan's leader orders the withdrawal of troops from Heglig oil field in Sudan, which his Sudanese counterpart says his forces have recaptured.
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South Sudan oil seizure 'illegal'

Thursday, April 19th 2012, 22:39

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says South Sudan's seizure of Heglig oil field in Sudan is illegal, and urges it to withdraw its forces immediately.
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Sudan leader vows to 'free' South

Thursday, April 19th 2012, 0:03

Sudan's president says his goal is to liberate South Sudan's people from their government, as fears grow of an all-out war between the two countries.
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'New front' in Sudan border clash

Wednesday, April 18th 2012, 12:37

Sudan and South Sudan accuse each other of opening up a new front along the disputed border, raising fears of all-out war.
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VIDEO: Sudans 'locked in logic of war'

Wednesday, April 18th 2012, 2:34

Sudan and South Sudan are "locked in a logic of war", the UN Security Council (UNSC) has been told.
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Sudans 'locked in logic of war'

Tuesday, April 17th 2012, 22:44

Sudan and South Sudan are "locked in a logic of war" in their fight over their disputed border, two peace envoys tell the UN Security Council.
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South Sudan branded 'enemy' state

Monday, April 16th 2012, 16:00

Sudan's parliament votes unanimously to brand the government of South Sudan "an enemy" in the wake of the seizure of a disputed oil field.
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Khartoum 'bombs' South Sudan town

Saturday, April 14th 2012, 22:44

South Sudan says Sudan has bombed several places in its territory including a market in Bentiu.
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Sudan troops 'advance on Heglig'

Friday, April 13th 2012, 20:15

The Sudanese government says its forces are advancing towards the disputed border oil town of Heglig, held by South Sudan.
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