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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.

World news related to Sudan – overview

Sudan: news

Sudan bars 17 'southern parties'

Friday, September 16th 2011, 14:06

Sudan orders 17 political parties to stop their activities, saying most of their leaders and members come from newly independent South Sudan and so are now foreigners.
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Darfuri made Sudan vice-president

Wednesday, September 14th 2011, 12:01

Sudan names a politician from the war-torn region of Darfur, Adam Youssef, as vice-president, the state-run Suna news agency says.
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Police killed in Sudan rescue bid

Friday, September 9th 2011, 10:52

At least 13 Sudanese policemen are killed trying to rescue hostages in Darfur, officials say.
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Sudanese deal reached over Abyei

Friday, September 9th 2011, 4:05
related places: Abyei

Sudan and newly independent South Sudan agree to withdraw their troops from the disputed town of Abyei by the end of the month, the UN says.
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US warns of Sudan border conflict

Wednesday, September 7th 2011, 18:33
related countries: United States United States

The new state of South Sudan should resist the temptation to get involved in cross-border conflicts, warns US special envoy Princeton Lyman.
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VIDEO: Fighting erupts in Sudan border region

Wednesday, September 7th 2011, 6:21

Violence has flared once again in the capital of Sudan's Blue Nile border state, raising concerns over the continuing lack of humanitarian access there.
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Sudan bars major opposition party

Sunday, September 4th 2011, 21:17

Sudan says it no longer recognises the existence of major opposition party SPLM-North, following fighting in Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile.
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Thousands flee fighting in Sudan

Sunday, September 4th 2011, 7:35

Fighting in two Sudanese states has forced thousands from their homes along the border with South Sudan
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Emergency declared in Blue Nile

Friday, September 2nd 2011, 20:50

Sudan has declared a state of emergency in Blue Nile after fighting broke out in the state, on South Sudan's border.
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Sudan takes border clashes to UN

Tuesday, August 30th 2011, 12:20

Sudan lodges a complaint with the UN Security Council, accusing newly independent South Sudan of backing rebels in an oil-rich border region.
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Sudan leader declares ceasefire

Tuesday, August 23rd 2011, 13:04

Sudan's president announces a two-week ceasefire in South Kordofan state where fighting since June has displaced some 70,000 people from their homes.
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Hundreds die in South Sudan raids

Tuesday, August 23rd 2011, 2:10

At least 600 people have been killed in ethnic clashes in South Sudan's eastern state of Jonglei, the United Nations mission in the country says.
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Livestock lullaby

Saturday, August 20th 2011, 11:14

Why the South Sudanese sing to their cattle
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VIDEO: Four Sudanese cheetahs born in UK

Friday, August 19th 2011, 20:13
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Staff at Chester Zoo are celebrating the births of four healthy Sudanese cheetah cubs.
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Galloping for glory

Saturday, August 13th 2011, 10:27

Sudan soothes its dented ego with a very patriotic derby
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China minister arrives in Sudan

Sunday, August 7th 2011, 21:11
related places: Khartoum

China's foreign minister arrives in Sudan, the first high-level visit by Khartoum's key ally since South Sudan became independent in July.
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VIDEO: UN urged to stop Sudan violence

Saturday, August 6th 2011, 3:08

Human rights activists are lobbying the United Nations to stop ethnic related violence in the Sudanese state of South Kordofan.
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Sudan blocks South's oil shipment

Friday, August 5th 2011, 18:09

Sudan blocks a shipment of oil from the new state of South Sudan, accusing it of failing to pay customs duties.
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Sudan 'threatened UN helicopter'

Friday, August 5th 2011, 11:38
related places: Abyei

Sudan threatened to shoot a helicopter trying to evacuate UN peacekeepers wounded by a landmine in the disputed Abyei region, a UN official says.
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Landmine kills Abyei peacekeepers

Tuesday, August 2nd 2011, 17:30
related countries: Ethiopia Ethiopia
related places: Abyei

Four Ethiopian peacekeepers have been killed by a landmine in Sudan's disputed region of Abyei, the UN says.
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Mountain militia

Friday, July 29th 2011, 6:55

Pictures from Sudan's new southern battleground
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Sudan brings in a new currency

Sunday, July 24th 2011, 15:37

Sudan launches a new currency, a week after South Sudan brings in its own money, opening up the potential for currency competition
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Foreigners at home

Tuesday, July 19th 2011, 21:21

Independence means South Sudanese must leave
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UN warns of war crimes in Sudan

Monday, July 18th 2011, 16:41

A UN report warns that war crimes may have been committed during recent fighting in Sudan's South Kordofan region.
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Images show Sudan 'mass graves'

Thursday, July 14th 2011, 15:36

Satellite images show mass graves following recent fighting in Sudan, a campaign group set up by Hollywood star George Clooney says.
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Border region in Sudan 'bombed'

Wednesday, July 13th 2011, 12:30

Sudan's military bombs its volatile South Kordofan region, despite a peace deal to end the conflict, the UN says.
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Bashir plans austerity for Sudan

Tuesday, July 12th 2011, 15:09
related places: Bashir

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir says he will introduce austerity measures after the secession of oil-rich South Sudan.
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Sudan president in border warning

Monday, July 11th 2011, 11:35
related places: Abyei, Bashir

Sudan President Omar al-Bashir says the disputed Abyei region is a source of potential conflict, a day after South Sudan gained independence.
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South Sudan raises national flag

Saturday, July 9th 2011, 16:38
related places: Juba

Tens of thousands of South Sudanese watch the raising of the country's new flag at an independence ceremony in the new capital, Juba.
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South Sudan counts down to split

Friday, July 8th 2011, 15:40

South Sudan counts down the hours to becoming the world's newest nation, as Sudan becomes the first country to recognise its new neighbour.
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Red Sea boat sinking 'kills 197'

Wednesday, July 6th 2011, 8:37
related countries: Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

Sudanese authorities link a boat disaster, in which nearly 200 people are reported drowned, to the current food crisis in the Horn of Africa.
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Left behind

Monday, July 4th 2011, 23:18

How will life in Sudan change as southerners pack their bags?
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House of horrors

Monday, July 4th 2011, 6:56

South Sudanese torture chamber casts long shadow
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Rival Sudan forces to quit border

Thursday, June 30th 2011, 8:37

Rival Sudanese forces agree to withdraw from the north-south border, ahead of the south's independence next week.
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