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Experts: Elephant, giraffe and zebra populations in South Sudan facing extinction
Elephant, giraffe and zebra in the world’s newest nation South Sudan could soon be extinct due to rampant poaching and trafficking, conservation experts warned Tuesday. Ironically, animals in South Sudan’s vast wildernesses had been largely protected by almost five decades of civil war, despite poaching by rebels. The war stifled…
Sudans are ‘inextricably linked’: Clinton
The two Sudans must strike an urgent compromise deal to end bitter disputes and resume oil production, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday, warning the newly separated nations they “remain inextricably linked.” Sudan and South Sudan “will need to compromise to close the remaining gaps between them,” Clinton…
U.S. condemns Sudan crackdown on protests
WASHINGTON — A crackdown on protestors will not solve Sudan’s political and economic crises, a US official said, condemning the assault and detention of protestors. “Sudan’s economic crisis cannot be solved by arresting and mistreating protesters,” said State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland. “There have been reports of protestors being beaten,…
Jimmy Carter: Sudan ready to pull troops out of contested region
By Ian Timberlake KHARTOUM, Sudan — Sudan says it is ready to pull its soldiers out of the contested Abyei region, former US president Jimmy Carter said after meeting Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir on Sunday. “He has notified the negotiators he’s ready to withdraw troops from Abyei, which we believe…
Rebel chief Kony ‘in Sudan-S.Sudan border areas’
Fugitive rebel warlord Joseph Kony is operating in volatile border areas between Sudan and South Sudan, as well as the Central African Republic, Uganda’s army chief said Monday. Kony, originally from Uganda, is based in remote regions between CAR, South Sudan’s Western Bahr el-Ghazal state, and Sudan’sSouth Darfur state, said Aronda Nyakairima, Uganda’s chief of defence forces. “The last…
Senate urges humanitarian access to Sudan
The US Senate has called for Sudan to allow humanitarian aid workers into restive Blue Nile and South Kordofan states where a quarter million people face food shortages, a US lawmaker said Friday. A resolution promoting peace and stability in Sudan was agreed to by voice vote late Thursday, calling…
Rep. Wolf accuses Sudan of new ‘ethnic cleansing’
WASHINGTON — A US congressman pleaded Monday for action to bring food to thousands in Sudan’s South Kordofan state, accusing the Khartoum government of new “ethnic cleansing” after a visit to the region. Representative Frank Wolf said he went last week to the Yida refugee camp across the border in…
Sudan closer to war than peace with south: Bashir
Sudan is closer to war than peace with the breakaway state of South Sudan, President Omar al-Bashir said on national television on Friday, with a dispute over oil and other issues stoking tensions. “The climate now is closer to a climate of war than one of peace,” he said. Bashir…
S. Sudan threatens legal action over oil ‘theft’
South Sudan will take legal action against Sudan and any companies engaging in the “theft” of its oil exports, the country’s oil ministersaid on Friday. Stephen Dhieu Dau branded any sale of southern oil confiscated by Sudan “an illegal act,” in response to Khartoum’s announcement on Wednesday that it would take 23 percent of…
S. Sudan says 33 mln barrels of oil sold since July
South Sudan has sold 33.4 million barrels of oil to international buyers at an estimated value of $3.2 billion, despite a deadlock in negotiations with the north on the industry, the oil ministry said on Monday. “As from July 9, 2011 to December 31, 2011, South Sudan has sold 33.4 million barrels (of oil) at…
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