09/08/04
AFRICA to Have Common Approach to Jobs And Poverty Cut
AllAfrica.com – Africa
… a platform for reaching a regional consensus through a declaration,
a plan of action and a follow-up mechanism on the employment agenda for
Africa,” he said.…
allafrica.com/stories/200408091350.html
US to Consider Sanctions Against Sudan
Miami Herald (subscription) – Miami,FL,USA
WASHINGTON – The Bush administration endorsed an agreement between the
United Nations and Sudan that requires the African government to create
safe areas in…
www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/politics/9357717.htm
SIERRA Leone Holds First Local Elections in 32 Years, Search for…
AllAfrica.com – Africa
While the United States heads towards yet another peaceful national elections,
people in Sierra Leone are celebrating its first local elections in 32
years.…
allafrica.com/stories/200408091347.html
ALLEGED terror plots shake South Africa
International Herald Tribune – Paris,France
… Gujrat police commissioner said in an interview with The Associated
Press last week that the two Pretoria men “had some terror plans for South
Africa” and maps…
www.iht.com/articles/533180.html
RUSH for Natural Resources Still Fuels War in Congo
Reuters – USA
WALIKALE, Congo (Reuters) – On the mud wall of an abandoned thatched hut
in the Congolese jungle town of Walikale, the words “Stop, Please” are
scrawled in…
www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=ourWorldNews&storyID=5912329
ARAB countries rally around Sudan
Dispatch Online – East London,Eastern Cape,South Africa
CAIRO – Arab states rallied around Sudan yesterday in its bid to avoid
United Nations sanctions over atrocities in the Darfur region, saying
the Khartoum…
www.dispatch.co.za/2004/08/09/Foreign/arab.html
ARAB League rejects Sudan sanctions
swissinfo – Switzerland
… conditions. peacekeepers. But Sudan said on Saturday that while African
troops could protect AU monitors, its own troops would handle.
www.swissinfo.org/sen/Swissinfo.html?siteSect=143&sid=5131490
GAP Sets an Example for Congo
Zaman – Turkey
The Democratic Congo Republic will reportedly implement a project in the
eastern part of that country that is similar to the Southeastern Anatolian
Project (GAP…
www.zaman.org/?bl=economy&alt=&trh=20040809&hn=11293
KINDU NGO re-opens public transportation on the Congo River
MONUC.org (press release) – Congo
In its ongoing bid to develop transportation routes, the Dr Congo's most
isolated province has re-opened barge traffic from Kindu 350 kilometres
up the winding…
www.monuc.org/Story.aspx?storyID=268
SUDAN calls on Arab allies to fight sanctions
The Scotsman – Edinburgh,Scotland,UK
SUDAN asked for help from the Arab League yesterday to try to head off
possible sanctions threatened by the United Nations if Khartoum fails
to rein in…
thescotsman.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=911222004
SUDAN and 2 Rebel Groups Agree to Peace Talks
New York Times – New York,NY,USA
DDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Aug. 8 – The Sudanese government and two rebel groups
fighting in western Sudan have agreed to peace talks in Abuja, Nigeria,
on Aug.…
www.nytimes.com/2004/08/09/international/africa/09sudan.html
OPINION: SUDAN, OIL, AND AFRICAN MUSLIM VS. AFRICAN MUSLIM
Sudan.Net (press release) – Norcross,GA,United States
by Enver Masud,. Are the US and Britain seeking a pretext for intervention
in order to take advantage of Sudan's oil? The situation…
www.sudan.net/news/press/postedr/305.shtml
SUDAN Crisis: Arab League Rejects Genocide Claims
The Scotsman – Edinburgh,Scotland,UK
… League, which held an emergency meeting yesterday on Darfur, also rejected
“threats of military intervention in the region or imposing any sanctions
on Sudan…
news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=3316520
08/08/04
SA 'mercenaries' being tortured, wife claims
Independent Online – South Africa
It was a sound she couldn't forget, the clanging noise of chains resounding
against the stairs of Equatorial Guinea's Black Beach prison as the inmates
walked…
www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=139&art_id=vn20040808105535221C671275
SUDAN says Darfur rebels have ties to Israel
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
CAIRO, Aug 8 (Reuters) – Sudan said on Sunday leaders of a rebel group
in its western Darfur region were making regular visits to Israel and
ties with the…
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L08672302.htm
DOES Iraq Invasion Inhibit Intervention in Sudan?
Reuters – USA
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Sudan's Darfur region may be a prime target
for humanitarian intervention but the US invasion of Iraq has given those
opposed to any…
www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=reutersEdge&storyID=5904030
S.AFRICA'S Mbeki Hails Ex-Apartheid Party's Demise
Reuters – USA
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (Reuters) – South African President Thabo Mbeki
has hailed the disbanding of the political party that introduced apartheid
and…
www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=5904100
SUDAN seeks Arab help in avoiding sanctions
Sudan Tribune – Sudan
CAIRO, Aug 8 (Reuters) – Sudan sought Arab help on Sunday to head off possible
sanctions threatened by the United Nations if Khartoum fails to rein in
…www.sudantribune.com/article.php3?id_article=4556
SUDAN foreign minister blames Israel for escalation of Darfur…
Albawaba Middle East News – Amman,Middle East
… The Sudanese Foreign Minister added that Khartoum was looking for political
backing from Arab countries to block the way to any attempt to harm Sudan
or to…
www.albawaba.com/news/index.php3?sid=282588&lang=e&dir=news
SOUTH Africa's ex-apartheid party joins ANC
Al-Jazeera – Qatar
The South African party that introduced apartheid and enforced racial segregation
for 50 years is to merge with the African National Congress, the party
that…
english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/C3D3247C-41DF-4EDA-87C2-17D4EAD3C285.htm
S.AFRICA'S Buthelezi Says AIDS Kills Second Child
Reuters – London,England,UK
… His daughter was 48. South Africa has the largest number of people
living with HIV/AIDS in the world – one in nine of the population.…
www.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=healthNews&storyID=5902661§ion=news
UN Says It Can't Force Hutu Rebels to Disarm
Los Angeles Times (subscription) – Los Angeles,CA,USA
Rwanda has complained that neither UN troops nor the Congolese are rooting
out extremist Hutu rebels who fled to Congo after the 1994 genocide in
which about…
www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-briefs7.1aug07,1,974082.story?coll=la-headlines-world
UPDATE 4: SEC Eyes Oil Payments to Equatorial Guinea
Forbes – USA
The Securities and Exchange Commission is examining payments by five big
US oil companies to officials of Equatorial Guinea and businesses they
controlled, as…
www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/ap/2004/08/06/ap1495499.html
CONGO favors US over ICC
Big News Network.com – Australia
The Republic of Congo has agreed not to cooperate with the International
Criminal Court in proceedings against Americans, the White House said
Friday.…
feeds.bignewsnetwork.com/?rid=85359b71d364b1c0&cat=b8de8e630faf3631
IMF Boss Pledges More Debt Relief for Africa
AllAfrica.com – Africa
The managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Mr Rodrigo
de Rato, has pledged to make debt relief more available to sub-Saharan
Africa.…
allafrica.com/stories/200408060850.html
SOUTH Africa will get access to detainees: FO
Daily Times – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: South Africa can get access to two of its nationals captured
in a swoop on Al Qaeda suspects in Pakistan last month after preliminary
investigations…
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_7-8-2004_pg7_24
UN relocating Congo refugees in Burundi
Washington Times – Washington,DC,USA
… for Refugees said it was relocating the bulk of the new arrivals to
“a better and safer location away from the Democratic Republic of the
Congo border once we…
washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20040806-032146-9621r.htm
UN Defends Itself Against Rwandan Accusations
Voice of America – Washington,DC,USA
The government of Rwanda has accused the United Nations of failing to disarm
and repatriate Rwandan rebels inside Congo. The accusation…
www.voanews.com/article.cfm?objectID=0F2FE71A-EAAB-45F5-81A4D1CD6377A78F
SIERRA Leone: UN hands over security in east to Government
UN News Centre
6 August 2004 ˆ The United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL)
has returned primary control of security in Sierra Leone's eastern province
to the…
www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=11572&Cr=sierra&Cr1=
IMF chief urges Africa to reform to benefit from world economic…
Channel News Asia – Singapore
ENTEBBE, Uganda : Africa must continue its path of economic reform to benefit
from current global economic growth, IMF chief Rodrigo de Rato said.…
www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world_business/view/99647/1/.html
06/08/04
MILITIAS' unclear identity clouds solution in Sudan
International Herald Tribune – Paris,France
NYALA, Sudan Sudan's government lined up 50 prisoners at the main jail
here recently and offered them as evidence to the world that it was cracking
down on the…
www.iht.com/articles/532906.html
LOCAL Theatre 'More Advanced Than in South Africa'
AllAfrica.com – Africa
… writing facet solidly in place, Namibia's community theatre development
programme is by far much more progressive and advanced compared to that
of South Africa…
allafrica.com/stories/200408060387.html
AFRICA 'Opening Door to Private Armies'
AllAfrica.com – Africa
… The committee has not expressed itself on conflict zones in Africa,”
said Colonel John Rolt, spokesman for the Department of Defence.…
allafrica.com/stories/200408060025.html
DAILY DIGEST
San Francisco Chronicle – San Francisco,CA,USA
… inquiry into payments made by four major American oil companies to
the government and senior officials of the oil-rich West African nation
of Equatorial Guinea…
www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/08/06/BUGV682M1U1.DTL&type=business
RUSH for natural resources still fuels war in Congo
swissinfo – Switzerland
By Finbarr O'Reilly. Rwanda-backed RCD rebels who now control the town
deep in the forests of eastern Congo. fight for control of…
www.swissinfo.org/sen/Swissinfo.html?siteSect=143&sid=5126845
NO intention to invade Sudan, says US
Sify – Delhi,India
Washington: Apparently with an aim to pacify the government-backed demonstrators
in Sudan, the United States has clarified that it has no intention to
invade…
sify.com/news/international/fullstory.php?id=13538549
TOP cop arrested in Africa on sex charges
The Age – Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
A high-ranking Victoria Police officer has been arrested over an alleged
sexual assault in the West African state of Sierra Leone, it was revealed
today.…
www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/08/06/1091732055428.html
DEBATE Over al Qaeda's Connection to West Africa's Diamond Trade…
AllAfrica.com – Africa
… in Pakistan last week, release of the 9-11 Commission report in Washington
and a forthcoming finding by a war crimes tribunal in Sierra Leone have
rekindled…
allafrica.com/stories/200408050800.html
05/08/04
PROFIT before lives in Africa
City Vision – Western Cape,South Africa
… Yet when South Africa raises concers about the side-effects of nevirapine
on the liver, instead the UN looks at the matter with dollar-tinted glasses,
in…
www.news24.com/Regional_Papers/Components/Category_Article_Text_Template/0,,433_1568643~E,00.html
THE boom that only oils the wheels of corruption
International Herald Tribune – Paris,France
When oil was found in 1996 in Equatorial Guinea, the former Spanish colony
in West Africa was one of the poorest countries in the world.…
www.iht.com/articles/532739.html
STRUGGLING to keep himself afloat
Sydney Morning Herald – Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
… Summoned back to Equatorial Guinea from his Spanish training base,
supposedly to collect his Athens accreditation, the iconic African swimmer
has recently…
<\www.smh.com.au/olympics/articles/2004/08/05/1091557999380.html
COUP suspects plead guilty to lesser charges
Independent Online – South Africa
Harare – Sixty-seven suspected mercenaries, who were allegedly involved
in plotting a coup in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea, pleaded guilty to minor
charges on…
www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=68&art_id=vn20040805051826714C837737
RIGGS Investigation Prompts Inquiry Into 3 Oil Firms
Washington Post – Washington,DC,USA
… the release of a Senate report that described transactions handled
by Riggs Bank involving the oil companies and the dictator of Equatorial
Guinea and his…
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41049-2004Aug4.html
UN expresses concern over situation in Democratic Congo
Xinhua – China
4 (Xinhuanet) — The United Nations on Wednesday expressed concern over
the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and called for
a peaceful…
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-08/05/content_1715636.htm
EDUCATION:AFRICA becoming dump for high-tech products, says Osuji
Vanguard – Lagos,Nigeria
Unless political leaders in Africa successfully integrated information
communication technology in education, the continent may become a permanent
dumping…
www.vanguardngr.com/articles/2002/features/fe205082004.html
INTERVIEW: Sudan wants no-strings-attached talks with Darfur…
Sudan Tribune – Sudan
KHARTOUM, Aug 4 (AFP) — Sudan is ready to renew peace talks with Darfur's
two main rebel movements as long as they refrain from setting preconditions
for…
www.sudantribune.com/article.php3?id_article=4461
04/08/04
OUTGROWTH of Senate panel's inquiry, oil firm says
CBS MarketWatch – USA
… CBS.MW) — The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating
payments that Marathon Oil made to the government of Equatorial Guinea
and affiliated…
cbs.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7BA6E7B317-C7FF-4089-
ADD2-88A0058B7870%7D&siteid=google&dist=google
AFRICAN Union to Increase Military Presence in Sudan
Moscow Times – Moscow,Russia
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — The African Union may boost the number of troops
deployed to Sudan's troubled Darfur region from 300 to 2,000, subject
to the move…
www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2004/08/05/254.html
UN will maintain pressure on Sudan until the commitments are met…
UN News Centre
… 100 makeshift camps across the region, Mr. Annan told reporters after
briefing the Security Council on his recent trip to Africa, which included
a stop in Sudan…
www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=11546&Cr=sudan&Cr1=
CEASEFIRE broken in Sudan
The Age – Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
… This attack against our positions calls into the question the overall
ceasefire and proves once again that Sudan is violating the ceasefire,”
he added.…
www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/08/05/1091557947378.html
SOUTH Africa denies terror plot claims, expresses outrage
Channel News Asia – Singapore
PRETORIA : South Africa expressed “outrage” at reports that two of its
nationals detained in Pakistan had allegedly confessed to planning terror
attacks on key…
www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/99272/1/.html
TRIAL Date for 14 Suspected Mercenaries
AllAfrica.com – Africa
… Obono told journalists that the date for the trial in Equatorial Guinea
had been fixed during three days of talks here with a visiting South African
delegation…
allafrica.com/stories/200408040768.html
SEC probes Marathon Oil payments in Equitorial Guinea
FXstreet.com – Barcelona,Spain
… AFX) — The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating payments
that Marathon Oil made to the government of Equatorial Guinea and affiliated
officials…
futures.fxstreet.com/Futures/news/AFX/singleNew.asp?
menu=latestnews&pv_noticia=1091646082-9e32d306-39318
SUDAN Masses Defiant Over Darfur
Tehran Times – Tehran,Iran
… 2,000 troops. The United Nations has demanded Sudan take action over
what has been called the world's worst humanitarian crisis. In…
www.tehrantimes.com/Description.asp?Da=8/5/2004&Cat=4&Num=008
SUDAN Offers to Share Power in Darfur
Aljazeerah.info
KHARTOUM, 4 August 2004 ˜ Sudan‚s government announced yesterday it
was ready to share power and resources with ethnic minority rebels in
Darfur, as it…
www.aljazeerah.info/News%20archives/2004%20News%20archives/August/4n/
Sudan%20Offers%20to%20Share%20Power%20in%20Darfur.htm
THOUSANDS in Sudan protest foreign intevention in Darfur
Radio Australia – Australia
… that have been attacking civilians. UN Secretary General Kofi Annan
is calling on Sudan to meet the deadline. The African Union has…
www.abc.net.au/ra/newstories/RANewsStories_1169131.htm
GHANA: Election Battle Comes to South Africa
AllAfrica.com – Africa
The campaign trail for Ghana's general election in December is taking a
detour through South Africa this week, with the visit of opposition leader
John Evans…
allafrica.com/stories/200408040713.html
BURUNDI-DRC: Army Repels Interahamwe Militiamen
AllAfrica.com – Africa
… have succeeded in repelling an unknown number of Rwandan militiamen
who crossed into Burundi from neighbouring Democratic Republic of the
Congo, army spokesman…
allafrica.com/stories/200408040550.html
THE Military in Post-War Sierra Leone
AllAfrica.com – Africa
The decade old rebel war in Sierra Leone may have created a negative impact
on the once cordial and effective relationship between the Sierra Leone
Army and…
allafrica.com/stories/200408040623.html>
POLICE Boss Says No Security Vacuum in Sierra Leone
AllAfrica.com – Africa
… However, Charlie said that now that Unamsil is taking the back sit
by handing over the security to the government of Sierra Leone, the Police
and Army will be…
allafrica.com/stories/200408040620.html
US Evangelicals Press For Military Action Against Sudan
Islam Online – UK
… Influential leaders of the US evangelical organizations signed a letter
asking President George W. Bush to consider a military action against
Sudan, as the…
www.islam-online.net/English/News/2004-08/04/article08.shtml
S.AFRICA denies media reports of terror threat
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
CAPE TOWN, Aug 4 (Reuters) – South Africa on Wednesday denied reports that
the country was a possible terrorist target after two people travelling
on South…
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L04252102.htm
ZIMBABWE “mercenaries” lose S.Africa court bid
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
JOHANNESBURG, Aug 4 (Reuters) – A group of South Africans held in Zimbabwe
on suspicion of plotting a coup in Equatorial Guinea lost a bid on Wednesday
to…
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L04164851.htm
NOBLE Energy Reports Second Quarter 2004 Results
PR Newswire (press release) – USA
… On the international side, the Phase 2A condensate expansion in Equatorial
Guinea and the ramp up of natural gas sales in Israel both contributed
significant…
www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=SVBIZINK4.story&STORY
=/www/story/08-04-2004/0002224733&EDATE=WED+Aug+04+2004,+07:04+AM
AU to send troops to Sudan
News24 – South Africa
Nairobi – The African Union will transform a small force it was planning
to send to Sudan's troubled Darfur region into a 2000-strong peacekeeping
mission, an…
www.news24.com/News24/Africa/News/0,,2-11-1447_1567880,00.html
SECURITY Council to focus on Sudan, Iraq
Seattle Post Intelligencer – Seattle,WA,USA
… NATIONS — Russia took over the rotating Security Council presidency
on Tuesday, setting an agenda for the month that focuses on the crisis
in Sudan, the UN…
seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apeurope_story.asp?category=1103&slug=UN%20Security%20Council
RE-ENGAGING with the crisis in southern Africa
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
Millions of people in southern Africa remain at risk of severe food shortages,
while productive communities are being decimated by the AIDS pandemic
in a…
www.alertnet.org/thenews/fromthefield/109158265344.htm
SUDAN'S sovereignty should be respected
China Daily – Beijing,China
… an army of refugees. Sudan has so far failed to make a uniform response
to the threatening resolution. State Minister for Foreign…
www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-08/04/content_357395.htm
US evangelicals press Bush on Sudan troop option
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
… American evangelical Christian leaders have urged President George
W. Bush to consider sending troops to stop what they call genocide in
Sudan, officials said…
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N03198564.htm
03/08/04
TOTAL Debt Forgiveness Or Default the Only Options for Africa
AllAfrica.com – Africa
The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) released
a report recently stating that sub-Saharan Africa is the only region in
the world where…
allafrica.com/stories/200408030885.html
SOUTH Africa: Skills Shortage Could Affect Development Projects
AllAfrica.com – Africa
The current shortage of skilled labour in South Africa may affect the country's
ability to implement long-term development projects, human resource experts
…
allafrica.com/stories/200408030825.html
NEPAD Has Given Africa a Vision to Rally Around
AllAfrica.com – Africa
… For example, when Nepad started in South Africa, the civil society
was up in arms threatening to reject it on account that it was inspired
by Western ideology.…
allafrica.com/stories/200408030886.html
UNTAPPED Potential of Iran-Iraq Economic Cooperation
Tehran Times – Tehran,Iran
Iran and Iraq could become two significant and exemplary economic partners
in the Persian Gulf and the Middle East. Their extensive…
www.tehrantimes.com/Description.asp?Da=8/4/2004&Cat=14&Num=002
SUDAN: Rebels pose as Janjaweed in Darfur
Al-Jazeera – Qatar
Rebels masquerading as the Janjaweed have killed 28 local tribesmen in
attacks in western Sudan over the last week, a Sudanese official and tribal
leader from…
english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/6164FB0C-36F5-4D17-91F5-484F926D5CDD.htm
SUDAN defiant at UN 'declaration of war'
The Age – Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
… Sudan's armed forces have described the UN resolution on Darfur as
“a declaration of war” and warned that any foreign intervention in the
region will be fought…
www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/08/03/1091476488386.html
ACHOLI Leaders Hail Sudan, UPDF
AllAfrica.com – Africa
THE Acholi Elders' Forum for Peace, Reconciliation and Development (AEFPD)
has commended the governments of Uganda and Sudan for rescuing children
captured by…
allafrica.com/stories/200408030251.html
SUDAN Aids UPDF
AllAfrica.com – Africa
IN the final hunt to capture the Lord's Resistance Army leader, Joseph
Kony, the Sudan People's Armed Forces (SPAF) has boosted the Uganda People's
Defence…
allafrica.com/stories/200408030255.html
SUDAN could deploy up to 12,000 police to Darfur
Middle East Online – UK
Information Minister says deployment is in line with agreement between
Sudan and UN to contain militia. KHARTOUM – Sudan is prepared…
www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=10844
AFRICA is a thriving market for West's hand-me-downs
Seattle Times – Seattle,WA,USA
… The lesser-grade merchandise, much of which is faded or stained, is
labeled Africa A and Africa B. Once in Africa, the bales of…
seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2001995244_africa03.html
UN stalling on Sudan
Toronto Star – Toronto,Ontario,Canada
It is hard to fathom what is happening in Sudan. Up to 30,000 people in
the country's western Darfur region have been killed in attacks by Arab
militias.…
www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/
Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1091225410967&call_pageid=968256290204&col=968350116795
UN deadline means war, say Sudan's armed forces
Guardian – UK
Sudan's armed forces yesterday described the UN resolution on Darfur as
“a declaration of war” and warned that any foreign intervention in the
region would be…
www.guardian.co.uk/sudan/story/0,14658,1274922,00.html
02/08/04
SUDAN rejects the one month grace period, Egypt sends observers to…
Arabic News – Middle East
… the weapons of al-Jangaweid militias which are blamed for finding out
a political crisis in the area which is situated to the west of Sudan,
otherwise it will…
www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/040802/2004080214.html
ERITREA: Refugee Repatriation From Sudan to End This Year
AllAfrica.com – Africa
The repatriation of one of Africa's oldest refugee populations from Sudan
to Eritrea is expected to be completed by the end of this year, the United
Nations…
allafrica.com/stories/200408020008.html
SUDAN'S military situation
Middle East Online – UK
LONDON – Sudan's army, which has promised to fight any foreign military
intervention in the embattled region of Darfur, is increasingly reliant
on conscripts…
www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=10836
TIMELINE: crisis in Sudan
Guardian – UK
… After this meeting, law and order in Sudan breaks down and local fighting
escalates. … The African Union sends 60 peace monitors to Sudan.…
www.guardian.co.uk/sudan/story/0,14658,1274378,00.html
WORLD News > Sudan accuses rebels of spreading fighting to the…
New Kerala – Ernakulam,Kerala,India
Sudan has accused rebels of trying to spread fighting to the east from
the western Darfur region that has been plagued by a 17-month-long internecine
conflict…
news.newkerala.com/world-news/index.php?action=fullnews&id=5499
SUDAN army's anger over UN 'war'
BBC News – London,England,UK
Sudan's army says the UN resolution on the conflict in Darfur is “a declaration
of war” and threatens to fight any foreign intervention.…
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3527310.stm
OFFICIAL suggests Sudan being made a 'scapegoat'
Salt Lake Tribune – Salt Lake City,UT,USA
KHARTOUM, Sudan – Sudan's foreign minister called the UN Security Council's
30-day deadline for action on Darfur ''illogical,'' saying Sunday the
country…
www.sltrib.com/nationworld/ci_2386216
CLASHES rage in south Sudan despite truce – report
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
NAIROBI (Reuters) – While the world is focused on Darfur, the main protagonists
in Sudan's civil war in the south have repeatedly violated a ceasefire
…
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L02302409.htm
SUDAN army vows to fight UN resolution
IAfrica South African News – Cape Town,South Africa
Sudan's army has called the UN resolution giving it 30 days to resolve
its Darfur crisis “a declaration of war” and warned it will fight any
foreign troops…
iafrica.com/news/worldnews/338889.htm
01/08/04
UN resolution illogical: Sudan
The Australian – Australia
KHARTOUM: Sudan's foreign minister on Sunday said the 30-day deadline for
action on Darfur set by the UN Security Council was “illogical” and that
the country…
www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,10317864%255E2703,00.html
EGYPT'S Islamists want summit on Sudan
Washington Times – Washington,DC,USA
Cairo, Egypt, Aug. 1 (UPI) — Egypt's outlawed Muslim Brotherhood movement
Sunday called for an emergency Arab summit to discuss the crisis in Sudan.
…
washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20040801-122308-1914r.htm
POLITICS-SUDAN: Officials 'Split' Over UN Sanction Threat
AllAfrica.com – Africa
Sudan has 'accepted' a UN resolution to rein in pro-government militias,
known as Janjaweed, in the western region of Darfur, within 30 days, a
surprising move…
allafrica.com/stories/200408010006.html
SUDAN remains unclear on Darfur resolution
Washington Times – Washington,DC,USA
Khartoum, Sudan, Aug. 1 (UPI) — The Sudanese government Sunday remained
unclear on a UN Security Council resolution that demanded…
washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20040801-103414-8359r.htm
GERMAN ministers feud over plans for immigrant camps in Africa
EUbusiness – London,UK
German Interior Minister Otto Schily hit back Sunday at his colleague at
the foreign ministry over proposals to set up camps for asylum-seekers
in north Africa…
www.eubusiness.com/afp/040801143643.e7yeix26
ANOTHER global helping hand needed to steer peace in Congo
The Australian – Australia
AFTER the loss of 3 million lives in Congo's war of 1998-2000, most due
to hunger and disease, only intense international pressure drove the belligerents
to…
www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,10313655%255E2703,00.html
WTO: More promises for Africa
News24 – South Africa
Geneva – West African countries left on Sunday with the promise that their
struggle against US cotton subsidies will be taken into account by the
WTO, but with…
www.news24.com/News24/Africa/News/0,,2-11-1447_1566443,00.html
CONGO'S Rhumba King Rocks Back from Jail Ordeal
Reuters – USA
KINSHASA, Congo (Reuters) – He appeared on stage six hours late, and his
flowing American Indian robes and gaudy headdress baffled many, but for
the thousands…
www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=musicNews&storyID=5836664
UN'S Lewis: drug cost key to Africa AIDS fight
CTV – Canada
The Canadian point man on AIDS for the United Nations Secretary General
says he believes Anti-retro-viral drugs can rescue Africa's families,
as well as its…
www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1091324868612_6/?hub=CTVNewsAt11
UK soldiers “on standby” for Sudan
TVNZ – New Zealand
British soldiers have been put on standby for a possible deployment to
Sudan to help tackle what the UN has described as the world's worst humanitarian
crisis…
tvnz.co.nz/view/news_world_story_skin/439486?format=html
FRENCH TROOPS DEPLOY ON SUDAN BORDER
Special Broadcasting Service – Australia
French troops stationed in Chad have been have been mobilised to help secure
the border between with Sudan's conflict-torn Dafur region.…
www9.sbs.com.au/theworldnews/region.php?id=90581®ion=5
AFRICA: Trade Talks Background
AllAfrica.com – Africa
… Minister Akplogan stated further that this meant that the West African
cotton countries, together with countries of Sub-Saharan Africa as a whole,
as well as…
allafrica.com/stories/200408010001.html
US forces hunt down al-Qa'eda in Sudan
Telegraph.co.uk – London,England,UK
American special forces teams have been sent to Sudan to hunt down Saudi
Arabian terrorists who have re-established secret al-Qa'eda training camps
in remote…
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/08/01/
wsudan01.xml&sSheet=/news/2004/08/01/ixworld.html