special envoy to Sudan J. Scott Gration arrives at the Sudanese foreign ministry for meetings with officials after his arrival in Khartoum, Sudan, April 2, 2009.US special envoy to Sudan J. Scott Gration arrives at the Sudanese foreign ministry for meetings with officials after his arrival in Khartoum, Sudan, April 2, 2009.Scott Gration is an embarrassment. As Barack Obama's special envoy to Sudan,...
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President Barack Obama hasrenewed sanctions against Sudan, saying the government'sactions and policies pose a continuing threat to US nationalsecurity and foreign policy.Obama had said he would renew the sanctions when heannounced the administration's new policy toward Sudan lastweek.The sanctions restrict US trade and investment in Sudan.They also prohibit transactions with people and entities theUS...
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Special Envoy to Sudan,Scott Gration, today embarked on a week-long three-nation tripto Turkey, Nigeria and Sudan to discuss with relevant groupsthe situation in Darfur and the implementation of the peaceagreement in the troubled region.Gration will first travel to Istanbul to attend ameeting of the Elders, an independent group of eminent globalleaders brought together by Nelson Mandela, where he willdiscuss...
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47, a native of England, is currently the coach of the national team of Sudan. He has also coached the national teams of Nepal, India and Malawi.An Egyptian fan receives tickets to Wednesday’s playoff between Egypt and Algeria from the Egyptian embassy in Khartoum.KHARTOUM, Sudan — In Sudan, there is a love-hate relationship with Egypt, and there will be a huge number of Algerian supporters on hand...
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Nairobi/Juba, Southern Sudan - At least 47 people have died in a clash between the Mundari and Dinka tribes in Southern Sudan - the latest in a series of cattle raids that is threatening a fragile peace.Army spokesman Kuol Deim Kuol said late Wednesday that the Mundari attacked a Dinka village on Monday in order to steal cattle, but that the villagers fought back and killed over 30 attackers.Tribal...
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Southern Sudan leader Salva Kiir has made his strongest call for full independence when the region's status is decided at a referendum due in 2011.He said voting for unity with northern Sudan would make southerners "second class citizens" in their own land.A referendum in the now semi-autonomous oil-rich south was part of the 2005 deal that ended decades of civil war.A BBC correspondent in Sudan says...
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Deadly clashes have broken out in southern Sudan, as officials begin a month-long registration of voters for the first full election in 24 years.The semi-autonomous south's information minister Paul Mayom said at least eight people were killed in the violence.He offered no further detail, but a BBC correspondent says the violence is not believed to be linked to the vote.As well as full elections, Sudan...
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Indian Army is presently providing a total of 7,290 Army personnel as part of the United Nations Peace Keeping Force, the Lok Sabha was informed today.Defence Minister AK Antony said in a written reply that as part of the peace keeping force, the Army is spread over six countries -- Democratic Republic of Congo, Lebanon, Sudan, Golan Heights, Ivory Coast and Timor Leste.He said of these, the largest...
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Army is presently providing a total of 7,290 Army personnel as part of the United Nations Peace Keeping Force, the Lok Sabha was informed today.Defence Minister AK Antony said in a written reply that as part of the peace keeping force, the Army is spread over six countries -- Democratic Republic of Congo, Lebanon, Sudan, Golan Heights, Ivory Coast and Timor Leste.He said of these, the largest number...
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