Sudan

July 10, 2000

03:00 GMT

Sudanese President Omar Bashir missed his planned departure for the African summit in Togo because of a "minor" health problem, a source at the presid

July 9, 2000

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Negotiations and secret contacts are currently going on between the government and six factions of the opposition Sudanese Congress, reported Kuwait N

July 7, 2000

03:00 GMT

Sudan would soon seek the seat of Africa at the United Nations Security Council, reported Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), quoting a senior foreign ministry

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A group of 49 Sudanese rebels from the opposition Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) army have returned to Sudan from bases in Ethiopia and surrendered t

July 6, 2000

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A Sudanese official has briefed European Union ambassadors about steps Khartoum has taken to combat terrorism on national, regional and international

July 5, 2000

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Sudan's opposition Umma party said Wednesday it would take part in a meeting next month with the government aimed at paving the way for a conference t

July 4, 2000

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A team of United States experts visited Sudan to examine and assess the security situation in the country prior to reopening the US embassy in Khartou

July 3, 2000

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Khartoum has agreed to let the United Nations fly relief to areas controlled by the rebel Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) in the Nuba Mountains

July 2, 2000

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The Sudanese government is working to reopen its embassy in Washington, now that US diplomats are returning to their embassy in Khartoum, a senior Sud

July 1, 2000

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Sudan inaugurated Friday a Chinese-built petroleum refinery to produce oil derivatives for both export and local consumption. Speaking at the televise

June 30, 2000

03:00 GMT

Sudan's opposition National Democratic Alliance (NDA) accepted Friday a proposal by President Omar Bashir to convene a forum of all the country's poli

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Sudanese President Omar Beshir has proposed convening a national forum of all Sudanese political forces and national leaders in the Sudanese capital i

June 29, 2000

03:00 GMT

UN Secretary General Kofi Annan on Wednesday called for an immediate end to fighting that has broken out again between the Sudanese government and reb

June 27, 2000

03:00 GMT

Sudan's Islamist ideologue Hassan Turabi on Tuesday declared he was forming a breakaway party, crowning a split with President Omar Bashir whom he hel

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Khartoum International Airport was closed down Monday and incoming planes ordered to land at other Sudanese airports so that repairs could be made to