Foreign Relations Articles

KHARTOUM, July 28, (Gurtong) - Sudanese Foreign Affairs Minister, Deng Alor Kuol has confirmed that the demarcation of Abyei boundary will commence in September with the assistance of international experts.

July 30 -The European Union and the United States has welcomed the redefined boundaries of oil-rich Abyei area in Sudan.

KUACJOK, July 15 (Gurtong) - The  United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched a multi-million programme aimed at enabling the people in South Sudan’s borders to realise the peace dividends promised by the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA).

JUBA, July 9 (Gurtong) – The United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) head of Southern Sector David Grassley on Monday told reporters that UNMIS will offer total support to the National Election Commission (NEC) during the electioneering period.

December 4, 2008 (WASHINGTON) – U.S. President-elect Barack Obama appointed a critic of the government of Sudan to the position of ambassador to the United Nations.

This week the judges of the Pre-Trial Chamber I which has officially started deliberating on the case against Al-Bashir earlier this month said in court documents that there are aspects of the ICC prosecutor’s application which require “additional supporting materials”.

Who are the real owners of the tanks nabbed by Somali pirates?

The road cuts through thick bush - hiding one of the last known populations
of elephants in Southern Sudan - and has been repaired and de-mined by international
agencies. A steady flow of coaches, trucks, pick-ups and motorbikes moves during
the day, mainly carrying products and people to and from Juba.

“The cessation of hostilities has been extended to the end of June,”
said James Gadet, a press representative for the Government of Southern Sudan’s
mediation team for the peace talks, “on the 26th the talks will resume
in Juba.”



In February the LRA who have been fighting for 20 years in a bloody insurgency
vowed not to return to peace talks in the south Sudan capital of Juba, citing
fears for their own security after Sudan’s president said he would “get
rid of the LRA”.

"It is my hope that we will not leave this place without signing a document
which
suspends hostilities," the chairman, Joachim Chissano, said after Ruhakana
Rugunda
and Joseph Kony shook hands to demonstrate they want a peaceful end to conflict
in
northern Uganda.