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...heavy losses on them, including injured and dead.” He said the military was chasing remnants of the group. Aguer said north Sudan military officers consulted with their southern counterparts through a joint military panel after the Friday bombing by an Antonov...
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Worcester Telegram & Gazette
http://www.telegram.com/article/20101114/NEWS/11140391/1052/rss01&source=rss
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...heavy losses on them, including injured and dead.â He said the military was chasing remnants of the group. Aguer said north Sudan military officers consulted with their southern counterparts through a joint military panel after the Friday bombing by an Antonov...
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Worcester Telegram & Gazette
http://www.telegram.com/article/20101114/NEWS/11140391/1052/rss01&source=rss
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...protects Southern Sudan, said the air attack, which occurred on Friday, hit the south region by mistake. Aguer said north Sudan military officers consulted with their southern counterparts through a joint military panel after the bombing and determined the...
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Hamilton Journal-News
http://www.journal-news.com/news/nation-world-news/apnewsbreak-official-sudan-bombing-a-mistake-1002530.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world
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...beat her so badly that her head cracked into pieces,” said Sunday, a 24-year-old woman who lives outside of Juba in Southern Sudan. In the video installation, a young man freely plays basketball while sharing his experience of being enslaved in the north....
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The Epoch Times
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/45752/
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...beat her so badly that her head cracked into pieces,â said Sunday, a 24-year-old woman who lives outside of Juba in Southern Sudan. In the video installation, a young man freely plays basketball while sharing his experience of being enslaved in the north....
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The Epoch Times
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/45752/
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...listened to the concerns of residents. They said they fear a return to conflict during the vote over the independence of South Sudan. (Tim Freccia/Enough Project/GlobalPost) George Clooney talks with a Sudanese man who was displaced during clashes in Abyei...
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Global Post
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/africa/101108/photos-george-clooney-in-sudan
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...Sijstermans â11 joined Stedman in guiding the talk. Prendergast began discussion by describing the current conflict with the Sudanese referendum. âNow, here we are, 60 days away from the conclusion of [the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement],â Prendergast...
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The Stanford Daily
http://www.stanforddaily.com/2010/11/09/clooney-and-prendergast-discuss-sudan%e2%80%99s-upcoming-referendum/
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WASHINGTON The United States may remove Sudan from its list of state sponsors of terrorism as early as next July, U.S. officials said Sunday, provided the government in Khartoum meets an assortment of benchmarks.Of primary concern is a Jan. 9 referendum
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KansasCity.com
http://www.kansascity.com/2010/11/07/2404216/us-may-reconsider-sudans-terror.html
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...The United States may remove Sudan from its list of state sponsors of terrorism as early as next July, U.S. officials said Sunday, provided the government in Khartoum meets an assortment of benchmarks.Of primary concern is a Jan. 9 referendum in which southern...
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KansasCity.com
http://www.kansascity.com/2010/11/07/2404216/us-may-reconsider-sudans-terror.html
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...be lifted without approval from Congress. Earlier this week, Mr. Obama renewed those sanctions. The president can remove Sudan from the terrorism list after notifying Congress. The United States, an official said, will not relax “our commitment to solving...
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Albequerque Express
http://story.albuquerqueexpress.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/c08dd24cec417021/id/40207066/
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...of a peaceful and on-time vote in Abyei grows slimmer by the day. Secretary of State Clinton has described the situation in Sudan as a “ticking time bomb.” The former U.S. Director of National Intelligence called South Sudan the place where a new mass killing...
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God’s Politics Blog
http://blog.sojo.net/2010/11/05/the-upcoming-vote-in-south-sudan-just-the-facts/
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...of a peaceful and on-time vote in Abyei grows slimmer by the day. Secretary of State Clinton has described the situation in Sudan as a âticking time bomb.â The former U.S. Director of National Intelligence called South Sudan the place where a new mass killing...
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God’s Politics Blog
http://blog.sojo.net/2010/11/05/the-upcoming-vote-in-south-sudan-just-the-facts/
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...Security for the delivery of referendum materials will be ensured by the Southern Sudan Police Service in the south and by the Sudan Police in the north. UNMIS police have trained nearly 14,000 police officers in the south between May and October, with preparations...
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Scoop - New Zealand News
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1011/S00030/un-continues-to-provide-support-to-sudan.htm
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...Chamber (Pre-Trial), renewed its request to the Republic of Kenya to take any necessary measure to ensure that the President of Sudan, Omar Al Bashir, in the event that he travels to Kenya, be arrested and surrendered to the Court in accordance with its obligations...
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AllAfrica.com
http://allafrica.com/stories/201010260917.html
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The chief administrator of Sudan's Abyei region on Monday rejected U.S. calls for compromise in a row over the area's future, a dispute that remains one of the main hurdles in the country's north-south peace process.
REUTERS
U.S. President Barack Obama
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International Business Times
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/75588/20101025/head-of-sudan-s-abyei-rejects-us-compromise-call.htm
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...with the Gospel of Jesus Christ," the ecumenical Methodist from Kenya added. For over six decades now, people in southern Sudan have been holding to their identity even after the British-organized Juba Conference in 1947 combined the Arab and Muslim North...
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The Christian Post
http://www.christianpost.com/article/20101022/ecumenical-delegation-wraps-up-sudan-awareness-visit-to-us/
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BENTIU,
Sudan—Gen. Gabriel Tanginye has a complicated relationship with his home region
of south Sudan. Born and raised there, he has spent much of his life fighting
for the country's north. And during a 21-year-long north-south civil war, that
meant
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Foreign Policy
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/10/21/sudans_war_inside
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...Arabia, phasing out wheat production by 2016 because of water shortages, was considering Sudan as a future source of wheat. Sudan also hopes the Organization of the Islamic Conference meeting on food security in Khartoum next week will foster investment in...
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ABC News
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=11938805
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...oversee all research deliverables in coordination with department managers. The Research and M&E Advisor will ensure that PSI Sudanâs programmatic activities both include and adhere to monitoring and evaluation programs and policies as well as that research...
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Relief Web
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/res.nsf/db900SID/OCHA-8AEPQH?OpenDocument&RSS20=07-P
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...army has criticized UN moves to set up buffer zones along the country’s North-South border ahead of a politically sensitive referendum, calling the plan a sign of either ignorance or interference. UN officials told Reuters on Friday the world body was moving...
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Lebanon Daily Star
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=120476
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Sudan’s army has criticized UN moves to set up buffer zones along the country’s North-South border ahead of a politically sensitive referendum, calling the plan a sign of either ignorance or interference.
UN officials told Reuters on Friday the world
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Lebanon Daily Star
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=120476
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...between north and south reflect nothing but ignorance of the facts on the course of events in Sudan or harassment aimed at (Sudan's) stability and integrity," Sudan's army spokesman told the state Suna news agency late on Friday. The president of the semi-autonomous...
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Al Arabiya
http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2010/10/17/122522.html
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...preparations for the referendum to begin in earnest. In this last month of 2009, we have also seen major progress in Chad-Sudan relations, with high-level visits and encouraging steps toward normalization of relations between these two countries. This is a...
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AllAfrica.com
http://allafrica.com/stories/200912300901.html
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Duk Padiet, Jonglei state, Southern Sudan -- Nyamun Dit Luol Kuai saw her husband shot dead when her hometown of Duk Padiet was attacked on Sunday, September 20. Nyamun's husband was shot in the forehead when he raised his head out of the grass to look
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Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-prendergast/field-dispatch-jonglei-so_b_395815.html
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As Sudan approaches its fifth anniversary of peace, the fragile accord which has held the north and the south together is unravelling and Africa's biggest country is sliding back dangerously towards what was the continent's longest war. Momentous
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The Independent
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/deadly-faultline-threatens-to-reignite-civil-war-in-sudan-1841988.html
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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) At least 2,000 people have died and 250,000 have fled their homes following violence in southern Sudan this year, worsening a humanitarian crisis in a region seeking its independence, officials from a medical aid group said
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USA Today
http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/B35z7U2cbHs/2009-12-14-Sudan_N.htm
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...denied that the government of south Sudan had prior knowledge of any of the attacks and said there was evidence of elements of Sudan’s northern government were involved in some attacks. "We have arrested people smuggling guns into southern Sudan from the north,"...
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Boston Herald
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bostonherald/~3/reamaoAJG4w/view.bg
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...Sudanese. “The possibility of the situation getting out of hand is negligible. Nobody is ready for war,” Angilina Jang Teny, Sudan’s state minister for energy and mining, told Mint. “The Indian oil sector should not overtly worry.” Some of the other Indian...
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livemint.com
http://www.livemint.com/2009/12/11003137/India-seeks-to-edge-out-China.html
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For Jerry Fowler, president of the 'Save Darfur' Coalition, Sudan's government – perpetrators of war crimes – got away scot-free as US President Barack Obama engaged in diplomatic-speak 'tacking Sudan onto a laundry list of items behind closed doors'
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Pambazuka
http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/60928
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...against humanityAn upsurge in violence has seen more deaths in Southern Sudan this year than in Darfur conflict (CNN) -- Sudan will never comply with a warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC) to hand over President Omar al-Bashir to face charges...
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CNN
http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/qS6QXS8MPWI/index.html
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The following is a testimony by President and Chief Executive Officer of Humanity United Randy Newcomb is among four delivered before the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Relations, Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health, at a hearing to review the
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AllAfrica.com
http://allafrica.com/stories/200912030803.html
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...the Sudan taking into consideration that in a few months time, April 2010 the Sudan will hold elections and thereafter South Sudan will hold a Referendum in 2011," Chabane said. He said both events were of profound importance to South Africa and the continent...
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AllAfrica.com
http://allafrica.com/stories/200911250753.html
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SOLICITATION NUMBER: M/OAA/DCHA/OTI-10-105
ISSUANCE DATE: November 17, 2009
CLOSING DATE: December 7, 2009, 5:00 p.m. EST
SUBJECT: Solicitation for U.S. Personal Service Contractor for a USAID Sudan – Deputy Country Representative, Recovery
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Relief Web
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/res.nsf/db900SID/OCHA-7XVR4M?OpenDocument&RSS20=07-P
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...a more effective multilateral approach." We could not agree more. As you prepare to visit China, we strongly urge you to make Sudan a priority in your bilateral discussions. As you are well aware, China is a major arms supplier and source of economic strength...
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AllAfrica.com
http://allafrica.com/stories/200911130892.html
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The following is a letter concerning China's involvement in Sudan. It was signed by 44 Members of Congress and sent to the President on the 13th of November, 2009.
We are pleased that the administration has released its long-awaited comprehensive Sudan
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AllAfrica.com
http://allafrica.com/stories/200911130892.html
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A convergence of interests between Sudanese victims of conflict and humanitarian relief agencies brings into sharp focus the plight of millions in Africa's largest country. Oxfam's Olivia Kalis enlightens Gamal Nkrumah
It beggars belief after such a
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2009/971/fe1.htm
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Five important challenges threaten the future of Sudan. For the country to retain its cultural, political and strategic unity, it is now more important than ever that Sudan's different forces unite behind a national strategy, writes Galal Nassar
Such
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2009/971/focus.htm
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Consultancy: Support the revision of Sudan National AIDS Strategic Plan: Review the current sector impact mitigation and human rights interventions and design a new strategic plan (impact mitigation and human rights) 45 days
Background
Sudan is the
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Relief Web
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/res.nsf/db900SID/OCHA-7XHA2P?OpenDocument&RSS20=07-P
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...just months after signing the peace pact. Salva Kiir took over as first vice president of Sudan and president of South Sudan after the leader's death. U.S. special envoy to Sudan Scott Gration was in Juba during the weekend to meet with SPLM officials. ...
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Voice of America
http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-02-voa41.cfm?rss=africa
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Statement by His Honour the Vice President Lieutanant-General MOMPATI S MERAFHE at a luncheon held in honour of His Excellency General Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of Southern Sudan and First Vice President of the Republic of Sudan
Your Excellency,
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AllAfrica.com
http://allafrica.com/stories/200910270688.html
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Following long and intense internal battles over the right approach, the Obama administration has finally come up with a new strategy for Sudan titled Sudan: A Critical Moment, A Comprehensive Approach.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
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ISN
http://www.isn.ethz.ch/isn/Current-Affairs/Security-Watch/Detail/.?ots591=4888CAA0-B3DB-1461-98B9-E20E7B9C13D4&lng=en&id=108900
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Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State
Susan E. Rice
U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations , U.S. Mission to the United Nations
Scott Gration
Special Envoy to Sudan
SECRETARY CLINTON: Good morning. Good morning. Well, I'm very
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AllAfrica.com
http://allafrica.com/stories/200910231134.html
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WASHINGTON Laying out the basic outlines of his Sudan policy, President Obama said Monday that he would renew “tough sanctions” against the Khartoum government and increase pressure if it failed to improve the dire situation in Darfur but he also held
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International Herald Tribune
http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=d2f3b10ae0a108f28baaf15efa40ce30
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...gross human rights abuses and genocide in Darfur. Second, the Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the North and South in Sudan must be implemented to create the possibility of long-term peace. These two goals must both be pursued simultaneously with urgency....
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AllAfrica.com
http://allafrica.com/stories/200910191269.html
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...thousands of people and left millions more displaced. Conflict in the region has wrought more suffering, posing dangers beyond Sudan’s borders and blocking the potential of this important part of Africa. Sudan is now poised to fall further into chaos if swift...
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The Hill
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/63649-white-house-announces-new-sudan-strategy
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AfricaFocus Bulletin
Oct 11, 2009 (091011)
(Reposted from sources cited below)
The pace of diplomacy on Sudan is increasing, with talks set to
resume on Darfur and active engagement by the African Union, the
United Nations, and the United States in
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Pambazuka
http://www.africafocus.org/docs09/sud0910b.php
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BEIRUT: When the subject of war in Sudan comes up, Darfur automatically springs to mind. But the situation is far more complicated than that. Sudan has been at war for most of its 53 years of independence, and the Darfur conflict, which erupted in 2003,
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Lebanon Daily Star
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=107493
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NEW YORK, Oct. 6, 2009 - The Sudanese government should end attacks by its armed forces on civilians in Darfur and make the major human rights reforms envisioned in the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), Human Rights Watch said in a report
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YubaNet
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Yubanet/~3/WMIevKRosUE/Sudan-End-Rights-Abuses-Repression.php
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...fled Darfur for neighboring Chad and other countries Normalizing relations would include the lifting of sanctions and removing Sudan from the U.S. list of nations that support terrorists. "The areas that now are excluded from these sanctions definitely need...
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Voice of America
http://www.voanews.com/english/africa/2009-09-10-voa28.cfm?rss=africa
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An attack on a southern Sudan village has left 24 people dead, including a tribal chief, his three wives and several children, while dozens were wounded, a newspaper reported Saturday.
The incident was the latest in a rising wave of tribal violence in
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Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/AP/story/1225374.html
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