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African Political Party Officials Seek Unity in Khartoum – VOA

| May 3, 2013 | 0 Comments

A senior member of Sudan’s ruling National Congress Party (NCP) said a weekend meeting of 35 African political parties in Khartoum established a Council of African Political Parties.  Ibrahim Ghandour, chairperson of the NPC’s foreign affairs sector said one of the key purposes of the meeting was to fast-track Africa’s political and economic integration, as [...]

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UNIP, MMD going into extinction – Kabimba

| April 30, 2013 | 0 Comments

UNIP and MMD are going into extinction because they have failed to reorganise, says PF secretary general Wynter Kabimba. And Sudan’s National Congress Party (NCP) deputy head Dr Nafie Ali Nafie said the council of African political parties must consolidate itself into a body that could monitor elections on the continent. Kabimba, who chaired the [...]

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Back to Africa

| April 30, 2013 | 0 Comments

Date: 30/04/2013 Following the separation of South Sudan, the African Union (AU) mediator Thabo Mbeki advised Sudan not to forget about the African dimension in its identity.The just concluded first meeting of the African political parties in Khartoum seems to be heading that advice and one hope for more strategic reasoning than just short term [...]

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African Political Party Officials Seek Unity in Khartoum

| April 29, 2013 | 0 Comments

A senior member of Sudan’s ruling National Congress Party (NCP) said a weekend meeting of 35 African political parties in Khartoum established a Council of African Political Parties.  Ibrahim Ghandour, chairperson of the NPC’s foreign affairs sector said one of the key purposes of the meeting was to fast-track Africa’s political and economic integration, as [...]

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Political parties from Africa meet in Khartoum to deliberate on unification of …

| April 28, 2013 | 0 Comments

Political parties from 35 African nations are meeting in Khartoum to create a joint forum that will further unify the continent. Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir told the opening session of the two-day gathering that it is unfortunate that Africa has not had proportionate representation in international forums despite the continent’s history and its population of [...]

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Two leaders know what is good Africa

| April 20, 2013 | 0 Comments

Read more: http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/Letters/Two-leaders-know-what-is-good-Africa/-/440806/1753832/-/h85d1b/-/index.html

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China’s Sudanese dilemma: Secure oil whatever the cost

| April 7, 2013 | 0 Comments

(Getty Images) News broke in late March that South Sudan ordered its oil companies to start production again. The fledgling Sub-Saharan nation stopped oil exports in January 2012 amid failed negotiations with Sudan over oil transmission prices. Not that this is anything new. The two Sudans reached an agreement last September but it was never [...]

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Ancient Kingdoms in Land of War

| April 1, 2013 | 0 Comments

For many people around the world, Sudan conjures images of war, instability, drought and poverty. All of those things exist here, often in tragic abundance. But lost in the narrative are the stories of the ancient kingdoms of Kush and Nubia that once rivaled Egypt, Greece and Rome. Lost to many, that is, but not [...]

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Emirates Capital mandated to manage first investment fund initiated by GPS3 …

| March 19, 2013 | 0 Comments

Mr. Edward Abyei Lino Wuor, Chairman of the Oversight Committee (Office of the President) and of SPLM Abyei together with Dr. Gilles Assouline President CEO of GPS3 Investments handed a letter from the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning to Mr. Erik Essiger, Chairman and CEO of The Emirates Capital Limited, confirming the agreement given [...]

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Dubai firm in deal to fund South Sudan projects

| March 19, 2013 | 0 Comments

Dubai firm in deal to fund South Sudan projects Dubai, 15 hours, 28 minutes ago Dubai-based Emirates Capital, a European merchant bank has reached an agreement with GPS3 Investments to finance the development of major projects in partnership with the Republic of South Sudan, through a first of its kind strategic development fund. The fund [...]

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