By Deng Vanang June 17, 2013 – No one whether locally or internationally can still argue there is more hope to resolve Abyei stalemate peacefully. It has been everybody’s wish that dialogue could prevail over wrangling and peace over war. But all the well wishers, South Sudanese and Sudanese of good will are put to [...]
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Bashir to address nation on fuel subsidies as NCP falters at cuts in government size
June 12, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese president Omer Al-Bashir is due to deliver a speech to address public concerns regarding his government’s plans to end fuel subsidies. FILE – Sudan’s President Omar Hassan al-Bashir (R) with his advisor Nafie Ali Nafie in Khartoum on Nov. 24, 2011 (REUTERSMohamed Nureldin Abdallah) The Sudanese government is [...]
Ruling Party Denies Early Elections
Khartoum — Sudan’s ruling National Congress Party denied Tuesday calling for early elections in the country and reiterated that it is sticking to maintain the president of the republic and the parliament until the end of the term of their mandate. The NCP was reacting to statements made by presidential advisor Mustafa Osman Ismail who [...]
Sudan’s NCP prepared to call for early elections: official
March 31,2012 (KHARTOUM) —The ruling National Congress Party (NCP) said willing to organise anticipated elections in the country stressing that this idea should be approved by all the Sudanese political forces. Mustafa Osman Ismail In line with April 2010 elections, the Sudanese president Omer al-Bashir, governors and the MPs are elected for a five-year mandate. [...]
Sudan warns Kampala and Juba against continuing to support rebels
March 12, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese presidential adviser Mustafa Osman Ismail warned that his country is running out of patience with South Sudan and Uganda over their alleged support to rebel groups fighting Khartoum in different parts of the country. Khartoum has persistently accused the newly established state of South Sudan of backing the [...]
Sudan encourages Arab states to foster good relations with South Sudan
March 9, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese government would like to see Arab states build strong ties with the newly established country of South Sudan, an official said today. Sudan presidential assistant Nafie Ali Nafie (AFP) At a press conference held at the Sudanese embassy in Yemen, visiting presidential assistant Nafie Ali Nafie said that [...]
Sudan’s NCP blames Umma Party for failure of talks
December 3, 2011 (KHARTOUM) – The ruling National Congress Party (NCP) in Sudan defended its performance during negotiations with the opposition National Umma Party (NUP) saying it made a “tempting offer” to lure it into joining the government. Sudanese presidential adviser Mustafa Osman Ismail Following months of intense negotiations, the NCP managed to secure the [...]
Sudan downplays report of new ICC warrant, suggests it is not Darfur related
November 16, 2011 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese government downplayed reports that the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) will soon file a new case with the judges against defence minister Abdel-Rahim Mohamed Hussein. Photo shows the International Criminal Court in the Hague (AFP) The Dubai-based Al-Arabiya TV said this week that the warrant will [...]
Sudanese opposition reluctant to participate in new gov’t
KHARTOUM, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) — Major Sudanese opposition parties are reluctant to join a broad-based government proposed by the ruling National Congress Party (NCP), which is to be declared in a few days. So far the negotiations between the NCP and the National Umma and the Democratic Unionist Parties have not come out with tangible [...]
Sudan planned for normalizing Israel ties: US cable
KHARTOUM, Sudan: Sudan told U.S. officials of its desire to normalize ties with Israel, a leaked diplomatic cable said, in a potentially embarrassing revelation for one of the Jewish state’s more outspoken critics. Mustafa Osman Ismail, a senior adviser to President Omar al-Bashir, said one aspect of proposed cooperation with the United States included [...]
