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Sudanese Opposition Leaders Hold Khartoum Responsible for Death of Abyei …

| May 16, 2013 | 0 Comments

Juba — A group of Sudanese opposition politicians visiting neighboring South Sudan have accused Khartoum of complicity in the May 5 killing of the paramount chief of the contested border region of Abyei, Kuol Deng Kuol, who was murdered by Arab nomads from the Misseriya tribe, while he was travelling in a United Nations convoy. [...]

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Sudan’s Rebel Chief of Staff – ‘Not Impossible to Reach Khartoum’

| May 7, 2013 | 0 Comments

South Kordofan — The Chief of Staff (CoS) of the Sudanese rebel alliance SRF has declared that it is “not impossible” for his forces to enter Khartoum, Omdurmam or Port Sudan. His declarations come in response to “rumours in the Sudanese media” that rebels were preparing to invade Dongola, in the north of the country. [...]

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Sudan’s rebel Chief of Staff: ‘not impossible to reach Khartoum’

| May 6, 2013 | 0 Comments

The Chief of Staff (CoS) of the Sudanese rebel alliance SRF has declared that it is “not impossible” for his forces to enter Khartoum, Omdurmam or Port Sudan. His declarations come in response to “rumours in the Sudanese media” that rebels were preparing to invade Dongola, in the north of the country. In an interview [...]

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Sudan’s ruling NCP calls for restraint in wake of Abyei killings

| May 6, 2013 | 0 Comments

May 5, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan’s ruling National Congress Party (NCP) has warned that the incident which took place yesterday in the disputed border area of Abyei could trigger renewed strife in the region. Al-Amer Mokhtar Papo (R) a leader of the Misserya Arab tribe and his counterpart from the Dinka Ngok tribe, Kuol Deng [...]

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The Implications of Bashir’s Visit to Juba

| April 27, 2013 | 0 Comments

By Luka Biong Deng* It seemed the moderates within Sudan’s ruling NCP eventually prevailed over the hardliners, allowing for president Omar el-Bashir’s visit to Juba to go ahead. This is a positive sign. However, the visit was also necessitated by other factors. These included the diplomatic embarrassment of Bashir’s failure to attend the inauguration ceremony [...]

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Sudan’s Govt Welcomes US Invitation for NCP to Visit Washington

| April 23, 2013 | 0 Comments

Khartoum — The Sudanese Foreign Ministry has welcomed the invitation extended by the US administration to the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) to visit Washington for consultations on bilateral relations, calling for the development of relationships between Sudan and the US The US Chargé d’affaires, Joseph D. Stafford, in a press conference he held on [...]

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NCP ready for direct negotiations with SPLM-N, says official

| April 15, 2013 | 0 Comments

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NCP Figure Calls to Remove South Kordofan Governor

| October 22, 2012 | 0 Comments

Khartoum — A parliamentary leader from the troubled South Kordofan slammed the state’s governor and called to declare the state of emergency and to appoint military governor. Afaf Tawer, head of youth and sport committee at the National Assembly and a prominent leader of the National Congress Party(NCP) in South Kordofan told reporters in Khartoum [...]

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Political Forces Consider Sudanese Rebels’ Call for Alliance – Opposition

| October 18, 2012 | 0 Comments

Khartoum — A splinter faction of the Democratic Unionist Party said that they discuss with the Sudanese opposition parties a political agreement they reached with the rebel groups calling to forge a broader alliance in the country. The Unionist Movement (UM) which is a member of the opposition umbrella, National Consensus Forces (NCF), signed a [...]

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NUP Youth Blast Party Leader Al-Mahdi

| October 17, 2012 | 0 Comments

Khartoum — Youth members of the opposition National Umma Party (NUP) in Sudan have strongly criticized party leader Al-Sadiq Al-Mahdi, blaming his opaque positions for the debilitation of the party and strengthening of the regime. In a statement issued on Tuesday, NUP‘s youth sector accused Al-Mahdi of neglecting and subjugating party members until the NUP [...]

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