The rebel chief Kony's refusal to make peace causes trouble between Uganda and South Sudan
Rifts in the Unity Government become public but the Northern opposition again fails to seize its chance
The Darfur rebel attack on the capital exposes the weaknesses
of the Islamist National Congress regime
The Justice and Equality (initially Justice and Equity) Movement
was founded in late 2002, after government-backed militias intensified
their attacks in Darfur; it became operational by late 2003. It
presents itself as secular, with agendas for both Da...
Heavy fighting between the Sudan Armed Forces and the SPLA
points to more conflict ahead
The rapprochement between Sudan and the United States continues
apace but US Special Envoy Richard Williamson has warned
that he does not foresee full 'normalisation' during his tenure
and that stronger sanctions are still possible (AC Vol 49 No 9).
T...
Spies and diplomats are secretly negotiating the lifting of all US sanctions on Khartoum
The two-week national census, which began on 22 April, will not provide accurate information on the size of the population but it will strengthen the regime’s grip on that population. It has given the ruling National Congress (aka National Islamic Front) ...
Oil, ideology and a bitter history worsen the dispute over where to draw the North-South border
The then First Vice-President, Ali Osman Mohamed Taha,
and the late Sudan People's Liberation Movement Chairman, Colonel
John Garang de Mabior, signed the Principles of Agreement
on Abyei on 26 May 2004 in Naivasha, Kenya.
It begins, 'Abyei is a bridg...
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