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Sudan rejects UNSC clause on negotiating with SPLM-N (09.05.2012)
(Quelle:Sudan Tribune)
The leadership council of the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) chaired by president Omer Hassan al-Bashir announced late Wednesday that it does not agree to elements of a recent United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution regarding negotiations with the Sudan People Liberation Movement North (SPLM-N).
Sudan rebels say take town in Darfur in new push (08.05.2012)
(Quelle:Reuters AlertNet)
Rebels in Sudan's western Darfur region said on Tuesday they had seized control of a town from Sudanese government troops, part of their campaign to topple President Omar Hassan al-Bashir's government.
Outgunned Somali pirates can hardly believe their luck (08.05.2012)
(Quelle:The Guardian)
Few countries are willing to prosecute and most captives suspected of sea piracy are eventually released.
Secretary-General recommends gradual drawdown of UN mission in Liberia (08.05.2012)
(Quelle:UN News)
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has recommended that the United Nations peacekeeping operation in Liberia be reduced gradually by about 4,200 troops in three phases between this year and 2015, when it will have a residual presence of approximately 3,750 soldiers.
Offices of premier attacked in Libya (08.05.2012)
(Quelle:New York Times)
Truckloads of armed men attacked the Tripoli headquarters of Libya’s interim prime minister on Tuesday, in a new demonstration of the lawlessness pervading the capital just weeks before a scheduled national election.
Security Council warns of sanctions if Guinea-Bissau political crisis continues (08.05.2012)
(Quelle:UN News)
Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau – a country with a history of coups, misrule and political instability since it gained independence from Portugal in 1974 – seized power on 12 April. Calls by the international community for the return to civilian rule and the restoration of constitutional order have so far gone unheeded.
Kony manhunt to intensify (08.05.2012)
(Quelle:Reliefweb)
The defense ministers and army chiefs of Uganda, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo Tuesday discussed the rules of engagement for an offensive to stamp out the LRA. South Sudan is also involved in the effort, but its officials were said to be busy elsewhere and could not attend.
South Sudan completing withdrawal of police service in Abyei (07.05.2012)
(Quelle:Sudan Tribune)
South Sudan said on Monday it is completing withdrawal processes of police forces from the contested area of Abyei, apparently in conformity with the United Nations Security Council resolution endorsing roadmap of the Africa Union Peace and Security Commission.
Bosco “Terminator” Ntaganda loses ground to DR Congo army (07.05.2012)
(Quelle:BBC)
Several hundred troops loyal to Gen Ntaganda had seized two towns in Masisi, near the North Kivu capital, Goma, but army chief Lt-Gen Didier Etumba Longila said the whole area had now been "secured".
South Sudan economy on the verge of collapse, World Bank warns (06.05.2012)
(Quelle:Sudan Tribune)
The newly independent state of South Sudan is quickly headed towards an economic cliff in light of its decision to shut down oil production which went into effect earlier this year, says a confidential report by the World Bank.