[Montréal, Québec, Canada 25°C] Last night, Montréal’s CKUT Radio show Amandla, a weekly show with news and analysis about Africa, there were two interviews about the coming independence of South Sudan. I spoke with CHF‘s Munish Persaud to get an idea of what it was like on the ground in southern Sudan. He just returned from [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Abyei’
Issues facing Sudan’s North – South Border on the Eve of Partition
[Montréal, Québec, Canada 26°C] In just 4 days, the Republic of South Sudan will be born, six and a half years into the post-war interim period after the end of a 21-year civil. The self-determination referendum results gave overwhelming support for independence and on July 9, 2011, when the world’s 186th nation will be born. [...]
Abyei crisis points to hostile division of Sudan, despite new agreement
by Richan Ochi, courtesy SudanVotes Southern Sudanese President Salva Kiir and President Omar al-Bashir have agreed to accept the presence of 4,200 Ethiopian peacekeeping troops, under supervision of the African Union. The mission’s mandate is to observe the security conditions in Abyei until a referendum to determine the region’s future status is held. he negotiations in Addis [...]
VIDEO: Abyei hotspot escalates tensions between northern and southern Sudan
[Montréal, Québec, Canada 19°C] On July 9, 2011, The Republic of South Sudan will be born, creating the world’s 196th sovereign country . It will not be an easy split. Serious military conflict between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the southern Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) has erupted along border states with particular intensity in [...]
Unresolved Issues between Northern & Southern Sudan: Podcast
[Montréal, Québec, Canada -8°C] On the third day of referendum voting by the Southern Sudanese, to decide whether or not they want independence for the southern region of Africa’s largest country, issues still remain unresolved between the Sudanese NCP government and the semi-autonomous SPLM Government of Southern Sudan. According to the Southern Sudan Referendum Commission, [...]
