A Broad Meeting on Sudan in NY today

Al-Raed Sept. 24

GMS Kharoum

A broad meeting on Sudan will be held in New York today. The meeting will include First Vice President, Chairman of the SPLM, Lt. General Salva Kiir, Mayardet and Deputy President Ali Osman Mohammad Taha, in the presence of the American President Barak Obama, in addition to some representatives of the international community. The meeting is expected to discuss some Sudanese issues, especially the expected South [...]

Unity and separation, in CODESRIA Debate

By Professor Al-Tayyib Zainul Abdeen

On the 17^th and 18^th of May, I attended an academic debate in the green rainy city of Juba. The title of the debate was “The Political Operation in Sudan”. It was organized by the Council of Developing the Social Sciences Researches (CODESRIA) in cooperation with some Sudanese universities: Khartoum, Juba and Al-Ahfad. CODESRIA is an academic research association, established in the mid-seventies. It aims at developing, enriching and publishing the social researches, in [...]

The Sudanese Diaspora: Searching for Roots – 2

By Yahya Al-Aawad

When documenting the experiences of immigration and asylum for generations of Sudanese, a picture of our contemporary culture will come up to our minds. It is a picture which has its charm and effects on every Sudanese. It was about some Sudanese commoners who were immortalized by a small school book written in the forties of the last century. The book:” Means of Life Making in Sudan” was produced by a great teacher, Abdul Rahman Ali [...]

The elected Parliament: a difficult mission

By Mahfooz Abdeen

A new parliamentary term in Sudan has started. It is a historic one, because it fulfills the most important clause of the peace treaty, that is the referendum which will decide whether Sudan will become one country or not. This is the importance of this parliament, which is expected to play an important role in the issue of Sudan unity. This is exactly what the new Chairman of the Parliament, Ahmad Ibrahim [...]

The Holdings of Unity

By Mafooz Abdeen

After successfully passing the test in the general elections, the Sudanese People are obsessed with the notion of achieving yet another success: the unity of their country.   In spite of the reservations about those elections put forward by some political parties and some foreign observers, the national NGOs are making great efforts to overcome the situation discharged by the Naivasha Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) signed in 2005, which gave the right of Self-determination to [...]

Sudan Foreign Policy after Referendum

By Khalid Musa Dafallah

Preface

This paper tries to highlight the challenges which will face Sudan’ foreign policy if the South chooses separation, next January. As per all expectations, separation will result in drastic geo-political, cultural and demographic changes in Sudan. It will also create new facts in the regional and international scene around Sudan.  So this paper is interested in making an objective reading for those expectations. Looking into the current facts and incidents, the paper will [...]

Italy Supports Dialogue between Sudanese Parties to Resolve Disputes

Khartoum: Gms, from (smc)

Italian foreign minister Franco Frattini affirms his country supports peace operation efforts for Darfur and referendum for self determination in the south. Head of Italian diplomacy said in a message addressed to organizers of Sudan peace and reconciliation celebration day that self determination is one of fundamental reconciliatory stages. The minister said his country encourages dialogue process between Sudanese disputed parties so they can resolve their problems in a constructive [...]

British Organizations warn Secession will Encourage Violence in the South

Khartoum: Gms, from (smc)

Some British institutions have drawn gloomy image about security situations in the south.
They said they believe that the gloomy image was a result of potential ills and controversial relations between southern government and the citizens. London school of Economy and Political Science, highlights in a recent report (of which smc has obtained a copy) that because of insecurity the government of the south failed to establish strong ruling system to [...]

Arab League Affirms its Support to Peace Process in Sudan

Khartoum: Gms, from (smc)

The Arab League has affirmed its support to the peace process and the work for realizing stability and development in Sudan, besides its support to the peace and security in Africa.
This was affirmed by the Arab League’s envoy to Sudan, Ambassador Salah Halima, referred, in statement to SUNA on the occasion of the celebration of the Day of Peace and Security in Africa, organized by the national committee for the celebration of the Year, [...]

Darfur: an approach to a new strategy to secure a comprehensive peace and development.

Translated by Abdul Rahman Al-Nenga

The conflict in Darfur has taken a new turning point that can pose a challenge and an opportunity to achieve peace, all that through a coordinated and progressive effort. This effort does not necessarily depend wholly on negotiations, but it will include involving the Darfur community in the peace process. The splits in the armed movements have complicated the situation in Darfur. Those splits have also led [...]