Dr. Akol’; Higlig not Part of Disputed Areas

Gms: Khartoum, April 18 (Smc)

Southern Sudan leading political figure Dr. Lam Akol admits that Higlig area of southern Kordofan state is not part of the disputed areas between the two countries (Sudan and South Sudan ), reported local media quoting Akol by saying. Akol who chaired southern Sudan side at Hague arbitration court said SPLM did not demand or reject annexing Higlig to the north. He said the southern government should not blame the international community which always supports the [...]

Petrol stations run dry in Juba as Sudan oil row bites

Gms: JUBA, April 15, Sudan.net (Reuters) April 18

Motorists in South Sudan queued for hours on Sunday to try to buy petrol as filling stations ran dry due to a shortage of dollars less than three months after the world’s newest nation shut down oil production in a row with Sudan.

Four petrol stations visited by Reuters in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, had run out of petrol while motorists waited in long queues at the few stations that were still [...]

NCP Hails National Consensus Following South Sudan Aggression on Higlig

Gms: Khartoum, SV, 18 April

The ruling National Congress Party (NCP) has praised the stance of the Sudanese people, the political forces, the national consensus and the unity of the internal front in the wake of the aggression launched by South Sudan against the oil-rich region of Higlig.
The meeting of the NCP Political Sector, chaired by Vice President Al-Haj Adam yesterday, stressed the need for the international community to undertake its full role to punish South Sudan and push for [...]

Government Condemns Misconduct of South Sudan Government and Holds it Fully Responsible for Safety of Sudanese Nationals

Gms: Khartoum, April 18 (SUNA)

The Foreign Ministry Monday issued a press release on the treatment to South Sudan State to the Sudanese captives, pointing to footages shown by the TV of South Sudan to Sudanese citizens who were captured by South Sudan army in its heinous aggression on Heglig area on Tuesday, April 10, 2012.
The press release indicated these captives included patients and employees at Heglig Hospital, included the guards of this hospital.
The Foreign Ministry stated that showing [...]

Col. Al-Sawarmi: Armed Forces has nothing to do with Situation in Wohda State

Gms: Khartoum, April 18 (SUNA)
The spokesman of the Armed Forces, Col. Al-Sawarmi Khalid Saad, pointed out that the Sudanese Armed Forces has nothing to do with the situation in Wohda State.
In a statement to SUNA Monday, Col. Al-Sawarmi denied the allegation on Sudan Armed Forces’ bombing to the UN camp inside South Sudan State.
He stressed that the Armed Forces is defending Sudan territories following the attack staged by forces of South Sudan government, pointing out that the [...]

China Affirms its Support to Security Council Resolution Demanding Withdrawal of South Sudan Forces from Higlig

Gms: Khartoum, April 18 (SUNA)

China has expressed its firm stance in supporting Sudan and its backing up to the Security Council’s resolution calling on South Sudan government to withdraw its forces from Heglig area.
The Ambassador of China to Sudan, Luo Xiaoguang, has affirmed the firm stand of his country in supporting Sudan in all conditions and its keenness to boost the safety of the oil infrastructures.
Meanwhile, the Minister of Oil, Dr. Awad Ahmed Al-Jaz, stressed that there will [...]

Sudanese Businessmen & Employers Federation appreciate the Saudi investments in field of the agriculture production

Gms: Khartoum, April 18 (SUNA)

The Sudanese Businessmen & Employers Federation welcome the suggestion of granting the Saudi investors areas estimated of 2 million feeden in number of states to utilize in the agricultural investment.
Secretary-General of the Sudanese Businessmen & Employers Federation, Bakry Yousief said in a statement to SUNA ” it is a successful step to the agricultural sector, due investments of millions dollars will enter these sector , particular in these very complicated conditions and to the country’s [...]

Minister of International Cooperation to Address Workshop on Challenges and Advantages of Sudan Membership in World Trade Organization

Gms: Khartoum, April 18 (SUNA)

The Minister of International Cooperation, Ishraga Mahmoud, is due to address Tuesday at 09:30 at the International Park the opening sitting of the Workshop on Challenges and Advantages of Membership Sudan at the World Trade Organization, which is organized by the Sudanese Businessmen Union, in collaboration with the Na\tonal Secretariat for Affairs of the World Trade Organization (WHO) at the Ministry of International Cooperation and the Geneva-based International Trade Center.
SUNA learned that holding of the [...]

Message from President Al-Bashir to his South African counterpart on development of issues in Sudan

Gms: Pretoria, April 18 (SUNA)

President of the Republic, Field Marshal Omer Al-Bashir, has sent a written message to the President of the Republic of South Africa ,Jacob Zuma, on the developments in the relations between Sudan and the state of South Sudan, demanding assistance of South Africa in completion of the Comprehension Peace Agreement’s (CPA) implementation.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and personal envoy of the President of the Republic, Ali Karti, handed over the message to the President Zuma [...]

Higlig Libel!

By Muawad Mustafa Rashid

According to news articles, South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit brushed aside calls to withdraw his army from Higlig after being asked to do so in order to avoid a return of war with the north.
Kiir was reacting to international calls from the African Union (AU), United Nations (UN) and United States.
Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary General also called him on requesting the same.
In a remarkable shift from his “no return to war” previous stances, [...]