21. South Sudan Government Head (Riak) Complains Of Religious Persecution South sudan government head (Riak) complains of religious persecution.News Article by AFP on October 20, 1999 at 114527 South http://www.vitrade.com/sudan_risk/civilian/991019_riak_complains_religious_perse

South Sudan government head (Riak) complains of religious persecution News Article by AFP on October 20, 1999 at 11:45:27: South Sudan government head complains of religious persecution KHARTOUM, Oct 19 (AFP) - A top government official from southern Sudan has complained that the authorities confiscate Christian church land property and demolish places of worship and church schools. Sudanese Assistant President and Chairman of the South Sudan Coordinating Council (SSCC) Riek Machar, a former key ally of southern rebels who has gone over to Khartoum, described such moves as religious persecution. He made the complaint to Social Planning Minister and Khartoum State Governor Majzoub al-Khalifa, in a letter about the position of churches in Sudan, a copy of which was obtained by AFP. "The situation of the churches has worsened to the point that they have become convinced that the government refuses to grant them land plots and systematically confiscates their property," Machar wrote. He cited the seizure of a plot of land which he said belonged to a church in Omdurman, the capital's twin city on the Nile river, and the Catholic Club which has been confiscated and handed over to the ruling National Congress party.

22. Sudan Government SUDAN. Sudan is currently a dictatorship. Its parliament was suspended in December1999. CURRENT GOVERNMENT. President, alBashir, Umar Hasan Ahmad, Lt. Gen. http://www.nationbynation.com/Sudan/Gov.html

BACK TO THE FRONT PAGE BASIC INFO. GEOGRAPHY GOVERNMENT ... SUDAN Sudan is currently a dictatorship. Its parliament was suspended in December 1999. CURRENT GOVERNMENT President al-Bashir, Umar Hasan Ahmad, Lt. Gen. First Vice President Taha, Ali Osman Mohamed Second Vice President Machar, Moses Kacoul Assistant to the President al-Mahdi, Mubarak al-Fadil Chmn., Bureau of Federal Rule Muhammad, Ali al-Haj al-Khalifa, Magzoub Min. of Animal Resources Gai, Riak Min. of Cabinet Affairs Arop, Martin Malwal Min. of Civil Aviation Malwal, Joseph Eila, Mohamed Tahir Min. of Culture Maged, Abdel Basset Abdel Min. of Defense Salih, Bakri Hassan Maj. Gen. Min. of Education Nahar, Ahmed Babiker Min of Electricity Fartak, Ali Tamim al-Jaz, Awad Tahir, al-Tigani Adam Maj. Gen. Min. of External Relations Ismail, Mustafa Osman Min. of External Trade Kasha, Abd al-Hameed Musa Min. of Federal Relations Suleiman, Ibrahim Gen. Min. of Federal Rule Nafie, Nafie Ali Min. of Finance and Planning al-Zubeir, Ahmed Hassan Min. of Foreign Affairs Ismail, Mustafa Osman Min. of Health

23. CNN.com - Sudan Government Extends Ceasefire For Two Weeks - September 21, 2000 CNN http://www.cnn.com/2000/WORLD/africa/09/21/sudan.talks.03.reut/index.html

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24. 1Up Travel > Sudan Government - Facts On Government Of Sudan Is Here. sudan government. Sudan, Government, Top of Page. Country name conventionallong form Republic of the Sudan conventional short form http://www.1uptravel.com/international/africa/sudan/government.html

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25. Sudan Government Tops List Of Those Causing Agony For Oil - Global Issues, Debates sudan government Tops List of Those Causing Agony forOil. By Norimitsu Onishi. New York Times October 13, 2001. Since http://www.globalpolicy.org/security/natres/oil/sudan/2001/1013sgov.htm

about GPF What's New Newsletter Sitemap ... *Opinion Forum Sudan Government Tops List of Those Causing Agony for Oil By Norimitsu Onishi New York Times October 13, 2001 Since Sudan began producing oil two years ago, pumping crude in fields near here, Nyekek Luok has been wandering on foot, terrified and uprooted by fierce new fighting in the continent's longest and most murderous civil war. Ms. Luok, a peasant woman in her 30's, said government soldiers and an allied militia invaded her village last year. Five relatives, three men and two women, were killed and her 15-year-old daughter was kidnapped, never to be seen again. "It was terrible," she said, cradling an infant in her arms. "Even if you gave birth a few days earlier, they raped you." Asked if that had happened to her, she looked down and said, "Yes." Her account of suffering has become all too familiar in southern Sudan, where the oil fields have become the big prize in the 18- year battle between the Islamic Arab north and the non-Muslim black Africans of the south. Both sides have been guilty of inflicting immeasurable devastation on civilian populations. But international monitors, including officials from the Canadian government, the United Nations, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, say government forces and their allies have led a brutal campaign against civilian populations near the oil fields.

26. Sudan Government Pledges Peace, Promotes Atrocities - Empire? - Global Policy Fo sudan government Pledges Peace, Promotes Atrocities. By Jim Lobe. OneWorldMarch 3, 2004. As US and French troops move to restore security http://www.globalpolicy.org/empire/humanint/2004/0303promotes.htm

about GPF What's New Newsletter Sitemap ... *Opinion Forum Sudan Government Pledges Peace, Promotes Atrocities By Jim Lobe OneWorld March 3, 2004 As U.S. and French troops move to restore security in Haiti, aid groups are clamoring for some form of intervention in western Sudan, where a year of fighting between government forces and government-backed militias and two rebels groups threatens a humanitarian catastrophe. Despite denials by the government of Sudan that fighting continues in Darfur province, UN and aid officials along the border between Chad and Sudan say that tens of thousands of refugees remain on the move, fleeing raids and attacks by Arab militias, called "Janjawid," or men on horseback, who apparently are backed by Khartoum. "The violence is not over; it's continuing," Ruud Lubbers, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, said during a Tuesday visit to a refugee camp in Chad. "This is not peace; this is atrocities," he added, noting that ongoing peace negotiations between Khartoum and southern rebels should be expanded to include Darfur. His remarks came one week after the top Sudan expert at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) called Darfur "the major humanitarian crisis in the world today" and blamed the Khartoum government for promoting "ethnic cleansing" in the region. "What feeds into the ethnic cleansing scenario is the fact that the Khartoum government does not seem to be interested in protecting the Darfur people against the raids," said USAID Assistant Administrator Roger Winter. "What is essentially happening is that people are being driven off their land by men on camels and horseback who ride into their villages shooting and chasing them into the bush."

27. Sudan Government facts, maps, flags and pictures from countries around the world. Governmentof Sudan. Country name conventional long form Republic http://www.abacci.com/atlas/politics.asp?countryID=328

28. Communiqué De Presse: WCC Urges Sudan Government To End Hostilities coe.org. pr04-07, 19 mai 2004 WCC urges sudan government to endhostilities and human rights violations in Darfur. Rev. Dr Samuel http://www2.wcc-coe.org/pressreleasesfr.nsf/index/pr-04-07.html

Conseil oecuménique des Églises Bureau de la communication Communiqué de presse 150, route de Ferney, B.P. 2100, 1211 Genève 2, Suisse Courrier électronique: media@wcc-coe.org pr-04-07 19 mai 2004 WCC urges Sudan government to end hostilities and human rights violations in Darfur Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary, commented today on the situation in Sudan's Darfur region: "We have urged the president of Sudan to work for an immediate end to hostilities and to take steps to resolve the conflict through a negotiated settlement so that much needed humanitarian relief is able to reach those in desperate need of such assistance. "We also urged the president to take steps to put an end to human rights violations in the region and to ensure that those guilty of committing acts of violence and human rights abuses are brought to justice." The WCC appeal to the president of the Republic of Sudan, Lieutenant-General Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir, was made in a letter sent on 7 May, 2004. The 14-month-old conflict in the Darfur region of western Sudan has been described as "one of the world's worst humanitarian crisis" by the United Nations World Food Programme executive director James Morris. As a result of the escalation of fighting between government forces and rebel groups, "over 700,000 Sudanese were internally displaced and another 110,000 were forced to cross the border into neighbouring Chad," Kobia explained.

29. Communicado De Prensa: WCC Urges Sudan Government To End Hostilities coe.org. pr04-07, 19 de mayo de 2004 WCC urges sudan governmentto end hostilities and human rights violations in Darfur. Rev. Dr http://www2.wcc-coe.org/pressreleasessp.nsf/index/pr-04-07.html

Consejo Mundial de Iglesias Prensa e información Comunicado de prensa 150, route de Ferney Apartado 2100 1211 Ginebra 2 Suiza Correo electrónico: media@wcc-coe.org pr-04-07 19 de mayo de 2004 WCC urges Sudan government to end hostilities and human rights violations in Darfur Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary, commented today on the situation in Sudan's Darfur region: "We have urged the president of Sudan to work for an immediate end to hostilities and to take steps to resolve the conflict through a negotiated settlement so that much needed humanitarian relief is able to reach those in desperate need of such assistance. "We also urged the president to take steps to put an end to human rights violations in the region and to ensure that those guilty of committing acts of violence and human rights abuses are brought to justice." The WCC appeal to the president of the Republic of Sudan, Lieutenant-General Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir, was made in a letter sent on 7 May, 2004. The 14-month-old conflict in the Darfur region of western Sudan has been described as "one of the world's worst humanitarian crisis" by the United Nations World Food Programme executive director James Morris. As a result of the escalation of fighting between government forces and rebel groups, "over 700,000 Sudanese were internally displaced and another 110,000 were forced to cross the border into neighbouring Chad," Kobia explained.

30. Sudan Government 2001 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resour sudan government 2001 Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources,Current Issues, International Agreements, Population, Social Statistics http://www.workmall.com/wfb2001/sudan/sudan_government.html

2000 INDEX 1999 INDEX 1998 INDEX 1996 INDEX ... People Government Gov. Leaders Economy Communications Transportation ... [TOP] Sudan Government 2001 http://www.photius.com/wfb2001/sudan/sudan_government.html SOURCE: 2001 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Country name: conventional long form: Republic of the Sudan conventional short form: Sudan local long form: Jumhuriyat as-Sudan local short form: As-Sudan former: Anglo-Egyptian Sudan Government type: transitional - ruling military junta took power in 1989; government is dominated by members of Sudan's National Islamic Front (NIF), a fundamentalist political organization, which uses the National Congress Party (NCP) as its legal front Capital: Khartoum Administrative divisions: 26 states (wilayat, singular - wilayah); A'ali an Nil, Al Bahr al Ahmar, Al Buhayrat, Al Jazirah, Al Khartum, Al Qadarif, Al Wahdah, An Nil al Abyad, An Nil al Azraq, Ash Shamaliyah, Bahr al Jabal, Gharb al Istiwa'iyah, Gharb Bahr al Ghazal, Gharb Darfur, Gharb Kurdufan, Janub Darfur, Janub Kurdufan, Junqali, Kassala, Nahr an Nil, Shamal Bahr al Ghazal, Shamal Darfur, Shamal Kurdufan, Sharq al Istiwa'iyah, Sinnar, Warab Independence: 1 January 1956 (from Egypt and UK) National holiday: Independence Day, 1 January (1956)

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32. Aljazeera.Net - Sudan Government, Rebels Sign Peace sudan government, rebels sign peace. Thursday 08 April 2004, 1845 Makka Time,1545 GMT. More than one million people are affected by the conflict. http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/DE9EF3FF-793B-4685-81A6-E340D8FF8931.htm

Advanced Search Homepage News Economy Culture Sci-Tech Special Reports Weather ... Market Watch Home Site Guide Contact Us Set As HomePage Add to favorites Sudan government, rebels sign peace Thursday 08 April 2004, 18:45 Makka Time, 15:45 GMT More than one million people are affected by the conflict Related: Annan warns of military action in Sudan UN seeks probe into Sudan fighting Crisis warning issued on Sudan Tools: Email Article Print Article Send Your Feedback Sudan has signed a ceasefire with rebels from the western Darfur region in talks hoping to end violence that UN officials have described as ethnic cleansing. "They signed a humanitarian ceasefire in N'Djamena last night for the opening up of aid corridors so that aid can be distributed to those in need," said State Minister for Foreign Affairs Najib al-Khair Abd al-Wahab. Peace talks in the Chadian capital N'Djamena are continuing with two rebel groups who launched a revolt in February last year accusing the Khartoum government of arming Arab militias to loot and burn African villages. Wahab said the ceasefire would take immediate effect.

33. SudanTribune Articles : News, Opinions, Official Press-releases And Reports France urges sudan government to stop Darfur Arab militia s attacks. Friday May7th, 2004 1747. PrinterFriendly version, Send this article to a friend http://www.sudantribune.com/article.php3?id_article=2823

34. Sudan Government sudan government Denies the Call for Removal of General Sumbeiwyo Kharjia10/08/2003Source(Sudan Vision) sudan government yesterday denied that it has called http://www.sudanmfa.com/Sudan Government.htm

Sudan Government Denies the Call for Removal of General Sumbeiwyo Source:(Sudan Vision) Sudan government yesterday denied that it has called for the removal of General Sumbeiwyo from the IGAD secretariat and from his role as mediator in the Sudanese peace talks. We are against personalizing issue and Sudan government neither attacked nor accused Sumbeiwyo, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Mustafa Osman Ismail told journalists, one day before resumption of peace talks Dr.Isamil further expressed optimism that good will come out of the talks despite the difficulties besetting the round of talks. He added that the Sudan government targets a just and comprehensive peace.Dr.Osman further stated that the government delegation is fully committed to the IGAD initiative and the Machakos agreements, renewing Sudan welcome of the effective African role in bringing peace to Sudan. Commenting on SPLM threats to open other war fronts if the talks fail, Dr.Osman said the government will take such threats seriously and will counter them. On the other hand, Dr Osman said his meeting in Cairo with the leader of the opposition Umma Party, Sadiq Al-Mahdi, focused on the call of the president of the republic to national consensus. It is to be noted that the round of peace talks is scheduled to begin today in Kenya, and end on August 24

35. Sudan Government - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, sudan government Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources,Current Issues, International Agreements, Population, Social Statistics http://www.photius.com/wfb/wfb1999/sudan/sudan_government.html

MAIN INDEX 1999 INDEX Geography People Government Economy Communicat's Transportation Military ... [TOP] Sudan Government Country name: conventional long form: Republic of the Sudan conventional short form: Sudan local long form: Jumhuriyat as-Sudan local short form: As-Sudan former: Anglo-Egyptian Sudan Data code: SU Government type: Capital: Khartoum Administrative divisions: Independence: 1 January 1956 (from Egypt and UK) National holiday: Independence Day, 1 January (1956) Constitution: 12 April 1973, suspended following coup of 6 April 1985; interim constitution of 10 October 1985 suspended following coup of 30 June 1989; new constitution implemented on 30 June 1998 Legal system: based on English common law and Islamic law; as of 20 January 1991, the now defunct Revolutionary Command Council imposed Islamic law in the northern states; Islamic law applies to all residents of the northern states regardless of their religion; some separate religious courts; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations Suffrage: NA years of age; universal, but noncompulsory

36. Sudan Government 2000 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resour sudan government 2000 Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources,Current Issues, International Agreements, Population, Social Statistics http://www.photius.com/wfb2000/countries/sudan/sudan_government.html

1999 INDEX 1996 INDEX Introduction Geography ... Population Government Economy Communicat's Transportation Military ... [TOP] Sudan Government 2000 Country name: conventional long form: Republic of the Sudan conventional short form: Sudan local long form: Jumhuriyat as-Sudan local short form: As-Sudan former: Anglo-Egyptian Sudan Data code: SU Government type: transitional - previously ruling military junta; presidential and National Assembly elections held in March 1996; new constitution drafted by Presidential Committee, went into effect on 30 June 1998 after being approved in nationwide referendum Capital: Khartoum Administrative divisions: 26 states (wilayat, singular - wilayah); A'ali an Nil, Al Bahr al Ahmar, Al Buhayrat, Al Jazirah, Al Khartum, Al Qadarif, Al Wahdah, An Nil al Abyad, An Nil al Azraq, Ash Shamaliyah, Bahr al Jabal, Gharb al Istiwa'iyah, Gharb Bahr al Ghazal, Gharb Darfur, Gharb Kurdufan, Janub Darfur, Janub Kurdufan, Junqali, Kassala, Nahr an Nil, Shamal Bahr al Ghazal, Shamal Darfur, Shamal Kurdufan, Sharq al Istiwa'iyah, Sinnar, Warab Independence: 1 January 1956 (from Egypt and UK) National holiday: Independence Day, 1 January (1956)

37. Pravda.RU Slavneft Signs Oil Agreement With Sudan Government The Slavneft oil company has signed an agreement with sudan government regardinga number of oil and gas deposits, known as Block9 and situated in Central http://english.pravda.ru/comp/2002/01/16/25737.html

Jan, 16 2002 In Russian Em Portugues Russia World ... About Pravda.RU:Companies:More in detail Slavneft Signs Oil Agreement With Sudan Government The Slavneft oil company has signed an agreement with Sudan Government regarding a number of oil and gas deposits, known as Block-9 and situated in Central Sudan in the Hartum province. The company delegation headed by Mikhail Gutseriyev, Slavneft president, visited Sudan and signed the agreement, according to the company's press service's report. The total investment volume to be made by Slavneft into geological exploration and development of the deposit is $126m. The agreement stipulates the creation of a consortium, with Slavneft's stake of 93% in the charter capital, for that purpose. The determined oil deposit volume in this region is 30 million tons, while the estimated volume is around 200 million tons. As RBC reported earlier, the Russian part is ready to start the development of Block-9 as early as in February-March 2002. Articles on the same subject on News.Google.Com: Printing version you may discuss the article in our forum Send it to a friend!

38. Churches Urge Sudan Government To End Hostilities - News From Ekklesia Churches urge sudan government to end hostilities 19/5/04. 000065.Churches urge sudan government to end hostilities 19/5/04 Rev. http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/content/news_syndication/article_040519wcc.shtml

Theological news from ekklesia Get this news on your site for free Discuss Email to a friend Daily email Site search: Print this Page Journalists - Need a comment on this story? News by email News by text More News Williams to call for fresh expressions of church Civilians must be protected in Sudan says aid agency Minister weighs up truth and reconciliation commission for Northern Ireland Lord's prayer gets rewrite ... Get this news on your site for free Churches urge Sudan government to end hostilities Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary, has commented on the situation in Sudan's Darfur region and pressed for an end to hostilities. "We have urged the president of Sudan to work for an immediate end to hostilities and to take steps to resolve the conflict through a negotiated settlement so that much needed humanitarian relief is able to reach those in desperate need of such assistance" he said. "We also urged the president to take steps to put an end to human rights violations in the region and to ensure that those guilty of committing acts of violence and human rights abuses are brought to justice." The WCC appeal to the president of the Republic of Sudan, Lieutenant-General Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir, was made in a letter sent on 7 May, 2004.

39. AfricaOnline.com - Sudan Government, Rebels Sign Oil-sharing sudan government, rebels sign oilsharing agreement. Sudan map, (AfricaOnline Ltd), Staff Reporter NAIVASHA, 8 January 2004 The Sudanese http://www.africaonline.com/site/Articles/1,3,54879.jsp

40. DEHAI NEWS MAILING LIST ARCHIVE: [dehai-news] (AFP): Sudan Government, Southern dehainews (AFP) sudan government, southernrebels days away from peace pact reports. http://dehai.org/archives/dehai_news_archive/0076.html

[dehai-news] (AFP): Sudan government, southern rebels days away from peace pact: reports New Message Reply About this list Date view ... Author view From: Berhane Habtemariam ( Berhane.Habtemariam@gmx.de Date: Wed May 05 2004 - 18:07:56 EDT Sudan government, southern rebels days away from peace pact: reports Wednesday May 5th, 2004 20:15. KHARTOUM, May 5 (AFP) The Sudanese government and the main southern rebel group have reached agreement on key issues that have up been barring the way to an accord to end Africa's longest civil war, press reports said here Wednesday. Amin Hassan Omar, a member of the government team at peace talks with the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) in the Kenyan Rift Valley town, Naivasha, told the independent Al-Hayat newspaper that "the two parties reached an accord on the capital" and other issues. He added that he expected a "framework agreement to be signed in the next three days." Sudan's Vice President Ali Osman Taha and SPLA leader John Garang resumed talks in Kenya last week to try to reach agreement on the remaining issues barring the way to peace. The key issue on the agenda was the status of Khartoum during a six-year transition period, when the city will serve as joint capital before a referendum on self-determination is held for the south.

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