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Sudan rebels widen offensive, 'attack five areas'

Agence France-PresseApril 27, 2013 15:15
Sudanese rebels said they attacked five areas in North and South Kordofan states on Saturday, widening an anti-government offensive in one of their most audacious acts in years. "This is a significant shift in the war in Sudan," Abdel Wahid Mohammed al-Nur, who heads a faction of Darfur's Sudan Liberation Army, told AFP. "We are heading to Khartoum," he said. "This is not a joke." A regional political expert said the attacks were timed to the "failure" of peace talks this week between South Kordofan rebels and the government.

African Union brings Sudan, rebels together for peace talks

April 24, 2013 20:00
By Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - The African Union on Wednesday brought together for the first time for peace talks Sudan and insurgents fighting government troops in two states bordering South Sudan, in a conflict that has affected almost a million people. Fighting broke out between the Sudanese army and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North, or SPLM-North, in the states of South Kordofan and Blue Nile around the time of South Sudan's secession from Khartoum in 2011.

Sudan to start peace talks with border state rebels

April 21, 2013 13:45
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan will start peace talks on Tuesday with insurgents fighting government troops in two states bordering South Sudan in a conflict which has displaced hundreds of thousands of people, according to state media on Sunday. The talks with the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-North) will commence under the auspices of the African Union in Ethiopia on Tuesday, said Ibrahim Ghandour, head of Sudan's delegation, state news agency SUNA reported.

Sudan rebels, govt say ready for peace talks next week

Agence France-PresseApril 17, 2013 16:04
Sudan's government and rebels in South Kordofan state said Wednesday they are ready to hold talks on ending their two-year war at a planned meeting in Ethiopia next week. African Union (AU) mediator Thabo Mbeki sent rebel chairman Malik Agar an invitation "for peace talks in Addis Ababa on April 23", the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) said. "We replied that we are ready," rebel spokesman Arnu Ngutulu Lodi told AFP, adding that his group will send a 15-member negotiating team.

Sudan rebels, govt say peace talks set for next week

Agence France-PresseApril 17, 2013 14:17
Sudan's government and rebels in South Kordofan state said Wednesday they are ready to talk about ending a two-year-long war at a planned meeting in Ethiopia next week. The Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) told AFP that African Union mediator Thabo Mbeki sent rebel chairman Malik Agar an invitation "for peace talks in Addis Ababa on April 23." "We replied that we are ready," rebel spokesman Arnu Ngutulu Lodi said, adding that his group will send a 15-member negotiating team.

Rebels say seize military base in Sudan border oil state

April 16, 2013 11:46
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Rebels in Sudan's oil-producing border state of South Kordofan said on Tuesday they had seized a military base near the state capital, underlining tensions in the region that could undermine the recent detente between Sudan and South Sudan. Sudan and South Sudan split apart in July 2011 under a peace deal that ended decades of civil war. The rebels in South Kordofan and Blue Nile had sided with the South's fighters during the war but were left in Sudan in the partition.

South Sudan president strips deputy of some powers

April 16, 2013 10:15
By Hereward Holland JUBA (Reuters) - South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has withdrawn some powers from his vice president, officials said on Tuesday, clipping the wings of a likely challenger for the ruling party leadership. Kiir, who has led the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) since 2005, also halted a national reconciliation initiative that had been launched by Riak Machar and which had been viewed as an attempt to raise his political profile.

Sudan S.Kordofan rebels 'control' army base

April 16, 2013 08:17
Rebels in Sudan's South Kordofan state said on Tuesday that they had seized an army base used to launch attacks on insurgent positions, as the government expressed readiness for peace talks. The Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) said it "took control" of Dandor garrison, 18 kilometres (11 miles) east of the state capital Kadugli on Monday. Sudan's army spokesman could not be reached for comment. Rebel spokesman Arnu Ngutulu Lodi said the battle for Dandor occurred after rebels destroyed a government convoy.

South Sudan president clips vice-president's powers

April 16, 2013 05:15
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has clipped the powers of his deputy Riek Machar, officials said Tuesday, a move that could raise ethnic tensions within the fragile and war-ravaged nation. A presidential decree ordered "the withdrawal of all duly delegated powers assigned to the vice president" Riek Machar, a former guerrilla commander and an influential leader of the Nuer people, the country's second largest ethnic group.

Sudan rejects rebel's threats to launch new attack

April 15, 2013 15:46
Sudan on Sunday refuted any threats by rebels of Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) northern sector and their call for civilians to evacuate Kadogli, capital of South Kordofan State. "The SPLM's call to the residents of Kadogli to evacuate is likely to increase the number of displaced people and humanitarian suffering, which reveals the real intentions of the so-called northern sector," said a statement by Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The statement described the movement's calls as "criminal," explaining that "this criminal method by the so-called SPLM northern
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