Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The Sudanese Army has been using rape as policy in a rebel province, a report said. Human Rights Watch said the Sudanese Army has been systematically raping women and girls in the western province of Darfour. The New York-based group cited an army attack on the Darfour town of Tabit […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — In recent years there’s been a dearth of media coverage of Darfur’s humanitarian crisis. What had once been a focus for both diplomatic and high profile celebrity efforts to detail human rights abuses during more than a decade of inter-ethnic conflict in Sudan’s troubled western […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Miles Yu, Geostrategy-Direct.com Africa has become so important to China that it actually deployed combat troops to a strife-ridden region to safeguard Chinese-owned or operated oil facilities. South Sudan declared independence in 2010 from Sudan for which China had long been a major protector despite the Khartoum government’s egregious genocidal actions […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Yossef Bodansky, Senior Editor, Global Information System / Defense & Foreign Affairs Even though the actual fighting in South Sudan is led by local commanders in pursuit of localized self-interests, there have been repeated efforts to negotiate a political solution. While the United States is an interested party, given the lingering […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Sudanese President Omar Bashir has come under attack. At least three people were killed in an attack on Bashir’s palace in Khartoum. Officials said a man killed two guards as he tried to enter the palace. The assailant was later shot dead by other guards. “A mentally-ill man carrying a […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Sudan has restored a militia said to be responsible for killing hundreds of thousands of civilians. After a lull of nearly a decade, the Khartoum regime, with suspected help from Iran, has reconstituted Janjaweed, a network of militias assigned to destroy rebel-held communities throughout the western province of Darfour. A […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Iran has been deemed a leading player in Sudan’s weapons industry. A report by a major European think tank asserted that Iran was helping Sudan produce and export weapons. The Swiss-based Small Arms Survey said Teheran has become the second largest arms supplier to the Arab state. “Military ties between […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The Iranian Navy has again docked in Sudan. The Sudanese military has reported the arrival of two Iranian Navy ships. The Irnaian ships were said to have docked in Port of Sudan for refueling. “Sudanese civilians can visit and tour the Iranian ships during their stay,” Sudanese military spokesman Sawarmi […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — China and Sudan have agreed to expand crude oil exploration. The two allies signed several agreements to explore for oil in the Arab state. Under the accords, signed last month, China would fund the exploration projects, expected to be conducted by the state-owned China National Petroleum Corp. Officials said China, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The U.S. intelligence community has maintained cooperation with Sudan despite atrocities in Darfur and weapons shipments to the Hamas regime, a report said. A leading U.S. analyst asserted that the administration of President Barack Obama has maintained cooperation with the Khartoum regime amid continued human rights violations and the killing […]