Senegal's president, Abdoulaye Wade, has convinced his Sudanese counterpart Omar al-Bashir to reestablish diplomatic relations with Chad. The effort is Mr. Wade's latest attempt at diplomacy in the turbulent relationship between Sudan and its neighb...
By Derek Kilner Nairobi 16 June 2008 A battalion composed of troops from Sudan's northern and southern armies is set to deploy Tuesday to the disputed Abyei area on the country's north-south border. As Derek Kilner reports for VOA's East Africa bure...
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 13 September 2006 At least 23 people were killed and two wounded by landmines in two separate incidents in eastern Sudan. A UN contractor uses a metal detector to search for mines planted along a dirt road in Juba, Sudan Ac...
By Pearse Lynch Nairobi 03 July 2006 A Uganda government delegation has flown into southern Sudan to discuss an offer of peace talks from the rebel Lords Resistance Army, which has waged a 20-year war against the Ugandan government. ---------- Salva...