Juba, 16th December 2010: As Southern Sudan heads towards a January 9th referendum on secession, it is battling to contain its biggest kala azar outbreak in eight years. The severity of this outbreak is just one symptom of the wider medical humanitarian crisis facing the region, warns the international emergency aid agency, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), which includes abysmal lack of healthcare, chronic malnutrition, regular outbreaks of preventable diseases, and insecurity that displaces communities and destroys lives. Kala azar, or visceral leishmaniasis, is a neglected tropical disease contracted through the bite of a parasite-carrying sandfly, and is endemic in Southern... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, December 16th 2010 |
By Abdellatif Abdelrahman – It’s historically well known that the great nations learn from their mistakes, like the case of the USA. In its long struggling history the USA much learned valuable lessons, whether from dealing with allies against those who are different with them in ideologies or in its modern fights against International Counter Terrorism. As an example; after the fall of the staunch ally of U.S; in the Middle East Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi of Iran on 16th of January 1979, the power in Iran was over taken by the Islamic fundamentalists who are always opposed to American... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Friday, November 26th 2010 |
By Nangayi Guyson – Addis Ababa – Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir who is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for genocide in the western Sudanese region of Darfur arrived on Monday evening in the Ethiopian capital for a summit on Sudan and Somalia, an AFP journalist reported. Bashir, arrived at the Sheraton hotel, the venue for the conference, surrounded by a large delegation. He was indicted in March 2009 for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity, and in July 2010 on charges of genocide, relating to atrocities committed by Khartoum’s forces in Darfur. However, the Intergovernmental Authority on... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, November 24th 2010 |
By Own Correspondent – KHARTOUM – Sudanese government has rejected US President Barack Obama’s decision to extend economic sanctions on Khartoum ahead of the country’s January referendum on southern independence, saying it was not justified. “The US president’s decision to extend economic sanctions is not new to us. We were not surprised by the decision, we reject it,” Moawiya Osman Khalid, a spokesperson for the foreign ministry, told reporters. “We see no reason for the decision of the American administration which continues with its failed policy towards Sudan,” he said, adding that the United States had “lost the chance to... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, November 3rd 2010 |
By Own Correspondent – KHARTOUM – The Sudanese government has shut the Khartoum office of Radio Dabanga, whose reports on Darfur have angered it, and arrested 13 staff from the radio station and a rights group that shares its offices, the group’s chairman said Tuesday. The government cracked down on rights groups following a 2009 International Criminal Court arrest warrant for President Omar Hassan al-Bashir for war crimes in Darfur. Many activists fled the country fearing for their lives. A source in Sudan’s National Security and Intelligence Services said they had no information about the arrests. “When viewed in relation... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, November 3rd 2010 |
