Arabic News Weekly Edition for Sudan, 3/30/1998
Weekly Edition, Sudan - Week of March 30, 1998
- Annan to visit Khartoum at month's end
The Sudanese government announced that the secretary general of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, will visit Khartoum at the end of this month to discuss a number of issues, including the civil war in the south and the aid presented by the United Nations and volunteer organizations. Sudan, Politics, 4/3/1998 - Sudan lifts embargo imposed on humanitarian aid to its South
Some 350,000 persons in Bahr al-Gazelle province are in need of urgent humanitarian aid, according to a statement released by the operation. which comprises UN organizations and nongovernmental organizations working in southern Sudan. Sudan-UN, Local, 4/3/1998 - New step from Sudan toward democracy
In a new Sudanese move toward democracy in Sudan, yesterday Abdul Aziz Sedo, the deputy head of the Sudanese parliament, confirmed that the National Conference, the sole political party in Sudan, will be converted to a party like other parties. Sudan, Politics, 4/3/1998 - Tourabi calls for wider Sudanese political participation
The head of Sudanese parliament, Dr. Hassan El-Tourabi called for a political dialogue between all political forces to end disputes in the political arena, stop violence and fanaticism and accelerate the realization of national unity. Sudan, Politics, 4/3/1998 - Sudanese President to sign constitution in June
Sudanese President Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir will ratify the African state's new constitution on June 30, exactly nine years following his assumption of power in a military coup. Sudan, Politics, 4/1/1998 - Tantawi: Egypt and Sudan are twins
The Sudanese foreign minister asked Tantawi to supply Sudan with Azharian delegations and religious awareness' tribes, and to provide opportunities for the Sudanese to join the higher studies in Al-Azhar University. Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 3/30/1998 - Sudan constitution Sudan, Politics, 3/30/1998