Arabic News Weekly Edition for Sudan, 4/13/1998
Weekly Edition, Sudan - Week of April 13, 1998
- New negotiations coming between Garang and Khartoum
Nairobi will host a new round of Sudanese peace negotiations. The Kenyan Foreign Ministry said these peace negotiations will take place between the Sudanese government and the Sudan People's Liberation Army, headed by John Garang. Sudan-North Africa, Politics, 4/18/1998 - Sudanese Nation's Party calls for boycott of IGAD negotiations
One of the fugitives from El-Alifon's camp said: "We tried hard to escape across the Nile," but the regular forces' fire on the students resulted in a great bloodshed over the Blue Nile's water Sudan, Politics, 4/17/1998 - Bashir urged to investigate army recruit drownings
In its report, the union called for the formation of an investigation committee to discuss what happened at the National Service Camp at El-Alifgon, where more than 60 soldiers drowned Sudan, Politics, 4/17/1998 - Sudanese civil war: a new round of peace negotiations
Towards the end of this month representatives of the Sudanese government are expected to meet with their counterparts in the Sudan's People Liberation Army ( SPLA ) at the Kenyan capital Nairobi to resume peace negotiations Sudan, Reporter's View, 4/16/1998 - Chinese engineers to Sudan for oil pipeline erection Sudan-China, Business, 4/16/1998
- Committee for receiving Egypt's properties in Sudan Egypt-Sudan, Politics, 4/16/1998
- Expected Mubarak - Bashir summit to discuss external plot against Sudan
Sudanese officials have said the US has a role in the plot against Sudan, and reports say Israeli military advisors will visit Eritrea during the coming days to negotiate the Israeli role in toppling Bashir. Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 4/15/1998 - Sudanese minister of interior: good progress in Sudanese - Egyptian relations
Hussien said his visit to Egypt will be an adequate chance to meet with Egyptian Minister of Interior Habib El-Adli to discuss pending security issues between the two countries. Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 4/15/1998 - Sudanese government drops food from air Sudan, Health, 4/15/1998
- Sudanese opposition accuses government of killing soldiers
Leader of the Sudanese Ummah opposition party al-Sadiq al-Mahdi said that more than 100 Sudanese soldiers were killed in a "massacre" when they asked for leave. Al-Mahdi thereby contradicted the official account of the incident. Sudan, Politics, 4/14/1998 - Sudan for the Arab agreement on terrorism fighting Sudan-Regional, Politics, 4/14/1998
- Sudan joins desert and coastal states treaty
The treaty, which comprises Sudan, Libya, Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso aims at establishing an economic federation according to an investment development strategy in the fields of agriculture, industry, and energy. North Africa-Sudan, Politics, 4/13/1998