Arabic News Weekly Edition for Sudan, 4/26/2004
Weekly Edition, Sudan - Week of April 26, 2004
- Khartoum admits violations in Darfour, accuses Garang
The Sudanese government admitted that its forces made certain violations in Darfour during the fighting with the rebels. Sudan, Politics, 5/1/2004 - Sudan: members in the ruling party called for the separation of the north from the south
A group of Sudanese politicians including members in the ruling national congress party in Sudan called for the separation of northern Sudan from its south, considering that the north had suffered much because of unity. Sudan, Politics, 4/30/2004 - Nivasha negotiations were resumed, Europe calls for relieving Darfour
The European commissioner for humanitarian aid, Paul Nelson, urged the conflicting sides in West Darfour provinces in Sudan to permit the access of humanitarian aid to effected people. Sudan-European Union, Politics, 4/30/2004 - Garang proposes to help in settling the conflict in Darfour
The spokesman for the southern rebels said that the leader of the rebels movement in southern Sudan, John Garang, proposed to give aid in settling the conflict taking place since more than one year in Darfour area to the west of Sudan. Sudan, Politics, 4/28/2004 - Darfour rebels call for transferring talks from Chad
Sudan's west rebels have called for transferring peace talks with the Sudanese government from Chad because they consider that President Idris Deibi is not a neutral mediator. Sudan, Politics, 4/27/2004 - Court of appeal finds al-Jazeera correspondent as not guilty
The court of Appeal in Khartoum found as not guilty the correspondent of al-Jazeera TV in Sudan, Islam Saleh, of the accusation addressed to him according to the customs law, but found him guilty of the second accusation of publishing false news. Sudan-Regional, Politics, 4/26/2004 - Sudanese peace agreement is expected within days
The Sudanese foreign minister Mustafa Ismael announced that Khartoum is ready to give concessions in the negotiations it carries out with the people's movement for the liberation of Sudan, when these concessions are necessary. This was expressed at a time when the first deputy for the Sudanese President left back for Nivasha in order to resume talks with the leader of the movement John Garang. Sudan, Politics, 4/26/2004