Arabic News Weekly Edition for Sudan, 10/18/2004
Weekly Edition, Sudan - Week of October 18, 2004
- Inter-Sudanese negotiations postponed
Negotiations between the Sudanese government and the two rebel movements in Darfur which were due to start on Thursday in the Nigerian capital Abuja were postponed. Sudan, Politics, 10/22/2004 - Washington calls for international cooperation to end Darfur crisis
The White House has called on Sudan to intensify work efforts in order to end the crisis in Darfur but it admitted simultaneously the realization of progress to alleviate the humanitarian sufferings in the region. Sudan-USA, Politics, 10/22/2004 - African forces in Darfur
The African union said that it will start during the two next weeks deployment of additional forces exceeding 3,000 troops in Darfur district to the west of Sudan, amid news on approaching resumption of negotiations between al-Khartoum and the district's rebellions. Sudan, Politics, 10/21/2004 - Asmara accuses Khartoum of trying to assassinate Afourki
In an official statement, Eritrea accused Sudan of carrying out attempts to assassinate the Eritrean President Asyas Afourki for the interests of Ethiopia. Sudan-Eritrea, Politics, 10/20/2004 - Sudan's ambassador: Five-way summit paves way to Darfur crisis settlement
Sudan's Ambassador to Egypt Ahmed Abdel Halim yesterday said that the five-way African summit is a sincere Afro-Arab effort that aims at reaching a just solution for Darfur crisis so as to protect Sudan's stability and preserve its unity. Sudan-Regional, Politics, 10/20/2004 - Darfur rebels accuse Tripoli summit of being biased to Khartoum
Darfur's rebels rejected the results of the five-member summit held in Tripoli which in turn had rejected pressure on Khartoum and and any international intervention in the crisis and called on the two rebel movements to sign the Abuja humanitarian protocol. Sudan-Libya, Politics, 10/19/2004 - Tripoli summit rejects intervention in Darfur
In conclusion of its works, the African summit held in Tripoli, Libya, stressed rejection to any foreign intervention concerning the issue of Darfur in being a mere African issue. It called also on the two rebel movements to sign the Abuja humanitarian protocol. Libya-Sudan, Politics, 10/18/2004