Floods in south Sudan have forced more than 50,000 people from their homes, health officials said on Tuesday, warning that the situation could worsen. allafrica.com | 9/7/10 6:07 PM

If a referendum on South Sudan's independence ends with a vote for secession from Sudan, internal clan rivalries could complicate the transition to independence.

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The army in south Sudan pledges to demobilise all child soldiers by the end of the year. www.bbc.co.uk | 8/31/10 7:01 AM

In this file photo of Saturday, Feb. 24, 2001, Sudan People's Liberation Army child soldiers wait for food during the demobilization of soldiers at Rumbek, southern Sudan.

www.topix.net | 8/30/10 7:11 PM

JUBA, Sudan - The government of Southern Sudan said Monday it will purge child soldiers from the ranks of its former... www.bostonherald.com | 8/30/10 2:40 PM

Sports Automotive Entertainment Bridal Travel Home >> Top Stories Daily Email >> National/International >> Sudan: American aid worker freed in Darfur Sudan: American aid worker freed in Darfur Page Last Updated: Monday August 30, 2010 4:13am PDT KHARTOUM, Sudan -- Sudan's Foreign Ministry says a U.S. aid worker kidnapped four months ago has been ...

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KHARTOUM, Sudan -- Sudan's official news agency says gunmen kidnapped two Russian pilots transporting food supplies for the joint U.N.-African Union peacekeeping force in Darfur.Sudan Armed Forces sp... story.venezuelastar.com | 8/30/10 9:49 AM

Team to assist in final elements of Sudan's Comprehensive Peace Agreement allafrica.com | 8/26/10 10:11 AM

Comment about "Sudan gold miners vie with archaeologists for desert riches" Phone Name Comment 0 Heritage Sudan gold miners vie with archaeologists for desert riches Guillaume Lavallee, AFP A Sudanese merchant weighs pure gold on an electronic scale in the village of al-Shirik in northern Sudan.

www.topix.net | 8/25/10 12:44 PM

By Jeremy Clarke Juba, Sudan - South Sudan plans to bring home 1.5 million displaced southerners from the north in time to vote in an independence referendum in January, according to government documents.

www.topix.net | 8/25/10 11:39 AM

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter arrived in North Korea on Wednesday to try to win the release of an American jailed for illegally entering the reclusive state, media reports said.

www.topix.net | 8/25/10 9:29 AM

Large quantities of drugs stolen from public health units are sneaked into Southern Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo, President Yoweri Museveni has disclosed. allafrica.com | 8/25/10 8:24 AM

The governor of Sudan's central bank Sabir Mohamed Al-Hassan moved swiftly on Tuesday to refute allegations made by the Government of South Sudan relating to the disbursement of the South's share in oil exports.

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Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir walks with Sudan's First Vice President and south Sudan leader Salva Kiir at the airport in Khartoum, as he prepares to leave for Chad, 21 Jul 2010 The chairman of Sudana s Referendum Commission told VOA his organization is working to ensure the scheduled 9th January vote is successful, despite sharp disagreements ...

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Sudan’s referendum commission chairman seeks credible January vote despite disagreements, delays www1.voanews.com | 8/25/10 1:11 AM

The situation in one of the largest camps for people uprooted by the conflict in the war-ravaged Sudanese region of Darfur has topped talks between top United Nations and African Union (AU) officials. allafrica.com | 8/24/10 8:59 PM

The Sudanese government Tuesday came to an agreement with an international watchdog over discrepancy in oil productivity figures. allafrica.com | 8/24/10 8:53 PM

Tanzania beat Sudan 1-0 in an earlier match but both teams join Somalia in going home early after failing to garner enough points, as the Cecafa Under-20 football preliminary round came to an end at the Asmara Stadium, in Eritrea on Monday. allafrica.com | 8/24/10 7:16 PM

British-raised basketball star Luol Deng returns to Sudan news.bbc.co.uk | 8/24/10 5:33 PM

As per directives from President H.H Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Red Crescent Authority will launch tomorrow a nationwide campaign to raise funds to help flood victims in Pakistan.

www.topix.net | 8/24/10 4:46 PM

The "emergency repatriation programme", launched under the slogan of "Come Home to Choose", proposes a budget of A 60m for Sudanese returning north to south.

www.topix.net | 8/24/10 11:31 AM

Dust-covered miners criss-cross Sudan's Nubian Desert, absorbed by the drone of the pan-shaped metal detectors with which they scour the ground in search of gold.

www.topix.net | 8/24/10 11:31 AM

UNAMID continues to conduct day and night confidence building patrols within the Kalma internally displaced person (IDP) camp. allafrica.com | 8/24/10 11:13 AM

A 2009 file photo of Sudanese rebel Justice and Equality Movement leader Khalil Ibrahim during a Darfur peace meeting in Doha, Qatar The spokesman for the Darfur-based Justice and Equality Movement has dismissed as a a merea publicity stunt a government plan to establish development and service projects worth $1.9 billion in the restive Darfur ...

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Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter speaks during an interview with Reuters in Juba, south Sudan April 13, 2010.

www.topix.net | 8/24/10 7:16 AM

A branch of southern Sudan's HIV/AIDS on Saturday said that ignorance and communication breakdown is hindering efforts to reduce the prevalence of HIV/AIDS. The United Nations estimate that 1.4% of 15 to 49 year olds in Sudan have HIV/AIDS. Majok Dut Ayany, who heads the commission in Juba told Sudan Tribune on his recent visit to Wau, that the ...

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" The established referendum Taskforce in Southern Sudan has resolved to organize Southern Sudanese in the Diaspora into referendum coordinating committees in their respective countries, particularly in the locations which the referendum law allows residents to vote during the seven-day referendum.

www.topix.net | 8/24/10 5:11 AM

The breakthrough in the deadlock over the appointment of a secretary-general to the commission charged with organizing south Sudan's referendum on self-determination has been brokered by the US special envoy to Sudan, Scott Gration, sources have told Sudan Tribune .

www.topix.net | 8/24/10 5:11 AM

August 23, 2010 - Many international observers including the Sudanese themselves have since long warned against the slow pace at which the Sudanese Presidency is moving around implementing the different parts of the CPA.

www.topix.net | 8/24/10 5:11 AM

The U.N. Security Council on Monday called for the demilitarization of camps for hundreds of thousands of displaced people in Darfur and unhindered access for aid workers the U.N. says are facing increasing harassment and violence.

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The top United Nations humanitarian official on Monday urged all parties to the conflict in the war-torn Sudanese region of Darfur today to ensure that humanitarian workers are free of harassment and intimidation as they endeavour to help those in need. allafrica.com | 8/24/10 3:51 AM

The Sudanese government on Monday decided to establish development and service projects in Darfur region at a total cost of 1.9 billion U.S. Dollars.

www.topix.net | 8/23/10 11:51 PM

Plans for the Southern Sudan urban redesign project suggest a mammoth nationwide undertaking in celebration of its anticipated independence next year.

www.topix.net | 8/23/10 7:36 PM

South Sudan President Salva Kiir speaks to Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir after a swearing-in ceremony in Khartoum in a file photo.

www.topix.net | 8/23/10 5:37 PM

At least 32 people were killed and 18 injured in floods and heavy rains in western Sudan, reports said Monday. story.venezuelastar.com | 8/23/10 4:10 PM

Armed attacks blamed on the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in Southern Sudan's Western Equatoria State have displaced thousands of civilians and undermined food security, say local and UN officials. allafrica.com | 8/23/10 3:55 PM

NZARA Monday, August 23, 2010 (IRIN) - Armed attacks blamed on the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in Southern Sudan’s Western Equatoria State have displaced thousands of civilians and undermined food security, say local and UN officials. www.irinnews.org | 8/23/10 2:39 PM

By Warom Felix Okello A 17-year-old boy who was arrested in Arua District for illegal possession of a fire arm is set to become the first minor to be tried at the UPDF General Court Martial.

www.topix.net | 8/23/10 1:37 PM

Southern Sudan has welcomed the Re election of President Paul Kagame for a second term, saying that it is a democratic milestone that the country has achieved since RPF took over power from the former dictatorial government. allafrica.com | 8/23/10 11:59 AM

Sudan is planning to build a nuclear reactor and its first nuclear power plant for peaceful electricity purposes by 2020. vne-resource.iol.co.za | 8/23/10 10:41 AM

Exciting developments on the urban planning front, happening in Sudan, of all places: The authorities in southern Sudan have unveiled a $10bn plan to rebuild the region's cities in the shapes of animals and fruit.

www.topix.net | 8/23/10 9:32 AM

With less than four months until South Sudan's scheduled referendum on secession, the Obama administration as well as advocacy groups in Washington appear uncertain as to what course of action the United States should take. allafrica.com | 8/23/10 9:30 AM

SABMiller expected to double output at its operations in southern Sudan by the end of the year, it said on Friday, a sign of the economic boom taking root in the former war zone.

www.topix.net | 8/23/10 5:23 AM

First Lieutenant Ahmad Qeisi and Second Lieutenant Nabil Kilani, who were providing technical assistance and consultation to the Sudanese police as part of a United Nations peacekeeping mission, were kidnapped in Darfur last week by an armed group and released two days later unharmed.

www.topix.net | 8/23/10 1:18 AM

Fujairah 22nd Aug 2010 --H.H. Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Supreme Council member and Ruler of Fujairah received at his palace today H.H. Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Crown Prince of Ajman who came to offer greetings on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan.

www.topix.net | 8/22/10 11:13 PM

An amusement park sits in the ear of a rhinoceros; a five-star hotel takes the place of its eye.

www.topix.net | 8/22/10 6:04 PM

WAM ABU DHABI, Aug 22nd, 2010: A number of scholars who are in the UAE upon invitation from President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan have preached moderation and tolerance in Islam in a number of lectures in Abu Dhabi, Western Region, Umm Al-Qaiwain and Ajman.

www.topix.net | 8/22/10 1:59 PM

The American Special Envoy to Sudan, General Scott Gration visited Lakes state on Saturday for the first time since his appointment in March last year .

www.topix.net | 8/22/10 7:43 AM

South Darfur state unveiled today plans to relocate the residents of the troubled Kalma camps into two areas near the state capital Nyala.

www.topix.net | 8/22/10 3:33 AM

Following the successful conduct of Kenya's referendum on the constitution and Rwanda's presidential elections, the region and the world's focus now shifts to Sudan's January independence vote. allafrica.com | 8/21/10 11:03 PM