Last minute voting in Omdurman
After five quiet days of polling, voters were still trickling in during the last hour of Sudan's historic elections at one of Omdurman's polling centres on 15 April. Checking for her name on the long list of registered voters attached to the polling station's wall in Sudan's old capital, Omdurman…
Ballot box retrieval begins in Upper Nile
Ballot boxes used in Sudan's historic elections had been retrieved from 83 Upper Nile State polling stations by the third day of the collection on 19 April, according to an UNMIS official. "The State High Committee (SHC) has received ballot boxes from 83 polling stations within six constituencies…
Yambio celebrates Western Equatoria election result
The announcement of independent candidate Colonel Bangasi Joseph Bakosoro as winner of the hotly contested gubernatorial race in Western Equatoria State was greeted with a mixture of joy and anxiety in the capital Yambio. Market vendors closed down their stalls, some in fear of the increased…
Calm resumes in Bentiu
Following violent election protests on 23 April that left two dead and four others wounded, life in the Unity State capital of Bentiu is gradually returning to normal. The streets are bustling and markets in Bentiu as well as neighbouring Rubkona have reopened. Transportation to and from Bentiu has…
Peace on track, says UNMIS Commander
Outgoing UNMIS Force Commander Lieut. Gen. Paban Jung Thapa said during a trip to the Bahr El-Ghazal capital of Wau on that Sudan's peace process was progressing well. "As a Mission, we are succeeding in reaching major benchmarks in the process and I believe things are going in the right direction,"…
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18 May - Integrated UN DDR Unit
One Hundred Community Leaders from South Kordofan State meet to discuss DDR and Community Security. Kadugli, 17 May 2010. Today, the Joint DDR Commission (JDDRC) in South Kordofan State in cooperation with the Integrated United Nations DDR unit in Kadugli started a three-day induction workshop on…
Southern Sudan president-elect sworn in
Leader of the Southern Sudan People's Liberation Movement General Salva Kirr Mayardit was on 21 May sworn in as the as the first elected leader of Southern Sudan. Dignitaries including Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, former Kenyan President Daniel Arap Moi and Osman Taha, the First Vice-President…
Sudan in ink
Chinese oil worker Su Ning had only a vague idea where Sudan was and knew almost nothing about it before his arrival in Khartoum in 2002. Since then, he has published three books of drawings on Sudan while in the country and a fourth in his homeland. "When I first viewed the country from the plane…
Mummies, medicine and Coca Cola
A primary export with uses ranging from mummification to fizzy drink production, gum arabic in Sudan has experienced a turbulent ride on world markets amid controversial pricing at home. Producing the two varieties of hashab (acacia senegal) and talha (acacia seyal), Sudan accounts for about 70 per…
One block at a time
Disarmed civilians in Akobo County, Jonglei State, have turned to cement block-making to support their families, rather than rustling their neighbours' cattle. Thirty-six disarmed youth aged 20-27 recently took a one-week block-making course conducted by the non-governmental organization ASCOM…
In need of water
Rapid growth in Western Bahr-El Ghazal and Warrap states over the past few years has put a huge strain on its meagre water and sanitation facilities. Less than 40 per cent of Western Bahr El-Ghazal residents useimproved water sources and only 9 per cent use sanitary means of waste disposal…
Sudan in ink
Chinese oil worker Su Ning had only a vague idea where Sudan was and knew almost nothing about it before his arrival in Khartoum in 2002. Since then, he has published three books of drawings on Sudan while in the country and a fourth in his homeland. "When I first viewed the country from the plane…