NAIROBI – Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir arrived in Eritrea today on his first foreign visit since he was indicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes in Darfur, Eritrea's government said. "Yes, he is here," Eritrean Information Minister Ali Abdu told Reuters by...

JUBA - A delegation from the Republic of Serbia consisting of four experts in the field of Agricultural and livestock development, is visiting South Sudan for a period of four days starting from Tuesday, 17 March 2009. The delegation is led by Dr Jasna Mastilovic, the Serbian General Manager of the...

LONDON - The Darfur anti-government group, the Sudan Liberation Movement, is blaming the SPLM for not taking action over the expulsion from Sudan of 13 international aid organizations. The spokesman of the SLM Abdul-wahid faction, Yahiya Bolad, says that the expulsion of the international NGOs will...

LONDON - The United Nations Security Council and the United States have yet to declare their positions on the expulsion of 13 international aid groups from Darfur. Speaking to Sudan Radio Service from London on Thursday, Gill Lusk, a political analyst, describes the possible reasons for their...

picture:(rebellion leader and new president of madagascar Andry Rajoelina) MADAGASCAR - The African Union has suspended Madagascar after an opposition leader took power with the support of the army. It is the strongest condemnation yet by the international community after Andry Rajoelina's...

LONDON - An al-Qaeda rallying cry on Thursday for an Islamist uprising in Somalia is likely to fall on deaf ears as its violent brand of opposition repels ordinary people and real hope now exists that the country's new leader can end 18 years of chaos. Osama bin Laden's appeal for Somalis to...

Transforming organisations into being productive,more globally competitive and socially responsible: MOMBASA - Mombasa is bringing together leaders from Kenya , Nigeria , Botswana , Tanzania , Sudan , Ethiopia , Ghana , Cameroon , Malawi , Namibia , Senegal , and the UK , from March 24 - 27,...

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama named retired Air Force General Scott Gration on Wednesday as his special envoy to Sudan, picking a close adviser with broad experience in the region to lead U.S. efforts on the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Darfur. "Sudan is a priority for this...

YEI, SUDAN - Disabled former SPLA soldiers rioted in Yei on Wednesday, in a protest over the delay in the payment of their salaries.  Speaking to Sudan Radio Service from Yei on Wednesday morning, Yei commissioner David Lokong’a described the incident. “It was this morning. The wounded heroes...

 AWEIL, SUDAN - The Under-secretary in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs in the Government of southern Sudan, Dr. Julia Aker Duany, said that her ministry started organizing voter education workshops last week. Speaking to Sudan Radio Service at a workshop in Aweil, Aker said that her...