Vol 46 No 16 | SUDAN Without Garang 5th August 2005 The sudden death of Southern leader John Garang has brought riots and new fears for the future The death of the man who led Southern Sudan in its war with the Khartoum government for 22 years has stunned the country. Three weeks previously as part...
Vol 46 No 16 | SUDAN Garang's last journey 5th August 2005 A little girl runs along a path, pulling a monkey on a length of twine, a gift from one of her uncles. The girl is Atong, aged eight,...
Vol 46 No 15 | SUDAN Freedom unfledged 22nd July 2005 Garang's mass welcome in Khartoum shocked the NIF - but doesn't guarantee his success As a million and a half cheering people rushed to see John Garang de Mabior's triumphant return to Khartoum after 22 years at war, the National Islamic Front...
Vol 46 No 15 | SUDAN Pressure points 22nd July 2005 The Islamist government is under unprecedented pressure but is skilled at bouncing back Forced to accept a non-Muslim, Southern rebel as First Vice-President and a draft constitution that promises the democracy it cannot risk, the Islamist government is under unprecedented pressure....
Vol 46 No 11 | SUDANUNITED NATIONS Watch this space 27th May 2005 We hear Jan Pronk, the United Nations Secretary General's Special Representative for Sudan since June, seeks another job. The Netherlands' former International Development Minister (65) hoped for a...
Vol 46 No 10 | SUDAN Seizing the day in the South 13th May 2005 To succeed, the new government must be more than a triumphant army The Government of South Sudan (GOSS) is waiting to be born. Its formidable task is to build a country from scratch and according to January's Comprehensive Peace Agreement...
Vol 46 No 10 | SUDAN Running the South 13th May 2005 As the Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement negotiates for a new Government of South Sudan and a power-sharing role in a new national government, its own leadership is opaque...
Vol 46 No 10 | SUDAN From the ground up 13th May 2005 Along the old front line in Western Equatoria, the bush and the birds had taken over. Now people are beginning to return, some selling bananas by the roadside....
Vol 46 No 8 | SUDAN Crime and no punishment 15th April 2005 Western governments send Khartoum officials for trial one week and promise them aid the next The bizarre spectacle of Vice-President Ali Osman Mohamed Taha glad-handing Western politicians at the International Donors' Conference in Oslo on 11-12 April highlighted the confusion among European and...
Vol 46 No 4 | SUDAN East of the border 18th February 2005 SLA fighters try to overthrow their leader while the NMRD demonstrates its affinity with Chad The Sudan Liberation Army appears to have a new leader. SLA members say that 'democratic consultations' are under way but the money is on the Chief of Staff,...