Vol 38 No 8 | SUDAN Marching to Juba 11th April 1997 On the ground, the Sudan People's Liberation Army looks competent and confident of taking Juba. Its rout of government forces is unparallelled since the 1991 split. Under the...
Vol 38 No 5 | SUDAN Garang manoeuvres 28th February 1997 The SPLA is fighting in the North for 'national unity' but what about the South? The National Democratic Alliance's military gains in the north (AC Vol 38 No 3) have distracted attention from the continuing problems of Southern politics. While some opposition leaders...
Vol 38 No 5 | SUDAN Malaysian money II 28th February 1997 Sudan is not going to be expelled from the International Monetary Fund just yet – thanks to Malaysia, we hear. Kuala Lumpur paid instalments on Sudan's US$1.7 billion...
Vol 38 No 3 | SUDAN The countdown begins 31st January 1997 Northern and Southern oppositionists have seized territory from the government and look capable of staying on the offensive The battle for Sudan has begun (AC Vol 37 No 8). The opposition strategy is to follow military successes with a civilian uprising; against this is the National...
Vol 38 No 3 | SUDAN Shuttling to Arabia 31st January 1997 Arab governments'reactions to the Sudanese opposition's offensives have less to do with Sudan than with Israel and the United States. Many governments and newspapers echoed Khartoum's line: an...
Vol 38 No 2 | SUDANCHINAMALAYSIA The oil front 17th January 1997 Sudan's National Islamic Front government (AC Vol 37 No 25) faces a military onslaught by opposition forces in Blue Nile province but Arakis is still negotiating to bring...
Vol 37 No 25 | SUDAN Costly deals 13th December 1996 The tensions between the government' s offensive and its hardline reality are epitomised by the release of three International Committee of the Red Cross hostages on 8 December....
Vol 37 No 23 | SUDAN Arms against a sea of troubles 15th November 1996 Though the government appears to be on the offensive, it's really trying to save its life. The US is counter-attacking Washington is to send military aid to the Sudanese regime's opponents in Eritrea, Ethiopia and Uganda, officials have confirmed to Africa Confidential. The aid is worth nearly US$20...
Vol 37 No 22 | SUDAN Private guns 1st November 1996 The National Islamic Front government is negotiating for a private army to help guard Southern oilfields. They appear to favour Executive Outcomes, based in South Africa with offices...
Vol 37 No 21 | SUDAN Arming for trouble 18th October 1996 On the night of 27 September, 15 officers died testing explosives at El Mirkhayat military camp near Omdurman, we hear from military sources in Khartoum. The soldiers, scientists...