A modus vivendi developed but was disturbed by more events beyond US control: * the formation of Sudan Alliance Forces the National Democratic Alliance's choice of armed struggle Sudan People's Liberation Army successes; * NIF support for armed Islamist groups in Eritrea Ethiopia Somalia Uganda; and breaking of diplomatic relations by Asmara and Kampala which with Addis Ababa support Sudan's opposition; * assassination attempt in June 1995 against Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak in Ethiopia; * Sudanese involvement in bombing the World Trade Center and other New York bomb threats in 1993: the third big trial of Ramzi Ahmed Yussuf is now opening; * the killing of US troops at Khobar Saudi Arabia followed by public threats by Usama bin Laden still a visitor to Khartoum; * the US Khartoum Embassy was closed in 1996 after specific threats by Abu Nidal's group and 'Afghan Arabs' linked to Bin Laden we hear...
When asked why a lone assassin was sent to Asmara he replied: 'We should not make a mistake again as we did in the attempted killing of the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Addis Ababa...
Then came the attempt on the life of President Hosni Mubarak in Addis Ababa on 26 June 1995...
On 16 January in Cairo Sudan's Vice-President General Zubeir Mohamed Salih met President Hosni Mubarak who later declared: 'There is no Ethiopian or Eritrean attack...
The aid comes as the United Nations imposes aviation sanctions on Sudan for failing to hand over three men accused of attempting to kill Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Ethiopia in 1995 and for supporting terrorism...
Dhawi was Secretary of the Political Committee after 1989's coup then head of foreign intelligence until the reshuffle after the attack on Hosni Mubarak when overall security chief Nafi'e Ali Nafi'e became Agriculture Minister...
In May Al Hayat interviewed him in Afghanistan soon after interviewing also in Afghanistan Mustafa Hamza one of three men Ethiopia seeks alleging involvement in the 1995 attack on President Hosni Mubarak...
Behind closed doors in Addis Ababa three men are now on trial for attempting to murder President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt last June (AC Vol 36 No 14)...
On 9 April the United States threw in an extra card by expelling Sudanese UN diplomat Ahmed Youssef Mohamed alleging involvement in 1993 plans to bomb the UN and attack Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak...
President Hosni Mubarak handles much foreign policy himself notably in Arab areas supported by Foreign Minister Amr Moussa...
The Egyptian press twists reports from other African newspapers to emphasise Hosni Mubarak' s importance...
Vol 37 No 1 |
- HORN OF AFRICA
In a remarkable meeting on 19-20 December at the Organisation of Africa Unity headquarters in Addis Ababa 16 African foreign ministers called on Khartoum to hand over three terrorists wanted in connection with the attempted assassination of President Hosni Mubarak last June (AC Vol 36 No 14)...