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 Islamic Front govern...
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 Khartou...
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 China and...
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. Th...
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$2...
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 offic...
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 f...
Vol 37 No 14 | SUDANUGANDA Border butchery 5th July 1996 Thousands of refugees from Southern Sudan have fled their camps in north-west Uganda, amid deepening insecurity. The exodus began on 18 June, emptying Wajo and Adana refugee camps ...
Vol 37 No 10 | SUDAN Bucks and trucks 10th May 1996 A bizarre deal involving China, Israel and Sudanese oil is being put together two weeks after the United Nations imposed diplomatic sanctions on Khartoum for its involvement in ter...