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  Foreign relations of Sudan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sudan's administrative boundary with Kenya does not coincide with international boundary, and Egypt asserts its claim to the "Hala'ib Triangle", a barren area of 20,580 km² under partial Sudanese administration that is defined by an administrative boundary which supersedes the treaty boundary of 1899.
Relations between Sudan and Libya deteriorated in the early 1970s and reached a low in October 1981, when Libya began a policy of crossborder raids into western Sudan.
Relations with Chad have remained strong in spite of the influx of Sudanese refugees into Chad due to the Darfur crisis.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Sudan   (411 words)

  
 Sudan - FOREIGN RELATIONS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
As prime minister, one of Sadiq al Mahdi's foreign policy objectives was to ease the strain that had characterized relations with Ethiopia, Libya, and the Soviet Union during the latter years of Nimeiri's rule.
Nevertheless, the country's need for foreign economic assistance to deal with the consequences of drought and civil war generally curtailed the extent to which foreign relations could be realigned.
Sudan's failure to join the anti-Iraq coalition infuriated Saudi Arabia, which retaliated by suspending much-needed economic assistance, and Egypt, which responded by providing aid to opponents of the Bashir regime.
countrystudies.us /sudan/75.htm   (223 words)

  
 Sudan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Republic of the Sudan, or Republic of Sudan (in recent years the definite article has increasingly been dropped in common usage) is the largest country in Africa, situated in the northeast part of the continent.
It borders Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, Kenya and Uganda to the southeast, Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, and Libya to the northwest.
Since 2003, the foreign relations of Sudan have centered on the support for ending the Second Sudanese Civil War and condemnation of government support for militias in the Darfur conflict.
www.peekskill.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Sudan   (1957 words)

  
 Category:Foreign relations by country - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 Sudan Human Rights Organization
These relations had been remarkably enhanced since the years 1946-1947 when the workers of Egypt, expressing support to the general strike of Sudanese workers at that time, contributed with a one day salary to the Sudanese workers, the united section of the People of Sudan.
Related to the struggles of workers in the national political arena, the Federation was equally impelled to put pressure on the Authority to pay attention to the economic and political need of the unions.
The Sudan Workers' Federation was also recognized for the significant part it played in solidarity with the workers and people of Palestine who ran their activities in the Sudan from the Workers' Club at Khartoum.
www.shro-cairo.org /reports/sidahmed.htm   (7022 words)

  
 Hala'ib Triangle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Hala'ib Triangle is an area of land measuring 20,580 km² located on the Red Sea's African coast, between the borders of Egypt and Sudan.
In January 2000, Sudan withdrew its own forces from the area, effectively ceding control of the border zone to Egypt, whose forces have occupied the area ever since.
He insisted that Sudan had “never relinquished” the town of Hala'ib and its surrounding environs.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hala'ib_Triangle   (326 words)

  
 Sudan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Britain ran Sudan as two essentially separate colonies, the south and the north, until 1956.
Southern Sudan is an autonomous region intermediate between the states and the national government.
It is dominated by the River Nile and its tributaries.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/S/Sudan.htm   (1931 words)

  
 SUDAN FACTS AND INFORMATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Three Kushite and Meroetic kingdoms called northern Sudan their home in ancient times, this region was also known as the Nubian Kingdom and these civilizations flourished mainly along the Nile River from the first to the sixth cataracts.
It was the introduction of Sharia law and the dissolution of the 3 federal states in the South that led to the reinvigoration of the civil war.
In place of payment on his road venture, the Government of Sudan, strapped for cash, paid him with a defunct tanning factory, which was confiscated when in 1996 he was forcebly expelled at the request of the United_States and relocated to Afghanistan.
www.bellabuds.com /Sudan   (2129 words)

  
 Background Notes Archive - Africa
Although Egypt claimed all of present Sudan during most of the 19th century, it was unable to establish effective control of southern Sudan, which remained an area of fragmented tribes subject to frequent attacks by slave raiders.
Sudan has an installed electrical generating capacity of 300 megawatts (MW), of which 180 MW is hydroelectric and the rest, thermal.
Sudan stated that Iraq should not have invaded Kuwait, but it was equally critical of the presence of Western forces on Islamic holy lands.
dosfan.lib.uic.edu /ERC/bgnotes/af/sudan9506.html   (4086 words)

  
 Sudan Studies Association 22nd Meeting
Sudan is 70% Muslim, with the rest of its people animist and Christian, primarily in the south.
This paper focuses on the question of what impact Sudan’s relations with the Arab states have had on the course of politics and the civil war in Sudan, specifically in the period 1983 to 2001.
Egypt could have brought into play her good relation to all parties in the conflict both in the South and North as a valuable asset in a similar role to that of the countries of IGAD that support acceptable Sudanese peaceful settlement in disregard of the outcome.
www.sudanstudies.org /panel2a.html   (1141 words)

  
 ||THE SUDAN EMBASSY|| Sudan Information at your request   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which was established in 1956, was entrusted with the management of Sudan's foreign relations between countries and within international organizations.
In this light, the Ministry plays a positive role in Sudan's foreign relations, acting a an instrument of consolidation of Sudan's political, economic, cultural and social cooperation with the world, and the establishment of relations on the basis of strength, equality, respect of sovereignty and reciprocal benefit.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs participates in the peace negotiations for the Southern Sudan under the auspices of IGAD, which lead to the signing of the Machakos Protocol on 20th July 2002, and participates in the negotiations concerning the three areas of dispute, i.e.
www.sudanembassynrb.org /content.asp?contentid=177   (568 words)

  
 Sudan (03/05)
Sudan was a collection of small, independent kingdoms and principalities from the beginning of the Christian era until 1820-21, when Egypt conquered and unified the northern portion of the country.
Sudan is seeking to expand its installed capacity of electrical generation of around 300 megawatts--of which 180 mw is hydroelectric and the rest, thermal.
Sudan’s position during the Iraq/Kuwait crisis in the early 1990s strained relations with the U.S. Sudan stated that Iraq should not have invaded Kuwait, but it was equally critical of the presence of Western forces on Islamic holy lands.
www.state.gov /outofdate/bgn/s/47093.htm   (6294 words)

  
 Sudan Government, Politics, Foreign affairs - Relations with Egypt, Libya, Iran and USA
Sudan's close relations with Egypt were consolidated in 1982, when a "charter of integration" was signed.
Sudan and Egypt are also involved in a dispute over the Halaib border area, and in early 1992 relations deteriorated sharply following the announcement that Sudan had awarded a Canadian company a concession to explore for oil there.
In May 1994 Sudan accused Egypt of establishing military posts on Sudanese territory, and at the end of the month the Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that Sudan wished to refer its dispute with Egypt to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, the Netherlands, for arbitration.
www.arab.de /arabinfo/sudan-government.htm   (548 words)

  
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Bashir announced Sudan's total withdrawal of his government’s support to the LRA in August 2001 and said that, regarding LRA presence in Sudan, it was now based outside government-controlled territory in the south of the country.
Museveni, whose visit to the IGAD summit was his first trip to Sudan since the severance of relations in 1995, discussed with Bashir "matters of bilateral interest especially those centering on normalising" their relations, according to Sudanese radio.
Sudan's withdrawal of support to the LRA has substantially weakened the rebels and contributed to increased security in northern Uganda in recent months, according to humanitarian sources.
irinnews.org /report.asp?ReportID=19216&...&SelectCountry=SUDAN-UGANDA   (1102 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Foreign relations of Sudan Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Sudan 's administrative boundary with Kenya does not coincide with international boundary, and Egypt asserts its claim to the "Hala'ib Triangle", a barren area of 20,580 sq km under partial Sudanese a...
Sudan's administrative boundary with Kenya does not coincide with international boundary, and Egypt asserts its claim to the "Hala'ib Triangle", a barren area of 20,580 sq km under partial Sudanese administration that is defined by an administrative boundary which supersedes the treaty boundary of 1899.
Sudan’s support for regional insurgencies such as Egyptian Islamic Jihad, Eritrian Islamic Jihad, Ethiopian Islamic Jihad, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Hamas, Hizbullah, and the Lord’s Resistance Army generated great concern about their contribution to regional instability.
www.ipedia.com /foreign_relations_of_sudan.html   (355 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Search Results - French Sudan
The political developments in France in 1958 which catapulted General Charles de Gaulle to power also brought revolutionary changes in the French Union, converting it into a new voluntary association of nations, the French Community.
In 1994, Sudan witnessed more misery and hardship, as the continuing civil war caused many casualties and displaced millions.
In February northern Islamic government forces scored several victories against the rebel Sudan People's Liberation Army, which was seeking political self-rule in the...
encarta.msn.com /French+Sudan.html   (144 words)

  
 > Sudan abcworld.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Republic of the Sudan, or Republic of Sudan (in recent years the definite article has increasingly been dropped in common usage) is the largest country in Africa, situated in Northeast Africa.
Bin Laden was attracted to Sudan because it claimed to be a purely Islamic state.
In place of payment on his road venture, for instance, the Government of Sudan, strapped for cash, paid him with a defunct tanning factory, which was confiscated when in 1996 he was forcebly expelled at the request of the United States and relocated to Afghanistan.
www.abcworld.net /Sudan.html   (2414 words)

  
 The Prospects for Peace in Sudan - Council on Foreign Relations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
U.S. Domestic support for peace in Sudan— Evidence of slavery and other gross human rights abuses have led religious and humanitarian interest groups to increase pressure on the Bush administration to combat slavery and intervene in the conflict between northern Muslims and non-Muslim southerners.
Improved Diplomatic Relations with Regional Players—Sudan has improved its diplomatic relationship with regional neighbors who have historically contributed to the prolongation of the conflict: Ethiopia and Sudan have signed bilateral oil agreements; Kenya is considering one; and Uganda has agreed to end support of rebel groups in Sudan.
Sudan’s ability to buy and produce weapons of war has created internal vested interests in the continuation of the war.
www.cfr.org /publication.html?id=4506   (1024 words)

  
 Sudan
Elections were held in April 1965 but Sudan had a series of governments that proved unable either to agree on a permanent constitution or to cope with problems of factionalism, economic stagnation, and ethnic dissidence.
Sudan also has a territorial dispute with Egypt over the Hala'ib Triangle.
Largest Christian denominations are the Roman Catholic church, the Episcopal Church of the Sudan, the Presbyterian Church in the Sudan and the Coptic Orthodox Church.
creekin.net /n174-sudan.html   (1836 words)

  
 Terrorism: Q & A | Sudan
Religion is a key issue in Sudan’s civil war, which has lasted 47 years (with a 10-year interruption) and pits the ruling National Islamic Front—which aims to impose strict Islamic law on all of Sudan—against the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement, based in the non-Muslim, sub-Saharan south of the country.
The plot, by members of an Egyptian Islamist group known as Jamaat al-Islamiyya, was devised in Sudan; the state-owned airline carried the attackers’ weapons to Ethiopia; and when the plot was foiled, one of the alleged assassins escaped to Khartoum on a Sudan Airways flight.
Sudan denied complicity but refused to turn over the would-be assassin and two others believed to be involved in the plot.
www.terrorismanswers.org /sponsors/sudan.html   (888 words)

  
 In Sudan's Darfur: Action, Not Just Aid - Council on Foreign Relations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
This is the political equivalent of imploring the fox to guard the henhouse.
Economically, pending resolution of war-crimes charges, claims can be made against Sudan's oil exports for compensation to the victims in Darfur - as well as to reimburse the international community for the humanitarian resources expended to ameliorate this manufactured crisis.
Joseph Siegle is the Douglas Dillon fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.
www.cfr.org /publication.html?id=7154   (1317 words)

  
 Articles - Foreign relations of Switzerland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Foreign relations of Switzerland are the primary responsibility of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) (known as the "Political Department" from 1848 to 1979).
Although FDFA's role is primary, some international relations of Switzerland are handled by other departments within the Swiss Federal Council.
Switzerland maintains diplomatic relations with almost all countries and historically has served as a neutral intermediary and host to major international treaty conferences.
www.wathcesa.com /articles/International_relations_of_Switzerland   (938 words)

  
 Sudan (08/05)
Abboud did not fulfill his promise to return Sudan to civilian government, however, and popular resentment against army rule led to a wave of riots and strikes in late October 1964 that forced the military to relinquish power.
His role was to explore the prospects that the U.S. could play a useful role in the search for a just end to the civil war, and enhance the delivery of humanitarian aid to reduce the suffering of the Sudanese people stemming from the effects of civil war.
In seeking to defeat the rebel movements, the Government of Sudan armed and supported local tribal and other militias, which have come to be known as the "Jingaweit." Their members were composed of Arabized fl African Muslims who herded cattle, camels and other livestock.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/5424.htm   (7522 words)

  
 GeographyIQ - World Atlas - Africa - Eritrea - Foreign Relations
It has had close relations with the United States, Italy, and several other European nations, including the United Kingdom, Germany, Norway, and the Netherlands, which have become important aid donors.
Relations with these countries became strained as a result of the 2001 government crackdown against political dissidents and others, the closure of the independent press, and by the expulsion of the Italian Ambassador to Eritrea.
Relations with Sudan also were colored by occasional incidents involving the extremist group, Eritrean Islamic Jihad (EIJ)--which the Eritrean Government believes is supported by the National Islamic Front government in Khartoum--and by continued Eritrean support for the Sudanese opposition coalition, the National Democratic Alliance.
www.geographyiq.com /countries/er/Eritrea_relations_summary.htm   (283 words)

  
 Foreign relations of the United States Article, ForeignrelationstheUnitedStates Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The United States of America have vast economical, political andmilitary influence on a global scale, which makes the concepts and details of their foreign policies a subject of great interest and discussion around the world.
In the case of the Republic of China, de facto relations are conducted through the American Institute in Taiwan.
The U.S. maintains a Normal Trade Relations list andseveral countries are excluded from it, which means that their exports to the States are significantly more taxed.
www.anoca.org /aid/us/foreign_relations_of_the_united_states.html   (858 words)

  
 Sudan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
CIA Factbook On Sudan--Information on The Government, Geography, Population, Social and Economic Situation of Sudan.
Republic of Sudan--Government and Politics of Sudan, Protocols and Foreign Relations.
Sudan - History--Politics of Independence, Political Development, The Road to Independence, Return to Civilian Rule.
library.marist.edu /diglib/polisci/sudan.html   (68 words)

  
 SudanTribune article : US links normalizing relations with Sudan to Darfur situation: official   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Mohammed Amin Abdallah, a senior official in the Sudanese Foreign Ministry, told reporters after the meeting that Snyder briefed the Sudanese side on the US proposed UN resolution which was being consulted within the Security Council.
The US-sponsored draft resolution has called for imposing international sanctions on Sudan under the pretense that the Sudanese government has not fulfilled its commitments in the peace deals on the Darfur issue.
Sudan’s first vice president to visit United States by end of October
www.sudantribune.com /article.php3?id_article=8329   (270 words)

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