Abyei

NSA spying France, Haiti arrests lawyer, Saudi Women, #SudanRevolts and #Strike4Sudan

Our weekly round-up of must-read stories you might have missed: French Condemn Surveillance by NSA.; Haiti arrests key anti-corruption lawyer; Saudi Women Go For A Spin In Latest Challenge To Driving Ban; Sudan’s NCP warns against opposition calls for UN inquiry into protest killings;...

The Abyei Referendum to take place on October 27-29, 2013

Last month, Max Dana posted on her blog about the Abyei Referendum: Sudan wants is oil, South Sudan wants its people. You can also read this article on the MagkaSama Project here. The Abyei Referendum is approachaing: voting will begin on October 27 until October 29, and the results are...

Peacekeeping Helicopter attacked, No support for Abyei referendum, Indonesia, WWF…

Our weekly round-up of must-read stories you might have missed: Peacekeeping Helicopter attacked in Congo; United States denies supporting Abyei unilateral referendum; Indonesia seeks to get back its manufacturing mojo; Setting a solar sail by WWF. - Congo-Kinshasa: Attack On...

Abyei Referendum: Sudan wants is oil, South Sudan wants its people, by Max Dana

The Abyei status referendum is a delayed referendum that was originally due to be held in 2011 in which the residents of Abyei can decide either to remain part of the Sudanese South Kordofan region or to become part of the Bahr el Ghazal region of South Sudan. This is what you can learn...

UN Secretary-General’s investigation, The Crisis in Abyei, Yemen: End child marriages

Our weekly round-up of must-read stories you might have missed: the report of the UN Secretary-General's investigation into the alleged use of chemical weapons in the Syrian Arab Republic; The Crisis in Abyei, four months after the assassination of Kuol Deng Kuol; Yemen: End child...

Tara Oceans Polar Circle, Bashir and Kiir Meet, Reasons Not to Buy Fur

Our weekly round-up of must-read stories you might have missed. In focus this week: Tara left on the Tara Oceans Polar Circle expedition in the Arctic on May 19th from Lorient in France; Bashir and Kiir Meet in Addis As Sudan Reportedly Demands Permission to Pursue Rebels; Winter may be...

DRC peace plan, Atrocity Prevention Board, Kual Deng Majok

Our weekly round-up of must-read stories you might have missed. In focus this week: U.N. envoy says she sees 'political will' for eastern DRC peace plan; Humanity United, NGOs celebrate first year of Atrocity Prevention Board; Kual Deng Majok killed. - U.N. envoy says she sees...