US slams rights abuses in Sudan, Congo and Nigeria (AFP via Yahoo! News)

The United States on Thursday highlighted flagrant human rights abuses in 2009 in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Nigeria and Sudan, three conflict-ridden African countries.

MALAYSIA-SUDAN TO STRENGTHEN RELATIONS (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)

KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 (Bernama) -- Malaysia and Sudan agreed to strengthen ties especially in education and trade, Deputy Foreign Minister A. Kohilan Pillay said.

EU observers say confident of monitoring Sudan elections (AFP via Yahoo! News)

European Union election observers in Sudan said on Thursday they are confident of being able to detect any irregularities in next month's multiparty polls, the country's first since 1986.

Lack of Sudan voter awareness a major concern - EU chief (The Daily Star Lebanon)

KHARTOUM: A lack of Sudanese voter education is the major concern for the European Union's chief elections observer, who launched her mission on Thursday to monitor Sudan's first multi-party polls in 24 years. Veronique De Keyser, a member of the European Parliament, will lead more than 130 observers from 22 countries to assess the presidential

Sudan's Koontz, Tech-ex Sears make Houston semis (Lubbock Avalanche-Journal)

Kory Koontz, a 14-time National Finals Rodeo qualifier from Sudan, has advanced to the March 17-18 semifinals at RodeoHouston, the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association's largest winter show. His partner is Joel Bach, who won the team roping heading title at the 2009 ABC Rodeo in Lubbock. Bach and Koontz made the cut in Houston after each earned $5,000 in the qualifying performances.

New railway links north and south Sudan (Khaleej Times)

JUBA - Sudan on Thursday inaugurated a railway linking the north and south for the first time since decades of civil war ripped Africa’s largest country apart.

EU affirms importance of Sudan's elections (People's Daily)

The European Union Election Observation Mission to Sudan (EU EOM) on Thursday affirmed the importance of Sudan's general elections, slated for April this year. "It is important that citizens can exercise their right to vote and candidates are able to campaign freely in an inclusive democratic environment," said Veronique De Keyser, EU EOM chief observer, at a press conference here. "I hope these ...

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-12 07:41 DIARY - Egypt/Sudan - March 12 (Interactive Investor)

This diary is updated daily. New listings or amendments are marked *. All events/times provisional and in GMT (local time is GMT +2 for Egypt and GMT +3 for Sudan).

John Norris: Sudan Is Still Up to No Good (The Huffington Post)

Just this week, the Lord's Resistance Army has crossed into Darfur, seeking safe haven under the protection of the Sudanese military, and Sudan's notorious president, Omar Hassan al-Bashir.

New railway links north and south Sudan (AlertNet)

Source: Reuters JUBA, Sudan, March 11 (Reuters) - Sudan on Thursday inaugurated a railway linking the north and south for the first time since decades of civil war ripped Africa's largest country apart. Officials ...