UN Seeks $1.5 Billion in Aid for Sudan Refugees

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VOA常速英语2008年-Bush Signing Statement on Sudan Divestment Law

By Dan Robinson Washington 09 February 2008 Some U.S. Lawmakers, and experts testifying to a congressional panel say President Bush may have undermined a law he signed last year designed to encourage divestment from Sudan. VOA's Dan Robinson has a re

2007年VOA标准英语-Tension Rises Between North, South Sudan Over A

By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 15 August 2007 The government of south Sudan says dialogue with the Sudanese government in Khartoum has completely broken down and a peace deal signed in 2005 is in jeopardy. As Nick Wadhams reports from Nairobi, tension conti

Sudan Government, Rebels Sign Oil-Sharing Agreement

Sudan Government, Rebels Sign Oil-Sharing Agreement Alisha Ryu The Sudanese government and the country's southern rebels on Wednesday signed a key agreement on how to share the country's oil wealth, b

VOA慢速英语2015 Report Suggests Sudan May Be Arming Rebels in South Sudan

AS IT IS 2015-06-06 Report Suggests Sudan May Be Arming Rebels in South Sudan The United Nations is closely watching developments in South Sudan. The UN refugee agency says heavy fighting and a lack of food in two South Sudanese states are forcing mo

2007年VOA标准英语-Sudan Won't Allow Darfur Peacekeepers to Use Al

By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 23 July 2007 Sudan's government is warning that it will not accept a joint United Nations and African Union force that has the mandate to use all means necessary - including force - to keep the peace in Darfur. As Nick Wadhams

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Libyas Oil Output Drops Further 利比亚的石油产量进一步下降 Libya has much of the worlds highest quality crude oil. But since the fall of long-time leader Moammar Gadhafi in 2011, production has been sporadic and on the decline. After ass

英闻天下——51 Sudan, South Sudan Leaders to Meet in Addis Ababa

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir will hold a summit meeting with his South Sudanese counterpart Salva Kiir in Addis Ababa this Friday. It is reported that the summit, sponsored by Ethiopia, will press for enforcing a cooperation agreement signed by t

英闻天下——390 Sudan and South Sudan Agree New Oil Deal

Sudan and South Sudan have agreed on a new deal which will see oil production resuming after more than a year. Under the new agreement, which was reached in Ethiopia, production will resume in the South from the 24th of March. The South separated fro

VOA常速英语2007-Sudan Peace Accord at Risk as SPLM Pulls Out of

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 12 October 2007 A Kenyan diplomat, who helped negotiate the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the Sudanese government and southern rebels two years ago, is urging Khartoum to quickly implement key elements of

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2007年VOA标准英语-Sudan Denies Accusing US of Backing Coup Plot

By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 16 July 2007 Allegations of U.S. involvement in an coup plot in Sudan are being denied by both the U.S. Government and the Khartoum government. The allegations were made by a Sudanese Presidential assistant, who accused the Un

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By Lisa Schlein Juba, Sudan 04 September 2007 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he fully supports the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, which ended Sudan's decades-long civil war. He says he told southern Sudan's president th

VOA常速英语2007-Displaced Children in Southern Sudan Seek Educat

By Lisa Schlein Juba, Sudan 15 October 2007 Nearly1,000 internally displaced children attend Kuku 'A' primary school in Juba, the capital of southern Sudan. Most of these children have returned with their families from neighboring countries or other

Sudan Oil Talks Fail; Pipeline Shutdown Looms

Sudan and South Sudan have failed to resolve a dispute over oil revenues, less than 24 hours before the south is due to halt crude production and close its pipeline to the sea. Failure to settle the dispute could have grave implications for the econo

VOA标准英语2012--Civilians Bear Brunt of Sudan, South Sudan Violence

Civilians Bear Brunt of Sudan, South Sudan Violence A humanitarian group says unless South Sudan has a sustained period of peace, it will never be able to provide the necessary infrastructure, healthcare and education for its people. World Relief is

UN Security Council Votes to Bolster South Sudan

The United Nations Security Council on Friday unanimously approved a new peacekeeping force for South Sudan, which marks its independence on Saturday. During a brief meeting, representatives of all 15 members of the Security Council raised their hand

Sudan Approves Oil Deal with South Sudan

Sudan Approves Oil Deal with South Sudan Sudan's parliament has voted to approve an agreement with South Sudan designed to end hostilities and restart southern oil exports through the north. The vote Wednesday comes a day after South Sudan's parliame

Higher Education Returns to Southern Sudan

South Sudan continues to move on after its successful independence referendum, announcing that its universities will reopen in mid-May this year. The souths universities need a lot of work before opening. Like most things in southern Sudan, its unive