Sudanese policemen killed in clashes in Darfur

About 13 Sudanese policemen were killed and 33 injured in clashes with armed groups in the troubled region of Darfur, officials said on Friday.

Gunfire erupts in Sudan border city

Tensions have mounted in states along Sudan's poorly-defined border with South Sudan since the south declared independence in July.

China's undying support for Sudan

Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi pledged his country's ongoing support for Sudan, "whatever ... the internal and external changes".

Opportunity awaits in South Sudan, hints ANC's Mbete

There is a range of opportunities for South Africans in the continent's newest state, South Sudan, says ANC chairperson Baleka Mbete.

Separation anxiety in Sudan

For the southern Sudanese it was a night to stay out dancing. For people in Khartoum it was a time of sadness mixed with defiance.

'Bye-bye Bashir': South Sudan celebrates

A crowd of about 100 000 gathered at the mausoleum of Sudan People's Liberation Army hero John Garang, to recognise South Sudan's independence.

'Free at last': Happy birthday South Sudan

Thousands of South Sudanese danced in the streets on Saturday to mark their long-awaited independence.

Zuma hails Mbeki's role in Sudan

President Jacob Zuma on Friday praised the role his predecessor Thabo Mbeki played in bringing an end to conflict in Sudan.

SA to provide muscle at South Sudan independence bash

A contingent of South African soldiers is providing security for South Sudan's independence day celebrations in Juba this weekend.

SA soldiers to stand guard at the birth of South Sudan

SANDF soldiers have arrived in South Sudan to provide added security to the world's newest nation as it formally declares independence this weekend.

Sudan's al-Bashir warns rebels ahead of secession

Omar al-Bashir has said he would take no part in foreign peace talks after South Sudan secedes from the north at the weekend.

Zuma plans visit to al-Bashir ahead of Sudan split

Jacob Zuma has planned to meet with Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir about unrest in the run-up to South Sudan's independence due this weekend.

UN membership seen shortly after South Sudan splits

South Sudan could become a UN member quickly after seceding from the north, under a timetable given by the UN Security Council's president.

Close to 200 migrants die in boat fire off Sudan

A semi-official Sudanese news agency reported on Tuesday that 197 African migrants bound for Saudi Arabia were feared to have drowned.

Sudan's two capitals already worlds apart

When north and south Sudan split into separate countries on July 9, their capitals will already be worlds apart.

Strategy, not miracles will bring al-Bashir to book

He may have an arrest warrant against him, but Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir continues to jet around the world in defiance of the ICC.

Independent South Sudan prepares to party

Preparations for the celebration of South Sudan's independence in Juba next week at a claimed cost of $90-million are continuing.

UN rights chief upset by China's failure to arrest al-Bashir

The UN rights chief has expressed disappointment that China failed to arrest Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted on genocide charges.

Sudan army arrests six UN staff

Sudanese troops have arrested six UN staff of southern origin as they were being relocated from the flashpoint northern state of South Kordofan.

Sudan oil state rebels plan 'another Benghazi'

Sudan's defence minister on Monday accused anti-government fighters of trying to create "a second Benghazi" in the border state of Southern Kordofan.

Mbeki heralds Sudanese pax ahead of secession

North and south Sudan have signed an agreement to demilitarise the disputed region of Abyei, says lead mediator and former SA president Thabo Mbeki.

Khartoum moves to crush Sudan's Nuba people

Fierce new fighting along Sudan's volatile north-south divide is raising deep concern for the safety of the Nuba people.

UN sends reinforcements to Sudan border state

The United Nations is sending peacekeeper reinforcements to the strife-torn Sudanese state of South Kordofan.

North and South Sudan forces battle in disputed Abyei

Armies of Sudan clashed in Abyei, the Sudan south's People's Liberation Army has said, two days after an agreed provisional demilitarisation accord.

UN: Sudan steps up air strikes in border state

Khartoum stepped up air strikes in South Kordofan state on the south Sudan border on Tuesday, causing "huge suffering" to civilians, the UN says.

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