Mohamed Osman
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/ 20 April 2007

Sudan defiant in face of sanctions threat

Sudan on Friday dismissed as unjustifiable the threat of slapping new sanctions because of the Darfur conflict, vowing to do everything it can to protect what it sees as its national security. Britain and the United States said this week they would propose new sanctions while Russia, China and South Africa are opposed to any such sanctions.

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/ 9 January 2007

Sudan to change its currency

Sudan said on Monday it will introduce a new currency this week, replacing the dinar with a new Sudanese pound as part of a peace deal signed two years ago. The change official will occur on Wednesday, but Sudanese will have a transitional period until July 1, when dinars will no longer be accepted.

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/ 5 April 2006

Sudan says it will allow Egeland to visit Darfur

Sudan said on Wednesday it would allow United Nations Undersecretary Jan Egeland to visit Darfur, three days after it barred his flight to the conflict-ridden region of the country. ”We reiterate our commitment to receive concerned officials from the UN and all other of those who are engaged in extending humanitarian aid and assistance,” Sudan’s state minister for foreign affairs said in a press statement.

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/ 1 February 2005

AU monitors under fire in Sudan

Unidentified gunmen shot at African Union observers while they were investigating reports that the Sudanese air force had bombed villages in the country’s volatile Darfur region, an official said on Tuesday. The attacks were the latest in a spate of incidents in South Darfur state as violence continues unabated in the vast western region of the country.

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/ 2 December 2004

Oxfam director mired in red tape in Sudan

Sudan has told the local director of the British aid group Oxfam that while his expulsion has been postponed, he must leave the country to fulfill the requirements of his exit visa. This week, the government gave the directors of Oxfam and Save the Children in the UK 48 hours to leave Sudan, accusing them of issuing statements that sent ”signals of support” to rebels in Darfur.