Bahr-al-Jabal

Deal raises conflict of interest question

A Cabarrus County commissioner, the county manager and a school architect bought land in the Virginia mountains together before the commissioner voted twice to raise the county manager's salary, according to an investigation by...

Kony's Failure to Sign Pact Raises Questions

opinion Kampala — ON Sunday, November 30, we gathered with the rest of the faithful who thronged an open-air service presided over by Archbishop Henry Luke Orombi. Meanwhile, in Ri-Kwangba, the chief mediator, Riek Machar, and...

Sudan: Civilian Disarmament Remains Elusive As Government Rethinks Process

Juba — Efforts by Southern Sudanese states to forcefully collect arms from civilians have been poorly planned, leading to violence, deaths and increased insecurity in some areas, sources said. A piecemeal approach was adopted,...

Uganda: Juba Market Brings Smiles to Kisoro Onion Growers

Kampala — VIRTUALLY all households in Kisoro district cultivate onions and Irish potatoes for domestic consumption, but Emmanuel Mftiuwera grows them for business. For the last five years, he has sold his produce in Kampala....

Rugunda Flies to Juba for Signing

Matsanga, in an interview with the Voice of America, asked the world to be patient with the rebels. "Peace comes from very far. It takes a long journey. I have been accused of character assassination and I have been insulted,...

Uganda: The Long Search for Peace in Country

Posted to the web 1 December 2008 Barbara Among Kampala Acholi singer Justine Obol, popularly known as Simpleman, vividly remembers the day the Lord's Resistance army rebels stormed their home and killed his father. When the...

Uganda: New Delay to LRA Peace Deal

Mediators and the world now watch whether Kony will blow what appears like the last chance for him to end the rebellion peacefully and halt two years of protracted peace talks in Juba. Read comments. Write your own. AllAfrica...

Women warriors' strife in peacetime Sudan

Life is grim for all here, a grossly underdeveloped region with some of the worst indicators of development and health in the world. One in 50 women dies in childbirth - one of the highest rates in the world. Healthcare remains...

Southern Sudan: UN humanitarian chief urges support for critical humanitarian issues

John Holmes, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, assured the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) of continued support in confronting critical humanitarian issues,...

SUDAN: Great expectations as numbers of Southern returnees on the rise

Children from the village of Ngerjebi who recently returned after their family fled the 21-year civil war that destroyed their village NGERJEBI, 24 November 2008 (IRIN) - "It's good to be back," said Tombek, chief of the...

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