Sudan: The Passion of the Present

Yet More Additions to "RSS Feeds of News from Africa" and "Sudan-Related RSS Feeds"

Various (in some cases, additional) feeds from Kenya's "Nation", Uganda's "New Vision", Uganda's "Monitor", "Digital Congo", Uganda-CAN, Resolve Uganda, Invisible Children, the World Bank, UNHCR's Refworld resource site (which is somewhat like OCHA's ReliefWeb), and South Africa's "Citizen" have all just been added to the very, very big batch of widget-based RSS feeds of news from Africa and (to a lesser extent) the almost-as-big batch of Sudan-related RSS feeds. - EJM

Even More Additions to "RSS Feeds of News from Africa"

Various EthioPolitics and "Jimma Times" feeds have now been added to the very, very big batch of widget-based RSS feeds of news from Africa. - EJM

Still More Additions to "RSS Feeds of News from Africa"

Feeds for the "Palapye.com News Blog", SomaliNet, the "Africa Speaks" blog, the U.S. State Department's "Dipnote" blog, HEAL Africa, AfriForum, and the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA) have all been added to the very, very big batch of widget-based RSS feeds of news from Africa; in addition, the feed for Pambazuka's original "Action Alerts" section has been re-added, as it is now being updated again (although the newer, blog-based "Action Alerts" section still appears to be abandoned). - EJM

More Additions to "RSS Feeds of News from Africa"

Feeds from Citizen Journalism in Africa, Eldis, SANGONeT, and l'Association de la Presse Panafricaine have just been added to the very, very big batch of widget-based RSS feeds of news from Africa. - EJM

New Modifications to "RSS Feeds of News from Africa" and "Sudan-Related RSS Feeds"

More section-based feeds from Pambazuka have been added to the very, very big batch of widget-based RSS feeds of news from Africa--while the feed for its "Action Alerts" section has been removed, as it may no longer be updated.  Separately, the feed for Enough's blog has also been removed, as the blog is apparently no longer public.

In addition, a "Sudan"-tag-based feed from EUbusiness has been added to the just-as-big batch of Sudan-related RSS feeds. - EJM

New Additions to "RSS Feeds of News from Africa"--Plus Additional Notes

Pambazuka's podcast feed, plus Africa-related feeds from David Axe's blog and the Bank Information Center (BIC), have all been added to the very, very big batch of widget-based RSS feeds of news from Africa.

In addition, see AFP, Reuters, AP, CNN, VOA, IRIN, and UN News Service stories concerning the latest killings of WFP contract workers in Sudan--plus a separate VOA story concerning a new HRW statement claiming that violence in the disputed areas between north and south Sudan may be part of a plan to skew the upcoming census.

Also, Nicholas Kristof's latest "New York Times"/"International Herald Tribune" column is about his suggestions to President Bush on how to deal with Darfur; see also the related post on his official blog.

Concerning the latest about the planned signing by the LRA's Joseph Kony of a final peace agreement, see Uganda-CAN and Resolve Uganda (plus a recent UN Dispatch post).

And, concerning the latest fighting in Somalia, see stories from AFP ("Burundi says undeterred by soldier's killing in Somalia" and "Insurgents raid Somali town") and Kenya's "Nation" (along with, of course, various stories from Garowe Online, Shabelle, and Press TV)--plus semi-related feature reports from "Newsweek", IRIN, AFP, and Reuters, not to mention new policy recommendations from Refugees International. - EJM

New Additions to "Sudan-Related RSS Feeds"--Plus Additional Notes

The feeds for Anyuak Media (on African Path) and the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting's archived "Rebuilding Hope" have just been added to the very, very big batch of widget-based, Sudan-related RSS feeds.

In addition, see stories from Panapress, Reuters, AFP, Australia's ABC, the BBC, and IRIN concerning HRW's latest report on rape in Darfur--as well as newer AFP stories ("Sudan gives UN access to disputed oil area" and "African urchins, Arab traders: snapshot of Sudan conflict") concerning Abyei, and newer stories from Kenya's "Nation" ("Top militiamen gunned down in Mt. Elgon military operation" and "Activists sought by military over torture claims") that are tied in with the report on Mt. Elgon referred to in the previous post.

Also, see stories from VOA, AFP ("Burundi peacekeeper dies as Mogadishu violence rages", "Mogadishu suicide car bomb kills one, wounds nine", "Roadside bomb kills six in central Somalia: witnesses", and "UN staff escape Somalia ambush"), CNN, the AP, Reuters ("Islamist rebels seize key Somali town again" and "Somali gunmen attack UN aid vehicle"), the UN News Service, Panapress ("UNHCR staff members escape militia gunfire" and "Burundian peace keeper dies in Somalia"), and UNHCR concerning the latest fighting in Somalia (including stories about the ambush of a UNHCR vehicle in Puntland, but not including the many, many stories about the hijacking of the "Le Ponant")--plus Alisha Ryu's latest feature for VOA, semi-related IRIN "Hear Our Voices" features ("I would do anything to see my boy normal again" and "I can raise my children with clean money"), and a semi-related post on Refugees International's "WorldBridge" blog. (Updated originally to add the usual Garowe Online, Shabelle, and Press TV mentions; updated further, on Wednesday, to note newer AFP and Reuters stories, plus the [first] one from Panapress; updated still further, also on Wednesday, to note the newer IRIN "Hear Our Voices" feature; updated yet again, also on Wednesday, to note the second, newer Panapress story.)

Furthermore, Stop Genocide Now's "100-Day Fast for Darfur" officially started on Monday, "The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo" premiered Tuesday night on HBO (in the U.S.), and the corporate site for Global News Enterprises is now live. - EJM

Sudan's former foes bicker over oil-rich Abyei / Troops build-up in disputed Sudan oil state / Additional notes

See various recent VOA, Reuters (from Monday, from Sunday, from Friday, and from Wednesday), AFP (from Thursday and from Wednesday), New Sudan Vision, and original Sudan Tribune (from Sunday, from Saturday, from Friday, from Thursday, and from last Sunday) stories concerning the current situation in Abyei.

In addition, Eric Reeves has an op-ed in Sunday's "Washington Post" (which is separate from his latest full-length analysis), while the latest "Voices on Genocide Prevention" podcast features Alex de Waal.

Also, see AP, AFP, CISA (reprinted on allAfrica), Panapress, and Kenya "Nation" stories concerning a recent report from HRW and local groups concerning Kenya's Mt. Elgon region.

Finally, see AFP ("Islamists seize Somali town after fighting: witnesses", "Four killed in Mogadishu attacks", and "Five killed in Mogadishu clashes"), DPA, VOA, CNN, and AP stories from over the past few days (as well as additional reports from Garowe Online, Shabelle, and Press TV) concerning the latest fighting in Somalia (not including stories concerning Friday's hijacking of the French yacht "Le Ponant" off the coast of Somalia)--plus a couple of new BBC semi-features ("Talks to avert Somali aid crisis" and "Eerie silence in empty Mogadishu"). (Updated originally, on Monday, to note both the newer VOA and Sudan Tribune stories concerning Abyei, and the new BBC items concerning Somalia; updated further, also on Monday, to note the newest Reuters story concerning Abyei.) - EJM

Chad, Sudan continue war of words over rebel attack / High civilian causalities in rebel-govt crossfire / Additional notes

See various Reuters (from Thursday and from Tuesday), AP, AFP (from Wednesday and from Tuesday), VOA (from Thursday and from Wednesday), IRIN (from Thursday and from Tuesday), BBC, and Radio Netherlands stories from over the past few days concerning this week's attack at Ade.

In addition, IRIN has had three features this week concerning CAR: "Open season for bandits", "Struggling to undo the damage of sexual violence", and "Interview with Toby Lanzer – UN Humanitarian Coordinator in CAR".

And, see VOA ("Aid Officials Await Word on Foreign Captives in Somalia" and "16 Somalis Killed in Clashes Between Islamist Fighters, Government Forces"), DPA ("Attacks rock Somalia, leaving at least 20 dead" and "Doctors Without Borders closes Somali project after attacks"), Reuters, AFP ("Kenya, UN seek release of aid workers in Somalia: officials" and "At least 19 killed in Somali fighting"), AP ("Islamic insurgents seize 8th Somali town" and "5 soldiers killed in Somali explosion"), BBC, CNN, Al Jazeera, KBC, and "Surrey [UK] Advertiser" stories [plus several original reports each from Shabelle, Garowe Online, and Press TV] concerning the latest fighting in Somalia, this week's kidnapping of FAO workers, and/or MSF's announcement that it is closing its project in Kismayo--as well as Alisha Ryu's latest VOA feature, a new CNN feature based on this week's Refugees International report, a new OneWorld feature also based on the RI report, a new ISN feature, and a semi-related "Comment Is Free" post by Simon Tisdall. (Updated, on Friday, both to note the second [newer] AP story and the OneWorld feature, and to add the Garowe Online mention.) - EJM

Yet More Additions to "RSS Feeds of News from Africa"--Plus Additional Notes

The feeds for Adam Wolfe's blog, Anita Coulson's new "From the Frontline" blog, "Africa"-tagged posts on Ethan Zuckerman's blog, and the official African Impact blog (thanks to "God's Politics") have all just been added to the very, very big batch of widget-based RSS feeds of news from Africa.  (Not surprisingly, you'll also find the latest stories concerning the post-election drama in Zimbabwe.)

In addition, see DPA, AFP, AP, Reuters, Panapress, UK "Telegraph", UK "Times", UK "Guardian", inthenews.co.uk, VOA, BBC, CISA (reprinted on allAfrica), AGI, CNN, Press TV, Shabelle, "New York Times", and Press Association stories concerning Tuesday's kidnapping of two individuals working for FAO in Somalia--plus a semi-related AlertNet "MediaWatch" post, a semi-related new VOA feature, and recent "Yemen Observer", IRIN, and Reuters (from Tuesday and from last Friday) stories concerning the latest reports of migrants from Somalia drowning off the coast of Yemen (along with a semi-related, "official" UNHCR feature).  In terms of the latest fighting within Somalia, both Garowe Online and Shabelle have several new reports. (Updated originally to add the Shabelle mentions; updated further, on Wednesday, to note the "New York Times" story; updated still further, also on Wednesday, to note a new "Los Angeles Times" feature, "Darfur peace talks in 'serious trouble': U.N.-African Union mediation effort in Sudan reports little progress, raising questions about a new peacekeeping force and an international aid campaign" [thanks to World Politics Review]; updated yet again, also on Wednesday, to note a post on Adam Wolfe's blog related to the aforementioned "LAT" feature.) - EJM