In this moment of truth for peace in Sudan, it is not simply the Khartoum regime that is being tested for its willingness to engage in meaningful peace negotiations with the southern opposition. The "tests" that US special ...

"Talisman Energy share price: still in the cross-hairs" Amidst the flurry of reporting on the peace efforts in Sudan by US special envoy John Danforth, amidst the hope that barely allows itself to dare for a breakthrough in ...

"The chances for peace in Sudan: assessing the Danforth mission" John Danforth, President Bush's special envoy for Sudan, has returned to the region as part of continuing US efforts to halt the most destructive conflict in ...

Recent news reports make clear that Kenya's Energy Minister, Raila Odinga, is committed to importing Sudanese crude oil. Odinga's comments in justifying this new commercial relationship with the Khartoum regime are odious ...

The notorious South African mercenary outfit "Executive Outcomes" has apparently been reincarnated with a new name and a new mission: aiding Khartoum in its war efforts in the southern oil fields. According to a recent ...

What does Khartoum's continuing declaration of "jihad" against the people of southern Sudan mean? What does the National Islamic Front seek to convey when President Omar Beshir declares that "the armed forces will work to ...

"Talisman Energy in Sudan: Some Ugly Prospects for the New Year" It has become increasingly obvious that Talisman simply cannot find a buyer willing to pay the face-saving price that CEO Jim Buckee is demanding for its Sudan ...

Oil revenues flowing to the Khartoum regime have now enabled the purchase of highly advanced combat aircraft from Russia. As many as a dozen MiG-29's, one of the most potent fighter jets in the world today, will be shipped ...

There is a clear and deadly connection between oil development in Western Upper Nile Province in southern Sudan and the ongoing denial of humanitarian relief. Western Upper Nile is the area most directly affected by the ...

Though US-sponsored negotiations to extend a humanitarian cease-fire in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan are encouraging, the Government of Sudan is refusing to accept international monitoring of a ban on the bombing of civilians ...