POMED Report: Analyzing the FY13 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Bills
The Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED) released a report contrasting the House and Senate Appropriations bills for fiscal year 2013, examining the potential impact of these bills on foreign aid and democracy assistance. Among the notable findings are additional ...
June 12, 2012
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“Conflict Is Not Inevitable” Between Sudan and South Sudan
On July 9 2011, South Sudan celebrated its independence from Sudan. Sudan, formerly the biggest country in Africa, was divided after a after the issue was placed to a popular referendum in January of the same year. However, since March 2012 the two countries have had a violent dispute over the highly contested, oil-rich area of Heglig positioned at their boarders, in South Kordofan. Heglig oil facilities account for about half of Sudan's oil ...
Sudanese Government Uncooperative with Foreign Aid Agencies
Amid recent clashes in Sudan and deadlocked peace talks, the UN said "the Sudanese government is "severely" restricting movements by peacekeepers in Darfur." Peacekeeping chief Herve Ladsous told the UN Security Council that hundreds of visas are being ...
Sudan: Violence in Abyei After North Seizes Town
The Northern Sudanese military seized the disputed border town of Abyei over the weekend just weeks ahead of the planned southern declaration of independence. U.N. peacekeepers stationed in the town have reported that that gunmen are looting and engaging ...