Word: khartoum
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Meanwhile, following the shooting of a U.S. embassy employee in Khartoum, Sudan, the State Department yesterdaysaid it planned to withdraw large numbers ofAmericans, mostly dependents of diplomats, fromthat country. It acted out of concern over theshooting and an influx of Libyans into Sudan...
...which will write a constitution and choose a permanent government. After years of Nimeiri's harshly autocratic, one-party rule, Sudan seemed to revel in its new chance at democracy. Candidates representing some 30 different parties, ranging from Muslim fundamentalists to Communists, competed for assembly seats. Major cities like Khartoum and Omdurman were swathed in campaign posters and political banners. "The Sudanese nation," said Suwar al Dahab, "has decided to go ahead with democracy...
...chance to participate. The vast, sparsely populated country has no modern nationwide telephone system and only a rudimentary road network. Mobile voting booths were trucked to some particularly remote regions. Nonetheless, enthusiasm for the balloting was apparent. Said Mohammed Abbas, 32, a graduate student at the University of Khartoum, who had been imprisoned under Nimeiri: "Sudan is a better country today. There is a real attempt here at freedom and democracy...
...staging area for its forces in the event of a military threat to the gulf region. Even when Arab nations shunned the late Egyptian President Anwar Sadat for entering peace negotiations with Israel, Nimeiri was staunchly pro- Western and firmly allied with Egypt. The U.S. has attempted to ensure Khartoum's loyalty by granting about $200 million in economic aid and $19 million in military assistance to Sudan, more than to any other African nation except Egypt. While Suwar al Dahab has been friendly with the U.S., he has re- established ties to Libyan Leader Muammar Gaddafi, who also supplies...
...charismatic leader, Hassan al Turabi, 53, still have a large constituency among the poor and the young. But analysts predict that the Umma Party, lead by former Prime Minister Sadiq al Mahdi, 50, the great-grandson of the revered leader whose forces defeated British General Charles Gordon at Khartoum in 1885, will emerge as the main force in a new governing coalition...