This is one of the main sites that I like for following important SUDAN news. It is also one of the few impartial sites I found.
http://allafrica.com/sudan/
Monday, August 31, 2009
Weather in Khartoum
Here is a quick link to the weather in the Capital City of Khartum:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/123
http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/123
South Sudan TRIBES
So I thought I would add some interesting web sites to take away from the recent events that have happened in Darfur (UNAMID) and in Eastern South Sudan...
These two web site tell of the DINKA tribes of Sudan:
http://saharanvibe.blogspot.com/2007/03/dinka-of-sudan.html
http://strategyleader.org/profiles/dinka.html
These two sites explain the NUER tribes of sudan:
http://saharanvibe.blogspot.com/2007/05/nuer.html
http://strategyleader.org/profiles/nuer.html
And one of the MURLE tribes:
http://www.joshuaproject.net/peopctry.php?rop3=106921&rog3=SU
All of these tribes belong to other militias and all have provoked violence on civilians, mainly women and children.
These two web site tell of the DINKA tribes of Sudan:
http://saharanvibe.blogspot.com/2007/03/dinka-of-sudan.html
http://strategyleader.org/profiles/dinka.html
These two sites explain the NUER tribes of sudan:
http://saharanvibe.blogspot.com/2007/05/nuer.html
http://strategyleader.org/profiles/nuer.html
And one of the MURLE tribes:
http://www.joshuaproject.net/peopctry.php?rop3=106921&rog3=SU
All of these tribes belong to other militias and all have provoked violence on civilians, mainly women and children.
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Who's who in the Zoo???
I have had many people asking if there is any armed soldiers around to protect me in my job? There is indeed that. The cool thing is that these soldiers are from many different countries. I am not sure which area I will be working in. When I find out I will know which country will be protecting me and possibly feeding me... I have attached a UNMIS military map. This shows all of our UNMO positions. It also shows which country is responsible for each of the positions. How do you know which country is holding the responsibility? They are at the top of the picture lists and are beside the symbol of the Rectangle with the "X" inside of it.
The link to the UNMIS MAP
http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/map/dpko/unmis.pdf
.
The link to the UNMIS MAP
http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/map/dpko/unmis.pdf
.
Friday, August 7, 2009
New South Sudan Flag
This flag (with red star) is presumably that of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement. It appeared on television during a report related to the war in the South of Sudan and was placed at the side of a personage Colonel John Garang. The SPLM is not a separatist movement (like the Anya-Nya) but operates in the South with the intention of taking power throughout the country.
Jaume Ollé, 3-MAR-1996
On some web sites the flag (with the yellow star) is named the Christian flag of Sudan or the New Sudan flag. Its colours are described as "black for the Africans, red for those who died, green for the country and a star for the star of Bethlehem." The description of the yellow star as "star of Bethlehem" was found on other (non-Christian) websites, too. If this meaning of the star is "official" or just an individual interpretation it is not clear. The movement name is nowadays used on web-site of Free Sudan Center the Sudan Liberation Movement and its military wing, the Sudan Liberation Army (SLM/SLA), based mainly in the southern province of Dafur.
We can see that the "New Sudan Flag" is derived from the old SPLA/M flag; just the colour of the star changed from red to yellow. In an off-list message Jaume Ollé gave me background information which could shed light on that change. He wrote that after the fall of the Soviet-Union the leadership of the originally pro-communist movement widened its political spectrum and looked for American help. The change of the colour of the red star could be a consequence of this new orientation. Jaume reported also to have found in the web a photo of the red star flag which had been digitally changed to a yellow star flag. It seems that the yellow-star flag is not a new variant *beside* the old flag, but should replace it. This would mean a major propaganda success for the SPLA/M which could impose its party flag on the whole South Sudan. BTW: The SPLM (Sudanese People's Liberation Movement) is the civil arm of the SPLA (Sudanese People's Liberation Army).
There are some notions subsumed as "various reports" which seem a bit strange to me. It's said that on some websites the "New Sudan Flag" is called "The Christian flag of Sudan". This is new to me and I'd like to know the source for this remark. I hope it's not derived from my message in which I attached photos showing Sudanese Christians waving the Christian Flag together with the "New Sudan Flag"? The description of the yellow star as "Star of Bethlehem" doesn't make this flag a "Christian flag", all the more the Star-of-Bethlehem story is perhaps an individual interpretation. Another thing: the formulation "The movement name is nowadays ... the Sudan Liberation Movement and its military wing, the Sudan Liberation Army (SLM/SLA), based mainly in the southern province of Dafur" is misleading because it suggests that SLM/A is just a new name for SPLM/A. In fact these are two different organizations. The SLM/A was founded in the Darfur region when the conflict broke out there in 2003. The SPLM/A still exists as liberation movement for the South. And Darfur shouldn't be described as "Southern province" but as Western or South-Western province lest it isn't confounded with the whole South Sudan.
SO.... If you are confused, then you know where I sit... There is multiple factions breaking off from multiple factions all creating their own name and cause. There isn't just two teams on the field, there is about 24 teams and none of them can be counted on to wear any form of uniform.
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Flag of SUDAN
Flag of SUDAN
The flag of Sudan (Arabic: علم السودان) was adopted on May 20, 1970, and consists of a red-white-black tricolor with a green triangle next to the hoist. Prior to the 1969 military coup of Gaafar Nimeiry, a blue-yellow-green tricolor design was used. The current flag, to show Sudan's connection to the other Arab states, bears strong resemblance to the Flag of the Arab Revolt.
According to World Flags 101:
“ Red, white, black and green are called the pan-Arab colors and have been historically linked to the Arab people and Islamic religion for centuries. The colors stand for Arab unity and independence. The red stripe represents Sudan's struggle for independence and the sacrifices of the country's martyrs. The white represents peace, light and optimism. It also represents the White Flag League which was a nationalist group that rose up against colonial rule in 1924. The black represents Sudan; in Arabic 'Sudan' means black. It also represents the black flag of nationalists who fought colonial rule during the Mahdist Revolution, late in 19th century. Green represents Islam, agriculture and the prosperity of the land.[1]
.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)