01:18 GMT 26th January 2012
When news emerged that Britain's historic Africa Centre was to be sold off, a campaign immediately sprang up to save it. By Hawwa Adam
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12:17 GMT 21st December 2011
UN human rights chief Navi Pillay has called for an investigation into the bombing of a refugee camp in the newly independent country of South Sudan last month.
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02:11 GMT 15th July 2011
This month's celebrations to usher in Africa's newest nation have been overshadowed by continued conflict between north and south. By Matthew Stein
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02:10 GMT 20th May 2011
Italy's leading sugar producer, Eridania Sad am, and Kenana Sugar Company, Sudan's sector major, have agreed to jointly build a major sugar refinery in Sudan to sell its output in Europe and Africa, Eridania said.
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04:25 GMT 12th April 2011
The shared dependency on oil between north and south Sudan requires new forms of cooperation to ensure lasting peace, says a new report. By Zachary Ochieng, Nairobi
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04:05 GMT 25th March 2011
A Chinese company has won a more than $1.2bn contract to build a new international airport in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, underscoring the close links between China and sanctions-hit Sudan.
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04:10 GMT 22nd March 2011
The people of South Sudan celebrated last month after preliminary yes vote of the referendum on independence was confirmed.
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12:54 GMT 15th February 2011
Sudan, Africa's largest country and occupying the territory of the ancient kingdoms of Kush, Meroe and Nubia, was overrun by Ottoman and Egyptian forces in the early 19th century.
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02:39 GMT 5th January 2011
Amid fears of possible violence, people will vote next month on what could become Africa's newest state. By Tamam Ahmed Jama
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04:15 GMT 21st October 2010
North Sudan's ruling party has threatened to reject the results of a southern independence referendum unless the South withdraws its troops from disputed areas and allows free campaigning in the vote.
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