08/01/2000 The Indian Ocean Newsletter N°886

SUDAN

IN-FIGHTING GETS TOUGHER

Not only is the conflict between Sudanese head of state Omar Hassan al Bachir and former Speaker of Parliament Hassan al Turabi not on the road to peace, it seems now to have a tendency to become international. Taking advantage of al Turabi's absence on a visit to Qatar, al Bachir dismissed the entire government and suspended the walis (provincial governors) on December 31, in a bid to keep his rival's supporters away from these jobs and to try to attract certain northerner opponents. (...)   [707 words]   [€8]
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