Sudan: Situation Calm Following Court's Announcement Jul 16, 2008
The mission said that three protests, all reportedly peaceful, related to yesterday's ICC announcement were held in El Obeid, Kassala and Khartoum, where demonstrations took place outside the premises of the UN Development Programme's offices. No demonstrations were reported in Darfur today. (allAfrica.com)
Profile: Sudan's Islamist leader May 13, 2008
Born in 1932 in Kassala, northern Sudan, to a Sufi Muslim sheikh, Mr Turabi received an Islamic education before studying in Khartoum, London and finally the Sorbonne in Paris, where he gained a PhD.. He joined Sudan's Muslim Brotherhood and rose to prominence during the popular uprising of October 1964 against President Ibrahim Abbud. (BBC News -- Africa)
Sudan cabinet reshuffled Feb 16, 2008
Kassala Ibrahim Mahmoud Hamad, a former governor, was made minister of interior. He replaces al-Zubayr Bashir Taha, who was moved to the agriculture and forestry portfolio. (Aljazeera.Net)
Floods across sub-Saharan Africa hit 1.5 million people Sep 20, 2007
The states most affected by flooding are Blue Nile, Gedaref, Gezira, Jonglei, Kassala, Khartoum, North Kordofan, Red Sea, Unity, Upper Nile, and White Nile. An estimated 42,000 hectares of crops have been lost and at least 12,000 head of livestock. (AlertNet)
Locusts Invade Flood-Hit Fields in Sudan Sep 7, 2007
Wegdan Abdel Rahman, from the FAO's office in north-eastern Kassala region, said farmers had been bringing in reports of devastated crops ... On Wednesday, a World Health Organisation official said acute watery diarrhoea spread by flood waters in Kassala and other parts of eastern Sudan has killed 58 people and left nearly 1,000 others ill ... Large numbers of locusts have been spotted in northwest of Khartoum in the North Kordofan region, the northern River Nile region, close to the Eritrean... (Planet Ark, United States)
Flooding Raises Health Concerns Aug 30, 2007
In the eastern state of Kassala, UNICEF prepared and distributed posters advising people to wash their hands before eating, on rubbish removal and the use of mosquito nets ... In Kassala, the ministry of health teamed up with the World Health Organization and other UN agencies and NGOs to plan a response ... The cholera treatment centre near the main Kassala hospital was prepared in case of an outbreak, ready to admit up to eight patients at a time with room for 30. (allAfrica.com)
UN Calls for Million to Help in Flood Relief Efforts Aug 30, 2007
So far the worst affected Sudanese states are Blue Nile, Gedaref, Gezira, Jonglei, Kassala, Khartoum, North Kordofan, Red Sea, Unity, Upper Nile and White Nile. 2007 UN News Service. (allAfrica.com)
SUDAN: Floods put 3.5 million people at risk of disease - UN Aug 30, 2007
7 metres in 2003 when it almost submerged Kassala town ... These include Blue Nile, Kassala, Northern Kordofan, Red Sea, Southern Kordofan and White Nile. (AlertNet)
Sudan Floods Threaten Food Security Aug 28, 2007
The farmer from Kassala in eastern Sudan had an idea of the power of the River Gash but never imagined it would threaten his livelihood and the region's food security to the extent it has done this year ... Overnight, the Gash, a seasonal river flowing from the Eritrean plateau and long considered a lifeline for the people of Kassala, burst its banks, submerging 105 hectares of farmland in Tamis and sweeping away seedlings and crops ... Majzoub Abu Moussa, the minister of agriculture for Kassala... (allAfrica.com)
Sudan Floods Could Affect Up to One Million Aug 28, 2007
Flash floods were expected to hit the areas of Kassala, North Darfur, South Darfur, West Darfur, South Kordofan, Gedaref, Gezera, South Sudan, White Nile and Blue Nile; while the Gash River was still threatening Kassala town and surrounding areas. "[The] situation in Khor Baraka in the Red Sea state and Butana plains is at a critical level," the government statement said. (allAfrica.com)
Sudan:UN Helps Thousands After Floods Aug 25, 2007
"There was water all over the place and it was rising very fast," said Ibrahim, standing near his new shelter at an emergency distribution point just north of Kassala town in eastern Sudan ... He and hundreds of fellow villagers have been camped at Kassala since then ... Ahmed Hussein Ahmed said he lost his home and shop when the River Gash waters hit his village Togole near Kassala. (allAfrica.com)
Floods threaten food supplies in Sudan's east-FAO Aug 25, 2007
KASSALA, Sudan, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Sudan's worst flooding in living memory is threatening food supplies in the eastern state of Kassala, an official with the U.N. food agency said. "The floods caused severe damage to the agricultural sector and this will affect food security in many dimensions," said Wegdan Abdel Rahman, Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) team leader in Kassala ... Agriculture is the mainstay of Kassala's economy. (AlertNet)
Eritrea: Refugees in Sudan Need Solution - UN Aug 23, 2007
Most of the Eritreans are concentrated in the states of Kassala, Gedaref, Gezira, Sennar and Red Sea. Relevant Links. (allAfrica.com)
Sudan releases six detained for dam protests Aug 20, 2007
Villagers cross flood waters in Kassala village, Gedaref state in east Sudan, August 14, 2007. Some 763 people are victims of a cholera outbreak, spread by devastating floods in east Sudan over the past two months. (AlertNet)
* World News Quick Take Aug 16, 2007
There have been nearly 700 cases of acute diarrhea, causing 48 deaths, in the eastern region of Kassala on the border with Ethiopia, the UN office for coordination of humanitarian affairs said in a statement. Acute diarrhea is caused by poor hygiene conditions as well as by contaminated waters in flooded zones. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
CWS appeal: Sudan floods (North Kordofan) Aug 15, 2007
The worst-affected areas are the states of Kassala, Khartoum, Northern Kordofan, Unity, and Upper Nile. More than 30,000 houses have been fully destroyed, the United Nations reported. (AlertNet)
Cholera outbreak kills 49 in east Sudan Aug 14, 2007
WHO official Mohamed Abder Rab said all the recent cases had been reported in the eastern Gedaref state and Kassala town, with the first reported on April 19 ... The little tourism Sudan has is mainly to its Red Sea diving resorts in the east or for Sudanese honeymooners to the picturesque Kassala town. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Number of Displaced Rising Jul 27, 2007
The floods, which have affected North Kordofan and White Nile States in central Sudan, Kassala in the east and Sennar in the southeast, are already worse than last year's, which killed at least 27 people and destroyed almost 10,000 houses. Umdowoban, on the eastern outskirts of Khartoum near the Blue Nile, also suffered heavy damage. (allAfrica.com)
Sudan: Flooding Reaches Unprecedented Levels Jul 27, 2007
In Kassala state in the east, the Gash River, fed by waters from the Ethiopian plateau, burst its banks. "Weather reports indicate that rainfall will be very high and the White Nile and Blue Nile will reach unprecedented levels," Hussein said. (allAfrica.com)
200,000 displaced, scores killed by floods in Sudan Jul 27, 2007
Several assessment teams have returned from the field, others are still in the affected areas supporting local volunteers who are assisting the displaced with evacuation of affected families and relief distributions in Kassala, Gezira, Red Sea and Blue Nile States. Key management and technical personnel are involved with support from the International Federation. (AlertNet)
Sudan: Government Appeals for Aid as Floods Displace a Million People Jul 25, 2007
A government alert issued yesterday said 10 states are affected: White Nile, Gezira, Sinnar, River Nile, Kassala, North State, Blue Nile, Gedaref, Red Sea and North Kordofan. Major rivers have broken their banks. (allAfrica.com)
Serious flooding affects Plan areas in Sudan Jul 20, 2007
Four out of our six Plan Programme Units on the border with Eritrea (Kassala, Edweim/Alaga, Guli and North Kordofan) have been flooded due to heavy rains and the River Gash bursting its banks over the last few days. Several Plan communities are currently inaccessible, due to waterlogged roads, which are not only hampering relief efforts but also affecting communications and our normal programme work. (AlertNet)
Sudan: Emergency Help for Flood Victims As Death Toll Rises Jul 14, 2007
The floods, which have affected North Kordofan and White Nile States in central Sudan, Kassala in the east and Sennar in the southeast, are already worse than last year's, which killed at least 27 people and destroyed almost 10,000 houses ... "As an immediate first step, the agency plans to distribute food to 20,000 people in five locations near the city of Kassala, close to the Eritrean border, where the Gash River has burst its banks. WFP has 3,000 metric tons of food stockpiled in Kassala,... (allAfrica.com)
Sudan: UN Food Agency Works to Aid Flood Victims in Central Region Jul 13, 2007
The agency plans to distribute food to 20,000 people in five locations near the city of Kassala, close to the Eritrean border, where the Gash River has burst its banks. WFP has 3,000 metric tons of food stockpiled in Kassala, enough to feed the flood victims for three weeks. (allAfrica.com)
Thousands homeless in Sudan floods Jul 13, 2007
A day earlier, flood waters swept through cities of Omdurman and Kassala, leaving the government struggling to help the thousands of people who have lost their homes ... The UN's World Food Programme has launched an emergency relief effort to deliver food to the estimated 20,000 displaced around Kassala, with the UN Mission in Sudan providing helicopters to help deliver the aid. (Aljazeera.Net)
Sudan Flooding Kills at Least 30 People Jul 12, 2007
Vehicles are surrounded by floods in Kassala, near Khartoum, Sudan Tuesday, July 10, 2007. At least fifteen were killed and some five thousands houses were destroyed in Khartoum, Kassala and the White Nile states in central Sudan ... In eastern Sudan, the rising river Gash, which flows into the country from the Ethiopian plateau, also created flash floods in the Kassala area, leaving hundreds of families stranded. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Sudan flooding kills at least 30 people, damages thousands of homes Jul 12, 2007
In eastern Sudan, the rising river Gash, which flows into the country from the Ethiopian plateau, also created flash floods in the Kassala area, leaving hundreds of families stranded. Several United Nations agencies and aid groups said they sent food, plastic sheeting, blankets, cooking sets and mosquito nets to thousands of families in flooded areas. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Sudan: UN Rushes Aid to Thousands in Flood-Stricken North Jul 11, 2007
In Kassala state, UNICEF has provided plastic sheeting for 1,000 families in immediate need through the NGO GOAL, while the Common Pipeline has supplied 3,000 jerry cans ... To respond to additional requests for assistance, the Common Pipeline has prepared emergency supplies for up to 500 families in Kosti, 1,000 households in Kassala and 4,000 families in high-risk areas in Khartoum. (allAfrica.com)
Flash floods kill 20, destroy 15,000 homes in Sudan Jul 11, 2007
North Kordofan and White Nile States in central Sudan, Kassala in the east and Sennar in the southeast suffered the most damage, he added. The government has announced a state of alert in the areas affected and sent tents to help victims. (AlertNet)
SUDAN: Climate change - only one cause among many for Darfur conflict Jun 29, 2007
Civil war has touched the ten southern states, also the west (all three Darfur states), the centre (Blue Nile and Southern Kordofan states), the east (Kassala State) and the northeast (Red Sea State). "Fighting in Darfur has occurred intermittently for at least thirty years. Until 2003, it was mostly confined to a series of partly connected tribal and local conflicts ... [then] these hostilities escalated into a full-scale military confrontation in all three Darfur states, which also frequently... (AlertNet)
UN Refugee Agency to Expand Operations May 2, 2007
Today he is scheduled to meet with some of the 25,000 refugees from neighbouring Chad who have sought shelter in West Darfur, before heading across Sudan on Thursday to Kassala state, where he will visit long-established camps for displaced Eritreans and Ethiopians. UN World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director Josette Sheeran is also in Sudan, arriving today for talks with Government officials and UN staff in Khartoum before travelling to Darfur and then the south of the country. (allAfrica.com)
Forgotten refugeesUN chief pledges to ease 'intolerable' lives in east Sudan Apr 29, 2007
Yet despite the raw beauty of the craggy Kassala Mountains that form a dramatic backdrop, this is possibly one of the loneliest places in the world. What makes it even more tragic, is that many of the refugees who now call this part of the world "home," have languished here for more than 25 years, caught in a bureaucratic limbo and unable to work. (BBC News -- Africa)
U.N. Promises Better Sudan Refugee Camps Apr 27, 2007
An Eritrean refugee woman attends to her child at the local clinic during the visit by United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres, unseen, to the Kilo 26 refugee camp at the near the eastern Sudan town of Kassala Thursday, April 26, 2007. The UNHCR chief visited the two refugee camps of Wad Sherrife and Kilo 26 near the Eritrean border at the last day of his visit to Sudan. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
High Commissioner visits Chadian refugee camp in West Darfur Apr 26, 2007
On Thursday, Guterres was scheduled to travel to Kassala State in eastern Sudan and will visit two refugee camps hosting Eritrean and Ethiopian refugees. The camps were established almost four decades ago. (AlertNet)
Sudan's North-South peace is fragile, aid agencies warn Jan 9, 2007
The agencies also urged donors and policymakers to pay closer attention to the implementation of the East Sudan Peace Agreement, which was signed in October 2006 between the Government of Sudan and the Eastern Sudan Front, ending a low-level insurgency that has simmered since the early 1990s, dividing the state of Kassala in two. "The CPA and the peace agreements in Darfur and in the East cannot be treated as three completely separate processes; they are part of the same dynamic," said Hussein... (AlertNet)
