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Anything but a Routine Win, Says Zambian Coach
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201202050037.html
Desc: [allAfrica.com] Bata - Zambia might have eased their way to what looked a routine win over Sudan in their African Nations Cup quarter-final on Saturday but the winners are insisting it was anything but.

CAN - Will Equatorial Guinea and Sudan Follow Through On Surprise Success?
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201202050032.html
Desc: [RFI] Five things we learned from the first two quarter-finals:

Beshir Oil War Threats
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201202050025.html
Desc: [Citizen] Now President Beshir of Allah Sudan is back with war tune and this time he is demanding oil money as a compensation for allowing independence of the Sudan.

Bashir Warns of War Over Oil Dispute
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201202040004.html
Desc: [Sudan Tribune] Khartoum - The Sudanese president Omer Hassan al-Bashir highlighted the unprecedented level of tensions with the newly established state of South Sudan by saying that war is now a possibility.

Can 2012 - the Home Stretch
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201202040015.html
Desc: [Nation] The first cull is done. It's goodbye to eight teams and the battle continues for the remaining eight.

Chipolopolo Stride Into Afcon Semi-Finals
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201202040013.html
Desc: [allAfrica.com] Bata - Zambia strode into the African Nations Cup semi-finals with a one-sided 3-0 win over Sudan to book a last four place for the first time in 16 years.

U.S. Condemns Govt Military Bombing in South Kordofan
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201202040006.html
Desc: [Sudan Tribune] Khartoum - The US Ambassador to the UN, Susan Rice, has strongly condemned the bombing of a school in Sudan's southern region of South Kordofan by the country's military forces.

Juba Has Khartoum Over a Barrel
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201202031390.html
Desc: [Af Conf] Few outside the Juba government had expected it to start shutting down oil production on 22 January. Warnings from the Government of South Sudan had been widely seen as brinkmanship.

Zambia Through to Semifinals At African Cup
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201202040022.html
Desc: [GFA] Zambia was the first team through to the African Cup of Nations semifinals after a clinical 3-0 win over struggling 10-man Sudan on Saturday.

Copper Bullets Humble 10-Man Sudan to Reach Last Four
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201202040019.html
Desc: [CAF] The Chipolopolos of Zambia sealed a historic place at the last four of the Africa Cup of Nations after beating Sudan 3-0 in their quarter final clash on Saturday in Bata.

Chipolopolo Seek to Banish Ghosts of Past
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201202030846.html
Desc: [allAfrica.com] Zambia are seeking to banish the ghosts of the last 16 years by reaching the African Nations Cup semi-finals for the first time since 1996.

A Diplomat, a Dictator, a Wedding, a Hug - Ibrahim Gambari's Faux-Pas That Wasn't
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201202030327.html
Desc: [iMaverick] Advice to aspiring diplomats: Don't hug war criminals, and especially don't be photographed hugging them. That's what happened to Ibrahim Gambari, the UN's man in Darfur, when he ran into Sudan's President Bashir at a glitzy wedding in Khartoum. But here's the thing: hugs and socialising are part of diplomacy, and might be what's needed to keep the faltering peace process going.

Sudanese Oil Stalemate Persists
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201202030098.html
Desc: [ISS] Negotiations between Juba and Khartoum on the oil issue, under the auspices of the African Union's High-Level Implementation Panel (AUHIP), continued on the sidelines of the recently ended African Union meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

White House Condemns Bombings in Kordofan&Blue Nile States
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201202030046.html
Desc: [White House] Washington, DC - The United States strongly condemns the bombing by the Sudanese Armed Forces of civilian populations in Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile States in Sudan. Aerial attacks on civilian targets are unjustified and unacceptable. Such attacks are a violation of international law and compound the ongoing crisis in these areas.

Renard - 'It's the Most Important Game of My Career'
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201202031403.html
Desc: [CAF] Zambia coach Herve Renard says a semi final berth will mark "the most important game of my career" and is looking forward to that.

Quarter-Finals Begin
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201202031396.html
Desc: [Nation] After eight days of action-packed football, we are now left eight teams as the quarter-finals of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations beckon.

Zambia Face Crocodiles in Mouthwatering Quarters Fixture
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201202031395.html
Desc: [Nation] Libreville - Two of Africa's footballing giants have awoken after years spent in a slumber and on Saturday (7pm Kenyan time), they will meet for a place in the semi-finals of the African showpiece.

Unamid Chief Told to Avoid Engagements With President Bashir
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201202031022.html
Desc: [Radio Dabanga] Hilversum - The UN/AU Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) head of mission Ibrahim Gambari has been told to avoid engagements such as a wedding last month where President Bashir was present.

White House Statement On Aerial Bombardments
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201202030672.html
Desc: [State Department] Statement by the Press Secretary on Aerial Bombardments in Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile States

UN Diplomat Slammed for Socializing With Al-Bashir
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201202030395.html
Desc: [Hirondelle] Arusha - Human Rights Watch has slammed the UN-African Union special representative in Darfur for socializing with ICC-wanted genocide suspect President Omar Al-Bashir of Sudan, and called for the UN to take action.

Fresh Calls for Shari'ah Laws Amid Increased Sectarian Tension
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201202030309.html
Desc: [Sudan Tribune] Khartoum - The official clerical authority in Sudan has called on the body tasked with drafting the country's constitution to ensure full inclusion of Islamic Shari'ah law.

Continent's Football Teams Head for Showdown
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201202021543.html
Desc: [RFI] After nearly two weeks of skirmishes, we're down to the final eight.

Kalaba - 'It's a Very Tricky Game'
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201202031402.html
Desc: [CAF] Rainford Kalaba has emerged the anchor of the Zambian team at the 2012 Orange Africa Cup of Nations. The offensive midfielder, who is making his successive appearance at the finals of the tournament since 2006 talks to Cafonline.com on his role in the Chipolopolo team and their quarter final clash with Sudan on Saturday.

Chipolopolo Wants to Bridge 16-Year Gap
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201202031136.html
Desc: [CAF] Victory over Sudan Saturday will take Zambia into the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals for the first time in 16 years.

Ambassador Rice On School Bombing in Southern Kordofan
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201202031122.html
Desc: [State Department] Statement by Ambassador Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, on the School Bombing in Southern Kordofan.

U.S Congressman Wolf Urges Obama On Sudan
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201202021539.html
Desc: [U.S. Congress] The following is a letter written by U.S. Congressman Frank Wolf to President Barack Obama regarding the ongoing situation in Sudan and the issue surrounding Bart Fischer, who was granted a license by the Treasury Department to legally represent Khartoum in Washington, DC.

Bashir - the Sudanese Goal Jinx Breaker
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201202020752.html
Desc: [CAF] Sudan had not scored a goal at the Africa Cup of Nations for 36-years, and it took the relatively unknown Mohamed Ahmed Bashir to break that seemingly 'curse.'

UNAMID Chief Told to Avoid Unnecessary Contact With Bashir, Khartoum Again Criticizes Mission
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201202020707.html
Desc: [Sudan Tribune] Washington - The United Nations on Wednesday disclosed that it asked the head of the Darfur Peacekeeping mission (UNAMID) Ibrahim Gambari to avoid repeating unnecessary encounters with the Sudanese president Omer Hassan al-Bashir.

Let DRC, South Sudan Join EAC
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201202020329.html
Desc: [EA Business] Last week, another important aspect of regional integration took a more strategic stance during the opening of an East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) session in Kampala.

Satellite Imagery Tracks Kharoum's South Kordofan Refugee 'Chokepoint'
Link: http://allafrica.com/stories/201202020213.html
Desc: [Sudan Tribune] London - The US Satellite Sentinel Project (SSP) released a report on 27 January stating that satelitte imagery from South Kordofan may show Kharoum's forces creating a "chokepoint" for refugees fleeing the area.