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Population: 28.8 million Urban Population: 24% Major Ethnic and Linguistic Groups: African, Arab and Indian Languages: Swahili, English (are both official) Religions: Islam (33%), Christianity (33%) and Traditional Beliefs (33%) Population Annual Growth Rate: 3.1% Life Expectancy (at birth): 52 years Infant Mortality (under one):…

Population: 27.4 Million Urban Population: 24% Major Ethnic and Linguistic Groups: Arab (39%), African Descent (52%) and Beja (6%) Languages: Arabic (official) in the north, and Arabic and English in the south, Dinka, Nubian, Nuer, Beja and others Religions: Sunni Islam (70%),…

Population: 9.5 Million Urban Population: 25% Major Ethnic and Linguistic Groups: Somali, mainly Hamitic and Bantu Languages: Somali and Arabic (both official) Religions: Sunni Islam (99%) Population Annual Growth Rate: 2.6% Life Expectancy (at birth): 47 Years Infant Mortality (under one): 119 per…

Some 200 people have died and 570,000 affected as a result of Cyclone Gretelle, which descended on southeast Madagascar January 24 and 25 with 200 mph winds and torrential rains. Many of the survivors remain cut off due to…

Population: 18.8 Million Urban Population: 12% Major Ethnic and Linguistic Groups: Baganda, Iteso, Basoga, Banyankole, Bakiga, Lango, Bagisu, Acholi, Lugbara, Banyoro, Batoro and Karamojong Languages: English (official), Swahili, Luganda and others Religions: Christianity (63%), Islam (6%), and Traditional Beliefs Population Annual Growth Rate: 2.5% Life Expectancy…

Population: 6.2 million Urban Population: 6% Major Ethnic and Linguistic Groups: Hutu (83%), Tutsi (16%), and Twa (1%) Languages: French, English and Kinyarwanda (all official) Religions: Christianity (74%), Traditional Beliefs (25%), and Islam (1%) Population Annual Growth Rate: 2.9% (1992) Life Expectancy…

A weekly report on major developments concerning relief operations in southern Sudan. PANTHOU BOMBED... One bomb was dropped in Panthou on 7 March, and landed about 700 metres from the Medecins sans Frontieres (MSF)-Belgium compound. There were no reports of casualties…

KHARTOUM (Mar 10, 1997 06:13 a.m. EST) Sudan has said that Uganda attacked two border towns in the south to support rebels fighting the Khartoum government. State television interrupted its regular broadcast late on Sunday to read a statement from…

Yahya el Hassan PANA Correspondent KHARTOUM, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan said on Monday that it reserves the right to respond to the reported aggression by Ugandan troops on the border towns of Kaya and Bazi, South West of Juba, the…

DATE= MARCH 11, 1997 TYPE= EDITORIAL NUMBER= 0-07190 TITLE= EDITORIAL: SUDAN HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES CONTENT=THIS IS THE ONLY EDITORIAL BEING RELEASED FOR BROADCAST MARCH 11, 1997. ANNCR: THE VOICE OF AMERICA PRESENTS DIFFERING…