Topic: Scott Gration

US special envoy Scott Gration will travel Thursday to Sudan to try and unsnag peace efforts in the war-torn western region, and to Uganda, where recent bombings killed 73 people, the State Department said.During his two-week trip Gration will also visit ...
<div><p>US envoy Scott Gration returned this week to Sudan, his first visit there since last month's controversial elections, to pursue efforts to stabilize both southern and western parts of the country.</p><p>US State Department officials said Gration ...

US hopes 'credible' Sudan vote on schedule

<div><p>The United States voiced hope on Friday that all sides in Sudan can resolve disputes so that "credible" elections can take place as scheduled this month.</p><p>US envoy Scott Gration has been holding talks in Sudan in a ...

US special envoy due in Sudan this week

Special US envoy Scott Gration will visit Sudan this week to help bolster a fragile peace deal in the south and consult on efforts to stabilize the western Darfur region, US officials said Tuesday.Gration, a retired air force general and the ...

U.S. envoy urges deal between Sudan's former foes

JUBA, Sudan (Reuters) - The U.S. envoy to Sudan said he would push the country's former civil war foes to clear two stumbling blocks in their faltering peace deal as he visited the state's oil-producing south on Wednesday.North and ...

Sudan ex-foes sign deal to bolster peace accord

Former enemies from north and south Sudan signed a deal on Wednesday aimed at bolstering the 2005 peace deal that ended Sudan's 22-year civil war, the African continent's longest.The " action plan," witnessed by US special envoy Scott Gration, sets ...

Obama envoy: Sudan work hurt by US sanctions

The US special envoy for Sudan declared Thursday there was " no evidence" to support keeping that country on a US terrorism blacklist that triggers punishing economic sanctions.Retired general Scott Gration said such measures, aimed at punishing the Khartoum government, were "actually ...

Sudan welcomes Obama envoy call for sanctions end

Sudan on Friday welcomed a statement by the US Special Envoy that there was " no evidence" to support keeping it on a US terrorism blacklist that triggers punishing economic sanctions.Retired general Scott Gration said such measures, aimed at punishing the Khartoum ...

Obama envoy visits Sudan amid pressure on Beshir

US envoy Scott Gration heads for Sudan Wednesday as President Barack Obama turns up the heat on his Sudanese counterpart Omar al-Beshir to allow aid groups back into war-torn Darfur.The Sudan envoy's mission raised hopes among a leading activist that ...

US envoy heads to Sudan

US envoy Scott Gration heads for Sudan on Wednesday as President Barack Obama turns up the heat on his Sudanese counterpart Omar al-Beshir to allow aid groups back into war-torn Darfur.The Sudan envoy's mission raised hopes among a leading activist ...