VOL. XLV

No 14

8-April-2002

SUDAN

Sudan SaysCommitted To Protecting Oil Facilities

SudaneseForeign Minister Mustafa 'Uthman Isma'ilon 1 April reiterated the governments commitment to protect the countrys oilfacilities from rebel attacks. In an official statement Dr Isma'ilsaid that rebel forces had made an attempt on 30 March to occupy areas close tothe oil producing region in the south of the country, but that governmentforces had forced them to retreat. Fighting between the government and the...