VOL. XLII

No 44

1-November-1999

SUDAN

Canada, Under US Pressure, Orders Probe Of TalismansOperations

The Canadian Government has appointed a special envoy toinvestigate claims that Talisman Energy Inc of Ottawa is helping finance thecivil war in Sudan through its investments in the oil industry. The ForeignMinister, Mr. Lloyd Axworthy, made the announcement on 26 October, three daysafter the US Secretary of State, Ms. Madeleine Albright, during a tour ofAfrican states, denounced Canadian...