http://www.nilebuffalo.com/ The NileBuffalo Gazette website is a fruition of consultations among a group of friends from different backgrounds or political sets but all share one perception of building a united and democratic nation in Southern Sudan. en-us http://www.nilebuffalo.com/views_detail.php?views_id=1 http://www.nilebuffalo.com/views_detail.php?views_id=1 The co-ordinator of Angola de-mining commission, Madalena Neto, says the aim of the competition is to restore self-esteem in women injured in mine explosions, and to show that there is beauty in all people. She says she wants the contestants to become ambassadors for victims of landmines... Mary Harper 2007-06-10 http://www.nilebuffalo.com/views_detail.php?views_id=2 http://www.nilebuffalo.com/views_detail.php?views_id=2 At least 150 people died in fierce fighting between former rebels from the south and Sudan's national army. The BBC's Jonah Fisher in Malakal says it was the most serious breach of the 2005 deal to end two decades of war... BBC News 2007-12-05 http://www.nilebuffalo.com/views_detail.php?views_id=3 http://www.nilebuffalo.com/views_detail.php?views_id=3 The Sudanese census earlier scheduled to run from 15th to the 30th of April 2008 is indeed an important milestone in the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA). So, the concept has been conceived more than three years ago and it should have had the best preparation in order to be carried out per the agreed time scale... Dr Justin Ambago Ramba 2008-05-26 http://www.nilebuffalo.com/views_detail.php?views_id=4 http://www.nilebuffalo.com/views_detail.php?views_id=4 Why do some of our African leaders fail? How do we implement political accountability in practice? What incentives do we need to put in place to ensure that our leaders, politicians and public servants act in the public interest and not their own?... Charles Amoli 2008-06-05 http://www.nilebuffalo.com/views_detail.php?views_id=5 http://www.nilebuffalo.com/views_detail.php?views_id=5 Now that the SPLM convention has come and gone, I believe that it could be a time for fellow south Sudanese to access and evaluate the way their so called leaderships go about handling political events in a largely poverty striken post war south Sudan... Dr. Justin Ambago Ramba, MD 2008-06-05 http://www.nilebuffalo.com/views_detail.php?views_id=6 http://www.nilebuffalo.com/views_detail.php?views_id=6 As the idea for writing this article lingered in my mind, a young friend and a grand father of mine told me to stop writing on sensitive issues. The young friend told me that I have to be quiet and timid until I become a well off person... James Oku, 08 June 2008 2008-06-08 http://www.nilebuffalo.com/views_detail.php?views_id=7 http://www.nilebuffalo.com/views_detail.php?views_id=7 The south Sudanese position throughout history has been the most bewildering and confusing. The traditional political parties in the north have been funded on the Islamic faith as a continuum of the Arabs non ending dream.... Dr. Justin Ambago Ramba 2008-06-15 http://www.nilebuffalo.com/views_detail.php?views_id=8 http://www.nilebuffalo.com/views_detail.php?views_id=8 While international attention remains riveted on the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the western Darfur region – it has been less than two weeks since an Antonov transport belonging to the Sudanese military bombed a school, waterworks, and a busy marketplace in the villages of Um Sidir, Ein Bassar and Shegeg Karo, respectively... J. Peter Pham, Ph.D. 2008-06-10