Customize Consent Preferences

We use cookies to help you navigate efficiently and perform certain functions. You will find detailed information about all cookies under each consent category below.

The cookies that are categorized as "Necessary" are stored on your browser as they are essential for enabling the basic functionalities of the site. ... 

Always Active

Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site, such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.

No cookies to display.

Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party features.

No cookies to display.

Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.

No cookies to display.

Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.

No cookies to display.

Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customized advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyze the effectiveness of the ad campaigns.

No cookies to display.

Banner Left
Banner Right

Sudan snubs US ambassador

Sudan snubs US ambassador

Khartoum – Sudan snubbed newly appointed United States presidential diplomat Andrew Natsios on his arrival in Khartoum on Friday for his first visit since taking up his post, said security officials.

No foreign ministry representative turned up at the airport to welcome Natsios as normally demanded by protocol, said officials who blocked an AFP correspondent from reaching the airport terminal. The snub was intended as “reciprocal treatment” for Washington’s attitude towards the Khartoum authorities, said the officials without elaborating.The US administration, which had already complained of restrictions imposed on its diplomats travelling outside the Sudanese capital, had expressed concern about Khartoum’s willingness to co-operate with its new envoy.Natsios is hoping to visit the war-torn western region of Darfur and the newly autonomous south during his six-day visit, aides told reporters in Washington before his departure.Sudanese officials would confirm only a planned meeting with foreign minister Lam Akol on Saturday.The minister is a representative of the former southern rebel Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in the national unity government established by a January 2005 peace deal.Nampa-SapaThe snub was intended as “reciprocal treatment” for Washington’s attitude towards the Khartoum authorities, said the officials without elaborating.The US administration, which had already complained of restrictions imposed on its diplomats travelling outside the Sudanese capital, had expressed concern about Khartoum’s willingness to co-operate with its new envoy.Natsios is hoping to visit the war-torn western region of Darfur and the newly autonomous south during his six-day visit, aides told reporters in Washington before his departure.Sudanese officials would confirm only a planned meeting with foreign minister Lam Akol on Saturday.The minister is a representative of the former southern rebel Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in the national unity government established by a January 2005 peace deal.Nampa-Sapa

Stay informed with The Namibian – your source for credible journalism. Get in-depth reporting and opinions for only N$85 a month. Invest in journalism, invest in democracy –
Subscribe Now!

Latest News