On March 29, 2006, a solar eclipse was visible from Northern Africa, as
the moon passes in orbit between the earth and the sun. As the earth
rotates, the best place to see the eclipse will be in Libya. The total
eclipse will be visible for over 4 minutes, and the darkness will cover
the earth over the 180 km wide path. While the moon blocks the sun, it's
possible to view the night sky during the day! A partial eclipse was
visible across Sudan in the afternoon.
Future partial solar eclipses visible from east Sudan take place on
November 3, 2013
http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/SEplot/SEplot2001/SE2013Nov03H.GIF
September 1, 2016
http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/SEplot/SEplot2001/SE2016Sep01A.GIF
June 21, 2020.
http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/SEplot/SEplot2001/SE2020Jun21A.GIF
March 29, 2006
March 1, 2006
International aid agency steps out of east Sudan
Bowing to pressure from the central Khartoum government, the
International Rescue Committee [IRC] has suspended their work, which
includes provision of food and medicine to 45,000 people living in
camps. These camps are within the rebel controlled territory near the
Eritrean border.
News came from IRC which sent a letter to the Eastern Front describing
the government's request, who called a news briefing with journalists.
Eastern Front rebels said, "This sudden move creates a humanitarian
disaster for the 45,000 people directly benefiting from the health,
education, veterinary, water and local-capacity building programmes of
IRC." The one other agency at work in the area is Samaritan's Purse, and
they continue their operations.
http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article14388
International Rescue Committee [IRC] has suspended their work, which
includes provision of food and medicine to 45,000 people living in
camps. These camps are within the rebel controlled territory near the
Eritrean border.
News came from IRC which sent a letter to the Eastern Front describing
the government's request, who called a news briefing with journalists.
Eastern Front rebels said, "This sudden move creates a humanitarian
disaster for the 45,000 people directly benefiting from the health,
education, veterinary, water and local-capacity building programmes of
IRC." The one other agency at work in the area is Samaritan's Purse, and
they continue their operations.
http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article14388
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