Civil Society Struggles to Access AU Summit - No gathering hosted by Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi is ever dull, and the Thirteenth Ordinary Session of the African Union, concluding in Sirte, Libya today has not disappointed. [AA Network - Sudan]

Kenyan Catholic Priest Survives Ambush By Bandits - A Kenyan Catholic missionary working in Sudan was on Tuesday ambushed and robbed by three armed men. [AA Network - Sudan]

UN Appeals for More Help for South - The United Nations relief chief today wrapped up a two-day visit to southern Sudan by calling on international donors to help the region develop basic education and health-care services and quickly build up its road system as it recovers after two decades of civil war. [AA Network - Sudan]