Pays tribute to the late Sudanese Vice President John Garang.
Discloses that the leader of the Sudanese Peoples Liberation Army, Colonel John Garang, escaped an assassination attempt while at his Nairobi residence. Allegations that supporters of Garang's rival, Major General Kerubino Kuanyin Bol attacked Garang's residence.
A brief profile of John Garang, the Sudanese rebel leader and politician who was appointed as fist vice president after the founding of Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA), is presented.
Focuses on the civil war in Sudan's Nuba Mountains between the Islamic fundamentalist military junta in Khartoum and the Sudan People's Liberation Army, led by Yusuf Kuwa. History of the dispute; John Garang's SPLA; Details of the civil war.
Reports on the joint statement issued by the Sudan government and John Garang, leader of the rebel Sudan People's Liberation Army, that they will begin negotiations in Nairobi on October 28, 1997.