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Wad Banda
Wad Banda () is a locality located in West Kordofan, Sudan. History In April 2004, a rebel group from Darfur attacked a rural area in Wad Banda locality in the morning. The governor of Western Darfur reported that the attack resulted in the seizure of satellite phones and prompted an armed patrol from Wad Banda to pursue the rebels. A confrontation followed in a different region, leading to the armed forces eliminating several rebels, destroying vehicles, and recovering weapons. In September 2007, rebels from Darfur, specifically the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), conducted a bold raid deep into Sudan's Kordofan province, suggesting the War in Darfur, Darfur conflict's potential expansion. The raid targeted a Sudanese military base at Wad Banda, resulting in the seizure of weapons and police vehicles, and killing 41 policemen. This incident followed a previous attack on a garrison guarding Darfur's rail link to Khartoum. The Sudanese government responded by portraying the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Africa Time
Central Africa Time or CAT, is a time zone used in central and southern Africa. Central Africa Time is two hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC+02:00), which is the same as the adjacent South Africa Standard Time, Egypt Standard Time, Eastern European Time, Kaliningrad Time and Central European Summer Time. As this time zone is in the equatorial and tropical regions, there is little change in day length throughout the year and so daylight saving time is not observed. Central Africa Time is observed by the following countries: * * * (eastern side only) * * * * * * * * The following countries in Africa also use an offset of UTC+02:00 all-year round: * (observes Egypt Standard Time) * (observes South African Standard Time) * (observes South African Standard Time) * (observes Eastern European Time) * (observes South African Standard Time) See also * Egypt Standard Time, an equivalent time zone covering Egypt, also at UTC+02:00 * Kaliningrad Time, an equivalent time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |