Efficiency of Malaria vaccine declines over time: study
March 23, 2012 (NAIROBI) - The efficiency of the RTS,S vaccine, designed to protect humans from the malaria parasite, varies with exposure to the disease and fades over time, a new study...
View ArticleRingleader of cattle rustlers in Mayom killed in battle with Unity state police
By Bonifacio Taban KuichMarch 24, 2013 (JUBA) - Authorities from Unity state's Mayom county in South Sudan said Sunday that police have killed the suspected ringleader of cattle raiders in a gun battle...
View ArticleN. Bahr el Ghazal legislators call for dissolution of parliament
March 24, 2013 (JUBA) - Members of the politically divided parliament in Northern Bahr el Ghazal have begun calling on South Sudan's president Salva Kiir Mayardit to consider dissolving the state...
View ArticleUK charity denies using government-linked sources for information
March 24, 2013, (LONDON) - UK-based charity the Sudan Social Development Organisation (SUDO UK) has denied using sources linked to the Sudanese government, saying it has independently verified an...
View ArticleUS embassy in Sudan resumes consular services
March 24, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The US embassy in Khartoum will resume full consular services on Monday, following a six month closure after the compound was targeted in violent protests in the Sudanese...
View ArticleNCP, SPLM vow to strengthen relations with Ethiopia's ruling party
By Tesfa-Alem TekleMarch 24, 2013 (Bahirdar, ETHIOPIA) - Delegations from the ruling parties of Sudan and South Sudan are among 13 countries taking part at the ninth organisational assembly of the...
View ArticleControversial job posting rattles Sudan's labor ministry
March 24, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – An uproar triggered by a job advertisement posted this week in a local newspaper to recruit Sudanese women to work in Kuwait, opened the door to allegations of massive fraud...
View ArticleSudanese lawmakers working on petitioning Bashir to run for re-election in 2015
March 24, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – Members of the North Kordofan bloc in the Sudanese parliament have started working on a petition to be signed by their peers in order to press president Omar Hassan...
View ArticleSouth Sudan inflation declined to 24% in February
March 24, 2012 (JUBA) - Inflation in South Sudan fell to 24% last month, compared to 35% in January, while food prices increased by 15% over a one-year period, the country's National Bureau of...
View ArticleSudan, JEM-Bashar initial an agreement on Darfur conflict
March 24, 2013 (KHARTOUM)° - Sudanese government and the Justice and Equality Movement led by Mohamed Basher (JEM-Bashar) on Sunday initialled an agreement on three important files, announced the joint...
View ArticleSudan's Bashir receives verbal message from Chadian president
March 24, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – Sudanese president Omer Hassan Al-Bashir on Sunday received a verbal message from his Chadian counterpart Idriss Deby, state media reported.Chad's president Idriss Deby (R)...
View ArticleSudanese president awards Neelain Order to outgoing UNAMID commander
March 24, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – Sudanese president Omar Hassan Al-Bashir on Sunday awarded the commander of the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), Lt. Gen Patrick Nyamvumba, the...
View ArticleFuture of Sudan and South Sudan relations
By Joe de TuombukMarch 25, 2013 - The recent developments in the implementation of Cooperation Agreement between Sudan and South Sudan are a cause for optimism that the two countries are beginning to...
View ArticleSouth Sudan to import rice from Pakistan
March 24, 2013 (JUBA) – South Sudan will soon begin importing rice from Pakistan, joining the list of over 100 countries to which the latter exports its different varieties of cereal.Basmati rice from...
View ArticleAccess to Justice for All
South Sudan Law Society Access to Justice for All25th-Feb-2013South Sudan Law Society in partnership with Justice Africa and the Civil Society Resource Team on the Constitution with the support from...
View ArticleCriminals poison security guard, steal 18,000 SSP in Bor
March 25, 2013 (BOR) - Security officials in South Sudan's Jonglei state said Monday that criminals broke into the compound of telecoms operator, MTN in Bor and looted 18,000 South Sudanese Pounds...
View ArticleWarrap paramount chief speaks out against tribal politics
March 25,2013 (JUBA) - A paramount chief in South Sudan's Warrap state on Monday denounced leaders and politicians who talk about tribal allegiances, saying it was better for them maintain silence...
View ArticleSouth Sudan's SPLM reiterates commitment to implement agreements with Sudan
By Tesfa-Alem TekleMarch 25, 2013 (Bahirdar, ETHIOPIA) – A senior South Sudanese official has reaffirmed his government's firm commitment to implement the recent agreements reached with Sudan.Martin...
View ArticleJonglei: US envoy warn over tribal talks, urges end to conflict
March 25, 2013 (JUBA/BOR) – The U.S envoy to South Sudan has urged officials and communities in Jonglei state to end provocative rhetoric against other tribal groups and instead focus on finding...
View ArticleDarfur rebels seize 31 internally displaced persons
March 25, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – A rebel group seized 31 displaced people at gunpoint on Sunday, who were travelling to a refugee conference under the escort of UN peacekeepers in Sudan's Darfur...
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