Jonglei governor briefs parliament on rebel caused insecurity
March 26, 2013 (JUBA) β The governor of the South Sudan's most troubled Jonglei state, Kuol Manyang Juuk, on Monday briefed the national parliamentary security committee on the ongoing insecurity...
View ArticleSudan and United States relations: Lies and deception
By Ahmed ElzobierMarch 26, 2013 - Diplomatic relations between United States and the Sudan were as normal as could be following Sudan's independence in 1956, the only time they were severed was in 1967...
View ArticleSudan's opposition PCP calls for a transitional government
March 25, 2013 (KHARTOUM) β The Popular Congress Party (PCP) has urged president Omer Hassan al-Bashir to hand over power to a transitional government which allows for freedoms and puts an end to...
View ArticleSudan: Minister calls for going after Israel over environmental damage caused...
March 25, 2013 (KHARTOUM) β The Sudanese Ministry of Environment said it recommended pursuing Israel for compensation in the international arena for the environmental pollutants left from its alleged...
View ArticleHow Aid Fails Failed States - A Sudan study in getting it wrong twice
How aid fails failed states A Sudan study in getting it wrong twiceHow aid fails failed states - A Sudan study in getting it wrong twiceThis report was originally presented to the Sudanese Programme at...
View ArticleJonglei Governor launches anti-small arms campaign
March 25, 2013 (BOR/JUBA) β A caravan stands next to a tent. On it was a phrase, βBye Bye Guns β I don't need you any moreβ, signifying the start of an anti-small arms campaign in South Sudan's largest...
View ArticleAdhere to the constitution, Lake state student tell authorities
March 26, 2013 (RUMBEK) β Students from South Sudan Lakes state, concerned by the increasing level of lawlessness in the region, have asked authorities to adhere to the country's transitional...
View ArticleEthiopia thwarts kidnap-for-ransom plot against UN staff
March 26, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) - Ethiopian security forces have thwarted an alleged kidnapping plot by members of Somalia Islamist extremist group, against foreign United Nations aid workers based in...
View ArticleSouth accuses Sudan of killing 3 people in N. Bahr el Ghazal
March 26, 2013 (JUBA) - South Sudan has accused the government of neigbouring Sudan of launching a heavy and coordinated attack on its Northern Bahr el Ghazal state, killing at least three innocent...
View ArticleSudan seventh worst country for sexual violence - report
March 27, 2013 (LONDON) - Sudan is the seventh worst country in the world for sexual violence in conflict according to a report by global risk analysis firm, Maplecroft which rated neighbouring South...
View ArticleKiir backs N. Bahr el Ghazal governor despite not following orders
March 26, 2013 (JUBA) - South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit has backed Northern Bahr el Ghazal's Governor, Paul Malong Awan, after accusations and calls for him to be dismissed after he rejected...
View ArticleUganda police quiz singer over late John Garang hit
March 25, 2012 (KAMPALA/JUBA) β Police in Uganda last week summoned a renowned gospel singer, in relation to a political song that they claim could cause diplomatic row with other countries.Ugandan...
View ArticleLack of national identity is a cry of the owl for South Sudan
By Beny Gideon MaborMarch 26, 2013 - This policy brief is wholeheartedly generated by ideas in a book written by Ambassador Dr. Francis Mading Deng, a current South Sudan Permanent Representative to...
View ArticleWhat is expected from the Constitutional Review Commission of South Sudan:...
By Luka Biong DengMarch 26, 2013 - When making a constitution, the process may be more important than the final text. One weakness of the Transitional Constitution is that it was not subjected to wider...
View ArticleMillions in cash money stolen from President Kiir's office in Juba
March 27, 2013 (WASHINGTON) - βIt was shocking news to me when I woke up one morning to learn that millions in cash money which was stored in the President's office had gone missing,β a senior aide...
View ArticleAfrican troops to fight Sudanese elephant poachers - WWF
March 27, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - Central African countries have agreed to deploy as many as 1,000 soldiers and law-enforcement officials as part of a joint military operation to protect the region's last...
View ArticleArmed men loot train in South Darfur
March 27, 2013 (KHARTOUM) β A cargo train which was on its way from Nyala, capital of South Darfur state to the city of Daein in eastern Darfur has been attacked by unidentified armed robbers near Khor...
View ArticleSudan's 1st VP: NCP's institutions will decide on Al-Bashir succession
March 27, 2013 (KHARTOUM) β Sudan's First Vice President, Ali Osman Mohamed Taha, said that the final decision on President Omer Hassan Al-Bashir's political future will be determined by the...
View ArticleIDPs demand to end violence in Darfur
March 26, 2013 (KHARTOUM)- Some 600 delegates called on the Sudanese government to exert the necessary efforts to end violence in Darfur region and to create a conducive environment to facilitate the...
View ArticleProvincial woman journalist gunned down while visiting Mogadishu
Reporters Without Borders26 March 2013SOMALIAProvincial woman journalist gunned down while visiting MogadishuReporters Without Borders is saddened to learn that a young woman journalist, Rahmo...
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