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OCHA South Sudan Weekly Humanitarian Bulletin for the period 18-24 March 2013
Highlights: Ongoing fighting in Jonglei State continued to affect civilians, as aid agencies pushed to deliver humanitarian assistance in accessible areas. An increase in number of people fleeing...
View ArticleJonglei women vow to leave men if violence continues
March 27, 2013 (BOR) - Participants in a women's only peace conference in South Sudan's Jonglei state took the drastic step of saying they would leave their homes and refrain from child bearing if men...
View ArticleAuthorities in greater Pibor plan to form cooperative
March 27, 2013 (BOR) - Greater Pibor politicians and senior officials in the state government are exploring ways of pooling their resources to develop the counties and target food insecurity in the...
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President Kiir's office disputes amount of money stolen
March 27, 2013 (WASHINGTON) – The office of South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit has that confirmed cash money was stolen from the presidential compound and called for a thorough investigation...
View ArticleSudanese Christian woman held without charge: AI
March 27, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - Salwa Fahmi Suleiman Gireis, a Sudanese Christian woman and NGO worker, has been detained without charges for over month by the Sudanese security services (NSS) following...
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Three dead in Reizigat attack on Mile 14, says official
By Bonifacio Taban KuichMarch 27, 2013 (JUBA) – Members of Sudan's nomadic Arab Reizigat tribe have launched a deadly attack on South Sudanese civilians in the disputed Mile 14 territory in North...
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South Sudan ready to receive president Bashir ‘anytime', says ambassador
March 27, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – South Sudan's ambassador to Khartoum, Myan Dott, affirmed his country's readiness to receive Sudanese president Omer Hassan Al-Bashir whenever he wants to visit Juba.South...
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Sudan's opposition dismiss VP Taha's call for dialogue as political maneuver
March 27, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – A day after Sudan's 1st Vice President Ali Osman Taha made a call on rebels and opposition alike to renounce violence and agree to dialogue, doubts were cast over the...
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SPLM-N proposes to hold AU brokered constitutional conference
March 27, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudan people's Liberation Movement North (SPLM-N) announced its readiness for direct talks with Khartoum and proposed to hold a constitutional conference brokered by the...
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AU mediation rejects Sudan's request to amend SPLM-N name
March 27, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – A leading figure at the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) Major General Jalal Tawur disclosed that the African Union (AU) mediation rejected a request made by the...
View ArticleOver 100 prisoners awaiting trial in Lakes state
March 27, 2013 (RUMBEK) - At least 154 people who were arrested after a crack down following last year's inter-clan violence in South Sudan's Lake state are awaiting trial, the caretaker governor,...
View ArticleSouth Sudan police steps up security measures for Easter holidays
March 28, 2013 (JUBA) - South Sudan's police say that have put in place the necessary security measures to provide security during the Easter holidays, which in recent years has been used by criminal...
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Over 160 killed as army, rebels clash in S. Sudan
March 28, 2013 (JUBA/BOR) – At least 160 people were killed and over 70 wounded when South Sudan army (SPLA) and rebels clashed in the country's largest, but remote Jonglei state, officials told Sudan...
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EU earmarks $285m for provision of services in South Sudan
March 28, 2013 (JUBA) - The European Union (EU) diplomat to South Sudan has said his organization has availed 285 million US dollars to support some of the development projects for service delivery in...
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Sudan constitution limits presidential terms to two: NCP
March 28, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The head of the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) parliamentary bloc Ghazi Salah al-Deen al-Attabani said today that the current constitution governs the issue of...
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Jonglei residents smuggle gold to Ethiopia for sale, says official
March 28, 2013(BOR) – South Sudan's Jonglei state residents have started illegal gold mining and smuggling into neighbouring Ethiopia for sale to make ends meet, a local government official said...
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South Sudan looking to join NBI framework agreement, says ambassador
March 28, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – South Sudan called on Egypt and Sudan to drop its opposition to the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) 2010 agreement and join it.Some residents in Juba bathe in the river Nile...
View ArticleSudan optimistic for agreement with Darfur rebels before donor meeting
March 28, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - Sudanese government chief negotiator and state minister Amin Hassan Omer expressed hopes that a peace agreement be concluded with the Justice and Equality Movement – Mohamed...
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Kiir calls for peaceful coexistence to reinforce harmony
March 29, 2013 (JUBA) - South Sudan's President Salva Kiir marked the Easter holidays on Friday by calling upon the troubled young nation to join hands to strengthen communal harmony and...
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South Sudan submits complaints on recent attacks to UNISFA
By Bonifacio Taban KuichMarch 29, 2013 (JUBA) - South Sudan says it has reported recent cross-border attacks from Sudanese nomadic groups, during the period that two sides agreed to create a buffer...
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