South Sudan Economy : need for political and economic measures
By Suzanne JamboApril 6, 2013 - The South Sudanese economy been set back by severe austerity measures for close to two years now; almost since our Independence in July 2011. Much of the real causes of...
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Sudan and JEM-Bashar sign peace deal in Doha
April 6, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - Sudanese government and the Justice and Equality Movement led by Mohamed Bashar (JEM-Bashar) formally signed a peace agreement in the Qatari capital after three months of...
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Sudan's Bashir heading to Kenya next week for Kenyatta's inauguration: report
April 7, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese president Omer Hassan al-Bashir will fly out to Kenya on Monday to participate in the inauguration ceremony of Uhuru Kenyatta as new leader of the East African...
View ArticlePress group "appalled" by media treatment in Sudan
April 7, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - Reporters Without Borders (RWB) has condemned the removal of the editor-in-chief of an independent Arabic-language daily in the Sudanese capital Khartoum last week, saying it...
View ArticleSouth Sudan: UNMISS journalists involved in alleged murder-suicide
April 7, 2013 (JUBA) - A radio journalist working for the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) took his own life hours after allegedly killing his wife, who was also a journalist employed at...
View ArticleEU, IOM launch peace initiative in South Sudan
April 7, 2013 (JUBA) - The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has embarked on several peace promotion events, seeking to bring conflicting South Sudanese communities in harmony with one...
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Sudanese military court hands down jail sentences to coup attempt officers
April 7, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – A Sudanese military court sentenced seven army officers to prison terms of up to five years and dismissed them from service on Sunday for their role in an alleged coup...
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Machar urges South Sudan top civil servants to discourage tribalism
April 7, 2013 (JUBA) – South Sudan's vice-president, Riek Machar, has urged top civil servants in the country to fight against tribalism in the government's institutions.South Sudan Vice-President Riek...
View ArticleLakes state youth leader contests his removal from office
April 7, 2013 (RUMBEK) – The youth chairperson in South Sudan's Lakes state, Apuk Deng Reech, has described as “fake” a letter seeking his removal from the position.Member of Lakes State Youth Union...
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Darfur rebels ‘running out of time' says Sudan 1st VP
April 7, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan's first vice president, Ali Osman Mohamed Taha, warned Darfur rebels who didn't join the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD) that they are running out of time,...
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Former NCP majority leader challenges his removal decision
April 7, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The former majority leader of the National Congress Party (NCP) at Sudan's national assembly Ghazi Salah al-Deen al-Attabani said that he has not formally received the...
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South Sudan's Kiir may meet Sudanese president in Kenya
April 7,2013 (JUBA) - South Sudan said Sunday that president Salva Kiir is likely to meet his Sudanese counterpart, Omer Al Bashir in Nairobi, during the inauguration ceremony of the new Kenyan...
View ArticleSignificance of synchronisation of Bashir's prisoners release and Ali Osman's...
By Mahmoud A. SuleimanApril 6, 2013 - The significance of synchronisation of the Republican decree issued by Omer al-Bashir to release political prisoners and his Deputy Ali Mohammed Osman's invitation...
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OCHA South Sudan Weekly Humanitarian Bulletin 25-31 March 2013
Humanitarian Bulletin South Sudan25-31 March 2013Highlights Clashes continue in Jonglei State but the full impact on civilians remains unknown.Health agencies have treated over 330 violence-related...
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Lakes state: One killed, five wounded in fresh cattle raid
April 8, 2013 (JUBA) – At least a person was killed and five others wounded in fresh cattle raid that took place in Cueibet county of South Sudan's Lakes state, authorities said.“The raiders from Tonj...
View ArticleUNHCR braces for refugee influx in S. Sudan's Upper Nile state
April 8, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - UN agencies in South Sudan's Unity and Upper Nile states are stockpiling supplies of food and relief items, in preparation for a potential fresh influx of refugees from the...
View ArticleSudan imports push commodity prices down in Unity state
By Bonifacio Taban KuichApril 8, 2013 (BENTIU) - Commodity prices in the market have dropped in Unity state's capital Bentiu after a massive importation of goods from neighbouring Sudan through Mayom...
View ArticleFemale Eritrean Air Force captain defects to Saudi Arabia
By Tesfa-Alem TekleApril 8, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) - A female Eritrean Air Force pilot has defected to Saudia Arabia where he is seeking political asylum in Saudi Arabia, in in a latest sign of...
View ArticleSudan press council accuses security service of interference
April 8, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan's government-run press council has accused state security services of interfering in its work, issuing an ultimatum to authorities to disband the media body or allow it...
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S. Sudanese activist calls for “radical” change in cabinet
April 8, 2013 (JUBA) – The chairperson of South Sudan civil society alliance has called for a “radical” change in government, reduction in its large cabinet and an overhaul in the entire system.South...
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