The Kajokeji Road Saga
By Steven Wöndu August 21, 2012 — Professor Taban Loliyong's piece in The Citizen of August 9th is welcome. The road connectinga Kajokeji and Juba in the CPA era was largely the result of public...
View ArticleWill this can be the time to talk peace between Ethiopia and Eritrea?
By Ibrahim A. Ibrahim August 21, 2012 — The horn of Africa has seen recurring turbulent events again and again. Precious time wasted as is the demise of many innocent lives. The lost opportunities can...
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South Sudanese returnee ship reaches Jonglei
August 22, 2012 (BOR) - South Sudanese returnees reach Jonglei's state capital, Bor after an arduous journey. A returnee child eating boiled rice at Bor docking point, Jonglei, August 22, 2012 (ST) One...
View ArticleThe African Union Map And 14 Miles South River Kiir
By Dhieu Mathok Diing Wol One of the distinguished negotiators from the South Sudan negotiating team in Addis Ababa was reported as saying, “Arabs are very desperate about African Union's new Map,...
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S. Sudan Jonglei minister sacked
August 22, 2012 (BOR) - Jonglie's minister of labor and public service and human resource development, Racheal Nyadak Paul, was relieved from her post on 17 August. Jonglei's ex-minister, Nyadak Paul,...
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Ship carrying over 2,000 S. Sudanese returnees arrives in Jonglei
August 22, 2012 (BOR) - A ship carrying over 2,000 South Sudanese returnees arrived in Bor, the Jonglei state capital on Wednesday from Renk in Upper Nile state, after months of difficulties at the...
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S. Sudan defends declaration of three days of national mourning for Ethiopian...
August 22, 2012 (ADDIS ABABA/JUBA) - South Sudan on Wednesday defended its decision to declare three days of national mourning in honour of the Ethiopian leader Meles Zenawi, who died on Monday....
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Tensions rise again between Khartoum and Juba over Abyei administration
August 22, 2012 (KHARTOUM) — Days before the resumption of talks on the outstanding issues, Khartoum has accused Juba of unilaterally appointing a new administration in Abyei, and decided to send a...
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U.S. Lyman urges Sudan to accept African map for security arrangements
August 22, 2012 (WASHINGTON) - U.S. president special envoy urged Sudan to accept a map drawn up by the African Union (AU) to establish a buffer zone on the common border with South Sudan in order to...
View ArticleAmerican journalist criticised for describing Kiir and Machar as rivals
August 23, 2012 (JUBA) – Media official at the office of South Sudanese vice-president criticised a US journalist for describing relations between President Salva kiir and his deputy Riek Machar as...
View ArticleTribute to late General Paulino Matip Nhial
By: Deng Vanang August 22, 2012 — The death of one of highly decorated South Sudan's Generals Paulino Matip Nhial on 22nd August 2012 in Mayo clinic in Nairobi, Kenya although unwelcomed news to most...
View ArticleCompanies operating in South Sudan are ignoring their Corporate Social...
By Isaiah Abraham August 23, 2012 — Many credible companies and organizations around the globe have heavily invested in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives to put human face in their...
View ArticleICC prosecutor appoints new special gender adviser
August 22, 2012 (WASHINGTON) – The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Fatou Bensouda announced on Tuesday that she has picked a veteran advocate of women's human rights to be her new...
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Sudan denies rebels' claim of killing 11 army soldiers in Darfur ambush
August 22, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese army has denied claims by rebels in the country's western region of Darfur that they killed 11 soldiers in an ambush on Monday. FILE PHOTO - Sudanese Army...
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S. Sudan: Increase in Lakes State malaria cases
August 28, 2012 (RUMBEK) - Rumbek, the capital of Lakes state, has reported a dramatic increase in cases of malaria. Malaria-infected baby, Juba, South Sudan (AFP/Getty) The governor of Lakes state,...
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Lawful arms trade worth US$8.5bn per annum: Small Arms Survey
By Julius N. Uma August 28, 2012 (JUBA) - The value of authorised international transfers of small arms, light weapons, their parts, accessories, and ammunition is at least US$8.5 billion annually,...
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Unity State opposition critical of SPLM leadership
By Bonifacio Taban Kuich August 27, 2012 (BENTIU) – A meeting by South Sudan's ruling Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) was held in Unity state on 23 August under the theme “One Government, One...
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South Sudan now eligible for interest-free IMF loans
August 28, 2012 (JUBA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has included South Sudan in a list of 72 low-income countries now eligible for concessional lending. The IMF's...
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US Chargé d'affaires: Washington does not seek regime change in Khartoum
August 28, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – US Chargé d'affaires, Joseph D. Stafford, said he was misquoted by a local daily when he was asked if a regime change in Khartoum might help to normalize relations with...
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Humanitarian aid must be delivered through South Sudan and Ethiopia – SPLM-N...
August 28, 2012 (KHARTOUM) — The Sudan People's Liberation Movement–North (SPLM-N) accused Khartoum government of hampering the humanitarian access to the civilians in its controlled areas and...
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