Fly Dubai airline to begin direct flights to Juba soon
April 10, 2013 (JUBA) - Fly Dubai airline has announced to begin its first ever direct flight from Dubai to Juba on 21st April 2013.Fly Dubai airline (jaunted)The Fly Dubai airline, which is an airline...
View ArticleDDPD is the only framework for peace in Darfur, international body
April 9, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - An international body to follow up the ongoing efforts to settle the 10-year conflict in western Sudan reiterated that the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD) represents...
View ArticleUNSC condemns killing of peacekeepers, civilians in S. Sudan
April 9, 2012 (JUBA/BOR) – Members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) have condemned in the “strongest” terms the 9 April attack by unidentified armed persons on a UN Mission in South Sudan...
View ArticleChad's last minute postponement of conference scraps Bashir's travel plans
April 9, 2013 (WASHINGTON) – The Chadian government announced abruptly today that it was postponing the Great Green Wall summit scheduled for Wednesday just as the Sudanese president Omer Hassan...
View ArticleWe didn't kill UN peacekeepers in Jonglei: rebel group
April 9, 2013 (JUBA) – A rebel group operating in South Sudan's Jonglei state has issued a statement denying its involvement in Tuesday's killing of United Nations peacekeepers and civilians in the...
View ArticleEVENT: ‘Remember Sudan' - A HART Art Exhibition
‘Remember Sudan' A HART Art ExhibitionThursday 11th April at 7pmSwiss Church, 79 Endell St, London, WC2H 9DY, near Covent GardenThe exhibition features a unique collection of drawings by children...
View ArticleLakes state passes firearms bill
April 10, 2013 (RUMBEK) - The Lakes state Legislative Assembly on Wednesday passed a Firearm Bill which makes it compulsory to register all firearms and extends more powers to the state and county...
View ArticleThousands of civilians are affected by security situation in Jonglei, UN says
April 10, 2013 (JUBA) – The United Nations relief agency on Wednesday reported that the thousands of civilians continue to be affected in the troubled South Sudanese state of Jonglei.People displace by...
View ArticleThe NCP: clamour and glamour of dissent
By Magdi El GizouliApril 10, 2012 - Divisions in Sudan's ruling National Congress Party (NCP) evolved into open conflict on the background of President Bashir's declaration that he intends to step down...
View ArticleJuba orders deployment of more security forces to Jonglei
April 10, 2013 (JUBA) - South Sudan ordered the deployment of additional security forces on Wednesday to the troubled Jonglei state a day after an unidentified armed group killed five United Nations...
View ArticleYauyau denies involvement in UN attack, says "ready" for peace
April 10, 2013 (JUBA) - David Yauyau, the leader of a rebel group in South Sudan's Jonglei state has denied that his group was responsible for an attack on a United Nations convoy, which left at least...
View ArticleWomen are important peacemakers, says Jonglei governor
By John ActuallyApril 10, 2013 (BOR) - Women play an important role in creating and sustaining peace, the governor of South Sudan's troubled Jonglei state told a women's conference in Bor on...
View ArticleSudanese lawmakers rap Defense Minister over Darfur insecurity
April 10, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese minister of defense Abdel-Rahim Mohamed Hussein accused rebel movements of seeking to destabilize Darfur and undermine the International Donor Conference for...
View ArticleSudan's NCP majority leader agrees to stand down
April 10, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The former majority leader of the National Congress Party (NCP) at Sudan's national assembly Ghazi Salah al-Deen al-Attabani agreed to comply with the party's leadership...
View ArticleFormer rebel group to send advance-delegation from Darfur
April 10, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - An advance delegation of the former rebel Justice and Equality Movement- Bashar (JEM-Bashar) is expected to head to Khartoum from Darfur within two weeks , announced the...
View ArticleS. Sudan confirms Bashir's visit, urges warm reception
April 11, 2013 (JUBA)- South Sudan has officially confirmed Friday's visit of Sudanese president, Omar Al-Bashir to the capital, Juba, and called on its citizens to exercise warm reception.South Sudan...
View ArticleJapan outlines its development strategy in Sudan
April 10, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Japanese government announced its intention to implement projects worth $50 million in a number of states across Sudan as part of its efforts to strengthen the peace...
View ArticleWorld condems Jonglei peacekeeper deaths
April 11, 2013 (LONDON) - The international community has continued to express condemnation of the death of 12 people in an ambush of a United Nations convoy in South Sudan's Jonglei state on 9...
View ArticleS. Sudan tightens security ahead of Bashir's Juba visit
April 12, 2013 (JUBA) - South Sudan stepped up security measures in the capital Juba on Thursday ahead of today's high-level visit into the country by a delegation from the Sudanese government,...
View ArticleMan injured in Lakes state robbery
April 11, 2013 (RUMBEK) - Two days after a new Lakes State's Legislative Assembly passed a Firearms Bill on Tuesday, a robbery in Wulu county has left one person injured.Wulu county's commissioner,...
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