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S. Sudan says its winning malaria fight
April 25, 2013 (JUBA/KHARTOUM) – South Sudan joined in global commemorations on Wednesday marking World Malaria Day, with the government saying it was confident of eradicating the killer disease.The...
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South Sudan re-issues amnesty for rebels, including Yau Yau
April 26, 2013 (BOR) - The president of South Sudan, Salva Kiir, on Friday re-issued an amnesty to rebel leaders operating in the countries Jonglei, Unity and Upper Nile state.South Sudan president...
View ArticleUnity state: Three WFP staff arrested in connection with missing colleague
By Bonifacio Taban KuichApril 26, 2013 (BENTIU) - Officials from South Sudan's Unity state on Thursday confirmed the arrest of three employees of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) in connection with...
View ArticleEthiopia retracts remarks on urgent Somalia pull-out
April 26, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) – The Ethiopian ministry of foreign affairs said that remarks made by the country's prime minister over the pull-out of troops from Somalia was misunderstood.The ministry...
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South Sudan rebel alliance accepts presidential amnesty
April 26, 2013 (JUBA) - A coalition of South Sudanese rebels said on Friday that they “unconditionally” accepted an amnesty by President Salva Kiir Mayardit on Thursday, raising hopes of an end to...
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Bring your families back to South Sudan, Jonglei governor tells officials
April 24, 2013 (BOR) - Jonglei state's governor Kuol Manyang Juuk, has set January of next year as a deadline for all ministers, MPs and top civil servants to bring their families back to South...
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Obama received $865 congratulatory gift from Kiir in 2011
April 26, 2013 (WASHINGTON) – US president Barack Obama accepted gifts valued at $865 from his South Sudanese counterpart Salva Kiir congratulating him on his historic 2009 election win, a White House...
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UNHCR shifting Darfur IDPs to safer areas inside Chad
April 26, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) has started moving thousands of displaced Sudanese civilians who fled across the border from violence in Darfur to safer areas...
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Five young men released from Rumbek secret prison, claim “serious torture”
April 26, 2013 (RUMBEK) – The Lakes state government has released five youths detained by the state branch of the National Intelligence Security Service (NISS).Matur Chuot Dhuol, who was appointed as...
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AU welcomes direct talks between Sudan, SPLM-N rebels
April 26, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA/JUBA) – The African Union on Friday welcomed direct talks between Sudan government and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement – North (SPLM-N) rebels, which seeks a...
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WHO accuses unidentified groups of hampering vaccination campaigns in Sudan
April 26, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The World Health Organisation (WHO) accused unidentified groups in Sudan of promoting rumours against its vaccination campaigns for special interests,WHO expert Salah...
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Fire burns 250 tents in Darfur IDP camp
April 26, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – A massive fire broke out Wednesday at Al-Salam camp for displaced persons in South Darfur state capital of Nyala, burning more than 250 tents.An elderly Sudanese refugee man...
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Sudan talks with SPLM-N adjourned without breakthrough
April 26, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The first round of talks since 2011 between the Sudan people Liberation Movement North (SPLM-N) and the Sudanese government in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa have...
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UN report highlights link between Sudan's NCP & Ivory Coast ex-ruling party
April 27, 2013 (WASHINGTON) – A report released by a United Nations commission this week said it has identified thousands of ammunition rounds produced in Sudan that were used by forces loyal to former...
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Sudan denies harboring Uganda's LRA's fugitive leader
April 27, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese army strongly denied allegations that it is providing shelter to the fugitive Ugandan leader of the Lord Resistance Army (LRA), Joseph Kony.Lord's Resistance...
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Sudan rebels carry out a brief but daring attack on North Kordofan town
April 27, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF) rebels swept through Umm Rawaba in North Kordofan state on Saturday morning in an attack that took the Sudanese government and observers...
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Qatar offers $135 million for restoration of historic sites in Sudan
April 27, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese tourism minister Mohamed Abdul-Karim Al-Had, disclosed that Qatar is offering $135 million in a joint Sudanese-Qatari project to removate100 archaeological...
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Ethiopian Airlines first to resume flying Boeing's grounded Dreamliners
April 27, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) - Ethiopian Airlines on Saturday resumed flying Boeing's 787 Dreamliner passenger jets three months after the globe fleet were grounded over the failure of its battery...
View ArticleA Key Report on Darfur by UN Panel of Experts Consigned to Oblivion
By Eric Reeves*To understand the surging violence in Darfur over the past year, a lengthy and highly authoritative "unofficial" report covering most of 2011, from former members of the UN Panel of...
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Head of UN in South Sudan told of Lakes state human rights alleged abuses
April 27, 2013 (RUMBEK) - The head of the United Nations in South Sudan was told by Lakes state MPs on Friday of widespread human rights abuses and constitutional issues with the term limit of the new...
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