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Kiir threatens to sack cabinet members who speak against government
May 1, 2013 (JUBA) - South Sudanese president Salva Kiir Mayardit says he will no longer tolerate members of his cabinet accusing the government they serve in of corruption, arbitrary arrest and human...
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US embassy condemns Sudan rebels' recent offensive
May 1, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - The US embassy in Khartoum said it deplores the recent attacks by the Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF) in Um Rawaba and nearby villages in North Kordofan, calling for an...
View ArticleNine young men released from Lakes state military prison
May 1, 2013 (RUMBEK) - Nine young men who have been detained since February in a secret Lakes state military prison were released last weekend after being forced to pay a fine.Their release comes after...
View ArticleHumanitarian Rhetoric and the Fate of People of Nuba Mountains and Blue Nile
By Luka Biong Deng*The people of Nuba Mountains and Blue Nile have been forgotten in the prolonged tension between Sudan and South Sudan and they sometimes feel betrayed by both South Sudan and...
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Bashir & Kiir to witness first shipment of oil from Port Sudan: official
May 1, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The chairman of Sudan's parliamentary subcommittee on Foreign Affairs, Defense, and National Security Mohammed Al-Hassan al-Amin, announced that that presidents Omer Hassan...
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Sudan seeking to revoke immunities of individuals in connection with Darfur...
May 1, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan's ministry of justice announced that the special prosecutor for Darfur crimes initiated measures to lift immunity of some individuals suspected of involvement in crimes...
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Sudan denies existence of gas shortage
May 1, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan's oil minister, Awad Ahmed Al-Jazz, denied that a gas shortage exists in the country saying that there sufficient levels available to meet internal demand.FILE – Sudan's...
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Sudan's Bashir says that negotiations with SPLM-N will continue despite...
May 1, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese president Omer Hassan al-Bashir underscored his government's desire to pursue peace with the rebels of the Sudan People Liberation Movement North (SPLM-N) despite...
View ArticleCPJ calls on African Union to uphold press freedom
Committee to Protect Journalists CPJ calls on African Union to uphold press freedomNew York, May 2, 2013The Committee to Protect Journalists asks Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, chairperson of the African...
View Article39 leaders, groups named as Predators of Freedom of Information in 2013
Reporters Without Borders / Reporters sans frontières World Press Freedom Day39 leaders, groups named as Predators of Freedom of Information in 20133 May 2013On World Press Freedom Day, Reporters...
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Jikany-Nuer community accuse SSRRC chairperson of “lying” on their behalf
May 1, 2013 (JUBA) – Members Jikany-Nuer community in Juba, including lawmakers at the national legislature have described as "desperate lies” a statement issued by South Sudan Relief and...
View ArticleMr. Nafie Goes to Washington
By Eric Reeves*May 2, 2013There has been a good deal of understandable outrage at the decision by the Obama administration to invite to Washington Nafie Ali Nafie, senior advisor to President Omar...
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Warrap state workers' union writes to justice ministry over suspension
May 2,2013 (JUBA) - The leader of South Sudan's Warrap state workers' union is protesting the body's suspension to the ministry of justice, asking the central government to quickly intervene and...
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SSLA rebels say their presence in South Sudans means peace not war
By Bonifacio Taban KuichMay 2, 2013 (BENTIU) - South Sudanese rebels who crossed back into the country's Unity State from Sudan last week said they are committed to peace talks with the government in...
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Lakes state: Home of commissioner of headquarters targeted in attack
May 2, 2013 (RUMBEK) - The residential house of Lakes state's commissioner of headquarters, James Aguer, was targeted in a surprise attack on Wednesday in Malakia.The attack was reportedly carried out...
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Report: Quarter a million Somalis died in famine
By Tesfa-Alem TekleMay 2, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) – A new report released on Thursday revealed that 258,000 people in Somalia died during the severe famine that hit the East African nation between 2010 and...
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SPLM-N deputy chairperson says fighting "just war", denies arresting Kuku
May 2, 2013 (LONDON) - Sudanese rebel leader Abdel-Aziz Adam El-Hilu said this week that he is fighting a "just war" against Khartoum, and denied reports that he had recommended the arrest of his...
View ArticleUS Security Strategy in South Sudan - An anti-China Strategy?
US Security Strategy in South Sudan An anti-China Strategy?Towards a peaceful or conflictual world? A Marxist debate over nature and evolution of the current international orderBy Zeno LeoniThe...
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Egyptian army warns Sudan not to make any claims to disputed border region:...
May 2, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – A senior Egyptian military official who visited Sudan last week has warned Khartoum that his government will not make any concessions on the disputed border region, according...
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Sudan calls on UNSC to sanction rebels, claims ethnic-based killings committed
May 2, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan's ruling National Congress Party (NCP) urged the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and the international community to impose crippling sanctions on rebels who are...
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