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South Sudan says Abyei will be reclaimed “at any cost”
May 5,2013 (JUBA) – South Sudan said on Sunday that it will reclaim the oil- producing region of Abyei from the government of neighboring Sudan with which it has repeatedly failed to settle the...
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Unity state: Hunger on rise as seed shortages hit Payinjiar
By Bonifacio Taban KuichMay 5, 2013 (BENTIU) – Residents in Unity state's Payinjiar county are facing severe seedling shortages, urging both the government and international NGO's to help provide seeds...
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South Sudan: Tristar donates ambulance to Health ministry
May 4, 2013 (JUBA) – Tristar group, a Dubai-based oil company operating in South Sudan, has donated an ambulance to help the Health ministry cope with emergency-related situations.Minstry of Health and...
View ArticleEthiopia frees detained rebels on pardon grant
May 5, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) - The Ethiopian government said that it released 74 leaders and members of little known rebel group, the Benshangul People's Liberation Movement (BPLM) this week.The move was...
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S. Sudan welcomes UN decision over Abyei access
May 4, 2013 (JUBA) – South Sudan on Saturday welcomed a United Nations decision, which allows UN personnel to access the contested oil-producing region of Abyei, using any travel means available.UN...
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Sudan's ruling NCP calls for restraint in wake of Abyei killings
May 5, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan's ruling National Congress Party (NCP) has warned that the incident which took place yesterday in the disputed border area of Abyei could trigger renewed strife in the...
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North Darfur refutes death figures at gold mine
May 5, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The government of North Darfur dismissed death figures circulated in the media this week of miners who got trapped inside a collapsed gold mine.Workers break rocks at the Wad...
View ArticleAU, US condemn killing of paramount chief, UN peacekeeper in Abyei
May 5, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) – The African Union (AU) has condemned Saturday's attack in Sudan's disputed Abyei region, in which the paramount chief of the Ngok Dinka, Kuol Deng Kuol, and a UN peacekeeper...
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Sudan media urged to embrace digital revolution
May 5, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - Restrictions on press freedoms shouldn't preclude the development of other media in Sudan, a forum in Khartoum on journalism's digital revolution heard on Saturday.TEDx...
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SPLA soldiers desert positions in Pibor
May 5, 2013 (BOR) - South Sudan's army has warned soldiers who deserted their posts in the Gumuruk area of Jonglei state's Pibor county on Sunday that they will punished once they are caught.A Sudan...
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Sudan says Uganda banned rebel meetings on its territory
May 6, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Ugandan government has banned Sudanese rebel movements of meeting in its territories arguing that such gatherings would negatively impact the country.SRF leaders, form the...
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Sudan parliament ratifies African pro-democracy charter despite opposition
May 6, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan's national assembly has ratified the African Charter on Democracy, Elections, and Governance (ACDEG) despite opposition from some lawmakers who argued that the country...
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Senior SPLM official criticizes party's draft constitution, warns of “red lines”
May 7, 2013 (JUBA) – A leading official in the ruling party, the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM), has strongly criticized the circulated draft of the party's constitution, saying it has many...
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Jonglei Governor will give 10% of his salary to Red Cross
May 6, 2013 (BOR) – The Governor of South Sudan's Jonglei state has declared that 10% of his monthly earnings will be given to South Sudan Red Cross as membership contribution to the charity...
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27 children removed from military bases in Unity state
By Bonifacio Taban KuichMay 6, 2013 (BENTIU) - Unity state authorities have removed 27 children from South Sudan's national army this week as part of the implementation of a series of agreements inked...
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South Sudan may soon benefit from IMF credit facility
April 6, 2012 (JUBA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has earmarked South Sudan as one of the countries set to benefit from its rapid credit facility, an initiative extended to countries...
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Ethiopia deplores slaying of UN peacekeeper, tribal leader
By Tesfa-Alem TekleMay 7, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) - The Ethiopian government on Tuesday condemned the killing of an Ethiopian peacekeeper and a tribal leader in the contested Abyei region, which is claimed...
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SPLA denies Jonglei rebels' claim on capture of Boma
May 7, 2013 (BOR) - Rebels in South Sudan's Jonglei state claimed on Monday that they had captured the strategic town of Boma in Pibor County from the Sudan People Liberation Army (SPLA).South Sudan...
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South Sudan lodges complaint against Khartoum at UNSC over killing of Abyei...
May 7, 2013 (JUBA) - South Sudan on Monday lodged a strongly worded complaint to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) over the killing of Abyei tribal leader Kuol Deng Kuol, warning that until...
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South Sudan's Kiir fired deputy foreign affairs minister over “repulsive...
May 7, 2013 (JUBA) - South Sudanese president Salva Kiir was “infuriated” by the embarrassment caused by a “repulsive remark” made by the former deputy minister of foreign affairs, Elias Wako...
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