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Sudan vows ‘decisive showdown' with rebels
May 7, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan's presidential assistant and National Congress Party (NCP) deputy-chairman for the party's affairs, Nafie Ali Nafie, has threatened to mount a decisive battle against...
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Sudan hopes reports on Uganda banning rebel meetings are true
May 7, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese government has responded cautiously to a report carried by state media on Monday which claimed Uganda had banned anti-Khartoum rebels from meeting on its territory...
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Bashir still optimistic that Sudan, S.Sudan can ‘reunite' in future
May 7, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – Sudanese president Omer Hassan al-Bashir expressed hope that his country would one day re-unite with the South given the things they have in common.Sudanese president Omer...
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Unity state: Raiders injure policeman, seize over 400 cattle
By Bonifacio Taban KuichMay 7, 2013 (BENTIU) – A policeman was injured and over 400 cattle sized when armed youth stormed Unity state's Mayiandit County on Monday, an official said.A man attempts to...
View ArticleSudan NCP endorses proposal to extend Bashir's mandate for 5 years
May 8, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan's ruling National Congress Party ‘NCP) approved on Tuesday a proposition aiming to amend its statute and to extend the term of the leader from four to five years.NCP...
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Norway's special envoy to Sudan holds talks with Ethiopian foreign minister
May 8, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) – Norway's special envoy to Sudan, Endre Stiansen, has held talks with Ethiopia's foreign affairs minister, Tedros Adhanom, on a visit to the capital Addis Ababa on...
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African presidents condemn killing of Abyei tribal chief
May 8, 2013 (JUBA) – A number of key Africans presidents have condemned the killing of Ngok Dinka chief Kuol Deng Kuol in the contested border region of Abyei, warning that the incident poses a grave...
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Abyei's new paramount chief vows to follow in “footsteps” of late Kuol
May 8, 2013 (JUBA) - The newly-appointed paramount chief of the nine Ngok Dinka chiefdoms of the disputed region of Abyei vowed on Wednesday that he will follow in the footsteps of his predecessor, the...
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Rogue SPLA soldiers protest outside Bor, civilians complain of beatings
May 8, 2012 (BOR) - Hundreds of rouge South Sudan army (SPLA) soldiers, most of them deserters from Jonglei's Pibor County on Wednesday staged a roadblock on the outskirts of the state capital,...
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Kiir dismisses legal aide over speculated disagreements
May 8, 2013 (JUBA) – South Sudan's president, Salva Kiir Mayardit, has dismissed his legal aide over speculated disagreements as the office tries to handle a number of legal challenges and fix its...
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Sudan's parliament suspends activities to push for military mobilization
May 8, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan's National Assembly has decided to suspend its sessions next week in order to enable lawmakers to head to their constituencies and lead a mobilization campaign in support...
View ArticleKhartoum & Juba to hold meeting over rebel groups
May 8, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - The Sudanese side of the Joint Political and Security Committee (JPSC) between Khartoum and Juba, headed by Sudan's defense minister, Abdel-Rahim Mohamed Hussein has extended...
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Bashir discusses security situation with East Darfur governor
May 9, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - Sudanese president Omer Al Bashir discussed on Wednesday the security situation with the governor of East Darfur Abdel Hamid Musa Kasha for the first time since his appointment...
View ArticleSouth Sudan begins talks with ex-rebel leaders
May 8, 2013 (JUBA) - South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit has sent a delegation to Nairobi to meet and hold preliminary discussions with rebel leaders who accepted his amnesty in April and laid...
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Broken Agreement: Violations in the Demilitarized Border Zone by Sudan and...
Satellite Sentinel Project Broken Agreement: Violations in the Demilitarized Border Zone by Sudan and South SudanMay 7, 2013The Satellite Sentinel Project, or SSP, has secured unique independent...
View ArticleWhy SPLA cannot defeat South Sudan rebels
By Steve PaternoMay 9, 2013 - It is a common phenomenon in South Sudan that those who are disgruntled with the government in one way or another tend to find refuge in form of rebellion. The aim for...
View ArticleKilling UN Peacekeepers: A ruthless proclivity of Khartoum's regime
By Eric Reeves,May 9, 2013 - The recent (May 4, 2013) deaths of two UN peacekeepers in Abyei have a chilling familiarity, though to this point there has been no firm establishment of responsibility....
View ArticleBreaking silence on Abyei
By Beny Gideon Mabor“I don't know what's right and wrong anymore”, he said, tears streaming down his cheeks. “On the one hand, I am warned that you are the tool of oppression against our people, an...
View ArticleJonglei: Seven die in Akobo inter-clan fighting
May 9 2013 (BOR) - At least seven people were reported dead and 15 others injured following two consecutive inter-clan clashes in Waat and Walgak in Jonglei state's Akobo county on Tuesday and...
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Kiir accuses Sudan of killing Abyei chief to sabotage referendum
May 9, 2013 (JUBA) - South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit on Thursday openly accused the government of neigbouring Sudan of killing the paramount chief of the disputed border region of Abyei, Kuol...
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