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Bashir and Kiir meet in Addis as Sudan reportedly demands permission to...
May 24, 2013 (KHARTOUM/JUBA) - Presidents Omer Al-Bashir and Salva Kiir discussed Friday evening in Addis Ababa issues related to oil flow, rebel groups and Abyei, among reports that Khartoum asked to...
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Sudan's security suspends and confiscates pro-government daily newspapers
May 26, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan's National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) has suspended the pro-government Al-Intibaha and Al-Migher Al-siyasi daily newspapers saying that they addressed...
View Article50 years on, Africa awaits long journey ahead
By Tesfa-Alem TekleMay 25, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) – African leaders on Saturday gathered at the African Union (AU) headquarters in Addis Ababa where they began a two-day meeting to consult and exchange...
View ArticleAU, UNAMID sign $3m funding agreement for Darfur peace projects
May 25, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) - The African Union (AU) and the joint AU-UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) signed an agreement on Saturday under which the AU will provide almost $3 million in funding...
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Gunman kills aid worker in Lakes state
May 25, 2013 (JUBA) – An aid worker was on Thursday killed and another injured by an unknown gunman in South Sudan's Lakes state.The deceased, state authorities told Sudan Tribune, worked with the...
View ArticleUS envoy backs call for press freedom in South Sudan
May 25, 2013 (JUBA) – The US envoy to South Sudan has strongly supported calls for press freedom in the country, saying the state has the constitutional mandate to protect journalists.“The US...
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Kerry denounces repression in Sudan as Karti announces US pressures on Juba...
May 25, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday said Sudan represses people in its two southern states because they want a secular state. While Sudanese foreign minister Ali...
View ArticleDarfur: Three men sentenced to death by crucification
May 25, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – A special court in Sudan's Darfur region has sentenced to death three men who are likely to be hanged, their bodies later crucified and publicly displayed, if the court's...
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Fresh clashes in South Kordofan between Sudanese army and rebels
May 25, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - The government army and the rebel groups issued Saturday statements about fresh clashes in Kordofan region where the two parties clashes since last April.Fighters of the...
View ArticleDabajo designated leader of Darfur former rebel group
May 25, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The former rebel Justice and Equality Movement-Sudan (JEM-Sudan) announced on Saturday that its general commander Bakheit Abdallah Abdel-Karim (Dabajo) has been chosen as a...
View ArticleASCOM resumes repair of dikes in Jonglei
May 26, 2013 (BOR) - ASCOM, a Moldovan oil and construction firm operating in Jonglei state, has resumed repair of the Bor-Twic East dike after pulling out in mid-May, following the capture of Boma and...
View ArticleUnity: Leer county pupils top the state in primary school exams
May 26, 2013 (KAMPALA) – Pupils from Leer county made up the first seven positions in Unity's state's top 10 performers in the 2013 primary school examinations.Mary John school in Leer county was also...
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President Kiir to be briefed on resolutions of Greater Bhar el Ghazal conference
May 26, 2013 (JUBA) – Governors of the states of Greater Bhar el Ghazal region have arrived Juba to brief president Salva Kiir Mayardit on the resolutions that came out from the five-day regional...
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FEATURE: Women in Khartoum's informal job market face struggle for rights
May 26, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - Gisma Abdel el-Shafe dreams of one day owning a house of her own.Tea ladies are a familiar site on Sudan's city streets, but are often vulnerable to abuse (ST)But though she...
View ArticleSAF repulses new rebel attack in South Kordofan, says spokesperson
May 26, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) announced that it repulsed rebels attack on Al-Dandor area in South Kordofan on Sunday, killing more than 70 fighters.The spokesperson for SAF,...
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Political and security situation behind rise in US dollar price, says Sudan's...
May 26, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan's central bank has attributed the rise of the United States dollar against Sudanese pound in the black market to the political and security situation in the country.A...
View ArticlePeace or War for Greater Sudan? Khartoum has yet to decide in the face of AU...
By Eric ReevesMay 23, 2013 - Although the threats to peace in Sudan and South Sudan grow almost daily, and as humanitarian conditions in vast areas of greater Sudan—affecting millions of people—are...
View ArticleThe Sudanese: between a rock and a hard place
By Magdi El GizouliMay 27, 2013 - The National Congress Party – Reform Platform (NCP-RP), a semi-clandestine association of disgruntled Islamists that developed as a carrier of the memoranda politics...
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US says referendum only way to resolve Abyei conflict
May 26, 2013 (JUBA)-The US government has reiterated its support to two Sudans, insisting the only way the two countries can resolve the impasse over the contested region of Abyei was through a...
View ArticleIndian oil company resumes production in S. Sudan
May 26, 2013 (JUBA) - ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL), the overseas investment arm of state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), has resumed crude oil production from its oilfields in Sudan, the Indian Times...
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