Warrap holds ex-rebel for killing 4 people, stealing over 200 cattle in Twic...
June 5, 2013 (JUBA) - An attack by an armed group on two separate villages in South Sudan's Warrap state has left at least four people dead, as well as several others wounded.The suspected attackers,...
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Vice-president says federal system best for governing South Sudan
June 4, 2013 (JUBA) – Federalism is the best system of governance for South Sudan, said the country's vice-president, Riek Machar, who further advocated for creation of more states in the country.South...
View ArticleHow the regime of Bashir will end in Sudan?
By Luka Biong DengJune 5, 2013 - It is becoming apparent that the regime of Bashir is now coming to a dead end. Its demise is imminent and irreversible whatever the NCP will try now to transform itself...
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Sudan warns against postponement of security meetings
June 5, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - The Sudanese government warned Juba against the continued delay of the meetings of a joint security committee, among increasing accusations that Juba continue to harbour and...
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Sudan says Iraq agrees to sell it oil on credit
June 4, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan's investment minister Mustafa Osman Ismail has announced that the Iraqi government agreed on Tuesday to sell it oil but pay for its price at a later date.Sudan's...
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Sudan finance minister calls on parliament to adopt ‘pray for rain' scheme
June 5, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese minister of finance and national economy Ali Mahmoud Abdel-Rasool has implored upon lawmakers to adopt the “Prayer for rain” scheme in order to ensure the success...
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63,000 people displaced by clashes in Abu Kershola: report
June 5, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - The number of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) affected by last month clashes in Abu Kershola has reached 63,000 people announced the United Nations Office for the...
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Conflicting reports emerge on visit of Egypt's spy chief to Sudan
June 5, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese foreign ministry and the Egyptian embassy in Khartoum said today that have no knowledge of a visit by the director of the Egyptian intelligence as reported by...
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Rumbek students threaten to burn university unless campus is reopened
June 5, 2013 (RUMBEK) – Students from Rumbek University in Lakes state threatened to burn down the campus unless their classes resume this month during a protest on Monday.Students in Rumbek staged a...
View ArticleChurch leaders detained incommunicado in South Sudan: Amnesty
June 6, 2013 (JUBA) - Two members of the Presbyterian Church in South Sudan have been detained without access to their families or lawyers since being arrested from their homes on 19 May, Amnesty...
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Detained Citizen TV journalist released
June 5, 2013 (JUBA) - A journalist from South Sudan's independent Citizen Television station who was detained on Tuesday by security agents has been released without charge a day after being taken into...
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UN donates $5.4m and two helicopters to support Jonglei state
June 5, 2013 (BOR) - The United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has donated $5.4 million and two helicopters to help tens of thousand people affected by conflict in South Sudan's Jonglei...
View ArticleSouth Sudan developing national defence guidelines to promote investment
June 6, 2013 (JUBA) - South Sudan is currently developing comprehensive national defence guidelines in a bid to promote investment opportunities in the country, the head of the parliamentary public...
View ArticleSudanese ICC suspect at scene of fresh crimes in Darfur: HRW
June 6, 2013 (NAIROBI) – There are calls for the UN Security Council to take action, amid claims that a top Sudanese military commander wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) led or...
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SPLM-N demands discussions on how to conduct vaccination campaign for children
June 6, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudan People's Liberation Movement –North (SPLM-N) said ready for a polio vaccination and vitamin A distribution campaign that two UN agencies intend to carry out in its...
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"I was in Sudan" admits Uliny as rebels accept amnesty in Upper Nile
June 6, 2013 (JUBA) - Former South Sudanese rebel leader Johnson Uliny admitted receiving support from Sudan as his forces accepted a presidential amnesty and were met by senior military officials on...
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ICC critical of security council's “inaction” on Darfur
June 5, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) has criticised the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) over its “inaction and paralysis” in response to the deteriorating situation...
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Sudan to brief international community over Juba's support to rebel groups
June 6, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan's cabinet decided on Thursday to carry out a "broader diplomatic campaign" to brief the international community about the support that the neighbouring South Sudan...
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Three killed in Sudanese military helicopter crash
June 6, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – Three people were killed on Thursday when a military helicopter crashed in the capital of the Blue Nile state.Site where military helicopter crashed in Damazin, Sudan June 6,...
View ArticleThe state that provides hope
By Zechariah Manyok BiarJune 7, 2013 - Sometimes the prevailing situation of lawlessness and lack of tolerance to views that differ from one's own leads to a feeling of hopelessness in South Sudan. But...
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