South Sudanese lawyers call for the respect of the rule of law and human rights
South Sudan Law Society (SSLS) 7 June 2013Lawyers in the Republic of South Sudan call for advocacy for the supremacy of the respect of the rule of Law, Human Rights in South SudanSouth Sudan Law...
View ArticleWhat next for South Sudan after Sudan stops oil flow?
By Ngor Arol GarangJune 13, 2013 - South Sudan has now confirmed media reports about decision by Sudanese president Bashir, ordering his minister of petroleum to shut down flow of the crude oil to the...
View ArticleNuer Youth and Prophet Ngundeng's Historical Society call for unity in South...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Leadership of Nuer Youth and Ngundeng's Historical Society,Juba, South SudanJune 12, 2013 - Due to the announcement made by President Bashir to abrogate the September, 27th...
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Lakes state brewing ban leaves widows unable to feed children
June 13, 2013 (RUMBEK) - Women across Lakes state are complaining that the ban on alcohol introduced by controversial military caretaker Governor Maj-Gen Matur Chut Dhuol, has deprived them of their...
View ArticleWarrap authorities deny relief workers face harassment in communities
June 13, 2013 (JUBA) - Officials in South Sudan's Warrap state have dismissed reports that humanitarian workers are suffering harassment in communities, despite claims by traditional leaders on...
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Sudan accuses rebels of attacking Abyei oil pipeline but JEM denies
June 13, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) on Thursday accused the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) of attacking an oil pipeline in Abyei with the support of South Sudan, but the rebel...
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Humanitarian situation still precarious for refugees in Chad: ICRC
June 13, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - Thousands of people displaced from Darfur to the remote Chad border town of Tissi are facing a worsening humanitarian situation due to a lack of adequate medical facilities,...
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Rebel leader Johnson Uliny in Juba to discuss peace deal with Kiir
June 13, 2013 (JUBA) - South Sudanese former rebel leader Johnson Uliny arrived in Juba on Thursday to verify his acceptance of an amnesty offered by president Salva Kiir Mayardit.Former rebel leader,...
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Sudan mulls over Mbeki's proposals to ease tensions with Juba
June 13, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan is discussing proposals filed by the head of the African Union High-level Implementation Panel (AUHIP), former President Thabo Mbeki to settle current tensions with...
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Warrap: Journalist arrested for opposing provincial orders
June 13, 2013 (JUBA) - Authorities in South Sudan's Warrap state have detained a journalist for opposing a recent provincial order against playing of cards in the region, relatives told Sudan...
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Kiir vows peaceful dialogue with Sudan despite disputes - defence minister
June 13, 2013 (JUBA) - South Sudan president, Salva Kiir said he would continue engaging his Sudanese counterpart, Omer Al-Bashir in order to reach a peaceful settlement of disputes between the two...
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Sudan admits army facing headwinds in its war against rebels
June 13, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF) has its eye set on the capital Khartoum as part of a new plan that is based on part on coordination with political opposition groups, a...
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Juba dispatches VP Machar to Sudan for talks on oil row: source
June 14, 2013 (JUBA) – South Sudan Vice President Riek Machar will travel to Khartoum for talks with Sudanese official on their decision to stop oil flow through their pipelines, a government source...
View ArticleWoman sentenced to 9 months in prison for committing adultery
June 13, 2013 (RUMBEK) – A traditional court in Lakes state's Wulu county has sentenced a woman to nine months in prison for having committed adultery with a South Sudanese army (SPLA) soldier...
View ArticleSouth Sudan backs Ethiopia's Nile dam
By Tesfa-Alem TekleJune 14, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) – The Governments of South Sudan has voiced support to a Ethiopia's controversial Nile Dam project which the country is building along the Nile river,...
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South Sudan forms high level committee for dialogue with Sudan
June 14, 2013 (JUBA) – South Sudan has formed a high level political committee to dialogue with the neighbouring Sudan to defuse the current oil row which has threatened to invalidate the cooperation...
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South Sudan oil continues flowing despite dispute with Khartoum
June 14, 2013 (JUBA) - South Sudan says that its oil crude continues to flow to international markets through Sudanese territory despite growing difference over Khartoum's claims that it provides...
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SPLM-N rebels launch fresh attacks in S. Kordofan, as UN say Ethiopian...
June 14, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan People's Liberation Movement North (SPLM-N) said they captured a locality, west of the capital of South Kordofan Kadugli, while the United Nations announced that an...
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Jonglei: Bor town closes over 50 illegal shops
June 13, 2013 (BOR) - The capital of South Sudan's Jonglei state ordered the closure of 54 shops and stores in Bor town's Marol Market on Thursday, three days after the office of the mayor gave shop...
View ArticleLakes: unknown gunman kills hunter in Wulu
June 15, 2013 (RUMBEK) – An unknown gunman have killed a hunter in a remote village in Makundi payam [district] in Lakes state's Wulul county on Friday.Authorities in Wulu acknowledged the incident,...
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