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Sudan's NCP eying structural changes before 2015 elections: official
July 14, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - A leading figure in Sudan's ruling National Congress Part (NCP) has announced that the party plans to overhaul its structures prior to general elections in 2015.NCP logoThe...
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Warrap school suspends teacher for impregnating pupil
July 13, 2013 (JUBA) - A primary school teacher has been suspended in South Sudan's Warrap state for allegedly impregnating a pupil, according to the parent-teacher association at the school in...
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Senior SPLM official accuses Amum of failures
July 14, 2013 (JUBA) – A senior official of the ruling party in South Sudan, the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM), Mark Nyipuoch Ubang, has accused the party's Secretary General, Pagan Amum...
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Sudan accusses SLA-Minnawi of attacking UNAMID peacekeepers
July 14, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - The Sudanese government has accused the rebel Sudan Liberation Army-Minni Minawi (SLA-MM) of a “brutal” assault on Saturday against troops belonging to the United Nations...
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Sudan bans opposition parties from meeting rebels in Geneva
July 14, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - Sudanese authorities have prevented representatives of opposition parties from travelling to Geneva on Sunday to attend a meeting with Sudan's rebel groups to discuss...
View ArticleSudan wants tangible evidence to prove the end of support to rebel groups
July 14, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan's ruling National Congress Party (NCP) said they are still waiting for evidence proving that Juba has stopped its support to the rebel groups and ended its relations...
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Jonglei: 160 airlifted to Bor for treatment as UN gains access to Pibor clashes
July 14, 2013 (BOR/JUBA) - At least 160 wounded people were flown to Bor civil hospital in Jonglei on Sunday from Manybol in Pibor county, after United Nations troops accessed the Nanaam area for the...
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New Bentiu water company creates jobs for locals
By Bonifacio Taban KuichJuly 14, 2013 (BENTIU) - A new water bottling company opened in South Sudan's Unity state will employ 20 local staff, while more are to be absorbed as production increases next...
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Sudan's NCP makes U-turn on former spy chief
July 14, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - The head of Sudan's parliamentary subcommittee on foreign affairs, security and defense Mohamed al-Hassan al-Amin said that the former head of the National Intelligence and...
View ArticleThe Killing of Seven UNAMID Soldiers: a terrible tragedy, a clear warning
By Eric ReevesJuly 15, 2013- On July 13 seven personnel from the UN/AU Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) were killed and seventeen wounded north of Nyala (South Darfur) in a brutal, sustained armed assault...
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Kiir calls on governors and speakers to work for unity of the leadership
July 15, 2013 (JUBA) – South Sudan's president, Salva Kiir has called on state governors and speakers of the 10 legislative state assemblies to work for the unity of the country's leadership.South...
View ArticleSudanese opposition party urges Bashir not to sign army law
July 15, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan's opposition Popular Congress Party (PCP) has demanded that president Omer Hassan Al-Bashir not to sign the controversial army law recently approved, appealing him to...
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Sporadic protests in Khartoum over water pollution
July 16, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - The Sudanese capital, Khartoum witnessed sporadic protests on Monday against the backdrop of a severe shortage in drinking water and water pollution.Sudanese men stand...
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NCP radical faction obstructs peaceful settlement of Sudan's crises,...
July 15, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan's main opposition alliance has denounced the presence of a radical faction within the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) saying it hinders dialogue and peaceful...
View ArticleSudan: the class war in the capital
By Magdi El GizouliJuly 16, 2013 - Over the past few years the Sudanese press has dedicated more and more space to coverage of crime, reports that attract a greater readership than the seesaw of...
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Jonglei: Five killed, four injured in Twic East raid
July 15, 2013 (BOR) - At least five people were killed and four injured in a Sunday night attack on Pator cattle camp in Jonglei state's Twic East county, a local South Sudanese official told Sudan...
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Unity state: MPs deny backing calls to reinstate sacked governor
July 15, 2013 (BENTIU) - A section of lawmakers from the Unity state assembly on Monday denied ever asking South Sudan President Salva Kiir to reverse a recent decision to sack elected governor, Taban...
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Sudan's Bashir rushes home from Nigeria after calls for his arrest
July 15, 2013 (WASHINGTON) - The Sudanese president Omer Hassan al-Bashir returned home abruptly before the conclusion of the HIV summit that took place in the Nigerian capital of Abuja amid...
View ArticleIs it fair to label South Sudan as a Failed State?
By Joe de Tuombuk*July 16, 2013 - In its 2013 failed state index (FSI) that was recently released, the Washington, D.C. based organization called Fund for Peace (FFP) ranked countries considered failed...
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Lakes: Five people shot in Rumbek clashes
July 16, 2013 (RUMBEK) - Members of South Sudan's police and army in Lakes state clashed with a group of cattle herders in Rumbek East county on Monday, leaving three pastoralists and two soldiers with...
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