S. Sudan: IOM completes assessments in high return areas
September 17, 2012 (JUBA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) says it has completed data collection on basic services in 30 counties, which have seen high number of returnees to...
View ArticleSouth Sudan denies taxing nomads in Abyei
September 17, 2012 (WAU) - South Sudan on Monday vehemently denied reports alleging that nomadic communities aligned to the government of neigbouring Sudan have been asked to pay taxes as prerequisite...
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SLM rebels urge U.S. Administration to stop its support to Doha agreement
September 17, 2012 (KHARTOUM) — The rebel Sudan Liberation Movement led by Abdel Wahid Al-Nur (SPLM-AW) has urged the U.S. Administration to stop its support to the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur...
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Sudan says NGOs delivering aid to South Kordofan via “neighboring country”
September 17, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese government has accused some international NGOs of being involved in an airlift operation delivering humanitarian assistance to rebel-controlled areas in the...
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Khartoum raps US decision to order diplomats out of Sudan
September 17, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan's ruling National Congress Party (NCP) has criticized the decision of the US Administration to order the departure of all families and members of its non-essential...
View ArticleLakes State: Suspected cattle raiders arrested in Rumbek
September 18, 2012 (RUMBE) - Rumbek Central County's Commissioner, Abraham Mayen Kuc, has reported that 40 pastoralists have been arrested in relation to cattle theft in Lakes State and will be tried...
View ArticleEthiopia reaffirms continued support for Sudan, South Sudan peace
By Tesfa-Alem Tekle September 18, 2012 (ADDIS ABABA) - Ethiopia's acting Prime Minister, Hailemariam Desalegn, has reaffirms his country would continue to exert necessary support to the ongoing efforts...
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Flights between Khartoum and Juba resume for 6 month period
September 18, 2012 (WAU) – Commercial flights between Khartoum and Juba resumed on Tuesday, after they were stopped in January a peak in tension between Sudan and South Sudan. Sudan's aviation...
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Additional Ugandan and S. Sudanese troops join anti-LRA force
September 18, 2012 (JUBA) - The African Union-initiated Regional Task Force (RTF), established to hunt down the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels, on Tuesday received 2,000 soldiers from the Ugandan...
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Sudanese opposition snubs calls to participate in consultations over new...
September 18, 2012 (KHARTOUM) — Opposition forces turned down a call by the Sudanese presidency to participate in a consultative meeting over a new constitution the government intends to prepare after...
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Sudan's Turabi “ashamed” of anti-film protests
September 18, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – Veteran Sudanese Islamist and opposition leader, Hassan Al-Turabi, has expressed strong disapproval of the protests that have been gripping the Muslim world over an...
View ArticleSudanese security foils new attempt to smuggle weapons to Khartoum
September 18, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – Sudanese security forces seized automatic machine guns and ammunition smuggled into the capital Khartoum from the war torn state of South Kordofan. The Anti-Drug...
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Tense phone call between Sudan, UK foreign ministers over security of embassy
September 18, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – Signs of a diplomatic standoff between Khartoum and London have unfolded following a phone conversation in which Sudan's foreign minister, Ali Karti, reacted angrily to...
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Greek billionaire wants to invest in specialized hospitals in South Sudan
September 19, 2012 (ATHENS) – A Greek billionaire has invited senior government officials to his country in order to acquaint themselves with his company's established specialized network of hospitals...
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Ethiopia maintains “neutral position” toward Sudan - South Sudan dispute
By Tesfa-Alem Tekle September 19, 2012 (ADDIS ABABA) - Ethiopia's acting prime minister, Hailemariam Desalegn, on Tuesday confirmed that his country's new leadership would maintain its “neutral...
View ArticleSouth Sudan and the logic of extraction
By Anne Bartlett September 19, 2012 — Over recent years a recurrent theme on the lips of politicians and population alike in South Sudan, is the issue of corruption. Corruption, we are told, is like a...
View ArticleS. Sudanese rights group backs campaign against death penalty
By Julius N. Uma September 19, 2012 (JUBA) - A South Sudanese human rights body has thrown its weight behind the campaign against death penalty in the country, saying killing people as punishment is an...
View ArticleMinnawi's fighters ambush Sudanese troops in North Darfur
September 19, 2012 (KHARTOUM) — The rebel Sudan Liberation Movement led by Minni Minnawi (SLM-MM) clashed with the Sudanese army in North Darfur and captured of 12 vehicles, the rebel group claimed In...
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Sudan opens first gold refinery to boost state revenues
September 19, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – Sudanese President Omer Al-Bashir inaugurated on Wednesday his country's first Gold refinery in an effort to improve the quality of gold exports and boost state revenues...
View ArticleSudanese army capture new rebel position in Blue Nile
September 20, 2012 (KHARTOUM) — Sudan Armed forces (SAF) announced the seizure of a rebel position in the Blue Nile state on Wednesday. The government army fight against the Sudan People's Liberation...
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