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Sudan's Bashir holds surprise meeting with Gosh, visits Turabi
August 1, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - The Sudanese president Omer Hassan al-Bashir met with two of his foes this week in separate occasions amid growing speculations about a new political initiative he is...
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Sudanese leader to attend inauguration of Iran's president-elect
August 1, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - The Sudanese President Omer Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir will fly to Tehran this week to participate in the swearing-in ceremony of president-elect Hassan Rohani, Iran state media...
View ArticleLakes state's caretaker governor orders closure of primary schools in Rumbek
August 2, 2013 (RUMBEK) - Lakes state military caretaker governor Maj-Gen Matur Chut Dhuol has ordered the closure of all primary schools in Rumbek East due to rising tension following last week's...
View ArticleCalm returns to Pibor after clashes but residents still living in fear
August 2, 2013 (BOR)-Calm has returned to Pibor after two weeks of fighting in which Lekuangole and Gumuruk Payams were ransacked by Lou Nuer fighters.But civilians that had fled the violence are still...
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Jonglei governor may continue despite being appointed defence minister, says...
August 1, 2013 (BOR) - The governor of Jonglei state, Kuol Manyang Juuk, may not leave the position despite being appointed as South Sudan's new defence minister in a recent reshuffle, according to a...
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SPLM-N, Ethiopian PM discuss peace in S. Kordofan and Blue Nile
July 2, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - The leadership of the rebel Sudan People's LIberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) met on Friday with Ethiopian prime minister and current chair of the IGAD executive council,...
View ArticleAnxiety looms over the fate of under-secretaries in new cabinet
August 2, 2013 (JUBA) – Concerns have emerged over the fate of senior government officials, who previously served in various ministries, which have now been either abolished or merged after South Sudan...
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S. Sudan parliament defers approving new cabinet after failing to reach...
August 2, 2013 (JUBA) – The South Sudanese parliament convened a special session on Friday to vet and approve the new cabinet, but decided to reschedule the process after failing to reach a consensus...
View ArticleHeavy rains in Sudan causes flash floods, damage
August 2, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan's General Directorate of Civil Defense (GDCD), has announced that floods resulting from heavy rains, which continued for two days in a row, led to serious damages in...
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US lawmaker urges Obama to fill Sudan's special envoy post
August 2, 2013 (WASHINGTON) - A key lawmaker in the United States House of Representative sent a letter today to president Barack Obama urging him to quickly choose a special envoy for Sudan which has...
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S. Sudan: world leaders welcome newly-named cabinet
August 2, 2013 (JUBA) – World leaders have welcomed the formation of South Sudan's new government, a week after it was dissolved by its leader, Salva Kiir.South Sudan president Salva Kiir (Euronews)...
View ArticleKiir presents new cabinet structure to state governors
August 2, 2013 (JUBA) - President Salva Kiir Mayardit presented his new cabinet structure to South Sudan's 10 state governors on Thursday and asked them to also downsize their own administrations at...
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Kiir reverses his decree on presidential advisor after a meeting with SPLM MPs
August 3, 2013 (JUBA) – South Sudan president, Salva Kiir Mayardit, has cancelled a decree he issued this week for continuity of the presidential adviser on legal affairs, Telar Ring Deng, following a...
View ArticleTeachers Union condemn killing of two colleagues in Rumbek
August 3, 2013 (RUMBEK) - The South Sudan National Teachers Professional Union (NTPU) has condemned last week's murder of two teachers in Rumbek East County in Lakes State.The teachers, Dut Makur...
View ArticleEritrea "mass murders" dozens of Navy members, rebels say
By Tesfa-Alem TekleAugust 3, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) - Agents of the Eritrean National Security have massacred a group of Eritrean Navy members after accusing them of planning to escape on speed boats to...
View ArticleUNICEF urges end of violence against children
August 3, 2013 (JUBA) - The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has launched a global call for all forms of violence against children.The call, under the initiative, “End Violence against Children,”...
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South Sudan's Kiir, ex-VP Machar exchange spats over direction of the SPLM
August 3, 2013 (BENTIU) – South Sudan's ex-Vice President Riek Machar warned against any unilateral move to dissolve party structures or dismiss leaders of the ruling Sudan People Liberation Movement...
View ArticleJEM Bashar to return to Khartoum after Ramadan
August 3, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – Former rebel group Justice and Equality Movement-Bashar (JEM-Bashar) said they will travel after the end of Ramadan to the Sudanese capital Khartoum, four months since the...
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Sudan denies interference in Egyptian politics
August 3, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese top diplomat in Cairo denied reports that the Egypt-based Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group has a television channel broadcasting from Khartoum as was reported by...
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Juba, ex-rebels in talks to integrate over 5,000 fighters
August 3, 2013 (JUBA) - South Sudan has started talks with its former rebels who recently responded to amnesty calls from the country's leader, Salva Kiir.South Sudan former rebels. Their source of...
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