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S.Sudanese born community leader receives Australian national award
August 8, 2013 (CANBERRA) – South Sudanese-born Australian Paul Mabior Garang has received national recognition for his dedicated work with Australia's South Sudanese community.Paul Mabior Garang...
View ArticleMuslims stage protest during Ethiopia's Eid holiday
By Tesfa-Alem TekleAugust 8, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) – Protests have overshadowed Ethiopia's Eid al-Fitr celebrations, as millions of Muslims across the nation on Thursday marked the end of the holy month...
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FEATURE: Finding perspective in South Sudan - Yasmin's journey
August 8, 2013 (JUBA) - She'll smile when she meets you. Stopping you with amber eyes as she warmly shakes your hand, it's likely she'll say “it's nice to meet you” and you'll feel the simple truth of...
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Armed men kill aid worker near Juba
August 8, 2013 (JUBA) – A group of armed men on Monday attacked a vehicle belonging to Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) on a main road outside Juba, injuring two of its staff members.One of those...
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Sudan summons Saudi diplomat as dispute over Bashir's flight drags on
August 8, 2013 (WASHINGTON) – The Sudanese foreign ministry summoned the Charge d'affaires (CDA) at the embassy of Saudi Arabia in Khartoum to request a formal explanation on why Riyadh blocked a plane...
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OIC SG calls on member states to assist Sudan in facing floods
August 8, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, has urged member states and humanitarian groups to provide urgent assistance to...
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W. Bahr el Ghazal says new cabinet will represent local ethnic diversity
August 8, 2013 (JUBA) - Western Bahr el Ghazal state will reduce the size of its cabinet from 14 to 8 ministers after South Sudan president Salva Kiir recently decreased his own cabinet in a major...
View ArticleFlood victims flee homes as waters rise in Unity state
By Bonifacio Taban KuichAugust 8, 2013 (BENTIU) – Some 500 households are under threat following heavy rains in the state capital, Bentiu.The South Sudan Reliefs and Rehabilitations Commission (SSRRC)...
View ArticleUS sends fire experts to help Kenya investigate airport fire
August 9, 2013 (NAIROBI) - The US state department has sent two military fire experts to help the Kenyan government investigate the cause of Wednesday morning's fire that gutted the transit area at...
View ArticleAid agencies need $ 1.05 billion to feed South Sudanese
August 9, 2013 (JUBA) - Aid agencies operating in South Sudan are in need of $1.05 billion to feed three million vulnerable people across the country. According to a humanitarian funding update from...
View ArticleNew hope in South Sudan's ministry of interior
By Zechariah Manyok BiarAugust 10, 2013 - Cautious people rightly argue that it is always too early to either criticize or praise a leader who has just taken over an office. That is why presidents in...
View ArticleEthiopian military plane crashes at Somali airport
August 10, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) - An Ethiopian Air force plane on Friday crash landed at Mogadishu airport in Somalia, where thousands of Ethiopian forces are helping the country in the battle against...
View ArticleN. Bahr el Ghazal governor denies banning activities of other political parties
August 9, 2013 (JUBA) - The governor of Northern Bahr el Ghazal, Paul Malong Awan, denied on Friday that he had banned the activities of other political parties in the northern border state.Awan said...
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Unity state announces new cabinet line-up
By Bonifacio Taban KuichAugust 9, 2013 (BENTIU) - Unity state on Thursday announced the formation of its new cabinet a week after the entire state government was dissolved.Unity state's caretaker...
View ArticleJonglei lawmaker calls for return of Murle refugees from Ethiopia
August 9, 2013 (BOR) - A local member of parliament in Bor has called for 5,000 Murle refugees whom he claims are exiled in Ethiopia to return home.The Member of Parliament, Judi Jonglei Boyoris, made...
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SLM's Nur urges international pressure on Khartoum over 20 UNHCR staff
August 9, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - The Sudan Liberation Movement led by Abdel Wahid Al-Nur (SLM-AW) has slammed the silence of the international community over Khartoum's refusal to renew the residence...
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Ki-Moon, S. Sudan's Kiir discuss new cabinet
August 9, 2013 (JUBA) – The United Nations secretary-general, Ban Ki-Moon on Tuesday phoned South Sudan president, Salva Kiir to discuss the latter's recently formed cabinet.Secretary General Ban...
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New S. Sudan finance minister vows to raise 90m SSP in 100 days
August 9, 2013 (JUBA)- South Sudan's new finance minister, Aggrey Tisa Sabuni, has pledged to raise non-oil revenues from 70 to 90 million South Sudanese pounds (SSP) within 100 days of taking...
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Sudan FM weighs in on closure of Saudi airspace to Bashir's aircraft
August 9, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese foreign minister Ali Karti has criticized Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) over its explanation of why it denied permission to a plane...
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WFP brings more helicopters for Jonglei operation
10, August 2013(JUBA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) has brought three more helicopters in South Sudan to help in operations to deliver food items in violence hit Pibor County in Jonglei state.A...
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