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Sudan becomes the newest player in Syria's protracted conflict: NYT
August 12, 2013 (WASHINGTON) – The Sudanese government has been selling Chinese and local-made weapons to the Arab Gulf state of Qatar which in turn has been shipping it to rebels in Syria who have...
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Juba accuses Khartoum of moving troops beyond centreline
August 12, 2013 (JUBA) – A senior South Sudan army general on Monday accused the government of neighbouring Sudan of moving troops into the contested centreline along the border that divides the two...
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Kiir instructed justice minister designate to approve $600m for land acquisition
August 12, 2013 (JUBA) - South Sudanese president Salva Kiir has accepted authorising his appointed justice minister, Telar Ring Deng, to approve $600 million on behalf of the government, apparently to...
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East Darfur governor survives assassination attempt as tribal tensions worsen
August 12, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The governor of East Darfur, Abdel Hamid Musa Kasha, has escaped an assassination attempt on Monday after gunmen affiliated with the Maalia tribe attacked him in the Adila...
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Japan & U.S. offer assistance to flood-stricken Sudan, SAF steps to help...
August 12, 2013 (KHARTOUM) –The United States and Japan said on Monday that they are providing relief supplies to help alleviate suffering of people affected by floods that hit different areas of Sudan...
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Khartoum extends oil shutdown deadline again
August 12, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese government on Monday announced that it will further extend the deadline to stop the flow of South Sudanese crude through its territory, saying that this...
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S. Sudan MPs reject Telar's appointment as justice minister
August 13, 2013 (JUBA) – Telar Ring Deng's bid to become South Sudan's next justice minister suffered a major blow on Tuesday after majority of the country's lawmakers rejected his appointment.Telar...
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View ArticleUnity State to recruit 30 science teachers
By Bonifacio Taban KuichAugust 13, 2013 (BENTIU) – Unity State has advertised 30 vacancies for science teachers who upon recruitment will be deployed in the nine counties in the state.Last month the...
View ArticleUganda launches construction of mega power dam on river Nile
August 13, 2013(KAMPALA) - Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni on Monday launched the construction of a new dam along the river Nile that is expected to add 600MW on the national grid.The Karuma Hydro...
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International youth day celebrations delayed in Jonglei
August 13, 2013 (BOR) - Jonglei state's ministry of youth, culture, sport and heritage has delayed celebrations of international youth day from Monday 12 August until Saturday 18 August to allow more...
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E. Equatoria governor denies calling for probe of ex-VP Machar
August 13, 2013 (JUBA) – South Sudan's Eastern Equatoria state governor, Louis Lobong Lojore, has denied media reports that he called for investigation of the former vice-president Riek Machar over...
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UNAMID-chartered helicopter and its crew held hostage by Darfur rebels
August 13, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - A rebel faction of the Sudan Liberation Movement led by Minni Minnawi (SLM-MM) detains a Russian helicopter and its crew in South Darfur since ten days, a UN spokesperson...
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JEM members in Khartoum prison stage hunger strike
August 13, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - The detainees of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) in Khartoum North Common Prison (also known as Kober prison) have begun a hunger strike on Monday protesting what...
View ArticleOn the impartiality, objectivity and transparency of vetting committee
By Lam AkolAugust 13, 2013 - The work of the current Select Committee to vet the recently appointed Ministers and Deputy Ministers of the Government of South Sudan has raised a lot of interest and...
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More flood aid flows into Sudan from Qatar & Ethiopia, Egypt pledges assistance
August 13, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – Three airplanes carrying Qatari and Ethiopian relief for the Sudanese affected by the recent floods have arrived in Khartoum on Tuesday as fresh official figures pointed...
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South Sudan's Kiir accepts MPs' decision rejecting new justice minister
August 14, 2013 (JUBA) – South Sudan president, Salva Kiir has willingly accepted the decision by majority of the country's lawmakers to oppose his choice of Telar Ring Deng's as the next justice...
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Nyeel refugee camp in Unity State to close due to flooding
August 14, 2013 (JUBA) - The United Nations Office for the Coordination of humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) has announced that Nyeel refugee camp in Unity state will close by the end of this month and its...
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Jonglei: Thousands desert Twic East villages after cattle raid
August 14, 2013 (BOR) - Thousands of people have deserted their villages following a recent cattle raid, the member of parliament representing Twic East South constituency at the Jonglei state...
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Ethiopia calls for political wisdom amid Egypt's renewed violence
By Tesfa-Alem TekleAugust 14, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) – The Ethiopian government on Wednesday wished Egyptians to exercise political wisdom to end the escalated crises in the North African nation.An...
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