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Japan donates $3 million in food assistance to WFP to deal with malnutrition...
August 21, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Japanese government signed an agreement with the World Food Programme (WFP) in Rome by which Tokyo will provide more than $3 million in food assistance to help it...
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Bashir calls for African economic independence
August 21, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese president Omer Hassan Al-Bashir has urged the finance ministers and central banks governors of the African bloc to declare the economic independence of the...
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Sudan to further restrict work of foreign aid groups including UN agencies:...
August 21, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese government is introducing new measures governing activities of the foreign humanitarian groups including United Nations agencies and will only allow national...
View ArticleSudan reiterates its rejection to hold Abyei's referendum in October
August 21, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - Sudanese government reiterated its rejection to hold a referendum on the future of Abyei area, stressing that priority should be given to establish local institutions and...
View Article839 deaths in Darfur tribal clash: official
August 21, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The government of Sudan's North Darfur state has disclosed that the violent clashes which took place between Beni Hussein and Rizeigat Aballa tribes in Jebel Amer area...
View ArticleS. Sudan youths encouraged to engage in politics
By Bonifacio Taban KuichAugust 22, 2013 (BENTIU) -The US-based International Republican Institute (IRI) has conducted a joint initiative between political parties and youth representatives in Unity...
View ArticleEthiopia: official denies device uncovered at airport was an “explosive”
By Tesfa-Alem TekleAugust 22, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) - A senior government official said on Thursday that a device found at Addis Ababa's international airport was not an explosive, as was recently was...
View ArticleMuseveni commissions tarmacking of Attiak- Nimule road
August 21, 2013 (AMURU) – Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni announced on Wednesday he had commissioned the tarmacking of the 36km Attiak- Nimule road.The road is crucial for trade between Uganda and...
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S. Sudan army jails high ranking officers over rights abuses in Jonglei
August 22, 2013 (JUBA) - A dozen high ranking officers in the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) have been jailed over the role troops under their direct command played in the alleged killing of...
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Juba delays advance visit of foreign affairs minister to Khartoum
August 22, 2013 (JUBA) - The South Sudanese government has rescheduled sending an advance delegation to the Sudanese capital Khartoum for a consultative meeting tasked to decide the date and agenda of...
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Chambas calls on rebel groups to engage in talks on Darfur conflict
August 22, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - The joint peace mediator Mohamed Ibn Chambas on Thursday called on the rebel groups to engage separate direct talks to end the 10-year conflict in Darfur stressing that an...
View ArticleCivilian Destruction in Jonglei: Khartoum's role in arming David Yau Yau's...
By Eric ReevesAugust 22, 2013 - There is a great deal of biased attention when it comes to international assessments of the ongoing ethnic strife in Jonglei. UN reports from the ground, primarily from...
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Progress reported in talks between Khartoum & Juba over rebel support
August 22, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – Delegations from north and south Sudan concluded two-day security meetings in Khartoum which focused mainly on handling claims of supporting rebels who fighting central...
View ArticlePolice officer's claims of corruption in interior ministry earn him 4 years...
August 22, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – A Sudanese court in Khartoum sentenced a police officer to four years in jail and a fine equivalent to 4,000 pounds after convicting him on charges of smearing the...
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East Darfur tribes agree to cease clashes and seek peaceful solution
August 22, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - East Darfur tribes of Rezeigat and Maalia signed Thursday an agreement committing them to stop fighting and to resolve their difference peacefully.Maalia and Rezeigat...
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Kiir appoints speaker James Wani Igga as new vice-president
August 23, 2013 (JUBA) – South Sudan president Salva Kiir Mayardit has issued a presidential decree appointing the speaker of the national parliament, James Wani Igga, as the country's new...
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Abyei community petition AU security council over voting rights
August 22, 2013 (JUBA) – The Abyei community have petitioned the African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) over delays in processes for the conduct of a referendum in the disputed region.Members...
View ArticleAU calls on members to provide more support to DRC and CAR
August 22, 2013 (KAMPALA) - The African Union (AU) has called on member states to provide more support to communities affected by violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Central...
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New S. Sudan VP put national unity above presidential ambitions: official
August 23, 2013 (JUBA)- Parliament speaker James Wani Igga was on Friday appointed South Sudan's new vice-president after apparently deciding to drop his presidential ambitions, a high-ranking member...
View ArticleThe new cabinet of South Sudan
By Luka Biong DengAugust 23, 2013 - At last the President has formed new cabinet with his trusted team. The previous cabinet was almost paralyzed and dysfunctional as almost all members of the cabinet...
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