SPLM office in Upper Nile denies questioning impartiality of AU border experts
August 23, 2013 (JUBA) - The leader of South Sudan's governing Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) in Upper Nile state has denied releasing a statement questioning the impartiality of the African...
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Sudan's Faisal Salih wins Peter Mackler Award for courageous journalism
August 23, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – Well-known Sudanese reporter Faisal Mohammed Salih, who was jailed for speaking out against human rights abuses committed by the Khartoum government, has been named the...
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Kiir threatens to dissolve parliament unless it supports Wani Igga's appointment
August 24, 2013 (JUBA) – South Sudan president Salva Kiir Mayardit has uttered strong worded statements threatening to dissolve the elected national parliament unless the august house supported his...
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S. Sudan lawmakers unanimously endorse Wani Igga as new VP
August 24, 2013 (JUBA) – An extraordinary session of South Sudan lawmakers on Saturday unanimously endorsed James Wani Igga as the country's new vice president.South Sudanese MPs stand during a...
View ArticleLakes state traffic officers receive road safety training
August 24, 2013 (RUMBEK) – Over 20 Police personnel from the eight counties of South Sudan's Lakes state have completed three weeks of road safety training organised by the United Nations Mission in...
View Article66 South Sudan containers stuck at Mombasa port
August 23, 2013 (JUBA)- About 66 containers with goods belonging to South Sudan traders are stuck at the Kenyan port of Mombasa, according to the secretary-general of the South Sudan Chamber of...
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Jonglei: government, UN to construct flood-control dykes
August 24, 2013 (BOR) – The government of Jonglei state in collaboration with the United Nations on Saturday pledged to control floods through construction of dykes in the capital, Bor.The map of...
View ArticleUgandan woman killed by deadly fever suspected to have been infected by husband
August 23, 2013 (KAMPALA) - Uganda's ministry of health said on Wednesday that a 27-year-old woman in Kampala had died after contracting the deadly Congo Crimean Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF).The woman was...
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Gunmen loot American aid group in South Darfur
August 24, 2013 (NYALA) - An unidentified gunmen looted the office of the American Refugee Committee (ARC) in neighbourhood of the airport in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur state, on Saturday.An...
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Misseriya threaten to wage war against South Sudan
August 24, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – South Kordofan's Misseriya tribe threatened to wage war on the Republic of South Sudan if the latter is embarked in organising a referendum in Abyei next October without...
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OPEC approves $400,000 for flood victims in Sudan
August 24, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) has approved a US$400,000 grant in humanitarian aid to assist families in Sudan affected by severe flooding that has...
View ArticleSouth Sudanese vice presidential choice not surprising
By Steve PaternoAugust 25, 2013 - The vacancy of vice presidential post for over a month has driven South Sudanese with a lot of speculations as to who will fill the slot. Several names were thrown...
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Unity: Payinjiar citizens urge new commissioner to fight disunity, insecurity
By Bonifacio Taban KuichAugust 23, 2013 (BENTIU) – Citizens in Unity state's Payinjiar county have welcomed the recent appointment of John Gatluak Doar as their new commissioner, urging him to focus on...
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New South Sudan VP vows allegiance to the country
August 25, 2013 (JUBA) - South Sudanese new Vice President James Wani Igga on Sunday swore to fulfil his duties as stipulated in the country's constitution.James Wani Igga taking oath of office to...
View ArticleEritrean aid group calls for probe into massacre of navy members
By Tesfa-Alem TekleAugust 25, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) - An Eritrean relief association in exile has called on the international community to immediately intervene in the recent mass murders of Eritrean navy...
View ArticleKiir orders investigation into top army officers over Jonglei abuses
August 25, 2013 (JUBA) - South Sudan president Salva Kiir Mayardit has said he ordered an investigation of top generals in the army (SPLA) over their role in alleged human rights violations in...
View ArticleS. Sudan youths accuse MPs of weak policy in government
By Bonifacio Taban KuichAugust 25, 2013 (BENTIU) - Dialogue between youth and members of parliament got underway in Unity state on Saturday to discuss challenges faced by young people in the...
View ArticleA house of mud: Sudanese reads of Egypt
By Magdi El-GizouliAugust 26, 2013 - When Adly Mansour was installed interim president of Egypt by General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, the de factor ruler of the country, President Bashir eschewed the...
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South Sudan parliament delays electing new speaker
August 25, 2013 (JUBA) The South Sudan parliament has delayed electing new speaker after failing to reach a consensus over who should replace newly-appointed vice-president James Wani Igga.South...
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Khartoum warns South Sudan against holding unilateral referendum in Abyei
August 25, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese government described threats by South Sudan to unilaterally hold a referendum in the contested Abyei area as "warbling away from the flock," and a breach of...
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