Sudanese social life under siege by government-imposed restrictions
August 30, 2013 - (KHARTOUM) - The Sudanese people are trying to break the wall of isolation imposed upon them by the government through the Public Order Law (POL) which prohibits women from wearing...
View ArticleSudan says improving ties with Juba remain a priority
August 30, 2013 (KHARTOUM) -The External Relations officer at the National Congress Party (NCP) Ibrahim Ghandour stressed that the Sudanese government attaches great importance to relations with South...
View ArticleSPLM-N announces one-month unilateral cessation of hostilities over flood...
August 31, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - The Sudan People's Liberation Movement – North decided to unilaterally cease hostilities for one month period in response to the foods that hit the country including South...
View ArticleDoha document remains the basis of any peace deal in Darfur, El-Sissi
August 30, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - The head of Darfur Regional Authority (DRA), Tijani El-Sissi, slammed rebels' demand to abandon the Doha Documents for Peace in Darfur (DDPD) reiterating it remains the...
View ArticleThe fate of Abyei referendum at the crossroad
By Luka Biong DengAugust 31, 2013 - The Ngok Dinka of Abyei are expected to determine the final status of their area in October 2013 as proposed by the AU Panel and accepted by the African Union Peace...
View ArticleRumbek school teacher dies after dog bite
August 31, 2013 (RUMBEK) – A school headmaster in Wulu County, Lakes State has died a week after being bitten by a wild dog infected with rabies.Simon Deng Bonyangu, the headmaster of Makoor primary...
View ArticleUN announces 100 million SSP to address insecurity in Unity state
By Bonifacio Taban KuichAugust 31, 2013 (BENTIU) – The deputy special representative of the secretary-general (DSRSG), Toby Lanzer, on Thursday announced the UN had allocated 100 million South Sudanese...
View ArticleWestern Bahr el Ghazal governor dissolves cabinet
August 31, 2013 (WAU) - The governor of South Sudan's border State of Western Bahr el Ghazal has dissolved his entire cabinet following his return from the country's capital Juba where he held...
View ArticleUNMISS chief reminds new South Sudan VP on coordination mechanisms
August 31, 2013 (JUBA) – The special representative of the United Nations Secretary General and head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Hilde Johnson, said she had discussed with...
View ArticleSudanese president pardons four government employees accused of espionage
August 31, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - The Sudanese president Omer Hassan Al-Bashir has issued a presidential decree pardoning four people accused of spying including foreign ministry employees. The...
View ArticleSudan opposition leader rules out joining NCP-dominated government
August 31, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - The leader of the largest opposition party in Sudan has denied speculations that his recent meeting with president Omer Hassan al-Bashir was to negotiate terms by which he...
View ArticleSudan ex-spy chief accused of coup attempt may return to government
August 31, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The former director of Sudan's National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) Salah Gosh may soon be chosen for a top post that would be tasked with seeking to improve...
View ArticleUS calls on Sudan to condemn Syria's chemical attack; Khartoum warns against...
August 31, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on Saturday condemning the use of chemical weapons in Syria against innocent civilians and expressing regret for...
View ArticleS. Sudan cops arrest killers of ex-police commissioner
August 31, 2013 (JUBA) - South Sudan police announced it arrested four people in connection with last year's murder of its former commissioner for Eastern Equatoria state.South Sudan's deputy inspector...
View ArticleSudanese army reject SPLM-N humanitarian truce in the Two Area
August 31, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - The spokesperson of the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) on Saturday rejected the unilateral cessation of hostilities announced by the Sudan people's Liberation Movement-North...
View ArticleHorn of Africa group denounces mistreatment of women in Sudan, calls for...
Strategic Initiative on Women in the Horn of Africa-(SIHA) Sudanese Woman Activist Faces Trial; Is it about a Scarf or the Assumed Ideology that Forces Sudanese Women to DisappearPublic Statement 30th...
View ArticleNumbers of street children could be on the rise in Unity state
By Bonifacio Taban KuichAugust 31, 2013 (BENTIU) - Local authorities in Unity state have ordered for the collection of data to ascertain the number of street children in Rubkotna and Bentiu following...
View ArticleCfC Stanbic Bank eyes S. Sudan private sector
September 01, 2013 (JUBA) – CfC Stanbic Bank, a subsidiary of Standard Bank Group, is determined in its approach to provide banking solutions in support of the private sector in South Sudan.South...
View ArticleWarrap governor limits interaction amid lobbying for cabinet appointments
September 1, 2013 (WAU) - The governor of South Sudan's Warrap state has announced she will restrict visits, including official interactions with her cabinet ministers, directing that none of them seek...
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