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Sudan justice minister acknowledges that immunities undermined the rule of law
September 4, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese government has acknowledged that immunities enjoyed by government officials, military, security, and police personnel, and MPs undermine people's faith in...
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Sudan NCP's leadership council meets to discuss economic situation amid talk...
September 4, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The leadership council of the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) headed by president Omer Hassan al-Bashir met until the early morning hours of Thursday to discuss the...
View ArticleDarfur mediator briefs Qatar on Arusha consultations
September 4, 2012 (KHARTOUM) - Darfur joint peace mediator Mohamed Ibn Chambas briefed Qatari officials about the outcome of a consultations meeting held with the holdout rebel groups in western Sudan...
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Sudan Central Bank to inject more hard currency into market, issues new Forex...
September 4, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Central Bank of Sudan announced today that it intends to inject more hard currency so that banks can use to meet their needs.Employees of Sudan's central bank walk...
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South Sudan, Belarus estabish diplomatic relations
September 4, 2013 (JUBA) – The Republic of South Sudan and Belarus on Tuesday signed a joint communique for the establishment of diplomatic relations between them.Igor Fissenko the Belarus ambassador...
View ArticleEthiopia: opposition vows to stage anti-government protests
September 5, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) - Ethiopia's Newly established opposition Party Semayawi (Blue Party) on Thursday vowed to stage anti-government rally after the group was banned from holding...
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Machar says new vice-president a long-time comrade in SPLM/A
September 5, 2013 (JUBA) – South Sudan's former vice-president, Riek Machar, has reiterated his congratulations to his successor, James Wani Igga, saying the latter was his long time comrade in the...
View ArticleLakes state declares three days of mourning after protocol director dies
September 5, 2013 (JUBA) - Lakes state authorities have declared three days of mourning after the death of the long serving director for protocol, Abdalla Malook Mathiang, who died on Wednesday after...
View ArticleWarrap state bans foreigners from riding commercial motorbikes
September 5, 2013 (KUACJOK) - Police authorities from South Sudan's border state of Warrap have banned, with immediate effect, all foreign nationals from operating motorbike services, locally known as...
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Great Lakes leaders order DRC Congo and M23 rebels to resume talks
September 5, 2013 (KAMPALA) - A meeting of leaders from the Great Lakes region has ordered for the resumption of peace talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC) and the M23 rebels.Presidents...
View ArticleSudan, Ethiopia hold joint defence meeting on cross-border issues
September 5, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) – Sudanese defence ministers, experts and chiefs of staff held a three-day cooperation meeting with their Ethiopian counterparts in Addis Ababa.According to the...
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Kenya MPs vote to pull out of ICC's jurisdiction
September 5, 2013 (NAIROBI) - Kenya's parliament on Thursday voted to pull out of the jurisdiction of the international criminal court (ICC) in a symbolic move as an ICC spokesperson said withdrawal...
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UNAMID recover body of peacekeeper killed by floods in Darfur
September 5, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - The African Union – United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) recovered the body of one of four Burkina Faso peacekeepers killed last August by recent floods in West...
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UK opposes any unilateral moves in Abyei; AU welcomes Bashir-Kiir summit
September 5, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The British government opposes any unilateral move to determine the future status of the disputed region of Abyei between Sudan and South Sudan, a senior diplomat said.UN...
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Khartoum says it lost $5 billion as a result of Juba's oil shutdown
September 5, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan has lost around $5 billion dollar during the period when its southern neighbor moved to suspend its oil production for a little over a year following a dispute...
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Mbeki confident over future relations between the two Sudans
September 5, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - Thabo Mbeki, head of the African Union High Level Implementation Panel (AUHIP), said he felt a strong willingness from Sudan and South Sudan to build flexible and firm...
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E. Equatoria minister warns against anarchy, urges reconciliation
By Ijoo BoscoSeptember 5, 2013 (TORIT) – A minister in South Sudan's Eastern Equatoria state has warned against anarchy, urging communities in its Nyong payam to reconcile their differences and live in...
View ArticleS. Sudanese diaspora call for release of alleged rebel Abdelraham Sule
September 6, 2013 (KUACJOK) – The diaspora community from South Sudan's Greater Equatoria region have called on the government to unconditionally release Peter Abdelraham Sule who was arrested in 2011...
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South Sudan promises transparency on oil revenue
September 6, 2013 (KUACJOK) – South Sudan's oil minister has promised more transparency on oil sales and revenue to promote accountability in the sector.Oil mining employees walk near the first well to...
View ArticleEthiopian peasant claims to be 160 years old
September 6, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) – An Ethiopian peasant and renowned community elder living in Ethiopia's Oromia region has claimed that he is 160 years old.In an interview with a local Television...
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