UN special envoy urges deal over Abyei status
September 6, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan, Haile Menkerios, urged the two countries to reach an agreement ending their dispute over Abyei region...
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S. Sudan registers low arrivals of Sudanese refugees: UN
September 6, 2013 (JUBA) - The number of new refugees arriving into South Sudan from Sudan has significantly lowered than expected in the second quarter of the year, the United Nations said.Sudanese...
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Sudan offers conditional cooperation with new US special envoy
September 6, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese foreign minister, Ali Karti, announced that Sudan is awaiting the arrival of the newly appointed US envoy to see if he will offer a clear “road map” to...
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Minister of defence promises reform in South Sudanese army
September 6, 2013 (JUBA) – The new minister of defence and veterans affairs in South Sudan, Kuol Manyang Juuk, told the army at the general headquarters that he would introduce reforms to the Sudan...
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Senior Sudanese judicial official slams immunity granted to president and VP
September 6, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan's deputy chief justice, Abdel-Rahman Sharfi criticized the absolute immunity granted to the president and the first vice president by article (60) of the 2005...
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Cabinet reshuffle in Sudan imminent: report
September 7, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The highly awaited cabinet reshuffle is soon to be announced following the conclusion of consultations by president Omer Hassan Al-Bashir with other political forces and...
View ArticleSudanese traders complain of cross-border harassment
By Bonifacio Taban KuichAugust 7, 2013 (BENTIU) - Sudanese traders working in Unity state say they continue to suffer harassment by Sudanese border guards, who demand exorbitant bribes from them before...
View ArticleExiled Eritrean rebel groups plan joint military attack against regime
By Tesfa-Alem TekleSeptember 7, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) – Two Ethiopian-based Eritrean opposition groups have agreed to join forces to carry out military attacks against the dictatorial Asmara regime, an...
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Janjaweed leader issues warning to North Darfur governor
September 7, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The leader of the Darfurian Arab Mahameed clan and advisor at the Sudan Federal Government Chambers (SFGC), Musa Hilal, fiercely attacked senior government officials and...
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Sudanese government to revoke emergency law in Darfur next year: ex-rebel
September 7, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - The Sudanese government may lift a decade-old emergency law in Darfur next year in line with a peace agreement signed five months ago, said a leading member of the...
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Yei commissioner pledges to pay six teachers with his own salary
September 7, 2013 (YEI) - The commissioner of Yei River County has pledged to pay six Lumaro primary school teachers, using his own salary.FILE-Yei commissioner David Juma Augustine (ST)Juma David...
View ArticleHuman mortality in Darfur: What is unspoken, and what this silence means
By Eric Reeves,September 7, 2013 - For more than five years the UN has offered no new figures on mortality in Darfur, no estimate of the number of lives lost to violence and its consequences in the...
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NCP partners in cabinet agree to planned lifting of subsidies
September 7, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The partners of the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) in the government have approved of the finance ministry plan to lift subsides on basic commodities including fuel...
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South Sudan's Kiir, Mbeki hold talks in Juba
September 8, 2013 (JUBA) – Thabo Mbeki, the head of the African Union High Level Implementation Panel (AUHIP) has urged South Sudan's Salva Kiir to continue engaging his Sudanese counterpart so that...
View ArticleCommunist party warns against US plan for separate talks on Sudan conflicts
September 7, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - The Sudanese Communist Party (SCP) warned against an “American plan” aiming to hold separate talks to end conflicts in Darfur and the Two Areas, aiming to abort a...
View ArticleBashir and Kiir: brothers into twins
BY Magdi El GizouliSeptember 8, 2013 - Khartoum received President Kiir of South Sudan with great relief. Even Tayeb Mustafa's al-Intibaha offered the important visitor a welcome note, but made sure...
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East African Breweries open new depot in Juba
September 8, 2013 (JUBA) - East African Breweries Limited (EABL) has unveiled a new depot in the South Sudan capital to lower operational costs among its distributors.Jojo Bonney, EABL South Sudan...
View ArticleWarrap bans firearms in public places after grenade attack
September 8, 2013 (TURALEI) – Authorities in Warrap state have banned the South Sudan's armed forces (SPLA) from carrying firearms in public places following a grenade attack last Thursday in which...
View ArticleMuseveni appeals for more international support for Congolese refugees
September 8, 2013 (KAMPALA) – Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni has appealed for more international support for Congolese refugees who have fled violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo...
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SAF bomb attack in Unity state leaves two dead, six injured
By Bonifacio Taban KuichSeptember 8, 2013 (BENTIU) – A Sudanese jet fighter has bombed a military barracks in South Sudan's Unity state on Saturday, killing a South Sudanese army (SPLA) soldier and his...
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