Vice-president Taha seeks to strengthen state authority in Darfur
September 12, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - Sudanese first vice-president Ali Osman Taha directed to restore confidence in state authority in Darfur and to provide the necessary means to the different authorities...
View ArticleWestern Bahr el Ghazal governor hires new advisory team
September 13, 2013 (WAU) - The governor of Western Bahr el Ghazal Rizik Zachariah Hassan has appointed Ayuel Longar as the new Advisor on peace and reconciliation affairs.Longar replaced Effesio Kon...
View ArticleAfrican countries write to ICC over Kenyan VP
September 13, 2130 (NAIROBI) - Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania and Eritrea have written to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to allow Kenyan Vice President William Ruto not to attend all...
View ArticleNorthern Bahr el Ghazal holds crisis meeting on flood situation
September 13, 2013 (RUMBEK) - The Northern Bahr el Ghazal (NBeG) government and humanitarian agencies operating in the area have held a joint meeting on how to respond to an alarming flood crisis...
View ArticleAbyei referendum should be conducted without tribal interference
September 13, 2013 (RUMBEK) - The chairperson of Jeing Youth Union in South Sudan's Lakes state has called for a referendum to be held to determine the future of the contested Abyei region to go ahead...
View ArticleEthiopia condemns Al-Shabaab's attack against Jubaland president
By Tesfa-Alem TekleSeptember 13, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) - The Ethiopian government on Friday condemned an attack carried out by the militant group Al-Shabaab on the leader of Somalia's Jubaland.An...
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U.S. special envoy Booth to visit Sudan
September 13, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - The newly appointed U.S. special envoy Donald Booth makes his first trip to Khartoum and Juba "this week" where he will discuss with officials from both sides a wide...
View ArticleRape incident rattles town in Sudan's West Kordofan state
September 13, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – A mass rape incident has shocked the town of Shomoaa in West Kordofan state sparking heated debate among residents and calls for asserting security in the turbulent...
View ArticleWho's the new speaker of S. Sudan parliament?
By Luk Kuth DakSeptember 13, 2013 - If there's one word to describe the newly-imposed speaker of the South Sudan's Parliament Manasseh Magok Rundial is crook.I have known him for many years dating back...
View ArticleAbyei's courtship by the two Sudans – where will it end?
By Jacob Dut CholSeptember 13, 2013 - Two years later than planned, the Abyei Referendum will finally take place in October 2013. In July 2013, the Abyei community in Juba launched a campaign for...
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Hold SPLA accountable for civilian abuses in Jonglei:HRW
September 13, 2013 (JUBA) – A US-based rights body has accused South Sudan army (SPLA) of unlawfully killing and committing serious violations against civilians in the country's Jonglei state.SPLA...
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Greater Bahr el Ghazal seeks assistance for over 15,000 flood victims
September 13, 2013 (AGOK, Abyei) - Authorities and community leaders from South Sudan's greater Bahr el Ghazal region are soliciting support for over 15,000 people affected by floods.A flooded area in...
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UN warns against tribal clashes in central Darfur
September 13, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The United Nations has warned against the outbreak of tribal clashes between the Misseriya and Salamat in Central Darfur state and revealed that field reports show large...
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Sudan finance minister says lifting fuel subsidies does not require...
September 14, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese Finance and National Economy minister Ali Mahmood Abdel-Rasool has asserted that any decision on fuel subsidies will not require the blessings of the...
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Sudan accuses U.S. of seeking to open ‘gate from hell' over Abyei referendum
September 14, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese foreign minister Ali Ahmed Karti has lambasted the United States and accused it of trying to open a “gate from hell” between Sudan and South Sudan over the...
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Abyei official calls for unity ahead of planned referendum
September 13, 2013 (AGOK, Abyei) – A senior official from Abyei has called for unity ahead of the proposed self-determination referendum in the disputed region.Deng Alor Kuol (Photo Reuters/Lucas...
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Opposition forum calls for rejecting dialogue with Sudanese regime
September 14, 2013 (PARIS) - The opposition Sudan's Broad National Front (BNF) has rejected any dialogue with the ruling National Congress Party (NCP), stressing that opposition forces should only work...
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Warrap: Newly appointed commissioners sworn-in
September 13, 2013 (KUACJOK) - Three newly appointed commissioners in South Sudan's Warrap state were on Friday sworn in, three days after their predecessors were removed.Those sworn in were Wol Anei...
View ArticleAU team arrives to Khartoum for talks on security issues with Juba
September 14, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – An African Union team is expected to arrive in the Sudanese capital on Sunday to follow its investigations on claims of support to rebel groups from both sides after...
View ArticleSudan pleas for debt relief & economic assistance from international community
September 14, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese foreign minister Ali Karti has disclosed today that president Omer Hassan al-Bashir, Chairman of the African High Level Implementation Panel (AUHIP)...
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