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Activists urge UN to waive Bashir's immunity as diplomats express doubts over...
September 24, 2013 (WASHINGTON) - An American advocacy group has urged the UN chief not to insist on Washington's obligation to grant a visa to the Sudanese president Omer Hassan al-Bashir as...
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S. Sudan first lady to attend New York gathering
September 23, 2013 (JUBA) – The first lady of South Sudan, Mary Ayen Mayardit is currently in New York to take part in an initiative gathering, due on 26 September.South Sudan first lady Mary Ayen...
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Kiir's legal advisor vows to fight corruption without "fear or favour"
September 24, 2013 (JUBA) – A legal aid to South Sudan president Salva Kiir has vowed to ensure the fight corruption in the country is executed without fear or favour.Telar Ring Deng with his wife at a...
View ArticleUganda on alert after Kenya terror attack
September 24, 2013 (KAMPALA) – A top Uganda military general has said the country is on alert following a terror attack in neighbouring Kenya in which 65 people were killed and 175 injured.Gen Katumba...
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African Union objects to any unilateral actions on Abyei
September 24, 2013 (KUACJOK, Warrap State) - The African Union says it objects any unilateral decision by either Sudan or South Sudan to determine the future of Abyei, a border area claimed by both...
View ArticleICC responds to AU over Uhuru and Ruto
September 24, 2013 (NAIROBI) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) has responded to a letter by the African Union(AU) asking it to refer the cases against president Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy...
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Sudan's NCP accuses SRF rebels & opposition of inciting protests that spread...
September 24, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - The ruling National Congress Party (NCP) in Sudan accused the Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF) and opposition parties of standing behind the demonstrations that broke out...
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DUP's chief sudden departure to UK draws speculations on his NCP partnership
September 24, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - The leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) Mohamed Osman Al-Mirghani abruptly left for London on Tuesday amid conflicting reports about the position of his party...
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Juba and Khartoum agree to open trade borders
September 24, 2013 (JUBA/KHARTOUM) – Sudan and South Sudan have signed an agreement for opening of trade borders between the two neighbouring countries.Sudanese Interior Minister Ibrahim Mahmoud...
View ArticleUN chief urges Khartoum to engage inclusive dialogue in Sudan
September 24, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - UN chief Ban-Ki-moon has urged the Sudanese government to engage "inclusive" dialogue with the opposition forces in order to end the ongoing conflicts and re-establish a...
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S. Sudanese bishop wins prestigious global award
September 25, 2013 (JUBA) – The Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) has recognised a South Sudanese Bishop among this year's winners of its global citizen award.Bishop Elias Taban with Hillary Clinton in...
View ArticleEthiopia: Somalia's Al-Shabaab poses no threat to international security
By Tesfa-Alem TekleSeptember 25, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) – Ethiopia on Wednesday dismissed concerns by some opposition groups that the horn of Africa nation could be Al-Shabaab's next terror target.After...
View ArticleE. Equatoria MP storms parliament with 500 pawpaws to show increased food supply
September 25, 2013 (TORIT) - Magwi County Member of Parliament Peter Otim Karlo on Tuesday delivered 500 ripened pawpaws in parliament to prove to his fellow law makers that there is plentiful supply...
View ArticleMuseveni blasts ICC at UN General Assembly
September 25, 2013 (KAMPALA) – Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has castigated the International Criminal Court (ICC) calling it "arrogant" and "shallow".Museveni who was on Tuesday addressing the...
View ArticleSouth Sudanese nationals storm Uganda police post over Nimule accident
September 25, 2013 (GULU, Northern Uganda) - Six South Sudanese nationals were on Tuesday briefly detained by Ugandan police after they stormed a police post on the Uganda side of the border at Olego...
View ArticleJonglei: Man killed "accidentally" in Bor shooting
September 25, 2013 (JUBA) – A man was killed on Tuesday night in Bor town, the capital of Jonglei state, in what officials have described as an accident.Philip Thon Nyok, a member of parliament...
View ArticleI have a solution to Lakes state unrest situation
This is an open letter sent from South Sudanese journalist Manyang Mayom Meen to President Salva Kiir. To: H.E. Gen. Salva Kiir Mayardit Date: September 20, 2013 President of the Republic of South...
View ArticleThe international community has no right to prevent a unilateral referendum...
By Tim FlatmanSeptember 25, 2013 - The Communique of the 397th Meeting of the AUPSC at the level of the Heads of State and Government, 23 September 2013, offers nothing to the Dinka Ngok community. No...
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SPLM national liberation council set to meet in October
September 25, 2013 (JUBA) – The long-awaited meeting of the ruling party, Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM), is expected to take place next month in order to resolve the leadership crisis in...
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Deadliest day in Sudan's fuel subsidies protests, nationwide internet acccess...
September 25, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - The Sudanese government announced on Wednesday that orders were issued to the army to deploy to public government buildings and gas stations to protect from protesters...
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