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Defiant governor pledges to fight anyone trying to take 14 Mile from his state
October 23, 2012 (JUBA) - The Governor of South Sudan's Northern Bahr el Ghazal on Monday said that he will "fight" anyone who tries to take a contested area on the border with neighbouring Sudan from...
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NGO decries endorsement of girl child marriage by Sudan's state-controlled...
October 22, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The head of Sudan's main clerical authority, the Religious Scholars Committee (RSC), has publicly advocated girl child marriage, drawing the ire of women activists rights...
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Sudan preparing to counter “sabotage operations in capital”
October 22, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese ministry of interior announced on Monday that it has decided to deploy a police force consisting of 5600 officers in the capital Khartoum during Eid holiday...
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Sudan, Darfur rebel group agree to open peace talks in Doha
October 22, 2012 (KHARTOUM) — Sudanese government and a splinter faction of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) agreed Monday in Doha to immediately cease hostilities and hold peace negotiations in...
View ArticlePost-Bashir: the sheikhs and the officers
By Magdi El Gizouli October 22, 2012 — The Sudanese Islamic Movement (SIM) held a series of conferences at state and sectorial levels over the past few weeks in preparation for its awaited general...
View ArticleNorth Darfur attack meant to prevent UNAMID's investigation
October 22, 2012 (KHARTOUM) — The hybrid mission in Darfur suspects that the latest attack on its peacekeepers meant to keep them away from investigating violence against civilians in Hashaba area in...
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Lakes state council of ministers approve cooperation agreement
October 23, 2012 (RUMBEK) - The governor of Lakes state, Chol Tong Mayay, and his cabinet said on Tuesday that they support the recent cooperation agreements reached by Sudan and South Sudan. Lakes...
View ArticleEthiopia and Qatar restore diplomatic ties
October 23, 2012 (ADDIS ABABA) - Ethiopia and Qatar have agreed to open diplomatic relations after both been at odds for more than four years, according to Ethiopian press. Ethiopia cut diplomatic ties...
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Huge fire, explosions at military factory in Sudan capital
October 23, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – Fear and panic spread in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Tuesday when massive explosions and fire erupted at a military factory in the southern suburbs of the city as the...
View ArticleCES governor threatens to pullout from centralized tax collection system
October 23, 2012 (JUBA) – The governor of Central Equatoria state, Clement Wani Konga, has threatened to pull out his state from the centralized tax collection system in South Sudan, saying the system...
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South Sudan disappointed by mediation's new proposal over Abyei
October 23, 2012 (JUBA) - South Sudan on Tuesday expressed strong disappointment with the proposal by the African Union High Level Implementation (AUHIP) calling to extend negotiations over the...
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Sudanese rebels attack South Kordofan capital again, deny death of civilians
October 23, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The rebel Sudan People's Liberation Movement North (SPLM-N) has disputed allegations by the Sudanese army (SAF) about the death of civilians during a new bout of mortar...
View ArticleUS Assistant Secretary of State visits Kenya, South Sudan
October 24, 2012 (JUBA) - The US Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugee and Migration will effective Wednesday begin a one-week tour of Kenya and South Sudan, involving visiting various...
View ArticleDarfur peace talks to start on 22 November
October 23, 2012 (KHARTOUM) — Negotiating delegations from the Sudanese government and a splinter faction of Justice Equality Movement (JEM) will start talks on 22 November, officials from the two...
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Sudan Embassy in UK: Israel Attacks the Yarmouk Munitions Factory in Sudan
Press release: Israel Attacks the Yarmouk Munitions Factory in Sudan The Republic of Sudan Embassy, London Media Office October 24, 2012 Today, 24th October 2012, the Sudanese Minister of Culture and...
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Unity State: Malnutrition rates on the decline, says MSF
By Bonifacio Taban Kuich October 21, 2012 (BENTIU) -The number of malnourished children in South Sudan's Unity state is on the decline, the international medical charity, Medicines San Frontiers (MSF)...
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Four people wounded in Akobo attack, Jonglei
October 24, 2012 (BOR) - At least four people are reported wounded in an attempted cattle raid allegedly by members of the Murle ethnic group in Jonglei's Akobo county on Wednesday. IDPs who fled the...
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N. Bahr el Ghazal “business group” critique Governor's Mile 14 stance
October 24, 2012 (JUBA) - A group of business people from South Sudan's Northern Bahr el Ghazal State on Wednesday spoke out against high-profile objections raised against the cooperation agreement...
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Machar discusses Bashir's visit to South Sudan with ICC prosecutor
October 24, 2012 (JUBA) – South Sudan's Vice President, Riek Machar, and the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, met on Tuesday in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi,...
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Sudan accuses Israel of bombing military factory, talks of “inside job”
October 24, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese government has blamed an Israeli airstrike for the explosion of a military factory in the capital Khartoum on Tuesday, warning that it reserves the right to...
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