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Lakes state politician threatened in political dispute
October 31, 2012 (RUMBEK) - The Lakes state Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) assistant secretary for political affairs, Malou Moses Majok, has said that he fears for his safety following a...
View ArticleNGOs: our partners for helping South Sudan and its people move forward
By Toby Lanzer October 31, 2012 — On 24 October the world celebrated 67 years since the United Nations came into being. As the United Nations Deputy Special Representative and Resident and Humanitarian...
View ArticleDisputed Areas: The challenge of historical evidence
By Luka Biong Deng November 1, 2012 — On 2nd October 2006, President Salva requested Dr Douglas Johnson to prepare for the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) a technical background paper on the...
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S. Sudan police allegedly open fire at Juba school protest
October 31, 2012 (JUBA) - South Sudan Police dressed in riot gear allegedly fired live bullets at student protesters throwing stones and using knives after a demonstration over land ownership turned...
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Thousands of South Sudanese are locked in US prisons
October 31, 2012 (JUBA) – Over 3,000 South Sudanese are jailed in various US prisons across the country for allegedly breaking the laws of their new host country, reveals media official in the office...
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Iranian warships leave Sudan after three-day stay
October 31, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – Two Iranian warships departed on Wednesday from an eastern port in Sudan after a four-day stay which fueled speculations about military cooperation between the two...
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Sudan refuses six-weeks delay to settle Abyei issue
October 31, 2012 (KHARTOUM) — Sudanese Vice-President announced the rejection of a decision by the African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) calling to settle the conflict during six weeks or to...
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Sudan FM warns ruling NCP on Iran links as "Red Sea Alliance" mulled: report
November 1, 2012 (WASHINGTON) – The Sudanese foreign minister Ali Karti warned his peers at the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) that they may soon have to make decision on how deep they want their...
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Lakes State Party Chairperson opposition mounts
November 1, 2012 (RUMBEK) - The chairperson of Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) in Yirol West County of Lakes state, Agok Manyiel Dhieu, has told the press that he opposes the appointment of...
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Jonglei Ex-Commissioner's pension gripe
November 1,2012 (BOR) - A former local government officer, who once served as a commissioner in many districts including Rumbek, Malakal and Bor, which encompasses the present Duk, Twic East and Bor...
View ArticleAU seeks a lift to arms embargo, charcoal ban in Somalia
By Tesfa-Alem Tekle November 1, 2012 (ADDIS ABABA) - The African Union (AU) on Tuesday urged the United Nations Security Council to review an arms embargo imposed two-decades ago on war-torn Somalia....
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US renewal of economic sanctions draws rebuke by Sudan
November 1, 2012 (WASHINGTON) – The Sudanese government condemned the US president Barack Obama's decision to renew the comprehensive economic sanctions imposed on the country since more than a decade...
View ArticleDarfur needs $8 billionfor recovery and development projects
November 1, 2012 (KHARTOUM) — Darfur region needs some eight billion dollars to achieve rehabilitation and development projects; said the regional authority as preparations are taking place to hold a...
View ArticlePragmatism should not be synonymous with opportunism
By Lam Akol The Son of my Brother, Kuir E Garang, November 1, 2012 — Since you addressed me in your open letter as “uncle”, allow me to take the liberty of calling you the “son of my brother”. This is...
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Exportation of South Sudanese oil to restart within two weeks - Khartoum
November 1, 2012 (KHARTOUM) — South Sudan will resume the exportation of oil production within two weeks, a Sudanese official said following a series of meetings in Juba with government officials and...
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Sudanese police clash with service protesters in central state
November 2, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – Villagers in Sudan's central state of Al-Jazeera have been protesting against water and electricity cuts, witnesses told Sudan Tribune as the unrest entered its fourth day...
View ArticleUnity state Deputy Governor says state pay cuts come from Juba
By Bonifacio Taban Kuich October 31, 2012 (BENTIU) - South Sudan's minister of finance, Kosti Manibe Ngai, has expressed his opposition to pay cuts being implemented in the state governments last week....
View ArticleUSAID launches loan partnership with South Sudan private banks
November 2, 2012 (JUBA) – An agreement between private financial institutions and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has “unlocked $7 millions for lending” to South Sudanese...
View ArticleS. Sudan: UNHCR seeks new sites for over 60,000 refugees
November 2, 2012 (JUBA) - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has called for immediate relocation of nearly 63,000 Sudanese refugees currently living in South Sudan's Unity state, due to insecurity concerns...
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South Sudan cabinet forms preparatory committee to receive Sudan president
November 2, 2012 (JUBA) - South Sudan has formed a high-level committee tasked with responsibilities to organize the visit to Juba of Sudanese President Omer Hassan Al-Bashir for the first time since...
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