Unity State Governor fires three Parieng officials
By Bonifacio Taban KuichNovember 15, 2012 (KAMPALA) – The Governor of South Sudan's Unity State, Taban Deng Gai on Wednesday sacked two ministers and the Commissioner of Parieng County, after they were...
View ArticleNew Wau county commissioner accepts appointment, calls for unity
November 15, 2012 (JUBA) - The newly-appointed Commissioner of Wau County, Elia Kamilo Dimo, on Thursday welcomed his appointment and expressed his readiness to work with the Western Bahr el Ghazal...
View ArticleJonglei outlaws civilians from carrying arms
November 15, 2012 (BOR) - Lawmakers in South Sudan's eastern state of Jonglei, the scene of a localised rebellion and controversial disarmament campaign, have passed a bill making it illegal for...
View ArticleGerman NGO quits Ethiopia in protest against "restrictions on civil rights...
November 15, 2012 (PARIS) - A German non-governmental organisation (NGO) said Thursday it is pulling out of Ethiopia in protest against Ethiopia's controversial 2009 civil society and charity law...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sudan's Turabi repudiates “Islamic Movement” conference
November 15, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The leader of Sudan's Islamist opposition Popular Congress Party (PCP), Hassan Al-Turabi, issued a letter on Thursday distancing his party from the Islamic Movement (IM)...
View ArticleUNICEF South Sudan signs Project Co-Funding Agreement with Qatar's Educate A...
Doha, Qatar- UNICEF South Sudan today signed a three-year agreement with Educate A Child, a new initiative from Qatar's Sheikha Moza bint Nasser aimed at triggering progress towards the goal of quality...
View ArticleKiir urges Abyei youth to resist violence amid rising tension
November 16, 2012 (JUBA) - South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has urged youth from the contested border region of Abyei, to refrain from violence and revenge following a protest in which one local...
View ArticleHUMAN RIGHTS SOCIETY CALLS FOR EXTENSION OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COMMISSION'S...
SSHURSA SOUTH SUDAN HUMAN RIGHTS SOCIETY FOR ADVOCACYPRESS RELEASE; for immediate release; November 14, 2012HUMAN RIGHTS SOCIETY CALLS FOR EXTENSION OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COMMISSION'S MANDATE, URGES...
View ArticleClik here to view.
S. Sudan: US embassy demands release of detained citizen
November 15, 2012 (JUBA) - The US embassy in South Sudan has demanded the unconditional release of one its nationals, allegedly arrested by the country's National Security Service (NSS).Susan Page, the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
SPLM-N urge UK to pressure government to end war
November 15, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The secretary-general of the rebel Sudan People's Liberation Movement North (SPLM-N), Yasir Arman, urged UK officials on Thursday to exert pressure on the Sudanese...
View ArticleDarfur rebels urge international donors to not support Darfur conference
November 15, 2012 (KHARTOUM) — Rebel groups derided a decision by the Sudanese government to make the 31th May a public holiday to celebrate peace in Darfur and urged the international community to not...
View ArticlePower struggle in Khartoum
By David L. Phillips and Ahmed Hussain AdamNovember 16, 2012 — Sudan is on the brink. Its military has suffered humiliating defeat and dishonor. The economy is in free-fall. Islamist factions are...
View ArticleObama Second Term: Implications for Sudan and Sudan Relations
By Luka Biong DengIn September 2012, I wrote a piece on the implications of the US elections to the relations between Sudan and South Sudan. Now Obama has been elected for the second term of four years...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Red Cross volunteers recieve training in Jonglei
November 15, 2012 (BOR) – The Jonglei branch of the South Sudan Red Cross has begun a six-day training for newly recruited volunteers on hygiene, sanitation and disaster management, the organisation's...
View ArticleJonglei and Lakes State SPLM members trained on new party constitution
November 17, 2012 (BOR/RUMBEK) - South Sudan's ruling party, the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM), has begun training its members on the contents of a draft document containing a new SPLM Code...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bashir's visit to Juba will go ahead despite rejection of AU proposal on Abyei
November 17, 2012 (JUBA) - The visit of Sudan's President Omer Al-Bashir to South Sudan will go ahead despite his recent comments rejecting an African Union Peace Security Council proposal over the...
View ArticleSouth Sudan denies seeking “ransom” to release arrested American citizen
November 16, 2012 (JUBA) - South Sudan's police denied on Friday reports claiming it is seeking a "ransom" to release Elton Mark McCabe, an American national arrested by government agents in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sudan's Nafie meets Ethiopian PM over Abyei issues
By Tesfa-Alem TekleNovember 17, 2012 (ADDIS ABABA) - Presidential assistant to Sudan's Omer Hassan Al-Bashir, Nafie Ali Nafie held talks with Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn over Abyei...
View ArticleClik here to view.
UNSC renews UNISFA mandate in Abyei
November 17, 2012 (WASHINGTON) - The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Friday has renewed the mandate of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), for additional six months until May...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Darfur rebels shell Al-Fasher
November 17, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan Liberation Movement led by Minni Minnawi (SLM-MM) said they hit Friday the capital of North Darfur state, Al-Fasher, but military sources played down the...
View Article