Sudan says not ready to attend AJOC meeting
November 21, 2012 (JUBA) - The Government of Sudan on Wednesday expressed unwillingness to attend the Abyei Joint Oversight Committee (AJOC) meeting, which was due to take place on 22 November.Luka...
View ArticleSudan: Auditor General's 2012 report reveals increases in embezzlements
November 21, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – A report presented on Wednesday by Sudan's auditor-general revealed that the amount of stolen public money has gone up to more than 175 million Sudanese pounds (SDG) -...
View ArticleEuropean Film Festival opens in Khartoum
November 22, 2012 (KHARTOUM) - The fourth European Film Festival in Sudan was launched in Khartoum on Tuesday by Sudan's Minister of Culture and Information, Ahmed Bilal Osman at the offices of the...
View ArticleLakes State parliament names specialized committees, two counties undecided
November 22, 2012 (RUMBEK) - South Sudan's Lakes State named new chairpersons for 16 specialized parliamentary committees on Thursday, although two positions remain unfilled due to disagreement between...
View ArticleSudan's "impossible demands" blocking resumption of oil production - minister
November 22 2012 (YAMBIO) - Sudan wants neighbouring South Sudan to disarm rebels operating north of the border before allowing the export of southern crude through its territory to resume, Juba's...
View ArticleEthiopia, Kenya leaders vow to combat threats to regional security
By Tesfa-Alem TekleNovember 22, 2012 (ADDIS ABABA) - Ethiopia and Kenya on Wednesday renewed their commitment to work jointly to tackle the security challenges facing the unstable Horn of Africa...
View ArticleSudan Armed Forces continue bombing of South, plan border incursion - SPLA
November 23, 2012 (JUBA) - The South Sudanese military accused the army of neighbouring Sudan on Thursday of amassing troops along their disputed border, moving closer to their positions, and bombing...
View ArticleSudan's NCP power struggle comes to surface, Bashir's aides suspected of...
November 22, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – Sudanese authorities moved in the early hours of Thursday to foil what it claimed was a "subversive plot" planned by elements from the army, the paramilitary Popular...
View ArticleUN seeks over $1bn for S. Sudan humanitarian assistance
By Julius N. UmaNovember 22, 2012 (JUBA) - The United Nations is asking its members for $1.16bn in order to meet the humanitarian and development challenges in South Sudan, the world's newest and one...
View ArticleSudan's "subversive attempt" steeped in confusion
By Muhammad OsmanNovember 22, 2012 (NAIROBI) – Heavy confusion is surrounding the alleged foiling by Sudanese intelligence authorities of a “subversive plot” as well as the subsequent arrests or...
View ArticleJuba condemns Sudan's air attacks as SPLA say its troops are on "high alert"
November 23, 2012 (JUBA) - South Sudanese cabinet chaired by President Salva Kiir on Friday passed a resolution condemning the "continuous unprovoked attacks" by the Sudanese army in Northern Bahr el...
View ArticleWestern Equatoria set to free ex-Minister of Agriculture
November 23, 2012 (YAMBIO) - Western Equatoria state government had released the former state minister of agriculture, who was arrested in the first week of November for allegedly accommodating a...
View ArticleUnity State: Boy and 400 cattle missing after Payinjiar raid
By Bonifacio Taban KuichNovember 23, 2012 (KAMPALA) - A boy from Payinjiar County in Unity State is missing after cattle rustlers stole 397 heads of cattle from Dhormanyang village on Wednesday 21...
View ArticleUN official urges Sudan to improve situation of IDPs
November 23, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons of the UN's Human Rights Council in September 2010, Chaloka Beyani, has urged the Sudanese...
View ArticleSudan lifts Gosh's parliamentary immunity over foiled coup
November 23, 2012 (KHARTOUIM) —The National Assembly has lifted parliamentary immunity of Salah Gosh who is arrested since several days after reports of a foiled attempt to topple the regime he is...
View ArticleSouth Sudan plans first-ever national reconciliation campaign
November 24, 2012 (JUBA) – The leadership of the 15-month old nation, South Sudan, has announced its plan to organise a first-ever comprehensive peace and national reconciliation conference to try and...
View ArticleS. Sudan to file complaint to UNSC over Khartoum aggression
November 25, 2012 (JUBA) – South Sudan is due to launch a formal complaint to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) over Sudan's alleged violation of its territorial integrity, Information...
View ArticleDarfur rebels release 3 Sudanese soldiers – Red Cross
November 24, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – A Darfur rebel groups released three Sudanese soldiers detained during recent clashes with the government army, the Red Cross said on Saturday."The International...
View ArticleCECAFA: Ethiopia beats South Sudan 1-0
By Bonifacio Taban KuichNovember 25, 2012 (BENTIU) - Ethiopia beat South Sudan 1:0 as the Tusker-sponsored Confederation for East and Central African Football Association (CECAFA) football tournament...
View ArticleSUDAN: NCP dissidents warn against harming alleged coup plotters
November 24, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – A group of dissenting members from Sudan's governing National Congress Party (NCP) has stepped up in defense of 13 military and civilian individuals being detained over...
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