Two opposition members held in connection with coup attempt: official
November 26, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – Two opposition member were taken into custody in connection with the coup attempt authorities uncovered last week, the government spokesperson said today.Sudanese...
View ArticleSudan says it will receive Iranian navy warships again
November 26, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – Two Iranian navy warships will dock in Port Sudan along with a Pakistani one this week, the army spokesperson Colonel Al-Sawarmi Khalid Sa'ad said today in the second...
View ArticleSouth Sudan's oil “may take time to resume” due to Khartoum's “impossible”...
November 26, 2012 (JUBA) – The president of South Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit, warned on Monday that the lifeline of his country's nascent economy, oil exports, may take time to resume due to demands by...
View ArticleChildren benefit from New classrooms in Warrap and Northern Bahr el Ghazal...
JUBA, 27 Nov. 2012 – Children and parents in Gogrial East and Aweil East have a reason to celebrate as more children will be able to enrol and stay in school with the construction of new classrooms in...
View ArticleKiir says he will fight against poverty in South Sudan
November 28, 2012 (JUBA) - South Sudan's President Salva Kiir Mayardit, has reiterated his government's commitment to fight against poverty which he said has inflicted on the bulk of the populations...
View ArticleYei commissioner vows to fight violence against women and children
November 28, 2012 (YEI) - The Commissioner of Yei County in South Sudan's Central Equatoria State, Juma David Augustine, said on Tuesday that his administration will "not relent" in fighting all forms...
View ArticleAMISOM Commander visits Hiiraan, says Somali Army will be trained
November 27, 2012 (ADDIS ABABA) - The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) force commander, Lt. General Andrew Gutti, on Sunday made a visit to Belet Weyne town, capital of the Hiiraan region to...
View ArticleUN urges S. Sudan to ratify Chemical Weapons treaty "without delay"
November 27, 2012 (NEW YORK) - The United Nations has urged South Sudan, one of the eight countries not party to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), to ensure it ratifies the treaty “without...
View ArticleKhartoum though has a case must give peace a chance
By Isaiah AbrahamNovember 27, 2012 — Sudan and South Sudan have agreed to disagree. The two countries were made to sign an agreement known as Cooperation Agreement two months ago in the Ethiopian...
View ArticleAnother coup in Sudan : the politics of temptation
By Magdi El GizouliNovember 27, 2012 — The contradictions ravaging the Sudanese Islamic Movement (SIM) matured in the folds of its 8th General Conference into an antagonism between loyalists and...
View ArticleSudanese official says some coup plotters “confessed”
November 27, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The state minister at the presidency of the republic in Sudan, Amin Hassan Omar, claimed on Tuesday that some of the plotters of the coup attempt allegedly foiled by...
View ArticleSudan urges U.S. support to convince Juba to implement security deal
November 27, 2012 (KHARTOUM) — Sudan reiterated its demand to implement the security arrangements included in the Cooperation Agreement signed with the South Sudan, and expressed hope that United...
View ArticleSudan expects “hike” in oil output
November 27, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan has said it expects its oil production to increase to 180,000 barrels per day in the next year, in sharp contrast with forecasts put forward by the International...
View ArticleKhartoum rejects South Sudan's criticism over Abyei meeting
November 27, 2012 (KHARTOUM) - A Sudanese official said his government is conducting consultations on its nominees for Abyei interim institutions, refuting South Sudanese criticism over the delay in...
View ArticleUN: Remittance to poorest nations increases to $27 billion
By Tesfa-Alem TekleNovember 28, 2012 (ADDIS ABABA) – Remittances sent to poor nations from family and friends living abroad has increased from $3.5 billion in 1990 to $27 billion in 2011, according to...
View ArticleS. Sudan calls for peaceful resolution to Congo conflict
November 28, 2012 (YEI) - South Sudan on Wednesday called for a peaceful resolution to conflict in the neighbouring country of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where dissident armed groups last week...
View ArticleHuman Rights in the administration of justice in South Sudan - challenges and...
By Beny Gideon MadorNovember 28, 2012 —1. Application Of International Law In South Sudan Domestic Courts.The Republic of South Sudan is a country amongst other family of nations that lastly joined the...
View ArticleTwo men gunned down in Lakes state
November 28, 2012 (RUMBEK) – Unidentified gunmen has killed two people and stoled their motorbike in Mayom payam [district] of Rumbek North county, Lakes state, on Wednesday.According to an eyewitness...
View ArticleSouth Sudan agrees with international partner to promote peace
November 29, 2012 (JUBA) - The Republic of South Sudan's Peace Commission and the African Center for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for...
View ArticleJuba unveils water project to mitigate conflicts in Jonglei
November 28, 2012 (JUBA) - The Government of South Sudan and its development partners have unveiled a three-year water project, seeking to reduce conflict in Jonglei state.Internally displaced people...
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