Sudanese foreign minister predicts additional time over Abyei
December 4, 2012 (KHARTOUM) — Sudanese foreign Ali Karti minister said confident that the African Union would give Khartoum and Juba additional time to solve their difference over the organisation of a...
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Sudan: Atta vows to try “traitors” behind alleged coup amid new arrests
December 4, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan's spy chief Mohammad Atta has described the plotters of a coup plot allegedly foiled by the authorities two weeks ago as “traitors”, vowing to bring them to “fair”...
View ArticleCommuniqué: 14th Ordinary Summit of EAC Heads of State-November 30, 2012
Communiqué: 14th Ordinary Summit of EAC Heads of State November 30, 2012Theme: Investing in 21st Century Infrastructure for Deeper Integration1 THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY HEADS OF STATE, HE PRESIDENT...
View ArticleThe Big Black Dark Day in the fight against dictatorship, abuse of rule of...
By Biel Boutros Biel“We are sound minded people and we cannot be bullied to follow a failed system run by officials who are unable to deliver services. Our people did not rally behind our freedom...
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Jonglei commissioners' forum begins in Bor
December 4, 2012 (BOR) - Jonglei State launched a forum for county commissioners, executive directors, paramount chiefs, chairpersons of county legislative assemblies and women representatives in Bor...
View ArticleCattle raiders kill 80 people in Warrap - Tonj South official
December 5, 2012 (JUBA) - More than 80 people have been killed during an attack in the Wunkech area of Warrap State over the weekend, the Tonj South County commissioner, Mario Monydhieth Gor told Sudan...
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South Sudan police authorities investigate killing of political commentator
December 6, 2012 (JUBA) - South Sudanese political commentator, Isaiah Ding Abraham Chan Awuol, was shot dead in front of his house in Gudele, west of the capital Juba, early on Wednesday morning by...
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US navy denies docking ships in Sudan
December 5, 2012 (WASHINGTON) – The United States Navy denied statements made by Sudan foreign minister Ali Karti yesterday saying that U.S. ships made a stop for a few hours in Port Sudan last...
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Sudan's standing on corruption index rating worsens in 2012
December 5, 2012 (WASHINGTON) – Sudan's ranking on corruption perception index is only better than Afghanistan, North Korea and Somalia in 2012, according to a report released today by an...
View ArticleWho killed Isaiah Abraham?
By Zechariah Manyok BiarDecember 5, 2012 — On December 4th or 5th, 2012, Isaiah Abraham was dragged out of his house and shot dead in front of the same house by unknown gunmen. It is not yet clear why...
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Sudan's 2013 budget submitted to parliament containing increased fees to...
December 5, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese parliament today received the 2013 budget proposal from the government that includes hikes on federal car licensing fees drawing criticism from lawmakers.The...
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Ex-Darfur rebel group accuses government of attacking its troops
December 5, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The former rebel Liberation and Justice Movement (LJM) has accused local authorities in North Darfur State of attacking its forces, demanding an official apology from the...
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Report finds no evidence E. Equatoria governor has private militia
December 05, 2012 (JUBA) – An investigation into Eastern Equatoria has found no evidence that Governor Louis Lobong Lojore has been training a militia in the state.Eastern Equatoria State in red (in...
View ArticleGroups hold a seminar to enhance understanding of EAC integration
University of Juba & South Sudan Law Society For Immediate Release: 5 December 2012 The University of Juba and the South Sudan Law Society Organize a Seminar to Enhance National Understanding of...
View ArticleUN chief calls for more efforts to reach negotiated solution on Abyei
December 5, 2012 (WASHINGTON) — United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has urged Sudan and South Sudan to reach a negotiated solution on the final status of Abyei, days before the end of an...
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Sudan accepts nomination of Ghanaian diplomat as UNAMID chief – FM says
December 5, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese government accepts the nomination of the veteran Ghanaian diplomat Mohamed Ibn Chambas as the new special joint representative of the UN-AU mission in Darfur...
View ArticleRWB: Opinion writer gunned down outside Juba home
Reporters Without BordersPress release6 December 2012SOUTH SUDANOpinion writer gunned down outside Juba homeReporters Without Borders is deeply saddened to learn that Diing Chan Awuol, a leading...
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Sudan government unable to manage economy says ex-finance minister
December 6, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese government is no longer able to manage the economy and lacks solutions to handle the crisis, a former finance minister said today.Fruit-seller in the Sudanese...
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Ethiopia's new leader keen for face-to-face talks with Eritrean president
By Tesfa-Alem Tekle December 6, 2012 (ADDIS ABABA) - Ethiopia's newly elected prime minister, Hailemariam Desalegn, on Wednesday affirmed that he is willing to hold direct talks with Eritrea on the...
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UNHCR: Increasing number of refugees cross into Unity state's Yida refugee camp
By Bonifacio Taban KuichDecember 6, 2012 (BENTIU) - Unity state's Yida refugee camp is receiving an increasing number of refugees displaced from Sudan's South Kordofan state according to the UN High...
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