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S. Sudan President orders investigation into killing of political commentator
December 7, 2012 (JUBA) - South Sudan president Salva Kiir, on Thursday ordered security services to conduct a “thorough investigation” into the killing of the former South Sudan army (SPLA) turned...
View ArticleSouth Sudan to transform ex-combatants into productive work brigades
December 6, 2012 (JUBA) – Ex-combatants who will be affected by the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) program in South Sudan will be transformed into productive self-sufficient units...
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Ex-Darfur rebels threaten to ditch peace deal over attack on troops
December 6, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The former Darfur rebel the Liberation and Justice Movement (LJM) has threatened to withdraw commitment to the peace deal it signed with the Sudanese government last year...
View ArticleS. Sudan engages with Russia to support African Union Abyei proposal
December 7, 2012 (JUBA) – A senior member of the South Sudan government said on Thursday it is engaging with the Russian government to seek support for the African Union High Level Implementation Panel...
View ArticleUN condemns killing of South Sudanese columnist Isaiah Abraham
December 7, 2012 (JUBA) – The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has condemned the assassination of a leading South Sudanese political commentator, Isaiah Abraham, which occurred on Tuesday...
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Cattle raids kill 10 as Unity and Lakes exchange accusations and denials
December 7, 2012 (PAYINJIAR & RUMBEK) - Officials from South Sudan's Unity and Lakes have accused youth from the other's states of raiding cattle and killing local people. Ten people have died and...
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Journalists beaten by police in Juba, UN concerned over death of columnist
December 07, 2012 (JUBA) – South Sudan police detained three journalists from the Gurtong website on Friday in the capital Juba, two days after a leading political commentator, Isaiah Ding Abraham Chan...
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Three Darfurian students killed in central Sudan over university tuition
December 7, 2012 (KHARTOUM) - Three students of Al-Jazeera University in central Sudan were murdered after their arrest by security agent after a protest by Darfurians on the ground of exemption from...
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SPLA to "launch aggressive attacks" against Jonglei rebels
December 7, 2012 (BOR) - The head of the disarmament process in Jonglei State, Lt. Gen. Kuol Diem Kuol, said Friday that South Sudan's army is planning on taking the fight to rebels in Pibor County.Lt....
View ArticleSudanese army seek to decrease tension with former Darfur rebels
December 7, 2012 (KHARTOUM) - The Sudanese army reiterated Friday that its troops ambushed armed men ready to launch rockets on Al-Fasher, stressing this incident does not affect its commitment to the...
View ArticleSouth Sudan Governors' Forum: A Real Platform for Nation Building
By Beny Gideon MaborDecember 8, 2012 — There were seven governors' forums conducted since establishment of the former interim government in Juba from 2005 to the backdoor of the post-secession period...
View ArticleThe Darfuri: death by definition
By Magdi El GizouliDecember 9, 2012 — Four students were found dead Friday in a feeder irrigation canal of an experimental farm next to the main campus of the University of Gezira. The students drowned...
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WBG's Wau county commissioner: county headquarters move protestors must...
December 8, 2012 (JUBA) - South Sudan's Wau county commissioner, Elia Kamilo Dimo, on Friday urged those protesting against the moving of the county headquarters to observe the law.Commissioner of Wau...
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AfDB approves new funds for Ethiopia-Kenya power project
December 8, 2012 (ADDIS ABABA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a loan agreement amounting US$115 million to finance the construction of a cross-border electricity highway running...
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S. Sudan court dismisses case against detained US citizen
December 8, 2012 (JUBA) - The High Court in South Sudan, on Friday, dropped a case in which Elton McCabe, an American citizen and his business counterpart, were being detained on allegation of...
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Sudanese extremist cell members planned to fight in Somalia
December 8, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – Members of an extremist cell uncovered in East Sudan were planning to travel to Somalia and join ranks of Islamic insurgents there, Sudan Tribune has learned.FILE -...
View ArticleUN concerned over yellow fever outbreak in Darfur
December 8, 2012 (KHARTOUM) - The United Nations has expressed concern over the recent outbreak of yellow fever in Sudan's Dafur region, with more than 670 people said to have contracted the deadly...
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Fresh visit by Iranian warships to Sudan
December 8, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – Two Iranian warships have arrived at the coastal city of Port Sudan on Saturday, according to a military statement out of Iran.Iranian navy personnel stand aboard the IRIS...
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Nafie: Russia supports Sudanese position over Abyei
December 9, 2012 (KHARTOUM) — Following his return from Moscow on Saturday evening, Presidential Assistant Nafie Ali Nafie reiterated that Russia is supportive of the Sudanese government position over...
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South Sudan army kills 10 in Wau dispute - UN
December 9, 2012 (LONDON) - South Sudan's army has shot dead 10 people in Wau, the capital of Western Bahr el Ghazal State, who were protesting against moving an administrative headquarters, the United...
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