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S. Sudan government reiterates commitment to end rebellion
May 13, 2015 (JUBA) – South Sudan government has pledged its full commitment to the ongoing negotiations with rebels, saying it was determined achieve lasting peace.A soldier from the South Sudanese...
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Lakes state suspends payment of civil servants through banks
May 15, 2015 (RUMBEK) - Authorities in South Sudan's Lakes state have suspended payment of civil servants' salaries in banks, saying all wages be directly paid through the ministry finance...
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WFP welcomes EU support to conflict-hit S. Sudan
May 14, 2015 (JUBA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a €13 million ($13.8 million) contribution from the European Union (EU) earmarked for lifesaving assistance to people...
View ArticleSudan offers UAE's companies $59 billion investment opportunities
May 15, 2015 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan's minister of investment, Mustafa Osman Ismail, said they offered $59 billion worth of investment projects to businessmen from the United Arab Emirates (UAE).More than...
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Jonglei: Nearly 250,000 still in need of food in greater Bor counties
May 15, 2015(BOR) - At least 248,691 people, majority of the population in the three greater Bor counties of South Sudan's Jonglei state, are still badly in need of humanitarian assistance and are...
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Sudan's NCP mulls make up of new cabinet
May 15, 2015 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan's ruling National Congress Party (NCP) has tasked a committee headed by the presidential assistant Ibrahim Ghandour to consider the formation of a new government after...
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Sudan opposition Islamists decries Egypt's death sentence against Morsi
May 16, 2015 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan's opposition Popular Congress Party (PCP) led by Hassan al-Turabi has denounced a decision by an Egyptian judge to refer the ousted president Mohamed Morsi to Egypt's...
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Senior US coast guard delegation to visit Sudan: official
May 16, 2015 (KHARTOUM) - The director general of Sudan's Sea Ports Corporation (SPC), Jalal al-Din Mohamed Shulia, said that a high-level team from the United States Coast Guard will arrive in Port...
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South Sudan rebels claim capture of Malakal as gov't declares defection of...
May 16, 2015 (JUBA/ADDIS ABABA) – The South Sudanese armed opposition faction of the Sudan Peoples' Liberation Movement (SPLM-IO), led by former vice-president, Riek Machar, on Saturday said they have...
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Sudan says US sanctions largest violation of human rights
May 16, 2015 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese government reiterated its severe criticism of unilateral sanctions imposed by the United States and described it as the main reason for the deterioration in the...
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S. Sudan information official quits, accuses minister of nepotism
May 15, 2015 (JUBA) - A South Sudanese official at the ministry of information and broadcasting has resigned, accusing minister Michael Makuei Lueth of nepotism and mess.Information minister Michael...
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Sudan threatens to crush SPLM-N rebels militarily
May 16, 2015 (KHARTOUM) - Presidential assistant and government chief negotiator Ibrahim Ghandour accused the Sudan People's Liberation Movement - North (SPLM-N) of obstructing peace in South Kordofan...
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Recent surge of violence triggers new displacement in Unity state
May 16, 2015 (JUBA) – Thousands more civilians were fleeing the war zones in the southern part of Unity state as result of the recent offensive carried out by the government troops on rebel...
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Food insecurity concerns hit war-ravaged South Sudan
May 16, 2015 (JUBA) – As the South Sudanese conflict continues displacing thousands of people, food insecurity remains a serious concern, a new crop and food security report indicates.People receive...
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W. Bahr el Ghazal marks SPLM/A day amid low turnout
May 16, 2015 (WAU) – Authorities in South Sudan's Western Bahr el Ghazal state on Saturday celebrated Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM/A), amid low turnout.Soldier marching during the SPLM/A...
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South Sudanese rebels shoot down helicopter gunship
May 17, 2015 (JUBA/ADDIS ABABA) – Opposition forces led by former vice-president, Riek Machar, said they have shot down a helicopter gunship on Sunday which tried to bomb their forces that control the...
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Sudan's Supreme Court approves general elections results
May 17, 2015 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan's High Court approved results of the presidential and parliamentary elections held last April dismissing 122 out of 126 challenges submitted by political parties and...
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Sudanese government approves strategy to end tribal fighting in East Darfur
May 17, 2015 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan's interior minister Ismat Abdel-Rahman said he discussed with the first vice-president, Bakri Hassan Salih on Sunday a strategy to bring the tribal fighting in East...
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Sudan to soon launch 4G wireless service: official
May 17, 2015 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese Minister of Science and Telecommunications Tahani Abdullah announced that the country's telecom companies will launch Fourth Generation (4G) wireless service in...
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S. Sudan opposition leader wants forum on interim administration
May 17, 2015 (JUBA) – South Sudan's main opposition leader, Lam Akol has advocated that a national conference be held on the way forward after the mandate of President Salva Kiir and his cabinet...
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