U.S. applauds Sudan's oil agreement despite sketchy details
August 4, 2012 (WASHINGTON) – The United States quickly welcomed the announcement made by African Union (AU) mediator and former South African president Thabo Mbeki that the delegations of Sudan and...
View ArticleAbyei issue will be discussed in Bashir- Kiir summit, South Sudan FM
August 4, 2012 (JUBA) – South Sudanese foreign minister said Presidents Omer Al-Bashir and Salva Kiir will next September to tackle the issue of Abyei area. Khartoum and Juba made Friday a breakthrough...
View ArticleAU Peace and Security Council statement on progress in Sudan-South Sudan talks
PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL 329TH MEETING ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA 3 AUGUST 2012 COMMUNIQUÉ The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 329th meeting held on 3August 2012, adopted the...
View ArticleHow yesterday's agreement on oil could lead to war between the Sudans, not...
How yesterday's agreement on oil could lead to war between the Sudans, not avert it By Tim Flatman, August 4, 2012 (JUBA) - The “international community”, a nebulous concept at the best of times,...
View ArticleSOUTH SUDAN REACHES OIL DEAL WITH SUDAN: SECURES LOW PIPELINE FEES
SOUTH SUDAN REACHES OIL DEAL WITH SUDAN: SECURES LOW PIPELINE FEES Press Statement August 4, 2012 (JUBA) SOUTH SUDAN REACHES OIL DEAL WITH SUDAN: SECURES LOW PIPELINE FEES - Press Releases / South...
View ArticleStatement by South Sudan's government over oil agreement
The Republic of South Sudan Press Statement Juba, 4 August 2012: The Government of the Republic of South Sudan has protected the interest of its people. Throughout the negotiations South Sudan insisted...
View ArticleSouth Sudan prepares to resume oil production
August 5, 2012 (JUBA) — South Sudan oil minister Stephen Dhieu Dau said that his ministry would call companies to fix dates on which they would resume work oil production. Dau was speaking to Sudan...
View ArticleSudan accused of destabilising S. Sudan with rebel militias
August 5, 2012 (JUBA) - Head of the parliamentary group representing the country's governing Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM), Atem Garang de Kuek, reiterated claims that Khartoum provides...
View ArticleS. Sudan attempts to block alleged coup reporting
August 3, 2012 (JUBA)- South Sudan security authorities on Friday issued “stern” administrative instructions, asking its organs and associated offices to immediately ensure an end to reporting on an...
View ArticleEthiopia and Sudanese foreign ministers discuss bilateral relations
By Tesfa-Alem Tekle August 5, 2012 (ADDIS ABABA) - Ethiopia Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister, Hailemariam Desalegn, met Sudanese Foreign Minister, Ali Ahmed Karti at his office in...
View ArticleWFP staffer killed in South Kordofan
August 5, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – Unidentified armed men killed a Sudanese employee of the World Food programme in the war torn state of South Kordofan, the UN agency announced on Sunday. Jamal Al Fadil...
View ArticleSudan's government accuses SPLM-N of stalling talks
August 5, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese government's delegation to the negotiations with the rebel Sudan People's Liberation Movement North (SPLM-N) has accused the latter of lacking the seriousness...
View ArticleJuba lambastes international community for pro-Khartoum stance
August 5, 2012 (JUBA) - South Sudan has accused the international community of siding with neighbouring Sudan in ongoing negotiations on various issues including the sharing of oil wealth and border...
View ArticleSouth Sudan Kiir apologises to US Obama for denying his support to Sudanese...
August 4, 2012 (LONDON) — South Sudan President Salva Kiir had to write an apology letter to U.S. President Barack Obama to explain him why he had to deny twice his support to the Sudanese rebels....
View ArticleSudan's regime commits a selective predetermined massacre on peaceful...
By Mahmoud A. Suleiman August 6, 2012 — One feels very angry, ireful and deeply saddened by this monstrous crime committed by the National Congress Party (NCP) regime against the people of Sudan in the...
View ArticleAbbo: who is the 'revolutionary'?
By Magdi El Gizouli August 6, 2012 — Instead of Sadiq al-Mahdi, the imam of the Ansar, it was Abd al-Mahmoud Abbo, the Secretary General of the Ansar Welfare Association, who led the prayer last Friday...
View ArticleDoes the Police has the capacity to take Presidents' advice to be friendly to...
Does the Police has the capacity to take Presidents' advice to be friendly to people? By Ateny Wek Ateny The President Salva Kiir Mayardit in his address to the nation on the wake of the 6th...
View ArticleSudanese Citizenship-State: Overthrowing the regime or building the alternative?
This modest contribution aims at providing an objective and critical analysis, exploring the root causes and dimensions of Sudan's chronic national problems, and proposes solutions, especially in light...
View ArticleUnity state seeks to tackle street children problem
August 7, 2012 (BENTIU) - Unity state Ministry of Gender and Child Welfare, in collaboration with the UN's Children's Fund (UNICEF), the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and the South Sudan...
View ArticleIllegal bars shut down in Wau, Western Bahr el Ghazal
August 8, 2012 (JUBA) - Wau county commissioner has issued administrative orders banning the sale of alcoholic drinks in residential areas within the territorial jurisdiction of Wau town, officials...
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