Under Siege: Indiscriminate Bombing and Abuses in Sudan's Southern Kordofan...
Human Rights Watch December 11, 2012 (Nairobi) – The Sudanese government's indiscriminate aerial bombardment and shelling in Blue Nile and Southern Kordofan states has killed and injured scores of...
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Sudan's central bank places moratorium on gold ore exports
December 12, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The Central Bank of Sudan (CBoS) on Wednesday issued a ban on the exports of gold ore effective January 2013, state media reported.FILE - Sudanese President Omar...
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No end in sight to Sudan's currency woes
December 12, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese pound continued sliding further against the U.S. dollar as traders in the black market saw no signs that the persistent shortage in foreign currency will...
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Upper Nile state to lose over 200 teachers by end of year
By Julius N. UmaDecember 12, 2012 (MALAKAL) - Up to 300 primary and secondary school teachers in South Sudan's Upper Nile State could lose their job by the end of this year, should the education,...
View ArticleW. Bahr el Ghazal Governor denies deaths, pledges dialogue over Wau County...
December 12, 2012 (JUBA) - The Governor of South Sudan's Western Bahr el Ghazal State, Rizik Zachariah Hassan, contradicted his Minister of Information and Communications on Monday maintaining that no...
View ArticleW. Bahr el Ghazal denies arresting journalist
December 12, 2012 (JUBA) - Senior government officials from Western Bahr el Ghazal denied on Wednesday reports claiming that a journalist based in the state had been arrested for visiting people in...
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Ethiopian Court slaps lengthy terms against opposition leaders
December 12, 2012 (ADDIS ABABA) - Ethiopia's Federal High Court has handed out lengthy jail terms against two opposition figures who were convicted of having links with proscribed terrorist group, the...
View ArticleCivilian protection in the Republic of South Sudan, whose responsibility is it?
By Magok Alier AkuotDecember 12, 2012 — The International Humanitarian Law defines civilian as a person who is not a member of his or her country's armed forces or other militia. This definition is...
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Sudan: NUP threatens “strong” protests against government
December 12, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan's opposition National Umma Party (NUP) directed on Wednesday a barrage of criticism against the government's foreign and domestic policies, vowing to stage a...
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Authorities avail financial award for information leading to arrest of Isaiah...
December 12, 2012 (JUBA) – South Sudan's national security service has announced to award anyone who will provide information on the culprit (s) who assassinated the political commentator, Isaiah...
View ArticleSudan says that it is in US best interest to forge good relations
December 12, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The ruling National Congress Party (NCP) in Sudan blasted the U.S. administration saying it is relying on tactics rather than its strategic interests in its handling of...
View ArticleSouth Sudan defence minister accuses Sudan of reneging on September deal
December 13, 2012 (JUBA) - South Sudan's defence minister has expressed disappointment with Sudan saying that Khartoum has reneged over a key cooperation deal agreed in September that could have...
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US official regrets Sudan government's use of “excessive force” against...
December 12, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – U.S. Special Advisor for Darfur Dane Smith on Wednesday expressed dismay at the use of “excessive force” by Sudanese security authorities against the Darfuri students who...
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Sudan warns against referring Abyei to UN Security Council
December 12, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan foreign minister warned that referring Abyei file to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will complicate the issue and will lead to a new conflict in the...
View ArticleA layman's guide to Nuba struggle
By Dr Omer M ShurkianI. IntroductionThe second phase of Sudan's civil war, which began in 1983, drew in new forces from the marginalised regions of Sudan, including the Nuba Mountains. Consequently,...
View ArticleIs it realistic for a state government to neglect one county out of many?
By Peter Gai ManyuonSince the inception of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement that ended the longest civil war between the people of South Sudan and the Arabic's in the North Sudan, People of Payinjiar...
View ArticleW. Bahr El Ghazal State Government on the Wau County issue
Republic of South Sudan Western Bahr El Ghazal State GovernmentPress ReleaseThe Government of Western Bahr El Ghazal State, is following carefully and closely the security development in the state...
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German NGO hosts media forum in Juba
December 12, 2012 (JUBA) - Germany's Ambassador to South Sudan, Anke Fiedler, opened a three day media forum in Juba on Monday, funded by Germany's foreign office and United Nations Educational,...
View ArticleSouth Sudan parliament debates media laws
December 13, 2012 (JUBA) - South Sudan lawmakers on Wednesday started deliberations on draft legislation to regulate the young nation's media industry.The bills were presented for the first reading by...
View ArticleCPJ: Eritrea, Ethiopia rank Africa's worst jailer of the press
December 13, 2012 (PARIS) - Eritrea and Ethiopia have respectively become Africa's leading jailers of journalists, according to the jailed Journalists List of 2012 released by the US-based, Committee...
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