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South Sudan's Kiir, Museveni discuss trade relations
By Julius N. UmaDecember 22, 2012 (JUBA) South Sudan President, Salva Kiir and his Ugandan counterpart, Yoweri Museveni on Saturday met to discuss ways of enhancing strong bilateral trade relations...
View ArticleDoha talks with Darfur rebel faction will resume in January , Sudanese official
December 22, 2012 (KHARTOUM)° - Delegations from the government and a splinter rebel faction will hold talks for peace in Darfur next month as the group is still preparing itself , announced a Sudanese...
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Sudan finance minister says no decision made on wage increases, labor union...
December 22, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese Finance Minister Ali Mahmoud Abdel-Rasool denied reports that the government has made a decision to increase wages and stressed that the issue is still being...
View ArticleUpper Nile: Deputy Governor denies arrest of lawmakers
December 22, 2012 (WAU) – The Deputy Governor of South Sudan's Upper Nile state of Upper Nile, on Saturday dismissed reports alleging eight members of parliament had been arrested over a plot to...
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Sudan's Umma party had prior knowledge of coup attempt, government says
December 22, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese presidential assistant Nafie Ali Nafie accused the National Umma Party (NUP) led by former Prime Minister Al-Sadiq Al-Mahdi of being complicit in the alleged...
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Eritrea urged to cooperate in human rights dialogue
December 23, 2012(PARIS) – The newly appointed United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Eritrea, Beedwantee Keetharuth, urged the Eritrean Government to cooperate with an...
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Wau steps up security for Kiir's Christmas visit
December 23, 2012 (WAU) - Western Bahr el Ghazal State imposed a curfew and stepped up security in Wau town over the weekend ahead of the scheduled visit of South Sudan's President Salva Kiir Mayardit...
View ArticleNBGS: Governor's absence delays assembly re-opening
December 23, 2012 (WAU) – Official opening of South Sudan's Northern Bahr el Ghazal state assembly, initially scheduled for 12 December, is now set for the early next year, an official told Sudan...
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Sudan's spy chief in Qatar with a message from Bashir
December 23, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese president Omer Hassan Al-Bashir today sent a written letter to Qatar's Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, according to state media.Director of Sudan's National...
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Students clash inside University of Khartoum over commemoration of late JEM...
December 23, 2012 (KHARTOUM) — Students supporters of the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) and Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) clashed Sunday inside the University of Khartoum when the latter...
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Sudan congratulates U.S. Senator Kerry on nomination for Secretary of State
December 23, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese government hailed the decision by United States president Barack Obama last week to nominate Senator John Kerry to become the next Secretary of...
View ArticleSouth Sudan's annual inflation drops to 41%
By Julius N. UmaDecember 23, 2012 (JUBA) - South Sudan's annual inflation for November stood at just 41%, while its Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 19%, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)...
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South Sudan president Kiir backs relocation of Wau county headquarters
December 24, 2012 (WAU) - South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit instructed the army Monday to immediately take control of situations when the police are unable provide security; instances such as...
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Two people die in car accident on Juba—Bor road
December 24, 2012 (BOR) – Two people have died and five others were injured on Saturday when a bus crashed on the Juba-Bor road. The passengers were moving to Bor for Christmas and New Year...
View ArticleArmed nomads enter Unity State without permission
By Bonifacio Taban KuichDecember 23, 2012 (BENTIU) - A Sudanese nomadic group entered Parieng County last week without properly notifying the local government, the area's commissioner, Majok Gatdet...
View ArticleEx-Western Bahr el Ghazal police chief denies failure to contain protests
December 24, 2012 (WAU) - Former Western Bahr el Ghazal state police commissioner, Sabit Joseph Makelele, has categorically rejected claims that he failed to contain protests on 8 and 9 December in...
View ArticleUpper Nile state leaders dismiss reports of alleged differences
December 24, 2012 (JUBA) – Senior leaders of the executive and legislative organs of South Sudan's oil producing Upper Nile state have dismissed reports of alleged differences among the leadership in...
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Sudan's ruling party welcomes Bashir-Kiir summit
December 24, 2012 (KHARTOUM) —The ruling National Congress Party (NCP) welcomed the organization of a summit between the Sudanese president Omer Al-Bashir and his South Sudanese counterpart Salva Kiir...
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Sudan absent from communiqué issued by Arab Gulf leaders at GCC summit
December 25, 2012 (WASHINGTON) – The final communiqué issued today by the leaders of six Arab Gulf states omitted any mention of Sudan in what an analyst said could signal growing displeasure over...
View ArticleSPLA in talks with Jonglei rebels, Bor denies knowldege
December 24, 2012 (WAU) - The Jonglei-based rebel leader David Yau Yau is ready to "abandon" his insurgency in Pibor County, a top military officer close to President Salva Kiir told Sudan Tribune on...
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