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Jonglei hopes for oil production in 2013
December 24, 2012 (BOR) — Jonglei Governor, Kuol Manyang Juuk, said Monday there are "good signs" that oil production will commence next year as the security situation improves in the South Sudan's...
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South Sudan's Christians urged to pray for the leadership
December 25, 2012 (JUBA) – Christians of the new born South Sudan are urged to pray for the leadership of the country as they celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ for the second time in an independent...
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Sudan finance minister says "huge" Chinese loan will stabilize economy as...
December 25, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese finance and national economy minister Ali Mahmood Abdel-Rasool disclosed that the country received a "huge" loan from China National Petroleum Corporation...
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Embrace tolerance and forgiveness, Kiir tell citizens
December 25, 2012 (WAU) - South Sudan President Salva Kiir on Tuesday urged the population in the young nation to embrace peace, tolerance and forgiveness during this festive season.South Sudan...
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Russia seeks compensation for pilots killed in S. Sudan
December 25, 2012 (JUBA) - Russia is seeking compensations to the families of the crew of the United Nation-leased Russian helicopter mistakenly shot down in South Sudan on December 21.UNMISS head...
View ArticleSudan establishes new body to examine demands of foreign NGOs
December 25, 2012 (KHARTOUM) - Sudanese President Omer Al-Bashir issued a presidential decree forming a committee to examine the demands of foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to work in...
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Sudan bans studies center over charges of national security
December 25, 2012 (KHARTOUM) — Sudanese authorities banned on Monday the Sudanese Studies Center(SSC) accusing its founder Haydar Ibrahim Ali of receiving foreign funds to overthrow the regime.The...
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Lakes governor warns his state not to enter Wau conflct
December 25, 2012 (WAU) - The Governor of Lakes State, Chol Tong Mayay addressed the congregation at Good Shepherd Cathedral in Wau on Tuesday to call upon citizens in Western Bahr el Ghazal to...
View ArticleUnity State MPs pressure finance ministry to pay civil servants full salaries
December 26, 2012 (BENTIU) - The Finance Ministry in South Sudan's Unity State is under pressure from state-level parliamentarians to reverse the decision of the Bentiu government in July to reduce of...
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SPLA: Sudanese warplanes bomb N. Bahr el Ghazal, five dead
December 26, 2012 (WAU) - Five people died on Wednesday when the Sudan Armed Forces attacked the South Sudanese state of Northern Bahr el Ghazal by ground and by air, according to the Southern military...
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Ethiopia: rebel faction in Addis Ababa peace talks
By Tesfa-Alem TekleDecember 25, 2012 (ADDIS ABABA) – The leadership of a faction of the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) rebel group has arrived in Addis Ababa seeking to resume stalled peace...
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Kiir orders security to hunt suspects behind burning national flag in Wau
December 26, 2012 (WAU) - President Salva Kiir has ordered South Sudan's security forces to carry out an intensive investigation into reports that some protestors set fire to the national flag on 8 and...
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Ethiopian PM attempts to provide impetus to peace between two Sudans
December 26, 2012 (KHARTOUM) - The Ethiopian Prime Minister, Hailemariam Desalegn visited Sudan on Wednesday to discuss with the Sudanese officials how to resolve contentious issues between Khartoum...
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Bashir “holds meeting” with coup plotters as his aide reaffirms refusal to...
December 26, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan's president Omer Al-Bashir has reportedly held a meeting described as “candid” with detained leaders of an alleged coup attempt against his government as his senior...
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Sudanese president says ready to meet Salva Kiir "anywhere, anytime"
December 27, 2012 (KHARTOUM) - Sudanese President Omer Al-Bashir said ready to meet with his South Sudanese counterpart Salva Kiir to speed up the implementation of the cooperation agreement he signed...
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OCHA South Sudan Weekly Humanitarian Bulletin for the period 17 December to...
OCHA South Sudan Weekly Humanitarian Bulletin for the period 17 December to 23 December 2012Highlights Violence in Wau, Western Bahr el Ghazal results in temporary displacement of 5,000 civilians in UN...
View ArticleSudan Under Bashir: Trajectory of Shame and Agony
By Luka Biong DengDecember 27, 2012 — Sudan like other nations will celebrate the New Year but it will uniquely celebrate its 57th anniversary of independence. The real question for the Sudanese people...
View ArticleAfrica Education Leadership Awards 2012: No higher honour
By John A. AkecDecember 21, 2012- I was delightfully shocked and elevated to receive an invitation recently to attend Africa-India Partnership Summit that was scheduled to take place in Le Meridien...
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Unity state assembly pressures Ministry of Finance to pay civil servants full...
December 25, 2012 (BENTIU) – The Unity state ministry of finance is under pressure from state parliamentarians after ordering the reduction of civil servants pay by 25 percent.South Sudanese finance...
View ArticleJoint community meeting in Wau hosted by Lakes and WBEG governors
December 27, 2012 (RUMBEK) - Thousands of South Sudanese from Lakes State attended a meeting in Wau, the capital of troubled Western Bahr el Ghazal on Wednesday to hear to Governors of both states urge...
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