Sudan's oil production hits 140,000 bpd: minister
December 30, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese oil minister Awad al-Jaz announced today that his country's production of oil has reached 140,000 barrels per day (bpd) and expressed optimism that this...
View ArticleTurkey wants to mediate between Sudan and South Sudan
December 29, 2012 (KHARTOUM) - Sudanese foreign minister Ali Ahmed Karti said that Turkey presented a proposal to resolve the disputed issues between Sudan and South Sudan.In statements to the Turkish...
View ArticleBashir's lifting of minimum wage leaves Sudan's 2013 budget subject to...
December 30, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese president Omer Hassan al-Bashir on Sunday preempted the work of a committee reviewing the issue of wages and ordered the lifting of minimum wages effective...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia seeks to move its students in Sudan to other countries, cites...
December 30, 2012 (KHARTOUM) –Saudi Arabia will no longer allow its students to study in Sudanese universities and will seek to transfer existing ones to other countries to continue their schooling, an...
View ArticleEpiscopal Bishop of Yambio put on leave to diffuse conflict
December 31, 2012 (WAU) - The Archbishop of the Episcopal Church of Sudan and South Sudan, Daniel Deng Bul has sent the Bishop of Yambio Diocese, Peter Munde, for a Sabbatical in Uganda, apparently to...
View ArticleSouth Sudan accuses Sudan of “rounding up” its nationals in Darfur
December 30, 2012 (WAU) - South Sudan accused the Sudanese government Monday of “rounding up” its nationals living in the troubled western region of Darfur, which shares a direct border with the...
View ArticleSouth Sudan accuses Sudan of amassing troops on border
December 31, 2012 (JUBA/WAU) - South Sudan on Sunday accused the government of neigbouring Sudan of “amassing troops” at the border ahead of a planned meeting between the President's of both countries...
View ArticlePolice brutally prevent Sudanese activists from reaching rights commission
December 30 2012 (KHARTOUM) - Sudanese police and security service on Sunday attacked activists and journalists and prevented them from handing a memo to the National Human Rights Commission despite...
View ArticleEthiopia and Sudan negotiating for energy trade balance
December 31, 2012 (ADDIS ABABA) – Ethiopia and Sudan are in negotiations to balance the revenues earned from Ethiopia's sale of electric power to Sudan with the equivalent expenditure of oil imported...
View ArticleSudanese army retake Golo from Darfur rebels
December 30, 2012 (KHARTOUM) - Sudanese army have retaken the control of an important area in Jebel Marra in Darfur after its seizure by the fighters of Sudan Liberation Movement – Abdel Wahid (SLM-AW)...
View ArticleThe Humanitarian and Human Rights Situation of the IDPs and War Affected...
SRRA's Special Report on: The Humanitarian and Human Rights Situation of the IDPs and War Affected Civilians in the SPLM/A-North Controlled Areas of Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile States - December...
View ArticleSudan: Over one million people under attack from government, says report
December 31, 2012 (KHARTOUM) - More than a million Sudanese currently live in constant fear of bombing and artillery attacks in the country's rebel-held territories, an aid organisation linked to one...
View ArticleJonglei: Nyirol raid kills mother and child - official
December 31, 2012 (BOR) - Cattle raiders in South Sudan's Jonglei State killed two and wounded two others in an attempted cattle raid on Nyirol County on Friday, the area's commissioner said...
View ArticleCentral Equatoria state Governor reshuffles cabinet
December 31, 2012 (JUBA) The Governor of South Sudan's Central Equatoria state, Clement Wani Konga on Saturday reshuffled his government, putting in place a 15-member cabinet.The impromptu move came at...
View ArticleLakes state traditional leaders demand participation in government
December 30, 2012 (RUMBEK) – A member of South Sudan's Lakes state Council of Traditional Authority Leaders (COTAL) has urged both the central and state governments to ensure the council participates...
View ArticleS. Sudan to withdraw its troops from border areas: Kiir
December 31, 2012 (JUBA) - The Republic of South Sudan will withdraw its troops from the border areas to allow for the operation of the proposed demilitarized border zone with Sudan, President Salva...
View ArticleIsraeli minister seeks approval to deport all Sudanese, Eritrean refugees
By Tesfa-Alem TekleDecember 31, 2012 (ADDIS ABABA) - Israel's Interior Minister has requested for legal approval to allow authorities to carryout the mass deportation of tens and thousands of Eritrean...
View ArticleSudanese authorities close another independent center
December 31, 2012 (KHARTOUM) - Sudanese authorities closed down on Monday another civil society group, Al Khatim Adlan Center, which performs research and advocacy in issues of democracy and...
View ArticleWarrap: Education, security top four year strategic plan
December 31, 2012 (WAU) – The government of South Sudan's Warrap state has launched a four-year strategic plan, with education, security and agriculture emerging as its top priorities.Warrap State in...
View ArticleW. Equatoria makes school attendance compulsory for children
January 1, 2013 (JUBA) - Western Equatoria State's government says education will be one of its top priorities in 2013, and warned parents against keeping children of school-going age at home.Bangasi...
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