Ethiopia and Kenya agree to boost border security
By Tesfa-Alem Tekle August 7, 2012 (ADDIS ABABA) - Ethiopia and Kenyan officials have agreed to improve border security and curb tribal clashes along their common boundaries. The Kenyan delegation from...
View ArticleS. Sudan calls for international financial assistance to file $12 bln lost in...
August 7, 2012 (JUBA) – South Sudan has called on the international community to assist the one-year old nation fill a huge financial gap created by the recent agreement with Khartoum as details on oil...
View ArticleKhartoum- Juba rapprochement will be at the expense of Darfur rebels, Sissi
August 7, 2012 (KHARTOUM) — The eventual improvement of bilateral relations between Sudan and South Sudan would lead the later to reduce its support to rebel groups in western Sudan, said Tijani...
View ArticleS. Sudan, AU panel suffered "extreme" pressure to reach deal, Pagan
August 7, 2012 (JUBA) - South Sudan's negotiating team and the African Union mediators were subjected "extreme" pressures from the international community to reach clinch a deal on oil, Pagan Amum, the...
View ArticleS. Sudan refutes claim of President Kiir's "apology letter" to Obama
August 7, 2012 (JUBA) - South Sudan on Tuesday strongly refuted reports that its President, Salva Kiir wrote “an apology letter” to his US counterpart, Barack Obama denying his alleged support for...
View ArticleBillion Dollar Math- None Paper 2
By Steven Wöndu August 8, 2012 — On August 2nd 2012, Mr Mapuor Malual Manguen announced in the Citizen newspaper that the Nimule-Juba ‘paved highway is about to be inaugurated'. It will be the first...
View ArticleSPLM-N position-paper on humanitarian and political tracks
August 8, 2012 (KHARTOUM) - Attached hereunder is the position of Sudan People's Liberation Movement - North (SPLM-N) on the implementation of the African Union roadmap endorsed by the UN resolution...
View ArticleJonglei dance troupe calls for preservation of S. Sudanese culture
August 6, 2012 (BOR) – Traditional South Sudanese dancers, the Duk Flower Grils of Bor, the Jonglei state capital, have called upon the regional and nation government and chiefs to include traditional...
View ArticleSPLA repeats vow to defend South Sudan from attack
August 6, 2012 (JUBA) – The South Sudan army (SPLA) on Monday reiterated its commitment to defending its territorial integrity and respecting its constitutional obligations to protecting the lives and...
View ArticleSouth Sudan police hold 19 suspected criminals
August 8, 2012 (JUBA) - South Sudan police authorities in the country's capital Juba are holding a group of ten suspected burglars in custody, a week after arresting nine other suspects, authorities...
View ArticleS. Sudan MPs quiz finance officials over auditor's report
August 8, 2012 (JUBA) - A tense atmosphere engulfed South Sudan's National Legislative Assembly (NLA) on Wednesday as officials from the Finance and National Economy Ministry were thoroughly quizzed by...
View ArticleU.S. will encourage donors to cover Sudan's financial gap , diplomat
August 8, 2012 (WASHINGTON) — Washington will encourage the international community to contribute to cover Sudan's financial gap created by the independence of South Sudan and the termination of oil...
View ArticleSudan ruling party reiterate its demand for security before oil exportation
August 8, 2012 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan's ruling National Congress Party reiterated that oil deal with South Sudan cannot be implemented without a comprehensive agreement over the remaining unresolved...
View ArticleSudan vows to be intransigent with SPLM-N rebels
August 8, 2012 (KHARTOUM) — Sudanese negotiating team will be very intransigent in the political talks with the rebel Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), said Sudan's top negotiator...
View ArticleOCHA South Sudan Weekly Humanitarian Bulletin for the period 30 July-5 August...
OCHA South Sudan Weekly Humanitarian Bulletin for the period 30 July -5 August 2012 Download the full report here: OCHA South Sudan Weekly Humanitarian Bulletin for the period 30 July -5 August 2012...
View ArticleOCHA South Sudan Weekly Humanitarian Bulletin for the period 23-29 July 2012
OCHA South Sudan Weekly Humanitarian Bulletin for the period 23-29 July 2012 Highlights: OCHA South Sudan Weekly Humanitarian Bulletin for the period 23-29 July 2012 Relief agencies remain concerned...
View ArticleSouth Sudan: New MSF mortality and malnutrition data point to catastrophic...
Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) South Sudan: New MSF mortality and malnutrition data point to catastrophic situation in refugee camps London, 2 August 2012 – New epidemiological...
View ArticleJonglei State demands South Sudanese be paid in US$
August 8, 2012 (BOR) - The government of South Sudan's Jonglei State has given the United Nations and local Non Governmental organizations (NGOs) a deadline to start paying employees in hard currency,...
View Article18 people arrested in Rumbek in connection with Cueibet July clashes
August 9, 2012 (RUMBEK) - The government of Lakes State has reported that 18 people suspected of connection with clashes between rival clans in Cueibet County have been arrested in Rumbek. Cueibet...
View ArticleEthiopia embarks on Sudan power supply testing
By Tesfa-Alem Tekle August 9, 2012 (ADDIS ABABA) - Ethiopia is making final preparations to begin permanently exporting power to neighbouring Sudan which would enable Khartoum to replace its thermal...
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