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Lakes state: 12 arrested for killing SPLA soldiers in cattle camp
January 13, 2013 (RUMBEK) - Twelve men suspected to have participated in the killing of seven South Sudanese soldiers and three civilians from neighbouring Warrap have been arrested in Lakes State,...
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W. Bahr el Ghazal's Balanda community accept county headquarters transfer
January 13, 2013 (WAU) - Elders and different youth groups from South Sudan's Western Bahr el Ghazal State have finally accepted the relocation of Wau County's administrative headquarters, the area's...
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Opposition conference urges intervention to end Eritrea's "genocidal" policies
January 13, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) – Eritrean Afar nationals have held their first Diaspora Conference in Sweden calling on the international community to intervene to end worsening atrocities committed by...
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S. Sudan rejects Sudan's demands for 50:50 power sharing of Abyei council
January 13, 2012 (JUBA/KHARTOUM) - South Sudan on Sunday rejected a Sudanese demand seeking 50% of seats on the Joint Abyei Area Legislative Council (JAALC), as the two parties started talks in Addis...
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EU allocates €80m in aid for Sudan and S. Sudan
January 13, 2013 (JUBA) – The European Commission has allocated up to €80m to cater for this year's humanitarian needs in Sudan and South Sudan, it announced in a statement.Kristalina Georgieva, the...
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The distribution of Iranian ammunition in Africa
Conflict Armament Research LtdEVIDENCE FROM A NINE-COUNTRY INVESTIGATIONJanuary, 2013This report is the result of six years of collaborative investigations and documents the distribution of Iranian...
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SPLM youth leader arrested in N. Bahr el Ghazal
January 14, 2013 (WAU) - The leader of the youth wing of South Sudan's governing Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) in the border state of Northern Bahr el Ghazal was arrested on Sunday night,...
View ArticleThe New Dawn Charter represents a crucial moment for Sudan
Sudan Democracy First Group Analysis/ Position January 10th 2013Bright and decisive political moments in Sudan's history are rare. Among them is the signing of the New Dawn Charter on January 6th,...
View ArticleA Call for a Marshall Plan for South Sudan (1-2)
By John A. Akec"There is no shortage of funding in the world, only shortage of fund-able plans"- Author's personal convictionJanuary 14, 2013 - South Sudan obtained its independence from Sudan in July...
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US tells Kiir to alternatively transport oil by trucks
January 14, 2013 (JUBA) – A delegation of US Senators have urged President Salva Kiir Mayardit of South Sudan to alternatively begin to truck his country's oil to the international market through...
View ArticleSouth Sudan still pushing Juba-Lamu oil pipeline
December 14, 2013 (LONDON) - With tensions still high between Khartoum and Juba over border and security issues, South Sudan is looking to complete a new oil pipeline to the Kenyan cost, regardless of...
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Lesotho PM backs AU proposal on Abyei referendum
January 14, 2012 (JUBA) – The Government of the Kingdom Lesotho says it strongly supports the African Union proposal that a referendum in the contested oil-producing region of Abyei be held in October...
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S. Sudan's Kiir, Museveni discuss border relations
January 15, 2012 (JUBA/KAMPALA) – South Sudan President, Salva Kiir and his Ugandan counterpart, Yoweri Museveni met on Monday to discuss border relations between the two neighbouring...
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Sudan's Bashir to visit Juba next week - sources
January 14, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - Sudanese president Omer Al-Bashir will visit Juba next week where he will hold talks with his South Sudanese counterpart Salva Kiir over post-secession issues before an...
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Sudan accuse US & EU of standing behind "New Dawn" charter
January 14, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese presidential assistant Nafie Ali Nafie accused both the United States and the European Union (EU) of providing the funding and support to the "New Dawn"...
View ArticleArrest and detention of a woman human rights defender in Wau, South Sudan
Press statement - SIHA network15th January 2013On 6th January, Rabha Elis Bandas Bilal was arrested and detained by plain clothed security personnel at the Wau Criminal Investigation section. This...
View ArticleSudanese political opposition leaders detained incommunicado and at risk of...
African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS)(15 January 2013) Mr. Abdul-Aziz Khalid, Chairperson of the Central Council of the National Sudanese Alliance Party, was arrested from his home in...
View ArticleVIDEO: "Into the Earth"
Into the Earth Into the Earth from Intercross on Vimeo. During his 40-year career photojournalist Tom Stoddart witnessed and documented the fall of the Berlin Wall, the election of Nelson Mandela, wars...
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Mapping the Sources of Conflict and Insecurity in South Sudan
The Sudd InstituteSpecial Report No.1January 12, 2013Summary Ethnic violence continues to plague rural communities across South Sudan, in many cases preventing citizens from enjoying the benefits of...
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W. Bahr el Ghazal stages demonstration against Sudanese attack in Raja
January 15, 2013 (WAU) - Thousands of peaceful demonstrators on Tuesday took to the streets of Wau, the capital of South Sudan's Western Bahr el Ghazal state to strongly condemn a ground and air attack...
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