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S. Sudan's Jonglei and Boma states to hold peace conference
August 24, 2016 (JUBA) – A peace conference between rival communities of Dinka Bor and the Murle aimed at ending child abduction, cattle raiding and creating harmony in two regions of South Sudan's...
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Kiir's government wants Machar out of unity government
August 24, 2016 (JUBA) - The South Sudanese government under the leadership of President Salva Kiir say they wished their peace partner and ex-First Vice President, Riek Machar does not return to Juba...
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Ghandour and Kerry discuss peace talks, Sudan-US relations
August 24, 2016 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan's Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour on Wednesday discussed with the United States Secretary of State John Kerry bilateral relations between the two countries and...
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S. Sudanese opposition parties plot to overthrow President Kiir
August 24, 2016 (JUBA) – A group of armed and unarmed political parties opposed to South Sudan President Salva Kiir's government have resolved to overthrow what they described as the "totalitarian...
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Thousands displaced in Leer as fighting escalates in Unity state
August 24, 2016 (LEER) -As fighting intensifies south of Unity state, there is massive displacement of civilians as about 2,000 have reportedly left their homes in the last one week following clashes...
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Sudan's economic crisis gives Washington leverage to support inclusive peace...
August 25, 2016 (KHARTOUM) - A new report by the United States-based Enough Project said the severe economic crisis has become the greatest vulnerability for the Sudanese regime and allowed the US...
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South Sudan says struck a deal with US over protection force
August 25, 2016 (JUBA)- South Sudan has claimed it reached a consensus with the US and the region to be given a time, during which it would expedite the implementation of the peace agreement while...
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South Sudan insists Machar's presence in Khartoum will not affect relations
August 25, 2016 (JUBA)- South Sudanese government has announced the presence of armed opposition leader and ex-first vice president, Riek Machar, in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, but said it would...
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Machar in good health condition, says diplomat
By Tesfa-Alem TekleAugust 25, 2016 (ADDIS ABABA) – South Sudan's former first vice-president and armed opposition leader, Riek Machar, is in good health condition, an opposition diplomat said.South...
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South Sudan cabinet proposes SSP 29.6bn budget
August 25, 2016 (JUBA) - The South Sudanese cabinet has proposed nearly SSP 30 million for financial year 2016/2017, two months after the end of the fiscal year.A man from South Sudan displays new...
View ArticleS. Sudanese refugees in Kenya receive identification cards
August 25, 2016 (NAIROBI) - South Sudanese displaced by the country's months of violent conflict have started receiving refugee identification cards in neighboring Kenya.One of the refugees, only...
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Ezo-Tombura road opens after months of closure
August 25, 2016 (YAMBIO) – The road connecting Yambio, Ezo and Tombura counties in Gbudue, one of South Sudan's newly-created Gbudue states has been re-opened by the national army (SPLA) after three...
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Machar discharged from hospital in Sudan: spokesman
August 26, 2016 (JUBA) – The official spokesperson for South Sudan's former First Vice President, Riek Machar, said their leader has been discharged from a hospital in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum,...
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Sudan and South Sudan border committee to resume work in mid-September: envoy
August 26, 2016 (KHARTOUM) - South Sudan's ambassador to Khartoum Mayan Dot Waal on Friday said the joint border technical committee between the countries would resume its work in mid-September in...
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Sudanese president skips TICAD meeting in Kenya
August 26, 2016 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan's President Omer al-Bashir did not travel to to Nairobi, Kenya to participate in the Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) and instead...
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S. Sudan urges region to isolate former rebel leader Machar
August 26, 2016 (JUBA)- South Sudan said it is seeking assurance of support from the countries in the region that armed opposition leader and the former first vice president, Riek Machar, would not use...
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Floods destroy crops in South Sudan's Jonglei state
August 24, 2016 (BOR) - Jonglei state authorities said they expect low harvest this year, as many villages have been affected by floods in the current three counties of Bor, Twic East and Duk.A photo...
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Kalma IDPs commemorate killed camp residents, reject Sudan's peace roadmap
August 26, 2016 (NYALA) - Hundreds of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Kalma, one of largest South Darfur camps, gathered on Thursday to mark the 9th anniversary of killing of dozens of the...
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Sudan participates in International Contact Group meeting on CAR
August 26, 2016 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan has participated in the 9th meeting of the International Contact Group on the Central African Republic (ICG-CAR) in Bangui.Map of the Central African Republic (The...
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Jonglei state authorities want prison facilities renovated
August 26, 2016 (BOR) - Prison authorities in South Sudan's Jonglei state have hinted on the possible collapse of one of the inmates' building where female prisoners are currently being kept, urging...
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