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Humanitarian Bulletin South Sudan 14-20 January 2013
Humanitarian Bulletin South Sudan 14-20 January 2013Highlights Inter-communal violence in Lakes State causes temporary displacement Some 1,500 displaced individuals to return to Abyei from Western Bahr...
View ArticleSudan minister discusses security measures with Chinese companies
January 23, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese minister of transportation and roads has tackled the issue of security with Chinese companies and measures needed to protect their workers in the troubled...
View ArticleCivil Society groups urge African Union to act on Southern Kordofan and Blue...
Joint statement issued by over 350 African civil society organisations 23 January 2013Civil Society groups urge African Union to act on Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile crisisTo our African LeadersOn...
View ArticleIntelligence service seizes Arab-language daily in latest act of censorship
Reporters Without Borders24 January 2013SUDANIntelligence service seizes Arab-language daily in latest act of censorshipReporters Without Borders strongly condemns the seizure of the Arabic-language...
View ArticleRWB: What really happened at Asmara's ministry of (dis)information?
Reporters Without BordersAnalysis24 January 2013ERITREAWhat really happened at Asmara's ministry of (dis)information?The Eritrean capital, Asmara, saw an uprising on 21 January that was both unexpected...
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Sudan and Darfur rebels agree on agenda for peace talks
January 24, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - The Sudanese government and a rebel faction of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) have agreed on an agenda to negotiate a peace deal, an international official told...
View ArticleAU action urged on S. Kordofan, Blue Nile crisis
January 23, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) - A coalition of over 350 African civil society organisations issued a joint statement on Wednesday urging their leaders to press Sudan and South Sudan to urgently...
View ArticleTwo killed as army and youth clash in Lakes state
January 24, 2013 (RUMBEK) – At least two people died Thursday when forces from South Sudan's army (SPLA) clashed with a group of armed pastoralists at a cattle camp in Lakes state, eyewitnesses told...
View ArticleSouth Sudan leads world in livestock wealth
January 24, 2013 (JUBA) – Statistics on the wealth of livestock per capita in South Sudan have indicated the region is leading the world in the under-utilised economic sector.With a population of 8.2...
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Bashir and Kiir meet over stalled talks
January 24, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - The presidents of Sudan and South Sudan will meet on Friday in Addis Ababa to discuss the implementation of a cooperation agreement they signed last September, following...
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U.S Rice calls for cessation of hostilities in South Kordofan
January 25, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - US Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice has called for international support to end hostilities between the Sudanese army and rebels in South Kordofan and Blue Nile...
View ArticleStatement by the Joint Mediation for Peace in Darfur
H.E. Mr. Ahmed Bin Abdullah Al-Mahmoud, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for the Council of Ministers Affairs, and H.E. Aïchatou S. Mindaoudou, Acting AU/UN Joint Chief Mediator for Darfur,...
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No progress in Bashir-Kiir meeting over Sudans' issues
January 26, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - Presidents Omer Al-Bashir and Salva Kiir failed to achieve tangible progress in stalled talks between Khartoum and Juba over Abyei, and disputed areas, as well as oil...
View ArticleS. Sudan secures W. African support ahead of AU Abyei vote
January 25, 2013 (LONDON) - The Presidents of Ivory Coast and Equatorial Guinea have expressed willingness to back an African Union proposal to resolve the dispute between Sudan and South Sudan over...
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S. Sudan hopeful of reaching deal over post secession disputes
January 25, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA/JUBA) - South Sudan on Friday expressed optimism on the possibility of reaching a “win-win” consensus on a list of sticking points with the government of neighbouring...
View ArticleSouth Sudan: Strengthening security and rule of Law
By Beny Gideon MaborJanuary 25, 2013 - The Republic of South Sudan fought for independence from rest of the Sudan and dearly paid the price for freedom, self-governance and recognition as an...
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Lakes: Soldier killed in Rumbek ambush
January 25, 2013 (RUMBEK) - One soldier was killed and another injured in an ambush on a car carrying members of the South Sudanese army (SPLA) travelling from Juba to the Lakes state capital Rumbek on...
View ArticleSudan drops compensation demands for confiscated oil assets
January 26, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan has dropped its demand for financial compensation over oil assets South Sudan confiscated after gaining independence, president Omer Al-Bashir announced on Friday...
View ArticleCommuniqué of the 353rd Peace and Security Council meeting at the level of...
Communiqué of the 353rd Peace and Security Council meeting at the level of Heads of State and Government /Sudan-South SudanThe Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 353 rd...
View ArticleAdvice to the South Sudan Negotiators: Stand Your Ground
By Aweil Today-US Media TeamSaturday, 26 January 2013The Addis Ababa post-secession talks between the Republic of Sudan and Sudan South failed last Saturday due to Khartoum familiar behaviors of...
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