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Sudanese lawmaker calls for prosecuting "New Dawn" signatories
January 28, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - The chairperson of the Sudanese parliament's Law Subcommittee Badria Suleiman said today that the opposition parties which signed the "New Dawn" charter in Uganda this...
View ArticleSudan confident no referral of disputed issues to UN Security Council
January 28, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - Sudanese officials ruled out a referral to the United Nations security Council of differences with Juba over the outstanding issues after the independence of South Sudan...
View ArticleEVENT: “International Aid and the Two Sudans”
ST ANTONY'S COLLEGE 62 Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6JF, UKThe Sudanese Programme [In Collaboration with Oxford Network for Peace Studies (Ox Peace)] Workshop“International Aid and the Two Sudans”Chair:...
View ArticleA Call for a Marshall plan for South Sudan (2-2)
January 29, 2013By John A. Akec"A pound improvement in governance leads to a tenfold increase in prosperity"– Author's personal convictionBACKGROUND INTRODUCTION This is the second and final part of...
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World Bank: Kenya-South Sudan road link to cost $1.3 billion
January 29, 2013 (NAIROBI) – A 960km stretch of road connecting South Sudan and neighbouring Kenya to help boost economic ties between the two countries is expected to cost an estimated $1.3 billion,...
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No progress in Sudan and S. Sudan talks, says official
January 29, 2013 (JUBA) – Talks between South Sudan's President, Salva Kiir and his Sudanese counterpart, Omar al-Bashir on the implementation of last year's cooperation agreement made no progress, an...
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E. Equatoria state faces looming hunger crisis, says governor
January 29, 2013 (JUBA) - The Governor of South Sudan's Eastern Equatoria state, Louis Lobong Lojore, has appealed to the national government to intervene and avert the looming hunger crisis in his...
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Sudan barred from voting at the UN over financial arrears
January 29, 2013 (WASHINGTON) - Sudan has lost its voting rights at the United Nations for failing to pay its dues to the world body.Sudanese minister for foreign affairs Ali Ahmed Karti addresses the...
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Lakes state: Newly appointed governor embarks on security reforms
January 29, 2013 (RUMBEK) – The newly appointed caretaker governor of South Sudan's Lakes state, Major Gen. Matur Chuot Dhuol has embarked on a tour of all counties, putting security reform as his top...
View ArticleSPLM-N is ready for humanitarian talks with Sudan - Agar
January 29, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - Malik Agar, leader of the Sudan people's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) announced his group's readiness to negotiate a humanitarian agreement allowing access to the...
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Germany says that goal of Sudan conference is to support north-south peace...
January 29, 2013 (WASHINGTON) – The German government defended its hosting of an economic conference in Berlin on Sudan and South Sudan saying that its goal is to encourage dialogue between the two...
View ArticleHepatitis E surge confirmed in South Sudanese refugee camps
Hepatitis E surge confirmed in South Sudanese refugee camps PRESS RELEASEJanuary 25, 2013Juba, South Sudan (UNHCR) – A surge in the number of cases of Hepatitis E in the four refugee camps near the...
View ArticleRSF: East Africa stagnates near bottom of the index, Mali nosedives
Reporters Without Borders30 January 2013World Press Freedom Index 2013 - AfricaEast Africa: journalists' graveyardIn Somalia (175th, -11) 18 journalists were killed, caught up in bomb attacks or the...
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OCHA South Sudan Weekly Humanitarian Bulletin for the period 21 -27 January 2013
OCHA South Sudan Weekly Humanitarian Bulletin for the period 21 -27 January 2013HIGHLIGHTS Hepatitis E surge was confirmed in Upper Nile State refugee campsites and has infected 3,319 people and led to...
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Eritreans in UK rally in support of army mutiny
January 29, 2013 (LONDON) - Activists say that over 2,000 Eritreans including opposition politicians' held a demonstration in London on Tuesday seeking democratic change in one of the world's most...
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Press freedom in South Sudan deteriorates, watchdog
January 30, 2013 (LONDON) - South Sudan slipped 12 places in the annual press freedom index published by Reporters Without Borders (RWB) on Wednesday, leaving it at 124th out of the 180 countries...
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No room for politics, says Lakes state caretaker governor
January 30, 2013 (RUMBEK) - Lakes state's new military caretaker governor, Maj. Gen. Matur Chut Dhuol, has detailed a set of tough new reforms to quell insecurity in the state.Matur Chuot Dhuol who was...
View ArticleUnitary system of government is old fashioned
By Jacob K. LupaiJanuary 30, 2013 - In The Citizen newspaper of January 20, 2013 – Vol. 7. Issue No. 351 page 7, a fellow columnist and a prolific writer, William Sunday D Tor, argued eloquently for...
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Sudan's border force linked to Darfur gold mine attacks: Amnesty
January 30, 2013 (LONDON) - Members of Sudan's security forces were reportedly involved in January attacks that left up to 200 people dead near a goldmine in Darfur, Amnesty International said on...
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South Sudan launches council to organize grain trade
January 30, 2013 (JUBA) – South Sudan Grain Council (SSGC) was launched on Wednesday in Juba in order to promote grain trade, organize farmers to produce more and improve on the structures needed in...
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