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Sudan FM hails AU decision not to refer Abyei dispute to UNSC
February 1, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese foreign minister Ali Karti today hailed as victory a decision by African Union (AU) summit last month to keep the dispute over Abyei between Khartoum and Juba...
View ArticleSouth Sudan mobilises for humanitarian intervention in Jonglei's Pibor county
February 1, 2013 (JUBA) – South Sudan's national government is mobilizing for humanitarian intervention in the troubled Pibor town where thousands of people were recently displaced by the clashes...
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Sudanese president heading to Eritrea tomorrow: report
February 1, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese president Omer Hassan al-Bashir will fly to Eritrea on Saturday for talks with president Isaias Afewerki, according to a news report.FILE - Sudan's President...
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Warrap-Unity launch joint police station to curb cattle raids
February 1, 2013 (JUBA) - South Sudan's Warrap and Unity states have opened a joint police station on their tense border to curb cattle raiding between neighbouring communities, which regularly results...
View ArticleSave the Children in South Sudan makes the transition to Save the Children...
PRESS RELEASE 1st February 2013Save the Children in South Sudan will today become part of Save the Children International at a go-live celebration held in the capital city of Juba of the world's newest...
View ArticleW. Bahr el Ghazal governor launches reconciliation dialogue after December...
February 1, 2013 (JUBA) - Following protests and inter-ethnic conflict in South Sudan's Western Bahr el Ghazal in December, the state has launched an reconciliation process to promote dialogue and...
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"No human rights people" allowed into Lakes state prison
February 1, 2013 (JUBA/RUMBEK) - Young men arrested in relation to recent violence in Lakes state will be held at a special secret prison without access to their own lawyers or human rights officials,...
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UNHCR to improve situation of Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia
By Tesfa-Alem TekleFebruary 1, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) – The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday that they will be working to stabilise the emergency phase of its response to the Sudanese...
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SPLA accuses Sudan army of attacking its positions in Upper Nile
February 2, 2013 (JUBA) - A soldier from the South Sudanese army was killed in Upper Nile state in an alleged ground and air attacks by the armed forces of neighbouring Sudan on Saturday, the Southern...
View ArticleUnrest in Lakes state over appointment of new SPLM official
February 2, 2013 (RUMBEK) – South Sudan ruling party (SPLM) officials in Lakes state are divided, following the controversial appointment of Mabor Ater Dhuol, as acting secretary.Daniel Awet Akot, the...
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Head of Khartoum university vows to punish those behind dormitory burning
February 2, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The director of Sudan's top university expressed anger over events that occurred this week and vowed to hold those responsible for it accountable.FILE - Sudanese anti-riot...
View ArticleW. Bahr el Ghazal governor forms 15-member body in Wau
February 2, 2013 (JUBA) – The governor of South Sudan's Western Bahr el Ghazal state, Rizik Zachariah Hassan, has issued an executive order for the establishment of a 15-member body in the capital,...
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OIC head blames Mali's unrest on South Sudan's secession
February 2, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu said that the recent unrest in the West African nation of Mali was caused by...
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Sudan's Bashir concludes lightning visit to Eritrea
February 2, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese president Omer Hassan al-Bashir returned home on Saturday from Eritrea where he held talks with president Isaias Afewerki.FILE - Sudan's President Omer Hassan...
View ArticleSudanese official returns from Scandinavian tour
February 2, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - Presidential assistant Nafie Ali Nafie said he had a successful visit to Norway and Sweden hoping that it would open a new page in the relations the two countries in...
View ArticleCan South Sudan survive without Sudan?
By Luka Biong DengFebruary 2, 2013 - As expected, the summit between presidents Salva Kiir and Omar el-Bashir on January 25 did not produce any results. The term summit, which usually refers to a...
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Sudan: Eritrean opposition urges action to stop refugee kidnappings
February 2, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) – Eritrea's biggest opposition group on Saturday called for urgent action to stop rising abductions and disappearances against Eritrean refugees sheltered at Shagarab...
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WBEG: Balanda community seeks amnesty for protest ringleaders
February 3, 2013 (JUBA) - Community leaders and youth groups from South Sudan's border state Western Bahr el Ghazal (WBEG) have called on the state and central government to pardon those alleged to...
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Sudan says suspension of UN voting rights “politically motivated”
February 3, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese government is working to resolve the issue of outstanding financial obligations to the United Nations which led to the country losing its voting rights at the...
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Ethiopia: Eritrean refugees hold anti-regime rally, say ready to fight
By Tesfa-Alem TekleFebruary 3, 2013 (MEKELLE, ETHIOPIA) - Thousands of Eritrean refugees held a demonstration on Saturday at a camp in northern Ethiopia in support of the actions taken by a dissident...
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