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South Sudan initiates consultations on national reconciliation
February 3, 2013 (JUBA) – South Sudan's government has kicked off a series of consultative meetings ahead of an upcoming campaign for a process of healing on national reconciliation in the country.A...
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Sudanese president receives head of Palestinian Islamic Jihad
February 3, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – Sudanese president Omer Hassan al-Bashir has met with the leader of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), Ramadan Shalah, at his residence in Khartoum.Exiled Palestinian...
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Sudan's NCP says some opposition parties submitted constitution proposals
February 3, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The ruling National Congress Party (NCP) said today that some opposition parties have submitted their views on the draft constitution despite publicly boycotting the...
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Human rights expert pledges support for reconciliation in Darfur
February 3, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - The United Nation's independent expert on the human rights situation in Sudan, Mashood Baderin, has vowed to support the Darfur Regional Authority (DRA) in its efforts to...
View ArticleSouth Sudan launches electronic payroll system
February 3, 2013 (JUBA) – An electronic payroll management system seeking to improve efficiency within South Sudan's civil service has officially been launched by the country's labour and public...
View ArticleJonglei: Feuding Bor clans face fresh disarmament campaign
February 4, 2013 (JUBA) – South Sudan's army has launched a second round of disarmament in Jonglei state's Bor county, officials said, following deadly armed clashes between two clans of the Dinka...
View ArticleBlue Nile Emerging: Horrors without end and a familiar international...
By Eric ReevesFebruary 2, 2013 — Three recent assessments missions to Blue Nile have powerfully expanded our view of the vast crisis in this desperate region, as well as of the better reported...
View Article"Put Up or Shut Up" on Sudan
By Anne BartlettFebruary 5, 2013 - If the last year has taught us anything about Sudan, it is that there is already so much hot air in Khartoum that the Sudanese government does not feel in the...
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Sudan objects to Uganda's election at the OIC
February 4, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese government voiced its objection to Uganda's election to a senior position at Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) during its ministerial meeting in...
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US to ease sanctions on Sudan to allow educational exchange: diplomat
February 4, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The top US diplomat in Sudan revealed today that Washington will soon make changes to its sanctions regulations that will allow educational institutions in both countries...
View ArticleGunmen hold up workers' salaries in South Darfur
January 4, 2013 (KHARTOUM) -Unidentified gunmen held up Monday salaries of workers of the Ministry of Animal Resources in South Darfur State hours before to pay it.A group of seven armed men riding a...
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Sudan and S. Sudan disagree on set-up of Abyei Police service
January 4, 2013 (JUBA/KHARTOUM) - A technical team from Sudan and South Sudan on Monday failed to reach a compromise on the composition of the Police force to be established in the disputed...
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Sudan served as a hub for receiving Al-Qaeda suspects nabbed by CIA: report
February 5, 2013 (WASHINGTON) – The CIA transferred five individuals suspected of having links to Al-Qaeda from Malawi to Sudan in 2003, according to a report released on Tuesday.Central Intelligence...
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S. Sudan: UK funds project to boost economic diversification
February 4, 2013 (JUBA) – The Republic of South Sudan has launched a customs development and trade facilitation programme at its Nimule border, seeking to help the country diversify its economy,...
View ArticleSudanese army says SPLA are still in disputed areas
February 4, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - The Sudanese army accused South Sudan forces (SPLA) of not fulfilling prompt and unconditional withdrawal of its troops from five disputed areas stressing that such...
View ArticleKhartoum speaks about possible talks with SPLM-N
February 5, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – Sudanese government may engage direct negotiations with the rebel Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) if Juba hands documents proving its disengagement with...
View ArticleWhat Constitution Do We Need In South Sudan?
By Beny Gideon Mabor1. IntroductionSouth Sudan fought for decades against Khartoum regimes since August 18, 1955 for many reasons. Chief amongst causes of liberation struggle was to have federal system...
View ArticleUpper Nile governor fails to expel SPLM state secretary
February 5, 2013 (JUBA) - The governor of Upper Nile state, Simon Kun Puoc, has failed in his attempt to expel the secretary-general of South Sudan's ruling party (SPLM) from the state over a political...
View Article“No plan” for Abyei area to be administered by UN: South Sudan
February 5, 2013 (JUBA) - South Sudan does not have plans to allow the United Nations to administer the fertile oil-producing border region of Abyei, which is also claimed by the government of...
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South Sudan archbishop calls for peace in Bor
February 5, 2013 (BOR) - The archbishop of South Sudan, Daniel Deng Bull, has urged the people of Jonglei to live peacefully together, while condemning recent acts of tribal and inter-clan...
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