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Jonglei: Hundreds feared dead or missing in Akobo county attack
February 9, 2013 (BOR) - At least 103 civilians and 14 South Sudan army (SPLA) soldiers were killed on Friday when unknown people attacked a village in South Sudan's Jonglei state county of Akobo, eye...
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Sudan's SPLM-N claims Khartoum backed militia killed scores of civilians in...
February 9, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – Rebels from the Sudan People Liberation Movement North (SPLM-N) claimed today that a South Sudan militia backed by Khartoum killed at least 17 people in South Kordofan and...
View ArticleLet's do justice first, then reconciliation
By Justice Deng BiongFebruary, 6, 2013 - Since the indictment of Omar Hassan el Bashir, the incumbent president of the Republic of Sudan was ordered by the ICC, to answer and account for war crimes and...
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Sudanese president pardons man who assisted USAID employee killers in escape:...
February 9, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – A man convicted as an accomplice in the escape of four men who were sentenced to death over the killing of a US diplomat and his driver five years ago has been pardoned by...
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Donors to manage Darfur reconstruction funds - Sissi
February 9, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - The head of Darfur Regional Authority (DRA) vowed to form an international mechanism to manage the funds collected in a future donor conference for the reconstruction and...
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South Sudan president plans leaner cabinet
February 9, 2013 (JUBA) - South Sudan's president Salva Kiir is planning to form a lean, non-partisan and technocratic cabinet in order to save financial resources, a source close to the president told...
View ArticleMurle Militia Attacks Unarmed Civilians in Akobo West on February 8th 2013
Office of the Commissioner Akobo County, Jonglei StateMurle Militia Attacks Unarmed Civilians in Akobo West on February 8th 2013Friday February 8th, 2013 has become another sad day for all Akobo, Lou...
View ArticleUNMISS: Freedom of expression and safety of journalists is paramount
United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Media & Spokesperson Unit, Public Information OfficePRESS STATEMENTSunday, February 10, 2013Freedom of expression and safety of journalists is...
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Abyei: Food scarcity hits thousands of displaced people
February 9, 2013 (JUBA) - A member of South Sudan's ruling party (SPLM) has accused the United Nations of allegedly failing to provide relief assistance to thousands of displaced people in the disputed...
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Eritrea's president breaks silence over army mutiny incident
By Tesfa-Alem TekleFebruary 10, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) – Eritrean president Isaias Afewerki on Friday spoke for first time about last month's mutiny incident in Asmara after remaining silent for three...
View ArticleSudan and Darfur breakaway group sign ceasefire agreement
February 10, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - The Sudanese government and a splinter group of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) on Sunday signed a cease-fire agreement in Doha, Qatar, as a prelude to engaging...
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S. Sudan opposition group denies links with Upper Nile militias
February 10, 2013 (JUBA) - The opposition Sudan People's Liberation Movement for Democratic Change (SPLM-DC), has no links with the militia group that clashed with South Sudan army (SPLA) in Upper Nile...
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Sudan may ask Uganda to reduce its diplomatic staff in Khartoum
February 10, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese government may soon ask Kampala to slash the diplomatic staff at its embassy in Khartoum, an official with the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) said...
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Bashir says Sudan has no more concessions to offer Juba
February 10, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese president Omer Hassan al-Bashir has toughened his stance toward his country's ongoing post-secession negotiations with South Sudan saying that they have no...
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S. Sudan accuses Sudan of amassing troops in Abyei region
February 10, 2013 (JUBA) - South Sudan on Sunday accused the Sudanese government of scaling up deployment of additional troops and massive settlement of Arabs nomads from the Misseriya tribe in the...
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Darfur crimes are tried in ordinary courts, says UN rights expert
February 10, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - Darfur war crimes are being tried by ordinary courts, said UN human rights expert in Sudan Mashood Adebayo Baderin who expressed concerns over the lack of special courts....
View ArticleWomen as Peacemakers in Sudan and South Sudan
By Princeton LymanFebruary 11, 2013 - When Sudanese President Omar Bashir and South Sudanese President Salva Kiir signed a series of agreements on September 27 in Addis Ababa, they signaled their...
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ICRC steps up medical efforts in Jonglei's Akobo county
February 10, 2013 (JUBA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has deployed a rapid response surgical team to Akobo West county in South Sudan's Jonglei state, after Friday's attack...
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Militia raid preparation for cross border attack, Unity state
By Bonifacio Taban KuichFebruary 10, 2013 (BENTIU) - South Sudan's Unity state warned on Sunday that the army of neighbouring Sudan was planning an attack on their military base in the Panakuach area...
View ArticleSouth Sudan's Machar calls on religious institutions to promote education
February 11, 2013 (JUBA) – South Sudan's vice-president, Riek Machar, has called on the religious institutions in the 19-month-old country to promote education in their respective organisations.He also...
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