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Sudan expects oil production to reach 200,000 bpd in 2013
February 14, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan will manage to boost its oil production to 200,000 barrels per day (bpd) by year end, a parliamentary committee member said on Thursday.A December 27 , 2012 file...
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Fierce battles erupt in South Darfur between Sudan army and SLA-MM
February 14, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Sudan Liberation Army of Minni Minnawi (SLA-MM) have clashed in different parts of South Darfur on Thursday amid reports of heavy...
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Sudan's Bashir heads to Chad as African rights groups call for his arrest
February 14, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – Sudanese president Omer Hassan al-Bashir will fly to Chad on Friday to attend the Community of Sahel-Saharan (CEN-SAD) summit, state media reported.Chad president Idriss...
View ArticleRestricted access hampers humanitarian aid in N. Darfur: Oxfam
February 14, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - Tens of thousands of people who have fled fighting in the largest displacement in Darfur in recent years face a severe shortage of clean water and sanitation services,...
View ArticleJonglei: MSF treats civilians wounded in Akobo county attack
February 14, 2013 (JUBA) - International medical charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) says it has started providing medical services to people in the aftermath of last week's attack in Akobo West...
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SPLM postpones its extraordinary convention to March
February 14, 2013 (JUBA) – The ruling political party in South Sudan has rescheduled its planned extraordinary convention March 15 in order to pass its basic documents, said Pagan Amum, the...
View ArticleUNSC extends mandate for Darfur panel on arms embargo and sanctions
February 14, 2013 (WASHINGTON) - The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Thursday have renewed an initial one-year mandate for the panel of experts set up to oversee the arms embargo in Darfur and...
View ArticleSudan must save Darfuri activist from imminent execution
Amnesty International Sudan must save Darfuri activist from imminent execution15 February 2013Sudanese authorities must halt the execution of a Darfuri activist whose sentence was changed from 10...
View ArticleWarrap parliamentary caucus calls for protection of women
February 14, 2013 (JUBA) - A women's parliamentary caucus in South Sudan's border state of Warrap has called for enactment of laws which upholds and respect women's rights and protects them from...
View ArticleUnity state commissioner urges inter-state border patrols
By Bonifacio Taban KuichFebruary 13, 2013 (BENTIU) – The commissioner of Mayiandit county in South Sudan's Unity state has urged communities that signed the 2002 peace initiative to adopt the spirit of...
View ArticleEthiopia included on CPJ's first ever “Risk List”
By Tesfa-Alem TekleFebruary 15, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) - An international media advocacy group has identified 10 countries where press freedom has suffered in 2012.Risk List 2012 from Committee to Protect...
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S. Sudan: UN urges “inclusive” national reconciliation approach
February 15, 2013 (JUBA) - The United Nations on Friday urged the leadership in South Sudan to adopt an “inclusive” national reconciliation and healing approach and ensure the process is broadly owned...
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South Sudan hopeful of exporting oil through Kenya pipeline by 2014
February 16, 2013 (JUBA) - South Sudan on Friday expressed optimism about the possibility of exporting its crude to international markets by 2014 using an alternative pipeline passing through...
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Sudanese president arrives in Chad as ICC asks for his arrest
February 15, 2013 (WASHINGTON) – The Sudanese president Omer Hassan al-Bashir arrived in the Chadian capital of Ndjamena on Friday afternoon in a new defiance of the International Criminal Court (ICC)...
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US, European nations seek to block Sudan's chairmanship of UN session
February 15, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The United States along with some European nations are seeking to block Sudan's chairmanship of a session of the United Nations Economic and Social Council...
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SPLM-N to hold talks with Sudanese government in March - Arman
February 15 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan People's Liberation Movement North (SPLM-N) will hold talks with the Sudanese government in Addis Ababa on 5 March, announced Yasir Arman, the secretary general of the...
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UPDATE - S. Sudan accuses Khartoum of fresh bombardments in Unity State
February 15, 2013 (JUBA/KHARTOUM) - Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) dropped seven bombs in Jau area of South Sudan's Unity state on Thursday, instantly killing two people and eight cows, the Parieng County...
View ArticleThe "curse" of Liberation
By Luka Biong DengFebruary 15, 2013 - On March 18, the SPLM will hold an extraordinary convention to pass the basic documents required for it to be registered as a political party, such as the...
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Over 4.5 million South Sudanese in urgent need, says UN
February 16, 2012 (JUBA) – More than 4.5 million people in South Sudan are in desperate need of assistance, the United Nations humanitarian coordinator in the country, Toby Lanzer, said on Friday.Toby...
View ArticleMachar leads humanitarian delegation to scene of recent fighting in Jonglei
February 16, 2013 (JUBA) – South Sudan's vice-president Riek Machar is heading to Jonglei, the region's largest and most troubled state, to visit communities affected by recent fighting in the area,...
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