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Britain, Ethiopia vow to support peace in the Sudans, Somalia
By Tesfa-Alem TekleFebruary 16, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) - Ethiopia and Britain have vowed to jointly exert more support to ensure durable peace and stability in the volatile Horn of Africa region after a...
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Lakes state caretaker governor initiates license on firearms
February 16, 2013 (RUMBEK) - The newly-appointed caretaker Governor of South Sudan's Lakes state, Major Gen. Matur Chut Dhuol has initiated a policy licensing all firearms in the region.Matur Chuot...
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S. Sudan: UN concerned about attacks on journalists, activists
February 16, 2013 (JUBA) – The head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on Friday, expressed deep concerns over reports of threats, intimidation, and attacks against journalists,...
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US to host donor meeting for South Sudan
February 17, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - The United States is preparing a donor conference to support South Sudan to overcome the severe economic crisis the new nation has experienced since December 2011, said...
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Woman convicted in Lakes state prison dies
February 17, 2013 (RUMBEK) - A 28-year old woman, previously held in Rumbek Central Prison in South Sudan's Lakes state, has died after a member of the state's auxiliary force allegedly raped...
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“Dual citizenship encouraging corruption in S. Sudan”
By Bonifacio Taban KuichFebruary 16, 2013 (BENTIU) – South Sudanese citizens possessing dual citizenship in outside countries remain the impetus behind corruption practices in the new nation, a senior...
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South Sudan opposition accused of causing insecurity
February 17, 2013 (BOR) - Top political figures in South Sudan's ruling party - the SPLM - have again accused the country's largest opposition party - the SPLM-DC - of supporting insecurity in...
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Mongolian president visits peacekeeping forces in South Sudan
February 17, 2013 (BENTIU) - The Mongolian president, Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, visited his country's troops who are serving as the United Nations peacekeepers in South Sudan Unity State on...
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S. Sudan defends removal of over 100 senior military officers from active...
February 17, 2013 (JUBA) - South Sudan on Sunday defended its decision to remove 118 senior military officers from active military service and place them on reserve docket, a move seen as an attempt to...
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Saudi Arabia and Sudan hold first joint naval exercises
February 17, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - The Sudanese Navy and Royal Saudi Naval Forces have conducted their first joint maritime military exercise.FILE - A Sudanese navy patrol boat patrols the waters close to...
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Rebels say finalising discussions on justice in Darfur
February 17, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - A Darfur rebel group announced, from the venue of peace negotiations in Doha, they are finalising discussions with Sudanese government delegation on the file of justice...
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JEM rebels claims to detect Malian rebels in north Darfur
February 18, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), one of several rebel groups fighting a decade-long war against Khartoum in Sudan's western region of Darfur, today claimed that...
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Bashir discusses investment difficulties with Zain Telecom directors
February 18, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese president Omer Hassan al-Bashir met on Wednesday with several members of Zain Telecom's board of directors for discussions that focused on difficulties...
View ArticleSudanese army bombard Blue Nile villages: SPLM-N rebels
February 17, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese army resumed air and ground attacks in Blue Nile state forcing over 8,000 civilians to flee their villages, Yasir Arman, the secretary general of the rebel...
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Visit of VP after 100 killed “of no use”, say Akobo residents
February 17, 2013 (BOR) - South Sudan's vice-president, Riek Machar, visited Jonglei state's Akobo county on Sunday following clashes that killed over 100 people on 9 February, receiving a negative...
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Access to Justice for All Press Statement for Immediate release.17th-Feb-2013South Sudan Law society in partnership with the Civil Society Resource Team on the Constitution and with support from...
View ArticleURGENT: Implementation of Amputation Sentence in Khartoum, Sudan
SUDO - UK URGENT: Implementation of Amputation Sentence in Khartoum, SudanFebruary 18, 2013Doctors in Al-Ribat University Hospital in Khartoum implemented a sentence of amputation on a man convicted...
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S. Sudan governor warns against coup attempts
February 17, 2013 (JUBA) – The governor of South Sudan's Western Equatoria state has warned citizens against any attempt to overthrow the legitimately elected government in the country through a coup...
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South Sudan president says secession from Sudan “an irreversible reality”
February 18, 2013 (JUBA) - South Sudanese president Salva Kiir Mayardit has described secession from neighbouring Sudan as an “irreversible reality” and that the new nation will never move away from...
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Unity state MPs demand speaker resigns
By Bonifacio Taban KuichFebruary 18, 2013 (BENTIU) - A majority of members of the Unity state parliament passed a "vote of no confidence" against the assembly's Speaker, Simon Maguek Gai, on Monday,...
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