AfDB Commits US $57.66 Million Towards Food Security Program in Horn of Africa
African Development Bank (AfDB) AfDB Commits US $57.66 Million Towards Food Security Program in Horn of AfricaFour million pastoralists to benefit in the first five yearsNAIROBI, Kenya, February 27,...
View ArticleStray dogs become a threat in Unity State capital
By Bonifacio Taban KuichFebruary 28, 2013 (BENTIU) - Stray dogs in Unity state have become an increasing problem with an increase in the number of people being attacked and bitten, with seven people...
View ArticleIsrael secretly deports Sudanese migrants
February 28, 2013 (LONDON) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has demanded that Israel provide an explanation for the secret deportation of more than 1,000 Sudanese migrants via a third...
View ArticleEthiopia's Tigray state pardons hundreds of prisoners
February 28, 2013 (MEKELLE, Ethiopia) - In connection with the 38th founding anniversary of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), Ethiopia's northern Tigray region has freed hundreds of...
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SPLM political bureau meeting set for 5 March
February 28, 2012 (JUBA) – The political bureau of the south-ruling party (SPLM) will meet next week to review and adopt drafts of the party's basic documents ahead of the party's National Liberation...
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Widows cry foul as Lakes state governor orders alcohol ban
February 28, 2013 (RUMBEK) – The newly appointed governor of South Sudan's Lakes state, Matur Chut Dhuol has banned sale of alcohol; a move that will deprive citizens, mostly women of their daily...
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Leaders of Akobo's Lou-Nuer ask for more civilian protection
February 28, 2013 (JUBA) – Jonglei's Lou-Nuer community leaders from Akobo county have petitioned the government to provide more protection to the civil population following the recent brutal killing...
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Traders take South Sudan interior ministry to court over pending demolition
February 28, 2013 (JUBA) – Traders in Nimule have call for court intervention to halt a demolition ordered by South Sudan deputy minister of interior ten days ago, with local businessmen claiming the...
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SPLM-N says its eyeing comprehensive solution to Sudan's problem
February 28, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Secretary General of the Sudan People Liberation Movement North (SPLM-N) Yasser Arman underscored that their upcoming negotiations with Khartoum in mid-March is part...
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Sudan reiterates commitment to implementing accords signed with Juba
February 28, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese foreign ministry issued a statement today reaffirming its desire to implement cooperation agreements signed last September with South Sudan that was brokered...
View ArticleAre Ngok Dinka of Abyei South Sudanese?
By Luka Biong DengMarch 1, 2013 -The question of whether the Ngok Dinka of Abyei are citizens of South Sudan may seem strange to most people, who would answer it in the affirmative. But it seems a...
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South Sudan chief justice denies nepotism in appointment of his daughter
March 2, 2013 (JUBA) - South Sudan's chief justice, Chan Reec Madut, has been forced to deny nepotism in his decision to appointment of one of his daughters as a legal assistant. The appointment has...
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UN seeks funds to cope with cattle disease in Jonglei
March 1, 2013 (BOR) - The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is seeking additional funds from donors in order to support its work limiting the spread of Haemorrhagic Septicaemia and...
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Unity state returnees given land after two year wait
By Bonifacio Taban KuichMarch 1, 2013 (BENTIU) - Nearly 900 returnees have been allocated land in Bentiu town for the first time after two years of being stranded in the state upon arrival from the...
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Ethiopia outraged over Saudi official's “hostile” remarks on Nile dam project
By Tesfa-Alem TekleMarch 1, 2012 (ADDIS ABABA) – The Ethiopian government expressed outrage over remarks made by Saudi Arabia's deputy defense minister, who accused the Horn of Africa nation of posing...
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World Bank approves an interim strategy for South Sudan
March 1, 2013 (WASHINGTON) – The World Bank Board of Directors, in partnership with the International Finance Cooperation (IFC) have endorsed a new Interim Strategy Note (ISN) for South Sudan.The ISN,...
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Khartoum urges AU to pressure Juba on troops' withdrawal
March 1, 2012 (KHARTOUM/JUBA) – The African Union should pile pressure on South Sudan, until it withdraws its troops from the "five Sudanese areas", Sudan's Vice, Al-Haj Adam said, in reference to...
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South Sudan accuses Sudan's army of new incursions
March 1, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – Khartoum has unleashed its forces in a new attempt to reoccupy Abyei and parts of South Sudan, the spokesperson of the South Sudan army has announced.Sudanese soldiers stand...
View ArticleSudanese army dispatch more troops to Blue Nile state
March 1, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) have dispatched more troops to the Blue Nile following recent clashes in the eastern Sudan state with the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM-N)...
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OCHA South Sudan Weekly Humanitarian Bulletin 18-24 February 2013
Humanitarian Bulletin South Sudan18-24 February 2013Highlights Aid agencies are responding to over 23,000 people affected by inter-communal clashes in Jonglei State Cattle-raiding on 23 February causes...
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