Unity State chiefs call for voluntary disarmament
By Bonifacio Taban KuichMarch 2, 2013 (BENTIU) - Local leaders in Unity state called for a new round of voluntarily civilian disarmament at a two-day conference in Bentiu last week to address the issue...
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Two abducted women freed in Jonglei
March 2, 2013 (BOR) - Two abducted women with their four children have been returned to Jonglei's capital Bor on Saturday after being abducted from her home in Pibor County, during inter-tribal...
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Over 4 million South Sudanese food insecure, says UN
March 2, 2013 (JUBA) – At least 4.1 million people in South Sudan are likely to be food insecure this year, a new report released by the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) and...
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South Sudan deputy interior minister denies accusing Twic community
March 1, 2013 (JUBA) - South Sudan's deputy interior Minister, General Salva Mathok Gengdit has vehemently denied accusing Warrap state's Twic County community of backstabbing the Dinka Ngok in Abyei...
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S. Sudan: UN official warns over attacks on aid workers
March 2, 2013 (JUBA) – The United Nations Humanitarian coordinator for South Sudan has called for protection of aid workers involved in provision of services to people affected by conflict in the...
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Controversial S. Kordofan governor may lead negotiations with SPLM-N: reports
March 2, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The governor of South Kordofan Ahmed Haroun may head Sudan's delegation to the upcoming negotiations with rebels from Sudan People Liberation Movement North (SPLM-N),...
View ArticleSudanese opposition seek to prevent its divisions going public
March 2, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The spokesman of the National Conesus Forces (NCF) Kamal Omer disclosed that member opposition parties have agreed to strengthen unity among its ranks under the common goal...
View ArticleThe Conclave and the two Sudans
By Steve PaternoFebruary 3, 2013 - As the republics of South Sudan and that of Sudan are going through a turbulence path, the world's attention is drawn away on the conclave, the process of electing a...
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Abyei leaders call for review of UN peacekeepers' mandate
March 2, 2013 (JUBA) - Community leaders from the oil-producing region of Abyei have asked South Sudan government to review of the current mandate of the United Nations Interim Security forces for...
View ArticleS. Sudan's proposed new road to Ethiopia hailed by Gambella regional leader
March 3, 2013 (JUBA) – A senior regional leader in Ethiopia has welcomed a proposed road project in South Sudan that would connect the two countries and promote trade between them.Gambella region's...
View ArticleSouth Sudan's vote on Palestine UN Status: How Amb. Nazario is victimised
By Beny Gideon MaborFebruary 3, 2013 - Last year on 29, November, 2012, the United Nations General Assembly in its sitting No: sixty-seventh General Assembly Plenary 44th & 45th meetings...
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Bars and liquor stores closed down in Rumbek
March 3, 2013 (RUMBEK) - Lakes state's security services carried out an intensive search for alcohol in Rumbek Central market on Saturday just days after the military caretaker governor banned the sale...
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South Sudan says Sudan's rhetoric fooling international community
March 3, 2013 (JUBA) - South Sudan on Sunday said the government of neigbouring Sudan, with which it has been unable to resolve list of contentious post-secession issues, was fooling the international...
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Prospects for peace in Abyei remain "bleak", says group
March 3, 2013 (JUBA) – Prospects for a peaceful resolution of the dispute in Abyei remain “bleak” with international actors failing to bring the two conflicting parties to a political solution, a...
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Fighting breaks out between Sudan army and SRF rebels in N. Kordofan
March 3, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese army on Sunday announced that its troops clashed this weekend with rebels from the Sudanese Revolutionary Front (SRF) in the state of North Kordofan.Sudan's...
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Sudanese opposition calls for an interim regime before constitutional conference
March 3, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - The Sudanese government should accept the establishment of an interim regime before holding a constitutional conference, said an opposition official following a consultative...
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Sudan says complaint against Uganda included in ICGLR report
March 3, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese government has hailed as a victory in having its complaint against Uganda included in a report on stability and security issued by the International Conference...
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Landmines threaten people of Unity state
By Bonifacio Taban KuichMarch 4, 2013 (BENTIU) - A unexploded ordinance has been discovered in the Unity state capital, Bentiu, by the Dennis De-mining Group just 300 meters away from the office of the...
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South Sudan and DRC vow to enhance bilateral cooperation
March 4, 2013 (JUBA) – A bilateral cooperation agreement between South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was initiated in Juba on Monday with the two countries signing a communiqué that...
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South Sudan army begins military operations against Yauyau rebels
March 5, 2013 (JUBA) – The South Sudanese army has begun massive military operations to free the Pibor county of Jonglei state from the increasing Khartoum's backed rebellion of David Yauyau in the...
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