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Senior judge quits over nepotism and ineptitude South Sudan's justice system
March 13, 2013 (JUBA) - A high ranking South Sudanese judge, John Clement Kuc, has resigned, accusing Chief Justice, Chan Reec Madut, of nepotism and the judiciary as a whole of lacking transparency...
View ArticleN. Bahr el Ghazal's reinstated speaker calls for unity
March 13, 2013 (JUBA) - The speaker of Northern Bahr el Ghazal State Legislative, Aguer Wol Aguer, who was recently returned to the on the directive of South Sudan's president Salva Kiir, has vowed to...
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American and Russian envoys trade accusations on Sudan South-Sudan UNSC...
March 13, 2013 (NEW YORK) - America and Russian envoys to the United Nations accused each other of hampering Security Council efforts to push Sudan and South Sudan to implement the signed agreements...
View ArticleAnalysis about Justice John Clement Resignation from Judiciary
By Peter Gai ManyuonMarch 14, 2013 - Since the beginning of the Republic of South Sudan starting from 2005 to date, there was no one from the Government of South Sudan that has resigned due to the...
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SPLA says it respects security deal, but will retaliate if attacked
By Bonifacio Taban KuichMarch 14, 2013 (BENTIU) – The South Sudanese army (SPLA) will respect the recent security agreement reached with Sudan, but will protect and defend its territorial integrity if...
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UN chief appoints new Abyei force commander
March 13, 2013 (JUBA) - The United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon has appointed Maj. Gen. Yohannes Gebremeskel Tesfamariam, the new head of mission and force commander of its Interim Security...
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South Sudan and partners sign agreement to fight Malaria
March 13, 2013 (JUBA) - South Sudan and several international partners have signed an agreement which recommits them to the fight and control of malaria in the new country by 2018.The five-year...
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UNHCR to resettle thousands of S. Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia
By Tesfa-Alem TekleMarch 14, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says it is preparing to relocate thousands of South Sudanese refugees stranded at Ethiopian...
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China denies promising S. Sudan an $8bn development deal
March 15, 2013 (JUBA) - A senior diplomat has denied China ever promised South Sudan $8 billion in development funds after president Salva Kiir visited Beijing last April.China's President Hu Jintao...
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South Sudan orders oil companies to resume production
March 14, 2013 (JUBA) - South Sudan ordered oil companies and pipeline operators to immediately resume production of crude oil for delivery to international markets through Sudan on Thursday, a move...
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Egypt ready to invest in South Sudan, says PM
March 14, 2013 (JUBA) – South Sudan and Egypt have inked five different agreements that seek to strengthen bilateral relations between them, and provide the latter investment opportunities in the new...
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Sudan's 1st VP holds rare meeting with opposition figure in Germany
March 14, 2013 (WASHINGTON) – The Sudanese First Vice President Ali Osman Taha met on Monday with the deputy Secretary General of the opposition Popular Congress Party (PCP) Ali al-Hag in Berlin in the...
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Sudanese cabinet backs cooperation agreement with Juba
March 14, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan's Council of Ministers, chaired by president Omer Hassan Al-Bashir, has reiterated the government's commitment to implementing the cooperation agreements signed with...
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Egypt's Morsi to visit Sudan in April
March 14, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The chairman of Egypt's governing Freedom and Justice party (FJP), Saad El-Katatni said today that Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi is expected to visit to Sudan in early...
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Sudan says it will negotiate with SPLM-N rebels: NCP sources
March 14, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - The Sudanese government has agreed to hold direct political talks with the rebel Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) but demanded a delay before engaging in...
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Chad urged to execute arrest warrant against Sudanese leader
March 15, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the Chadian government to arrest Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir of Sudan or bar him from entering Chad.Chad's President Idriss Deby...
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Rumbek journalist claims he was "wrongly" sentenced
March 14, 2013 (RUMBEK) - A radio journalist in Lakes state says that he has wrongly sentenced to a year in prison following false claims that he impregnated a 17-year-old girl outside of...
View ArticleHuman rights advocacy group calls for election in Lakes state
March 14, 2013 (JUBA) - The South Sudan Human Right Society Advocacy (SSHURA) on Thursday called on president Salva Kiir Mayardit to support a gubernatorial election in Lakes state, where the elected...
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US dollar losing ground to Sudanese pound on black market: traders
March 15, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - The US dollar continued to decline against the Sudanese pound (SDG) this week as traders grew more optimistic about the likelihood that the Khartoum-Juba agreement on...
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Sudan coup attempt trial shrouded in secrecy
March 15, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - The trial of military personnel accused of involvement in a coup plot which Sudanese authorities allegedly foiled several months ago began on Thursday amid intense...
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