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Rebels accuse Chadian army of incursion into Darfur
March 15, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – Two Darfur rebel groups on Thursday accused the Chadian army of making an incursion into Sudan's western region.Chadian soldiers hold their weapons at the airport of the...
View ArticleNew deal will help cross-border trade, say Sudanese traders
By Bonifacio Taban KuichMarch 15, 2013 (BENTIU) - Sudanese traders in Bentiu town and Rubkotna county in South Sudan's Unity state have welcomed the renewed commitment to implement a cooperation...
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Oil production to resume in 3 weeks: Sudd Petroleum
March 15, 2013 (JUBA) – Sudd, a petroleum company jointly owned by Malaysia's Petronas and Nilepet, says it will resume full oil production and export, as instructed by the South Sudanese government,...
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Norway backs Sudan-South Sudan oil agreement
March 15, 2013 (JUBA) – The Norwegian government has commended Sudan and South Sudan over a recent agreement, which paves the way for the start of oil production, a year after it was halted.Sudan's...
View ArticleDarfur rebels claim killing of 260 Sudanese soldiers
March 16, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - The Sudan Liberation Movement-Minni Minnawi (SLM-MM) said on Friday that it has killed some 260 Sudanese soldiers following clashes that took place in an area near Nyala,...
View ArticleLong Awaited Government Reshuffle In South Sudan: What Is Popular Expectation?
By Beny Gideon MaborThe Republic of South Sudan before its full declaration as an independent republic on 9 July 2011 was already a semi-autonomous region within the former united Sudan with full...
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S. Sudan forms high-level committees to implement agreement
March 16, 2013 (JUBA) – South Sudan's cabinet on Friday formed two high-level committees to oversee the implementation of the agreements it reached this week with Sudan.South Sudan's information...
View ArticleEthiopia arrests four Al-Qaeda allied suspects
March 16, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) – Ethiopian security forces have arrested four members of the Al-Qaeda allied Somalian Islamist extremist group, al-Shabaab.According to the National Security and...
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Sudan doesn't host ‘alcohol and discotheque tourists', says minister
March 16, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese tourism minister Mohamed Abdul-Karim Al-Had today warned that his country will not allow visits by what he described as “alcohol and discotheque...
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Sudanese Sufi group renounces agreement with SPLM-N
March 16, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese religious Sufi group of Qadiriya-Arakia, headed by Sheikh Abdalla Azraq Taybba, distanced itself from a memorandum of understanding signed in its name with the...
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S. Sudan to benefit from $15m Nile Basin Initiative scheme
March 16, 2013 (ENTEBBE/JUBA) – South Sudan is among countries to benefit from a $15.3m project, aimed at facilitating cooperative water resource management and development as part of the Nile Basin...
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Darfur's Al-Sissi says he is ready to abandon post in favour of rebels
March 16, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The chairman of Darfur Regional Authority (DRA) Dr Tijani Al-Sissi said he is ready to give up his post in favour of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) or Sudan...
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Elders seek removal of N. Bahr el Ghazal governor
March 16, 2013 (JUBA) - Elders and prominent political figures from South Sudan's Greater Bahr el Ghazal region have thrown their support behind calls for the removal of Northern Bahr el Ghazal State...
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Turkish president signs law on military cooperation with Sudan
March 16, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Turkish president, Abdullah Gul, on Thursday signed into law a 2011 framework agreement with Sudan on military cooperation.Turkey's President Abdullah Gul (JONATHAN...
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Sudan will amend budget to reflect recent oil agreement with Juba
March 16, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – A Sudanese parliamentary official on Saturday said he expects the national assembly to amend the 2013 budget in order to reflect this week's agreement with South Sudan which...
View ArticleSudan and South Sudan complete troop withdrawal: JPSM member
March 17, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - The Sudan and South Sudan armies have completed the withdrawal of their troops from disputed border areas, announced a high ranking Sudanese officer on Saturday...
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Sudan says it completed troop pullout from buffer zone
March 17, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese government has submitted a formal letter to the commander of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) declaring that the area south of the...
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UNAMID revamps strategy to protect Darfur civilians
March 17, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - The United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has revamped its protection strategy for civilians due to an increase in the number and severity of incidents of...
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AU's Peace and Security Council delegation arrives in Sudan
March 17, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – A delegation from the AU Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) arrived in Khartoum on Sunday and held a meeting with Sudan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Karti focused...
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Sudan will seek alliance with anti-Museveni forces in Uganda: official
March 17, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese government is working with forces in Uganda that are opposed to president Yoweri Museveni to bring about "positive political influence", the speaker of the...
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