Abyei agriculture affected by broken tractors: official
The Abyei Area’s ministry of agriculture has said this year’s farming will be affected because only two of its seven tractors are functional.read more
View ArticlePolitics: UDF chief blocked from traveling to Addis talks
South Sudanese security agents at Juba International Airport blocked the chairman of the United Democratic Front (UDF) party from boarding an airplane to travel to Addis Ababa, where a symposium...
View ArticleClashes on the outskirts of Renk, Upper Nile
South Sudanese government and opposition forces on Friday clashed near Renk, the northernmost town in the country. The town remained in government hands after the clashes, though several people were...
View ArticleSudan army takes ground in South Kordofan advance
The Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have captured an area from rebels east of Kadugli, the capital of South Kordofan, according to both rebel and army spokesmen.read more
View ArticleUS sends top diplomat to push for Kiir-Machar summit
A top diplomat of the United States government, Thomas A. Shannon, arrived in Juba on Friday to push President Salva Kiir ahead of a scheduled meeting with opposition leader Riek Machar in Addis Ababa,...
View ArticleE. Equatoria MPs resist inclusion of Jie community in Greater Pibor
Members of the Eastern Equatoria legislature held a meeting recently at which they resolved to oppose the inclusion of the Jie community of Kasengor Payam in the proposed Greater Pibor area of Jonlgei...
View ArticleSudan: Boy chokes to death on tear gas used at protest
A 14-year-old boy has died and an unknown number of people were detained after police cracked down on a street protest in Sudan’s capital Khartoum. The citizens were protesting on Sunday against water...
View ArticleSudan: Second opposition leader arrested in under a month
Sudanese authorities on Sunday arrested the head of Sudan's opposition Congress Party, a party official said, weeks after the arrest of another opposition leader, Sadiq al-Mahdi, sparked violent...
View ArticleSudan: Peace talks between East Darfur tribes to start Tuesday
The governor of Sudan’s West Kordofan State Gen. Ahmed Khamis announced that the reconciliation conference between the Arab nomadic tribes the Rizeigat and Ma’alia will be convened on 10 June in El...
View ArticleSudan: Inflation rises 3.9 percent in May
Sudan’s Central Statistics Office said on Sunday that they recorded a 3.9 percent monthly rise in inflation in May, with food prices one of the most affected sectors.read more
View ArticleTwo people killed in livestock raids in Maban County
At least two people including a child were reportedly killed in cattle raids last week in Maban County in Upper Nile State. Local residents expressed concern over insecurity in the area following the...
View ArticleIGAD says S Sudan peace symposium ‘success’
East African mediators of the Inter-Governmental-Authority on Development have announced the ‘successful’ conclusion of a two-day symposium with civil society, government, and opposition delegates in...
View ArticleUpper Nile governor orders sorghum distribution in war-affected counties
The governor of South Sudan’s Upper Nile state Simon Kun Puoc has recently issued a decision forming a committee headed by the state agriculture minister to aid war-affected counties across the...
View ArticleAbyei Hospital concerned by increasing malaria cases
Medical sources in the disputed region of Abyei between Sudan and South Sudan announced that cases of malaria have increased, especially among children.read more
View ArticleRoad workers in Aweil demand Kongdai company be held accountable
Hundreds of workers of a road construction company in Aweil town in South Sudan’s Northern Bahr el Ghazal state are demanding payment of their salaries after the company allegedly refused to pay them....
View Article‘No amnesty’: Rights group calls for prosecution of South Sudanese war criminals
Human Rights Watch has called for IGAD mediators in Addis Ababa to avoid drafting a peace deal that grants amnesty to war criminals, calling instead for “criminal investigation and prosecution in...
View ArticleSudanese forces, rebels clash east of Kadugli
The Sudan People’s Liberation Army – North (SPLA-N) and government forces claim to have inflicted ‘heavy casualties’ on each others' forces in fighting in the Nuba Mountains.read more
View ArticleKiir-Machar meeting expected today in Ethiopian capital
President Salva Kiir and rebel chief Riek Machar are expected to meet Tuesday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to follow up on an agreement made a month ago to end the country’s civil war.read more
View ArticleInter-school competition kicks off in Wau town
Nearly 37 secondary schools will participate in an inter-school tournament starting Tuesday today in Wau town in Western Bahr el Ghazal state.read more
View ArticleSudan army opens fire near Damazin Airport
Bursts of fire were heard near Damazin Airport in Sudan’s Blue Nile state on Sunday, reportedly after a delay in payment of salaries. read more
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