Sudan and South Sudan: 5 key political stories
A roundup of a few key stories last week on political issues in Sudan and South Sudan:read more
View ArticleFactbox: The IGAD negotiators
The peace talks between the SPLM-Juba of President Salva Kiir and the SPLM-In Opposition of rebel leader Riek Machar are being held in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. They began in Jread more
View ArticleSPLM-N attacks El Atmor in South Kordofan
The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) announced that it killed 15 army and militia troops, and wounded others in El Atmor, South Kordofan, on Saturday.read more
View ArticleSPLM-IO criticizes ‘rush’ to form unity government
The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (in-Opposition), the rebel group led by Riek Machar, has criticized the ‘rush’ to form of a national unity government in South Sudan. East African mediators and...
View ArticleHamar tribe infighting in West Kordofan
At least 35 people from the Zeyut and Awlad Omran clans of the Hamar Arab tribe were killed and several others wounded in renewed tribal clashes between the two clans on Saturday in Sudan’s West Koread...
View ArticleFormer S. Sudan ambassador to US to join armed opposition
The SPLM-G11 member and former South Sudanese ambassador to the United States Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth is expected to join the Sudan Peoples’ Liberation Movement/Army in-Opposition (SPLM/A-IO) today.read more
View ArticleForeign taxi drivers banned in Juba
Sudanese taxi drivers in Juba are grumbling about a decision by South Sudan’s Ministry of Interior that bans foreigners from driving.read more
View ArticleTensions rise in Juba; governor denies threat
The capital of South Sudan has witnessed rising tensions after reports of a deepening rift between the president and the governors of the three Equatoria states.read more
View ArticleDeadly protests in Northern Bahr el Ghazal over smoking ban
Police killed at least two people and wounded seven during protests Saturday against a ban on smoking shisha in Aweil South County, Northern Bahr el Ghazal state.read more
View ArticleMalaria on the rise in Aweil East
Malaria cases are increasing among children and women in Aweil East County, said County Commissioner Kiir Awet.read more
View Article"Flavorless" Ramadan in Renk
Muslim families in Renk town in Upper Nile state said they are not enjoying Ramadan this year because of the ongoing fighting in South Sudan and massive displacement of civilians.read more
View ArticleSPLA-N training kicks off in Blue Nile
The Sudan People’s Liberation Army-North (SPLA-N) has organized a training course for its cadres in territories under its control in Sudan’s Blue Nile state.read more
View ArticleFood shortages continue in Turalei
Internally displaced persons in the Angany Camp in Warrap's Twic County say they have not received rations for the last month.read more
View ArticleMass prayer rally for reconciliation in Jonglei
Nearly 5000 people from the greater Bor area gathered south of the Jonglei state capital to pray for reconciliation in South Sudan.read more
View Article25 die, 35 wounded as Ma’aliya-Hamar clash in East Darfur
At least 60 people were killed and injured on Monday in renewed clashes between Ma’aliya and Hamar tribesmen in East Darfur over a conflict about farmlands.read more
View Article11 injured in ambulance taxi crash in South Sudan
At least 11 passengers were critically injured in a traffic accident Monday evening along the Raja-Wau road, according to police.read more
View ArticleMSF: Health care under attack in South Sudan
South Sudan's civil war has seen shocking attacks on health facilities, said medical charity Doctors Without Borders-Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in a press conference Tuesday.read more
View ArticleIDPs in Akoka and Fashoda going hungry
Hundreds of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Akoka County in South Sudan's Upper Nile report acute shortages of food, shelter, and medicine, said the county commissioner.read more
View ArticleChurch bulldozed in Khartoum
Sudanese authorities bulldozed the Sudanese Christ Church at El Izba residential area (Tayibat El Ahamda) block 19 in Khartoum North suburb.read more
View ArticleJuba’s underage sex workers speak out
South Sudan’s civil war has resulted in an increase of child sex workers, according to a new report by Al Jazeera.read more
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