Shisha banned in N. Bahr al-Ghazal capital
Shisha smoking has been banned in public places in Aweil, capital of Northern Bahr al-Ghazal state, by order of the town mayor.The mayor Debek Atak said the main reason of forbidding shisha in Aweil...
View ArticleDrinking water contaminated in Renk County
Kang Jok, manager of the Renk County water network, said that there is a problem in the water network of Renk. He said that the water station is located west of Sher Creek, stressing that the creek...
View ArticleFuel shortage in East Darfur State
The state of East Darfur is suffering from lack of fuel and high prices, causing increases in the costs of public transport.As in other parts of greater Darfur, the capital al-Daien is witnessing an...
View ArticleOver 1,500 Abyei residents return from W. Bahr al-Ghazal
Over 1,500 people who were displaced more than a year ago from the disputed Abyei border area returned to the area in a convoy of buses on Tuesday.Speaking to Radio Tamazuj, the acting chairman of...
View Article4 southern fighters killed in east Kordofan
Four South Sudanese fighters were found dead in Sirajiya area near Abu Jubeiha in eastern South Kordofan after a fierce gunfight with members of the Kau-Nyaro tribe.Sirajiya is about 50 km southeast of...
View ArticleGarbage piling up in Blue Nile capital
Citizens of Damazin, the capital of Blue Nile state, complained about the deterioration of the town's environment due to the accumulation of waste and dirt, especially in markets.Various listeners of...
View Article4 youth from Kordofan arrested in Gezira
Sudanese security officers on Monday arrested four youths from Abbasia area of South Kordofan region in Hassahissa area of Gezira State.Sources from the area revealed that security elements stormed the...
View ArticleReleased activist Jalila says in good health
Activist Jalila Khamis Kuku says she is in good health after being acquitted of grave charges by the Khartoum North Court and released.Jalila Khamis told Radio Tamazuj after she was released that she...
View ArticleDeputy governor wants Maban ‘free of armed groups’
John Ivu, the deputy governor of Upper Nile state together with other officials visited refugee camps in Maban County, an area that has served as a rear base for the SPLA-North. During his visit he...
View ArticleMigrants stranded and hungry in Abayok
Thousands of South Sudanese returning from Sudan are stranded at Abayok camp in Renk County of Upper Nile State with insufficient food and medicines, facing delays in onward transportation, according...
View ArticleRural church burns down in Northern Bahr al-Ghazal
A Catholic church at Abeim, Northern Bahr a-Ghazal state burned down last Monday in a case of suspected arson.Church leader Anei Akol said the members of the church attended Sunday services and there...
View ArticlePrimary leaving exams kick off in W. Bahr al-Ghazal
Primary leaving examinations kicked off in Western Bahr El-Ghazal state on Thursday with especially low participation of female students in Jur River County.Dr. Adel Atanasio, the state minister of...
View ArticleGum Arabic producers in Renk County lack funding
Gum Arabic producers in Renk County of Upper Nile State complained of lack of funding. They said that there is great amount of production of the gum crop in different areas of Renk County but there are...
View ArticleFull text: AUC decision on Sudan and South Sudan
The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 353rd meeting held at the level of Heads of State and Government, on 25 January 2013, adopted the following decision on the situation...
View ArticleNationality and immigration office opens in Unity State
Authorities in the capital of Unity state officially opened the Nationality and Migration Office in in a ceremony witnessed by a national government delegation, state officials and citizens.Augustine...
View ArticleEx-chief justice says ‘no mess’ in judiciary
The former chief Justice of South Sudan denied there was a ‘mess’ in the justice system, when asked about the state of the judiciary at a lecture at Juba University.Justice Ambrose Riiny Thiik...
View ArticleSudanese journalist summoned, freed hours later
The Sudanese security services summoned the journalist and activist Faisal Mohamed Saleh on Saturday to the office of the Security Media Department in Khartoum.Saleh said a member of the security...
View ArticlePibor clashes terrify population
Clashes between soldiers and rebels that were to join the army spread fear among Pibor residents on Sunday.On Saturday, the leaders of the Murle community met in Pibor to discuss the reintegration of...
View ArticleReforms, gun ban ordered after al-Fula clashes
South Kordofan’s council ministers has banned illegal weapons after clashes in al-Fula, capital of the erstwhile West Kordofan State, and resolved to make other reforms in the administration and...
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