Habilla farmers decry restriction on fuel purchases
Farmers of Habilla Agricultural Project in Sudan’s South Kordofan are complaining about restrictions on fuel purchases imposed by security operatives in Dilling locality.read more
View ArticleVideo: Bombings in Sudan drive children from schools
Aerial bombings carried out by the Sudanese government against the Nuba Mountains region of Sudan have caused the destruction and abandonment of dozens of schools since 2011. read more
View ArticleBrother of governor shot dead in Lakes state
Chief Apareer Chut, an elder brother of Lakes State Caretaker governor Matur Chut Dhuol, was shot dead yesterday in Pacong Payam of Lakes State.read more
View ArticleFighting in Maban coincides with arrival of hundreds from Blue Nile
Hundreds of refugees from Blue Nile in Sudan reportedly arrived in Upper Nile State seeking safety at about the same time as the recent clashes that broke out in Maban County.read more
View ArticleOil companies reject loan request by Kiir government
International oil companies operating in South Sudan recently rejected a request by the South Sudanese government for an advance on oil earnings, according to a report by a leading financial...
View ArticleMachar fails to make Khartoum visit as announced
The leader of the SPLM-in-Opposition has not been able to travel to the Sudanese capital as announced over the weekend. Sources close to the South Sudanese rebel leader had repeatedly announced plans...
View ArticleSPLM-IO says not committed to ‘roundtable’ format for peace talks
The South Sudanese armed opposition group SPLM-IO contests a statement by East African peace mediators that they failed to attend peace talks in Addis Ababa.read more
View ArticleSouth Sudan women leaders threaten protests as peace talks stall
A coalition of South Sudanese women’s groups on Wednesday convened a press conference in Juba to demand that leaders of the country’s two warring factions, Salva Kiir and Riek Machar, reach a peace...
View ArticleTension between villagers and herders in Mundri West
Hundreds of people have been displaced from their homes in Mundri West County in Western Equatoria State after a dispute with migrant cattle keepers, according to a county official.read more
View ArticleOnline application system frustrates Sudan university applicants
Students in Sudan’s western Darfur region are complaining about the difficulty of applying electronically to Sudanese higher learning institutions for the academic year 2014 – 2015.read more
View ArticleMelut farmers decry fuel shortages
Farmers in Melut County in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state are complaining about a shortage of equipments and supplies for this year’s planting season.read more
View ArticleCivil society urges nations to ‘deport children’ of S. Sudan warring party...
The chairman of the South Sudan Civil Society Alliance (SSCSA) Deng Athuai has sharply criticized the two warring parties in the country and called on other nations to deport the children of leaders of...
View ArticleLakes governor calls for calm after chief’s assassination
Lakes State Governor Matur Chut Dhuol called for calm and restraint from his own family and clansmen following the assassination of his brother, the Paramount Chief Apereer Chut Dhuol.read more
View ArticleSPLM-Juba claim negotiations resume in Addis Ababa
A senior official of South Sudan’s SPLM-Juba faction claimed on Thursday that peace negotiations resumed in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa after two days of boycott by the SPLM-IO group. This claim...
View ArticleMap: Areas of South Sudan in pre-famine stage
A map released by the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Wednesday shows South Sudan’s counties by level of food insecurity, and also indicates the number of malnourished...
View ArticleKey road in Lakes State repaired by government, UN
The government of Lakes State and the UN Mission in South Sudan cooperated to repair a key road that connects the national capital with greater Bahr al Ghazal region.read more
View ArticleReport: ‘Police Building’ Massacre in South Sudan
Human Rights Watch today released a new report, ‘South Sudan’s New War: Abuses by Government and Opposition Forces,’ documenting war crimes committed in South Sudan since last December.read more
View ArticleHundreds of aid workers evacuate from Upper Nile
Hundreds of humanitarian workers have been evacuated from eastern Upper Nile in South Sudan after ethnic killings earlier in the week. This reduces the aid available to approximately 120,000 Sudanese...
View ArticleTwo reported dead in Blue Nile ambush
The Sudan People’s Liberation Army-North (SPLA-N) says that it ambushed troops of the Sudan Armed Forces between Weilang and Magenza areas about 50 kilometres south of Damazin town in Blue Nile State...
View ArticleSudan: New security cooperation between Kordofan states
A series of joint security meetings are expected to be held between North Kordofan and South Kordofan states soon.read more
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