Politics: Lakes governor hits back at parliament over no-confidence vote
The caretaker governor of South Sudan’s Lakes State responded Tuesday to parliament's vote yesterday that he be removed from office over rising lawlessness in the state.read more
View ArticleS. Sudan's President Kiir agrees to prime minister position for rebels
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir agreed Monday to allow the rebels to nominate a prime minister to form a transitional government that will initiate a constitution-making process based on...
View Article3 die in UN helicopter crash in Unity State
Three crew members of a helicopter contracted by the United Nations died on Tuesday when it crashed near Bentiu in Unity State. It was not initially made clear whether the helicopter was shot down or...
View ArticleWest Kordofan court declines to hear case against opposition party leader
The defense team of the Chairman of the Sudanese Congress Party (SCP) announced that the case against Ibrahim El Sheikh has been rejected by the court of El Fula, West Kordofan on Sunday.read more
View ArticleCitizens fleeing Mayom and Bentiu arrive in Wau
Wau town of Western Bahr El Ghazal state on Saturday received 2,301 internally displaced persons from Mayom and Bentiu in Unity state following recent clashes in the contested area, according to a city...
View ArticleJuba traders pressured to leave Konyo Konyo market
The Juba City Council has ordered traders in Konyo Konyo market to relocate to another new market location across the Nile River. Authorities have begun removing stalls and preparing ground for...
View ArticleNational Security detain UN radio journalist in Wau
South Sudan’s National Security Service have detained two national staff of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), including a journalist working with the peacekeeping mission’s information...
View ArticleCORRECTION: Warrap health ministry breaks silence on malaria outbreak as...
Notice of correction, 27 Aug. 2014: The headline and text of this article as originally published stated that 69 people died of malaria, citing a state health official. The source, Dr Agai K. Akec,...
View ArticleTwic East citizens 'eat leaves' as food runs out
People are eating leaves to stay alive in Jonglei's Twic East county as humanitarian conditions worsen for thousands of residents who have run out of food, local authorities say.read more
View ArticleKiir dismisses top South Sudan Bank official
President Salva Kiir issued a presidential decree removing second deputy governor of the Bank of South Sudan (BOSS) Jamal Abdullah Wani and replacing him with Odera Enocent Ochan.read more
View ArticleSudan communist party urges govt to drop charges against SPLA-N leaders
The Sudanese Communist Party has urged the government to reverse death sentences that were imposed in absentia on SPLA-N leaders Malik Agar and Yasser Seed Arman, in order to help create a conducive...
View ArticleWater shortage in Rumamer, Abyei area
Residents of Rumamer administrative unit in Abyei area report a shortage of drinking water in the area.read more
View ArticleSecurity accused of blatantly violating traffic rules in Juba
Traffic police in Juba have called on security agents in Juba to respect traffic regulations, saying some security and military vehicles blatantly ignore traffic rules.read more
View ArticlePrices shoot up in Liri Locality, South Kordofan
Traders in Sudan’s South Kordofan state said that prices of consumer goods are rising at Liri market.read more
View ArticleRenk runs out of fuel as smuggling corridors cut off
Renk County in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state is experiencing an acute shortage of fuel resulting in rising prices of other essential goods at the market.read more
View ArticleKenyan govt declines to clarify on IGAD sanctions threat
Foreign Minister of Kenya Amina Mohamed has declined to clarify whether Kenya is prepared to take ‘punitive measures’ against the South Sudanese warring parties, as threatened by East African nations...
View ArticleSudan: El Fula court transfers opposition leader to El Obeid
The chairman of the Sudanese Congress Party (SCP) Ibrahim al Sheikh has been transferred from El Fula Prison in West Kordofan to El Obeid Prison in North Kordofan state, where he will be tried, a party...
View ArticleSudan accused of recruiting more than 3,000 minors in South Kordofan
The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) reported that government forces have recruited more than 3,000 young men in the Nuba Mountains, South Kordofan. They have been transferred to...
View ArticleGreater Juba to be split into 11 new counties
The Upper House of the National Council of States in South Sudan approved the creation of eleven counties in the greater Juba district of Central Equatoria State.read more
View ArticleS. Sudan ex-rebel denies arrest at Juba airport
A politician who recently joined the SPLM-Juba faction of Salva Kiir denied rumors that he was detained by security agents at Juba Airport upon arrival from Nairobi, Kenya earlier this week.read more
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