Wau journalist held more than two weeks without charge
The UN radio journalist George Livio has been held for more than two weeks without charge after being detained by security agents in Wau, the capital of Western Bahr al Ghazal State of South Sudan.read...
View ArticleChristians in Khartoum requesting new land after church demolition
Christian Nuba of El Izba district in Khartoum North have requested the Khartoum State authorities to allot a piece of land for the construction of a church. The Sudan Council of Churches (SCC) is...
View ArticleFeuding clans of Misseriya tribe denied access to Nama market
Neutral corridors between the Awlad Omran and El Zeyud clans of the Misseriya El Humr tribe have been delineated in Babanusa town of West Kordofan state, according to a source.read more
View ArticleSPLA-IO denies plans to attack Bentiu in Unity State
The South Sudanese rebel group SPLM-IO has denied planning to attack Bentiu in Unity State but accused South Sudan’s army under the command of President Salva Kiir of raping citizens and looting inread...
View ArticleUpper Nile farmers protest over exclusion from funding
Hundreds of farmers in northern Upper Nile have organized protests after they were allegedly excluded from a distribution of government funding intended for farmers in the state.read more
View ArticleBlue Nile students at refugee camps complain of Ethiopian syllabus
Blue Nile students at high schools in Bambasi, Tango, Sherkole, and Ashuraa refugee camps in Ethiopia report difficulties sitting for the Ethiopian National Examinations.read more
View ArticleGirl killed in accident after heavy rains in Tonj North, Warrap
One girl has died after heavy rains collapsed her house in Tonj North County in South Sudan’s Warrap state recently.read more
View ArticleSudan’s Bashir orders release of imprisoned SCP leader
Sudan’s President Omar al Bashir has ordered the release of the jailed leader of the opposition Sudanese Congress Party (SCP) Ibrahim al-Sheikh in En Nahud town of West Kordofan.read more
View ArticleSennar official dismisses doctors over recent protests
The Sennar State Health Minister has issued a decision dismissing intern doctors who organized recent protests at Sennar Hospital.read more
View ArticleWarrap authorities identify 19 suspects in Tonj East violence
The government of Warrap State is searching for at least 19 people suspected of taking part in the recent inter-clan clashes in Tonj East County that left dozens dead.read more
View ArticleTwo people killed in South Darfur livestock theft
At least two people were killed on Tuesday in El Radom Locality of South Darfur State in a fight over cattle theft, according a local source and an official.read more
View ArticleICC arrest warrant for Darfur rebel
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for rebel leader Abdallah Banda, accused of leading a deadly attack on a AU peacekeepers base in Haskanita , North Darfur, on...
View ArticleLand allocated to Sudan refugees in Raja County
Local authorities in Boro Medina of Raja County in Western Bahr el Ghazal state have allotted a piece of arable land for Sudanese refugees living at the camp.read more
View ArticleSPLM-Juba official says ‘power-hungry’ opposition groups in talks together
Martin Majut, a senior member of SPLM-Juba, today accused the non-armed opposition parties in Juba (PPLF) of holding talks with the rebel SPLM-IO and the exiled SPLM-Leaders factions on power-sharing...
View ArticleInterview: SPLM-DC leader criticizes planning for elections without peace
The chairman of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement for Democratic Change Party (SPLM-DC) Dr. Lam Akol Ajawin has criticized the government for announcing plans for elections as peace talks are...
View ArticleS. Sudan presidency unclear on whether media bills in force
Ateny Wek, the press secretary in the Office of the President of South Sudan, has said that three media bills now have the force of law while also saying that the laws do not yet govern the media.read...
View ArticleGroup of women and children from Unity State crosses to Aweil
The government of Northern Bahr el Ghazal state has announced the arrival of 7 families comprising of 20 people from Unity State on Thursday. The group appears ethnically to hail from Unity State.read...
View ArticleNational Security continue making threats against Radio Bakhita
The South Sudanese National Security Service on Friday returned keys to the premises of the Catholic radio station Bakhita FM but only after reiterating threats not to broadcast interviews with...
View ArticleSPLA-Juba deserters set up illegal checkpoint in Abyei
An unspecified number of soldiers who have deserted the ranks of SPLA-Juba have set up an illegal road block between Rech Ayen and Mading Jokthing.read more
View ArticleCatholic bishop says ‘South Sudan’s liberators are dead’
The Auxiliary Bishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Juba yesterday said that the ‘liberators’ of South Sudan are all dead and those who remain are destroying the country.read more
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