S Sudan cabinet passes Greater Pibor budget
South Sudan President Salva Kiir chaired a cabinet session Tuesday that passed a supplementary budget for Jonglei’s Greater Pibor Administration Area ruled by David Yau Yau.read more
View ArticleForeign aid workers banned from Blue Nile humanitarian assessments
International staff will not be allowed to participate in the first inter-agency humanitarian assessment of Sudan’s war-torn Blue Nile state since 2011.read more
View ArticleJuba citizens happy about first traffic lights
Citizens of Juba and municipal officials have welcomed the installation of the first traffic lights in the capital city, hoping for better control of the flow of vehicles through road intersections....
View ArticleBuses on Lologo route in Juba halt services in protest
Operators of public buses on the routes between the Konyo Konyo and Lologo residential area in Juba have suspended transport services protesting the poor state of the road.read more
View ArticleDarfur rebel leader Minawi sacks commanders
Minni Minawi, leader of a faction of the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM-MM), last week dismissed four commanders, accusing them of treason and communicating with the enemy.read more
View ArticleSix months after Bor and Bentiu massacres in South Sudan, no arrests
About 60 civilians were killed at a UN camp in the town of Bor six months ago on 17 April 2014. No arrests have been made in connection with the killings and state authorities say they are not now...
View ArticleOn World Food Day, 2.5 million South Sudanese at risk of hunger
South Sudan commemorated World Food Day Thursday as over 2.5 million people remain at risk of hunger.read more
View ArticleFree Voice staff released by South Sudan National Security
The organization Free Voice South Sudan has announced that security agents on Wednesday released one of their staff after no charges were made against him.read more
View Article3 UN peacekeepers killed in Darfur
Three UN-African Union military personnel were killed by gunmen in Korma, North Darfur on Thursday.read more
View ArticleTroika diplomats at Uganda Foreign Ministry to discuss sanctions
The United Kingdom, United States and Norway sent diplomats to meet Uganda’s State Minister of Foreign Affairs, Oryem Okello, according to the Ugandan government.read more
View ArticlePollution concerns at abandoned Unity oil fields
Oil fields in Unity State abandoned since the start of South Sudan’s civil war in December 2013 may cause environmental pollution, according to citizens.read more
View ArticleOfficials in Yida allegedly demand payment from UN to allow food drops
Local authorities in South Sudan’s Unity State have reportedly asked the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) to pay an amount of 30,000 SSP in order to be allowed to drop off food at Yida refugee...
View ArticleNew diseases in Pariang, Unity linked to oil leaks
Pariang county commissioner Monylang Manyiel has linked a rise in diseases in the county to oil leakages.read more
View ArticleSecurity Council extends Abyei force mandate to February
The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday extended the mandate of its Interim Security Force in Abyei (UNISFA) until 28 February 2015.read more
View ArticlePolitical parties to Kiir: don’t sign security bill
South Sudan’s opposition parties urged President Salva Kiir not to sign the national security bill passed by parliament last week.read more
View ArticleGunmen abduct UN staff in Malakal, South Sudan
A UN contractor who was “kidnapped” in Malakal by men in uniform is still missing, according to the UNMISS national staff association president.read more
View ArticleSudan: kidnappings force Ad Daein curfew
A lands director and a trader were abducted by unknown groups in separate incidents in Ad Daein Locality of Sudan's East Dafur state.read more
View ArticleBor official denies rain damage
Bor county commissioner Agot Elijah downplayed the impact of heavy rain falls and floods that hit the county recently.read more
View ArticleRumbek East: heavy rains collapse 1000 houses
Rumbek East acting county commissioner Mawet Manuer said Thursday an estimated 1000 houses were destroyed by rains in South Sudan’s Lakes state.read more
View ArticleSudan: activists demand release of detained Darfuri students
A coalition of Sudanese activists protested at the Sudanese Human Rights Commission in Khartoum Thursday demanding the immediate release of 30 detained Darfuri students.read more
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