SPLA-Juba tanks sighted in Yambio
South Sudan’s SPLA-Juba faction has dispatched armoured tanks to the apparently quiet Western Equatoria State, displaying the tanks on Friday in the state capital.read more
View ArticleKala-azar cases in South Sudan more than twice 2013 total
The number of reported cases of Kala-azar disease so far this year in South Sudan has already surpassed the total cumulative figure for 2013 by more than double last year’s number.read more
View ArticleTorit forum says dual citizenship ‘destroys patriotism’
Participants at a two-day civil society workshop starting last Thursday in the Eastern Equatoria State capital have reportedly questioned legal statutes that allow for dual citizenship in South Sudread...
View ArticleUnity State minister stresses need for peace
The Unity State Minister of Agriculture and Forests has expressed hopes for a peace deal at upcoming political talks in Ethiopia and stressed the need for peace to ensure food security in the...
View ArticleSudan and South Sudan: 5 key political stories
A roundup of a few key stories from last week on political issues in Sudan and South Sudan:read more
View ArticleAbyei rains and floods damage farms
Floods spoiled large tracts of farmlands in the contested area of Abyei between Sudan and South Sudan, several citizens told Radio Tamazuj Friday.read more
View ArticleSudan: five youth arrested in Kadugli
Sudan’s security agents are accused of arresting five youths in the wartorn state of South Kordofan on 15 October.read more
View ArticleRegistration for Sudan’s 2015 elections starts Tuesday
A member of Sudan’s National Election Commission (NEC) announced that the two-week electoral registration period for next year's elections will begin Tuesday.read more
View ArticleSudan: activists to protest Monday for journalist's release
A coalition of Sudanese activists will protest at the Sudanese Press and Publications Council in Khartoum Monday to demand the immediate release of a detained journalist.read more
View ArticleSudan’s opposition parties reject 2015 elections
A number of Sudanese opposition parties last Thursday signed the ‘Teiba Charter,’ in which they reiterated their opposition to holding elections in 2015.read more
View ArticleFood shortages in Abyei Area
Poor road conditions between Juba and Abyei have delayed the delivery of food rations from World Food Programme to some villages in the Abyei area.read more
View Article1 dead, 8 injured in ethnic clashes in Kenya's Kakuma camp
One man is dead and eight people are injured following clashes Sunday night between the Dinka and Nuer South Sudanese communities in Kenya's Kakuma refugee camp, the UN's refugee agency UNHCR said.read...
View ArticlePresident Kiir to visit Khartoum as new checkpoints open
South Sudan’s president Salva Kiir is scheduled to visit Sudan's capital Khartoum following the NCP convention over the weekend, according to the SPLM-Juba secretary of research Henry Wani.read more
View ArticleShortage of S Sudanese workers affecting Sennar harvest
Local farmers in Sudan’s Sennar state said this year’s agriculture activities have been affected by shortages of South Sudanese farm workers in the state.read more
View ArticleCorporate delegation inspects environmental demage of Pariang oil fields
A delegation of the Greater Pioneer Operating Company (GPOC) visited Pariang County, Unity State to inspect environmental damage from oil fields abandoned at the start of South Sudan’s civil war in...
View ArticleEgypt, South Sudan discuss water cooperation
Egypt's Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Hossam Moghazy is due to announce Monday the results of bilateral talks with South Sudan on water cooperation.read more
View Article‘Breakthrough’ involves concession to SPLM-IO
The ‘breakthrough’ announced by East African peace mediators last week at a meeting in South Sudan’s capital city Juba involves a concession by the SPLM-Juba faction to its rival SPLM-IO.read more
View ArticleTop commander of South Sudan’s SPLA-Juba collapses
Paul Malong Awan, the chief of staff of SPLA-Juba, one of South Sudan’s warring factions, collapsed on Friday apparently after fainting and since has remained under medical scrutiny.read more
View Article3 arrested over kidnapped WFP staff member
Three suspects have been arrested in connection with the recent kidnapping of an aid worker at Malakal, Upper Nile State, South Sudan’s army said.read more
View ArticleDavid Yau Yau appoints administrators, urges development
Greater Pibor Administrative Area leader David Yau Yau issued a decree appointing ten officials to his administration.read more
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