Two Sudans disinterested border demarcation: report
The suspended negotiations over the disputed border between Sudan and South Sudan are unlikely to restart anytime soon, according to a new report from the Small Arms Survey, a Geneva-based monitoring...
View ArticleCattle still missing after raid in disputed Abyei Area
More than 160 cattle stolen during a raid on an Abyei village last weekend are still missing, according to the Abyei Today newsletter.read more
View ArticleSPLA-Juba chief of staff back in Juba after medical leave
The chief of staff of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (Juba faction) Paul Malong is back in Juba after a medical leave of more than a week for an unknown condition that caused his collapse on 24...
View ArticleTwo dead, one injured in Jonglei plane crash
Two people were killed and another injured when a plane traveling from Juba crashed in Jonglei state Friday morning.read more
View ArticleJonglei-Lakes local authorities meet at Mingkamen
The commissioners of Bor, Duk and Twic East counties and Awerial County have met in Mingkaman to discuss relations between Jonglei State refugees in the area and Lakes State host communities.read more
View ArticleInflation eases in Sudan: statistics office
Sudan's inflation rate declined for a third consecutive month in October, slowing to 28.2 percent from 39.2 percent in September, the Central Statistics Office said on Wednesday, as the effect of fuel...
View ArticleTimeline: Build-up to the current ‘Two Areas’ talks
Several key political developments over the last three months have opened the door to the current round of negotiations in Addis Ababa between the Sudanese government and Sudan People’s Liberation Army...
View ArticleSPLA factions begin ceasefire workshop
South Sudan’s warring SPLA-IO and SPLA-Juba factions have begun a workshop on implementation of the ceasefire agreement and security matrix, to which both sides recommitted after high-level IGAD talks...
View ArticleDocument: SPLA-N position paper at Two Areas talks
The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement – North (SPLM-N), which controls parts of Sudan’s Blue Nile and South Kordofan states, has called for the signing of a ceasefire in both their own areas and...
View ArticleSPLA-Juba soldier fires on US embassy car
A South Sudanese soldier belonging to the country’s ruling SPLA-Juba faction fired two bullets at close range into a US Embassy vehicle, according to a diplomat. No one was injured in the shooting.read...
View ArticleRenk farmers expect unsuccessful harvest
The harvest season in northern Upper Nile has not been successful in spite of a favorable cultivation season, according to El Fadil Deng, the head of the Upper Nile Farmers Union.read more
View ArticleWorld oil prices forecast to fall further
The International Energy Agency (IEA) announced on Friday that it expects falling world oil prices to keep falling into 2015, held down by weak demand from China and increasing US shale production.read...
View ArticleMabanese militia admits being armed by Juba
The commander of a militia in Maban County of Upper Nile has admitted to a team of human rights investigators that his forces were armed by the SPLA faction headed by Salva Kiir, which is based in the...
View ArticleAU mediators give draft proposal to Two Areas negotiators
The African Union High-Level Implementation Panel (AUHIP) headed by Thabo Mbeki has handed a draft agreement to the SPLA-North and Sudanese government negotiators at talks on the ‘Two Areas’ of South...
View ArticleFlood victims occupy schools in Warrap State
People displaced by floodwaters in Warrap State have moved into schools in the state occupying learning spaces, according to a humanitarian report.read more
View ArticleStrike in Lagawa County lasts four days
Protesters in Lagawa Locality in West Kordofan state continued a strike for nearly four days, demanding improvements in basic services ahead of elections in April 2015.read more
View ArticleGhandour ‘optimistic’ at Two Areas talks
Ibrahim Ghandour, head of the Sudanese government delegation at the negotiations in Addis Ababa with rebel group SPLA-North, said Saturday he is optimistic about achieving peace in the ‘Two Areas’ of...
View ArticleSudan warplane kills woman in South Kordofan
One woman was reported killed and another woman injured in a bombing in Heiban Locality of South Kordofan. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) reportedly bombed various areas in the locality from Tuesday...
View ArticlePeace meeting of Upper Nile-Sudan border communities
Communities living in the border areas between South Sudan's northern Upper Nile and White Nile, Blue Nile, and South Kordofan states of Sudan held a peace meeting on Saturday in Renk.read more
View ArticleMuseveni hosts meeting of SPLM-Juba, G10
Uganda President Yoweri Museveni met yesterday in Entebbe with President Salva Kiir, the head of the SPLM-Juba faction, as well as the former political detainees known as SPLM-G10.read more
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