Khartoum, SPLA-N trade accusations over agenda of talks
The Sudanese government and SPLA-North have accused each other of lacking commitment in ongoing talks about the South Kordofan and Blue Nile regions.read more
View ArticleMbeki adjourns Darfur talks, rebel delegates still in Addis Ababa
The head of the African Union High Implementation Panel (AUHIP) has informed the two delegations at the peace talks on Darfur that the negotiations are adjourned. The talks aim for agreement on a...
View ArticleZain network expands in Tonj North County
The Tonj North County Commissioner has announced that Zain telephone coverage has launched in Marial Lou payam in Warrap State. read more
View ArticleCivil society leader apologizes to Salva Kiir
Deng Athuai Mawiir, chairman of the South Sudan Civil Society Alliance, has apologized to President Salva Kiir after sharply criticizing him and his rival Riek Machar during remarks delivered last...
View ArticleSudan's Al Bashir rejects merging of peace talks
The Sudanese government is seeking to achieve separate cease-fire agreements for the war-torn areas of Darfur and the Two Areas (Blue Nile and South Kordofan), President Omar Al Bashir said at a press...
View ArticleDinka elder says peace proposal sets ‘bad precedent’
Bona Bang Dhel, a supporter of General Salva Kiir and one of several Dinka elders who met with the SPLA-Juba top commander over the weekend, says that the proposed power-sharing deal would set a bad...
View ArticlePastoralists meeting in Renk delayed to next year
A cross-border meeting between Sudanese pastoralists and South Sudanese communities who are living in northern Upper Nile State have been postponed.read more
View ArticleCatholics reopen three parishes in Malakal
A Catholic radio station in South Sudan has reported the resumption of worship services at three churches in Malakal, a town devastated by conflict earlier this year.read more
View ArticleAbyei hospital runs out of malaria drugs
The Abyei Hospital in the disputed area of Abyei between Sudan and South Sudan has run out of malaria drugs, medical assistant Nyankur told Radio Tamazuj.read more
View ArticleDilling teachers decry low pay by education ministry
Teachers in Dilling Locality of Sudan’s South Kordofan are complaining about low wages paid to them by the local authorities in the area.read more
View ArticleShortage of farm workers affecting White Nile harvest
Local farmers at El Tayara farms in Sudan’s southern White Nile state said this year’s agriculture production has been affected by shortages of farm workers and increasing costs of agricultural...
View ArticleNew county commissioners appointed for Duk and Bor
The Caretaker Governor of Jonglei State John Kong Nyuon has issued a decree on Tuesday appointing the two commissioners for Duk and Bor counties.read more
View ArticlePolitics: Sudan's Abu Issa meets AU mediator
The chairman of the leadership office of Sudan’s National Consensus Forces, Faroug Abu Issa, has said that the opposition coalition would participate in Sudan’s National Dialogue if the process were to...
View ArticleWorld Vision to extend aid operations in Ulang, Koch
The international relief organization World Vision today announced that it is expanding its operations in northern South Sudan including in Ulang and Koch counties.read more
View ArticleFamily demand to know reason for ‘abduction’ of man in Yei
The family of a man who went missing in Yei in South Sudan’s Central Equatoria State have demanded to know his whereabouts and the reason for his ‘abduction’ along with two other men.read more
View ArticlePrinting press failure shuts down newspaper production in Juba
The main printing press in South Sudan’s capital Juba has broken down, preventing all of the newspapers from going to print. read more
View ArticleMap: Refugee flows into Gambella, Ethiopia
The average rate of refugees arriving to western Ethiopia’s Gambella Region from South Sudan has recently increased from 90 people per day to 100 people per day.read more
View ArticleNew sultan elected at Marial Lou in Tonj North County
The community of Wun-ngaap within Marial Lou Payam has elected Madhang Aliet Athian to head the area’s new boma administration for an unlimited term.read more
View Article1 dead in two attacks between Cueibet and Rumbek Centre
At least one SPLA soldier was killed and five other people survived in an attack carried out by unknown gunmen near the border between Cueibet and Rumbek Centre counties.read more
View Article38 Christians arrested at church vigil in Khartoum
About 38 members of an evangelical church in Khartoum North were arrested by the police on Tuesday morning, during a vigil to try to prevent seizure of the church land by investors who claim rights to...
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