Sudan: New arrests of students at Sennar University
Activists from Sudan’s Sennar state have reported new arrests of students at the University of Sennar by security and intelligence agents.read more
View ArticleSudan: Misseriya leader says trying to diffuse crisis
Native administration leaders of the Rizeigat and Misseriya tribes are trying to demobilize tribal fighters and ease tensions between the two communities, after fears of clashes along the border...
View ArticleSPLM-IO declare Abyei a state of South Sudan
South Sudanese rebel group SPLM-IO have declared that the disputed Abyei Area between Sudan and South Sudan is a South Sudanese state, according to Edward Lino, who is both a member of the rebel group...
View ArticleBreaking: Clashes erupt at Unity oilfield north of Bentiu
Fighting has erupted again in Unity state between South Sudan’s two main warring parties, SPLA-Juba and SPLA-IO this morning, a local official told Radio Tamazuj.read more
View ArticleCommissioner accuses arrested Jur River chief
The Jur River County Commissioner has accused a chief of mobilizing local youths to cause insecurity, in the wake of an attack that led to the death of another chief in the county.read more
View ArticleTwo print runs of El Midan confiscated by Sudan security
For the second time within four days, all copies of El Midan newspaper were confiscated by security officers in Khartoum on Sunday. Last Thursday, the distribution of the newspaper was also halted at...
View ArticleSouth Sudanese officials refuse to explain $33 million contract discrepancy
Three South Sudanese officials today declined to explain a discrepancy of $33 million between the approved amount for a contract and the actual value of the contract signed between the Ministry of...
View ArticlePopular Congress slams amendments to Sudan’s constitution
Kamal Omer, the political secretary of the Sudanese opposition Popular Congress Party (PCP), has criticized constitutional amendments passed by the parliament, especially those giving the president the...
View ArticlePresidency slams Machar’s ‘tribal’ appointments
South Sudan’s Presidential Press Secretary Ateny Wek Ateny has criticized recent decrees issued by the SPLM-IO leader Riek Machar appointing top SPLA-IO commanders and ‘governors’.read more
View ArticleSudan, South Sudan extend humanitarian MoU for six months
A memorandum of understanding between Sudan’s Humanitarian Aid Commission, South Sudan and the World Food Programme (WFP) has been extended for six months to transport humanitarian aid to South...
View ArticleRoseires Dam area citizens report water shortage
Hundreds of villagers affected by the heightening of the Roseires Dam in Sudan’s Blue Nile state are reporting a water shortage in about 21 villages, prompting calls for action.read more
View ArticleMakuei threatens counter-offensive against S Sudan rebels
Michael Makuei Lueth, South Sudan’s Minister of Information and Broadcasting, has warned that government forces are ready to pursue rebel forces loyal to Riek Machar in “hot pursuit” if they continue...
View ArticleSPLA-IO accused of waging attack near Bentiu
A top security official in Unity State has accused the SPLA-IO rebel group of carrying out an attack this morning near the state capital Bentiu.read more
View ArticleSPLA-IO admits losing 20+ soldiers in fighting
South Sudanese rebel group SPLA-IO has acknowledged losing more than 20 soldiers in fighting south of Bentiu, while claiming to have inflicted higher casualties on the government troops and repulsed...
View ArticleTop LRA commander surrenders to US forces
United States forces in Central Africa have taken into custody a man claiming to be a top member of Lord's Resistance Army, the US government said Tuesday, saying the defection could be a “historic...
View ArticleTensions rise after squabble between Nimule residents
A squabble between two men from the Ma’di and Dinka yesterday sparked a communal fight in Malakia, a residential area in the town of Nimule in Eastern Equatoria State.read more
View ArticlePro-federalism governor rejects Machar’s plan for 21 states
Governor Joseph Bakosoro, an Equatorian politician who has been calling for the transformation of South Sudan into a federalist system of government, has criticized a plan by the SPLM-IO rebel leader...
View ArticleHai Zhara residents in Renk deplore lack of services
Residents at Zhara residential area in Renk County in South Sudan’s Upper Nile are reporting shortages of basic services and lack of education as well as healthcare.read more
View ArticleChurch leader arrested in Northern Bahr al Ghazal
Reverend James Dut of the Episcopal Church was taken into the custody of the National Security Service in Wanyjok town of Northern Bahr al Ghazal yesterday.read more
View ArticleSPLM-Juba launches crackdown on dissent in N Bahr el Ghazal
South Sudan’s warring SPLM-Juba faction has launched a crackdown on perceived political dissidents in a territory under its control, Northern Bahr al Ghazal State, amid reports of tensions between the...
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