5 police convicted and sentenced over Wau violence
Five police officers have been convicted of instigating political violence in the South Sudanese town of Wau last December which claimed at least 12 lives and injured many more.Judge Escandar Kabur...
View ArticlePolitical detainees in Sudan’s border states tried; to be released
Five remaining women arrested in Kadugli for alleged ties to the rebel group, SPLA-N, have entered their 177th day in detention although reports indicate that they may be released this weekend.The...
View ArticleStranded Renk returnees request transport before onset of rains
Returnees stranded in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state have reiterated their call for the South Sudanese government to transport them to their final destinations throughout the country before the onset...
View ArticleExclusive: Al-Khair denies involvement in Abyei killing
The co-chair of the Abyei Joint Oversight Committee for the Government of Sudan has denied involvement in the assassination of Chief Kuol Deng Kuol.read more
View ArticlePresidents Kiir and al-Bashir to meet within 2 weeks over Abyei - AU
South Sudan’s minister of Cabinet Affairs, Deng Alor Kuol, announced yesterday at the funeral of the late Dinka Ngok paramount chief, Kuol Deng Adol, that the Sudanese president and his South Sudanese...
View ArticleYau Yau takes Boma; Aguer implicates Khartoum
South Sudan’s army spokesman, Philip Aguer, confirmed yesterday that Boma, a strategic, wildlife-rich region in Jonglei state, was captured by the rebel forces of David Yau Yau.read more
View ArticleNBeG finance minister complains of citizens’ refusal to pay household tax;...
Northern Bahr el-Ghazal state’s Minister of finance has complained that citizens are not paying their household tax, after summoning the state’s five county commissioners for an update on its...
View ArticleNew Abyei Chief: Killing to be resolved before cooperation with Misseriya
The Dinka Ngok have elected a new paramount chief of their nine chiefdoms. Bulabek Deng Kuol has described how the death of the late Kuol Adol has strengthened unity amongst the Ngok community on...
View ArticleBabanusa in West Kordofan faces blackout
Babanusa town in the western part of South Kordofan has suffered electricity outages for nearly seven days, ever since the outbreak of fighting between the Sudan Armed Forces and the Sudan...
View ArticleFour prisoners recaptured after escape from Tonj prison
Four prisoners were able to escape from Tonj Central Prison in Warrap State last week owing to inadequate facilities, according to the officer in charge. They were subsequently recaptured.read more
View Article401 refugees moved from Yida to Ajuong Thok
Camp authorities have transferred 401 refugees from Yida to the new camp of Ajuong Thok in spite of some resistance from refugees. The transfer was facilitated by the UN Refugee Agency in coordination...
View ArticleSudanese truckers face checkpoints in Northern Bahr al Ghazal
Traders bringing goods from Sudan to South Sudan after the opening of the border between the two countries complain of high taxes imposed on them including many road checkpoints along the way.read more
View ArticleChiefs’ courts suspended in Aweil South County
Local courts have been closed until September in Aweil South County of Northern Bahr al Ghazal State in order not to distract citizens from cultivation.read more
View ArticlePhotos: Last rites of Abyei paramount chief
The funeral rites for the assassinated paramount chief of Abyei Kuol Deng Kuol took place last week in Abyei. Pictured here are prominent speakers including the Minister of Cabinet Affairs Deng Alor...
View ArticleMoney Monday: 5 key stories
A weekly round-up of journalism about economic events in the two Sudans:read more
View ArticleGoldmine collapse in Blue Nile kills 1, injures 4
One person has been killed and three others injured after the collapse of a gold mine in Balgwa area, south of Roseires town in Blue Nile state.read more
View ArticleKhartoum once again accuses Juba of supporting SRF rebels
Sudan’s government once again accused the government of South Sudan of supporting the Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF), a Sudanese rebel coalition group, last Saturday.read more
View ArticleRecent secondary exams invalidated if misconduct found
Recently concluded exams for secondary school pupils throughout South Sudan may be invalidated if evidence of misconduct is found, reported the chair of the National Legislative Assembly’s education...
View ArticleShooting reported at Wau Hospital
A gunman went on a rampage at Wau Hospital in Western Bahr al Ghazal State of South Sudan at 1:20 p.m.read more
View ArticleSudan rebels ‘destroy’ convoy in Kordofan
The Sudanese Revolutionary Front (SRF) claims to have destroyed a government convoy carrying 2,000 troops on Monday who were attempting to recapture the city of Abu Karshola in South Kordofan.read more
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