Analysis: A chief’s death
Five hours into the negotiations, the tense standoff unexpectedly reached its climax. What exactly ignited the tragic denouement somewhere along the road linking Difra to Abyei town remains at present...
View ArticleDominique Strauss-Kahn in Juba
The former director of the International Monetary Fund arrived in Juba yesterday and announced that the reason for his visit was to open a bank.read more
View ArticleFeature: The Ghosts of Badingilu
In the new nation of South Sudan the rhythm of life is mostly determined by the rise and fall of the White Nile and the seasonal rains which bring new grass to the savannahs and woodlands of this harsh...
View ArticleSudanese opposition delegation pays visit to Kiir
A delegation of Sudanese opposition parties arrived yesterday to Juba, the capital of South Sudan, comprised of leading members of the Islamist Popular Congress Party (PCP), the Sudanese Communist...
View ArticlePress release: UNMISS ‘deeply concerned’ by the deteriorating situation in...
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is deeply concerned about the deteriorating security situation in and around Pibor town, Jonglei State. UNMISS strongly condemns the violence, looting...
View ArticleSudan government to allow return of international aid to Abyei
The Sudanese government has announced its commitment to enabling and facilitating the return of United Nations (UN) agencies and humanitarian organizations to the contested border Abyei region in order...
View ArticleReport: Sudanese rebels’ arms from Khartoum, not South Sudan
The arms used by the rebels of the SPLM-North in Sudan can mainly be traced as originating from the Sudan Armed Forces rather than being supplied by the SPLA army of South Sudan. The weapons were...
View Article10 year-old raped girl dies in Juba Teaching Hospital
A 10 year-old girl who was allegedly raped on Monday in Munuki and died in Juba Teaching Hospital on Tuesday morning.read more
View ArticleUnity State and N Bahr el-Ghazal exchange ideas for peace with Sudan
Delegations from Mayom county in Unity State and Aweil East in Northern Bahr el-Ghazal state recently met to discuss the peace process with their Sudanese neighbors. read more
View ArticleAU call Juba, Khartoum & UN to action for stabilisation of Abyei
The African Union’s Peace and Security Council has urged Sudanese and South Sudanese presidents, Omar al-Bashir and Salva Kiir, to demonstrate restraint so as to ensure that the recent killing of the...
View ArticleUpper Nile schools closed following meningitis outbreak
The Upper Nile state ministry of education have ordered that all schools in the state be closed due to an outbreak of meningitis in the region.read more
View ArticleSudanese opposition coalition meets Pagan to discuss ongoing conflicts
The leader of the Sudan’ National Umma party and member of National Consensus Forces, a Sudanese opposition coalition, Abdel-Jalil al-Basha, disclosed to Radio Tamazuj that the coalition met yesterday...
View ArticleSPLA soldier murders Sudanese trader at Rumaker in NBeG
An SPLA soldier from Division 3 killed a Sudanese trader in Rumaker payam last Friday in Aweil East county.In a press statement last week the Aweil East county commissioner, Awet Kiir Awet, revealed...
View ArticleMPs condemn rape and killing of child in Juba
Several members of South Sudan's parliament have condemned the rape of a ten year old girl who later died in Juba Teaching Hospital on Tuesday and criticized law enforcement for failing to protect...
View ArticleKadugli women detainees on hunger strike after detention extended
18 South Kordofan women currently imprisoned in El-Obeid went on hunger strike on Monday after it was announced that their detention had been extended by a further 6 months.read more
View ArticleNgok protestors reject joint governance of Abyei
Youth from the Ngok Dinka community staged a peaceful demonstration yesterday in the contested oil-rich region of Abyei to protest the assassination of their paramount chief on the 5th May at the hands...
View ArticleExclusive: Ex-rebels ‘threat’ to Warrap State
The deputy governor of Warrap State, Akec Tong Aleu, said the armed group led by Bapiny Monytuil in Unity State forms a direct threat to security in Warrap. The troops of Bapiny Monytuil, part of the...
View ArticleMisseriya leader says Abyei should be divided along tribal lines
A prominent Misseriya leader and the paramount chief of Al-Muzagna Misseriya clan, Hamad Al-Dud Ismail, has suggested that a solution to a dispute over the future of Abyei would be its division, along...
View ArticleSRF rebels attack SAF at Taiba, South Kordofan
Sudanese rebels, the Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF), attacked a Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) position at Taiba in South Kordofan state on Wednesday, reportedly seizing military equipment and vehicles...
View ArticleAweil agriculture official blames shortage of tractors
Northern Bahr al Ghazal State faces a shortage of tractors and lacks spare parts, according to a local official who predicts that this will likely result in failure to meet the country’s hunger-free...
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