South Sudan starts closing oil wells in Unity state
South Sudan will shut down production at a clutch of oil blocks in Unity State from Thursday as it closes all wells at the insistence of Sudan in a row over over alleged rebel support, its oil minister...
View ArticleRizig visits Malong during SPLM leadership conference
The governor of Western Bahr al-Ghazal State Rizig Zacharia visited his counterpart the Governor of Northern Bahr al-Ghazal State Paul Malong yesterday in the midst of a meeting of his state’s ruling...
View ArticleGarang Diing defends presidential decrees
Garang Diing Akuong, former minister of commerce and investment, has defended the presidential decisions announced yesterday, saying that they will bring about a leaner government.read more
View ArticleDocuments: decrees issued by South Sudan's President
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir announced on Tuesday over the state radio in Juba he was relieving several members of his government in a series of decrees.read more
View ArticleMain market closed after panic in parts of Juba
The main market of Juba has closed after widespread panic caused citizens to flee from the market and surrounding areas. Witnesses reported that crowds started running after seeing a fight in the port...
View ArticleSouth Sudan’s ousted cabinet barred from entering ministries
The national ministers who were relieved of duty yesterday are barred from entering their former offices except under escort.read more
View ArticleLow enrolment at Bahr El Ghazal University
Financial constraints have affected students of Bahr El Ghazal University resulting in low turnout for the 2013-2014 academic year registration, reported Voice of Hope, the Catholic radio station in...
View ArticleCourt releases some SPLM-N detainees from Blue Nile
A special criminal court for the trial of SPLM-North detainees from Blue Nile incidents at a sitting in Sinja of Sennar state on Tuesday dropped charges against Juma Hamid Mansour and subsequently...
View ArticleJail time for traders involved in brawl in Wanyjok
The Aweil East County Court sentenced seven South Sudanese traders to six months in prison for launching an attack on foreign traders earlier this month in Wanyjok of Northern Bahr el Ghazal State.read...
View ArticleTroika diplomats say South Sudan facing ‘grave challenges’
Diplomats of the United Kingdom, United States and Norway have called for calm in South Sudan in the wake of the government shakeup announced in Juba on Tuesday evening.read more
View ArticleMa’aliya warn of land tensions with Rizeigat
Tensions have risen between the Ma’aliya and Rizeigat tribes in East Darfur over land boundaries and local administrative structures, according to local sources. Tribesmen of the former group are...
View ArticleSudan army and JEM clash in South Kordofan
The Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) claim that they have taken control of the Jebel Adaiir mountain area in northern South Kordofan state, “captured four government soldiers, and eight vehicles...
View ArticleUnity State governor criticizes prison conditions
Unity State Caretaker Governor Joseph Monytuil criticized prison conditions in the state after paying a visit to Bentiu Prison on Tuesday.read more
View ArticleSudan rebels to meet UNAMID in Tanzania
The Darfur factions of the Sudan Revolutionary Front are scheduled to convene a meeting with the UN-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) in Arusha resort in Tanzania next August, with the goal of...
View ArticleGNPOC says ‘will not be liable’ for oil shutdown
The Greater Nile Petroleum Operating Company (GNPOC) has warned that it will not accept responsibility for damages to oil facilities caused by shutting down deliveries of crude oil from South Sudan by...
View ArticleSudan's currency falls to record low
Sudan's currency has fallen to a record low against the dollar on the black market since South Sudan started reducing cross-border oil flows in a row over alleged support for rebels, dealers said.read...
View ArticlePolio vaccination resumes in Nuba Mountains
Medical personnel in charge of vaccination in Nuba Mountains announced resumption of polio vaccination.read more
View ArticleKiir’s legal advisor wins retraction from Sudan Tribune
South Sudan Presidential Advisor on Legal Affairs Telar Ring Deng today demanded a retraction from Sudan Tribune website for an article claiming that recent presidential decrees cited wrong provisions...
View ArticleDocument: Pag’an Amum barred from leaving Juba
SPLM Secretary-General Pag’an Amum Okiech has been ordered not to leave Juba until after completion of an internal party investigation.read more
View ArticleTranscript: South Sudan ousted VP’s first public remarks since removal
South Sudan’s Former Vice President Riek Machar today acknowledged that it was within the constitutional power of the president to remove him and called for calm. In his first public remarks since his...
View Article