Third Governors’ Forum kicks off in Juba
South Sudan’s third Governors’ Forum started today in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, under the theme “Transparent and Accountable Service Delivery for Local Development” under the auspices of...
View ArticleKhartoum announces African mediators’ call for talks with SPLM-N
Sudan’s chief negotiator with the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), Prof.read more
View ArticleDiseases break out among flood victims in Warrap
Thousands of flood-stricken people in various areas in Gogrial East county in Warrap, South Sudan, are still displaced due to the overflow of the Jur River. They are suffering from diarrhoea and an...
View ArticleEthiopia bans camp residents from talking to media
Ethiopian authorities have banned refugees in the Ethiopia-based refugee camps at Bambasi, Tango and Kubri Khamsa from talking to the media about both the challenges and the deteriorating humanitarian...
View ArticleSennar tribe claims occupation of land by government
The Rufa‘a El Hawa nomadic tribe in Sennar, Sudan, claims to have lost pastures for their cattle to government officials. “Sudan now has formed a committee that will resolve the problems of land with...
View ArticleTransport for 1,000 stranded households in Renk to Juba
South Sudan’s Relief and Rehabilitation Commission (SSRRC) in coordination with the International Organization for Immigration (IOM) have started preparing for the third and allegedly last transport of...
View ArticleSouth Sudan's economy will be the fastest growing in 2014
The economy of South Sudan will grow with 35 per cent in 2014. It is first on the list of Top Growers published by The Economist.read more
View ArticleSudanese Air Force bombing kills three, wounds four in Habila, South Kordofan
At least three people have been killed and four others wounded by Sudan Air Force bombardments in the locality of Habila in South Kordofan. Sources from Habila told Radio Tamazuj that the Sudanese Air...
View ArticleStranded South Sudanese in Sudan’s El Fula Town appeal for transportation
South Sudanese citizens stranded in El Fula town, the capital of West Kordofan State, have complained about what they term "maltreatment" by the Sudanese authorities.read more
View ArticleRelief reaches flood victims in South Sudan’s Warrap
Approximately 120 tonnes of food items, medicines and tents have been allocated by the South Sudanese government for the flood victims in Warrap state.read more
View ArticleCitizens complain of price hikes at Um Dafug market, South Darfur
Citizens in Um Dafug Town in South Darfur are complaining about price hikes of consumer commodities at the market.read more
View ArticleWorsening health and security in SPLM-N controlled Kordofan
The health situation in South Kordofan worsened in November 2013, largely due to malaria-related illness and the spread of tuberculosis in Heiban County. Six suspected cases of yellow fever were also...
View Article‘Oil pipeline through Kenya is economically viable for South Sudan’
The construction of an alternative export oil pipeline route for South Sudan could ensure an economically and politically diverse environment where trade and exports can take place at reduced costs,...
View ArticleAttack kills two UPF students in North Kordofan university
At least two students of the United Popular Front (UPF) have been killed and 17 other students wounded when an armed group of youths loyal to the the National Congress Party attacked them in El Obeid...
View ArticleSudan and South Sudan "release war captives soon"
Sudan and South Sudan discussed an early release of their war prisoners during the fifth meeting of the Joint Security Mechanism (JSM) between Sudan and South Sudan on 27 November in Khartoum.read more
View ArticleDilling hospital is short on doctors
The Dilling Hospital in South Kordofan, Sudan, faces a shortage of qualified doctors, as well as rooms and medical equipment.read more
View ArticleMarket prices sky-rocketing in Unity
The oil producing Unity state, South Sudan, is experiencing acute sky-rocketing prices of consumer commodities and fuel, and scarcity of some food items. Since the shooting of traders in Abiemnom,...
View ArticleAttack on UPF students in North Kordofan university
17 students of the United Popular Front (UPF) have been wounded when armed youths loyal to the National Congress Party attacked them in El Obeid University, North Kordofan.read more
View ArticleFour executions last month, 200 convicted in South Sudan
South Sudan has carried out at least four executions since the beginning of this month. Two men convicted of murder were hanged in Juba on 12 November and two others in Wau on 18 November.read more
View ArticleRailway system will connect South Sudan with East Africa
A new railway line will connect Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and South Sudan. Transport costs will reduce by more than 60 per cent, Africa Review writes, and the line will add at least 2,000 miles to East...
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