Health situation “alarming” in South Kordofan’s rebel areas; four die of...
People living in the rebel-controlled areas in South Kordofan are facing an extremely difficult health situation and an acute shortage of medicines.read more
View ArticleSouth Sudan’s Upper Nile State to relocate villages at the Melut oil fields
The authorities of South Sudan’s Upper Nile State intend to relocate villages in the neighbourhood of the Melut oil fields and the people living adjacent to the oil industry, for alleged health...
View ArticleBlue Nile refugees at Jandresa camp complain of drinking water shortage
The Jandresa camp for Blue Nile refugees in South Sudan’s Maban County faces persistent power cuts and an acute shortage of water supply.read more
View ArticleMeasles break out in South Sudan’s Maban County
Measles reportedly broke out in the area of Dalo in South Sudan’s Maban County. read more
View ArticleGrowing threats against human rights defenders in South Sudan
Human rights defenders in South Sudan are increasingly threatened, a new report of a coalition of human rights organisations in East Africa concludes. “Since 2010, journalists in particular have been...
View ArticleBlack Rhino reconfirms deal South Sudan refinery
The US based Black Rhino Group has reconfirmed that it may build a $2 to 3 billion refinery in South Sudan to become self-sufficient in oil products. The deal should be finalized in the second quarter...
View ArticleAbyei rights defenders decry all forms of violence against women
The Agok administrative unit in the disputed area of Abyei between Sudan and South Sudan has celebrated the UN International Human Rights day on Tuesday, 10 December, in Mudiria square, under the...
View ArticlePessimism about oil future of both Sudans
The future of Sudan's oil production in the coming years is worse than of South Sudan, but both countries will face a decline in oil production after 2016. The Business Monitor International in its...
View ArticleStranded returnees in Renk accuse UNHCR of intentionally dodging their...
Stranded South Sudanese returnees in Renk’s Payuar camp in Upper Nile State have expressed their outrage about what they labelled “accidental postponement” of their transportation to Juba, the capital...
View ArticleAerial attacks threaten Heiban residents
Several aerial attacks on Wednesday have threatened residents of Heiban County in the Nuba Mountains. The Sudanese Air Force has dropped eight bombs targeting houses, the residents reported. Several...
View ArticleWithholding vaccinations gross human rights violation: Sudanese civil society
According to Sudanese civil society organisations more than 165,000 children in the rebel-controlled areas in South Kordofan and Blue Nile States, are badly in need of polio and yellow fever...
View ArticleOutgoing radio news chief says minister has no right to vet journalists
The former chief news editor of the Catholic Radio Network (CRN) in South Sudan this week left the country voicing sharp criticism of the Minister of Information and Broadcasting for seeking to...
View ArticleUN compound Juba flooded with 13,000 residents
There are up to 13,000 civilians inside the bases of the UN peacekeeping mission (UNMISS) in the South Sudanese capital Juba, says Toby Lanzer, the UN Deputy Special Representative and Humanitarianread...
View ArticleKiir and Bashir spoke by phone during Juba clashes
Sudan's President Omar Al Bashir made a telephone call on Monday to his South Sudanese counterpart Salva Kiir as violent clashes unfolded in Juba.read more
View ArticleNgok Dinka elder defects to Sudan’s NCP
An elder in the Ngok Dinka tribe of the contested Abyei region has announced his move to the National Congress Party of Sudan.read more
View ArticleLarge force arrests ex-deputy defense minister
The former Deputy Minister of Defence Majak d’Agoot was arrested early this evening in Juba by a large mixed force of police and national security. read more
View ArticleNo syringes, electricity as wounded pour into Juba hospital
Juba Teaching Hospital is experiencing power cuts and shortages of medicines as gunshot victims continue to arrive this morning.read more
View ArticleJuba crisis: Clashes around compounds of politicians Riek and Taban
Police have launched operations in the Amarat neighborhood of central Juba to contain armed elements said to be loyal to the ex-vice president Riek Machar.read more
View ArticleKiir meeting with top Nuer leaders
President Salva Kiir Mayardit met this morning with top leaders of the Nuer tribe and appealed to them to help calm tensions in the capital, his spokesman said. read more
View ArticlePresidency confirms arrest of ex-ministers; Riek Machar at large
South Sudan’s Office of the President has confirmed the arrest of several ex-ministers, saying they are being investigated for taking part in an alleged coup plot.read more
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