SPLM-N detainees could face death sentence or life imprisonment at Sinja trial
Charges that could bear the death sentence or life imprisonment were brought against 95 members of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) at a special criminal court set up in Sinja.read...
View Article5 stories you may have missed
A look back over a few key stories of the last week from national and international press:read more
View ArticleNGO says water problem solved at Yusuf Batil camp
The water ‘shortage’ reported at Yusuf Batil refugee camp was caused by reduced water output at tap stands owing to fuel rationing, according to a non-governmental humanitarian organization.read more
View Article27 killed and 12 abducted in Murle raid near Bor
Dozens of people were killed or abducted by suspected Murle raiders when a village near Bor came under attack two days ago.read more
View ArticleGunmen kill four passengers on Juba-Bor road
Four passengers including two pastors from the Anglican church in Bor were killed in an ambush on a convoy traveling between Juba and Bor on Saturday morning.read more
View ArticleSudan: Landmine explosion wounds 19 people in Blue Nile
At least 19 passengers traveling by lorry in Sudan’s Blue Nile State were wounded when a landmine exploded, according to a medical source. read more
View ArticleGunmen attack village in east South Kordofan
Gunmen attacked a village in eastern South Kordofan last Thursday, killing or wounding dozens of people. A survivor of the attack has alleged the perpetrators were affiliated to the Sudanese rebel...
View ArticleKey humanitarian updates: 56% of IDP children in Nasser severely malnourished
The United Nations says that more than half of the children displaced from Malakal toward the Nasser area of Upper Nile State suffer from severe malnutrition.read more
View ArticleRound two of South Sudan talks set to start
The second round of negotiations between the warring South Sudanese parties will begin on Monday, after a hiatus of more than two weeks during which mediators have sought to prepare an agenda and...
View ArticleCases of blindness reported in Sherkole camp, Ethiopia
Infections believed to be resulting in hearing and vision loss have been recorded at Sherkole refugee camp in Ethiopia, according to residents of the camp.read more
View ArticleFire guts two villages in South Darfur
An extensive fire has destroyed 335 houses and 20 shops in the villages of Halouf and Abu Hamra in Mershing locality, South Darfur.read more
View ArticleAttacks threaten supply line to Bentiu
At least nine people were killed and 3 others wounded in an attack in Mayom County of Unity State, according to the deputy army spokesperson Brigadier General Malaak Ayuen Ajok.read more
View ArticleMisseriya tribe call for addressing Abyei issue
Leaders of the Misseriya Arab tribe have demanded the Sudanese government to deal more seriously with the Abyei issue in order to find a peaceful solution in the area.read more
View ArticleSudan aid officials announce initiative in South Kordofan
The Humanitarian Aid Commission of the Sudanese government has announced a ‘tripartite agreement’ between the government, UN and local community to deliver aid in South Kordofan.read more
View ArticleSouth Sudan currency more resilient than expected: minister
South Sudan's foreign exchange reserves can last for six months and the currency has been more resilient than the government expected, says Finance Minister Aggrey Tisa Sabuni.read more
View ArticleSouth Sudanese youth ‘amazing’ basketball player
A South Sudanese youth growing up in the United States is described by sports media as ‘amazing’ and ranked the top player in the country for his class year 2016.read more
View ArticleUganda pushes back at US pressure to withdraw from South Sudan
Ugandan leaders have pushed back at a recent US government statement urging them to withdraw troops from South Sudan, saying they will not do so.read more
View ArticleNBG minister says teachers’ salaries to be paid
The Minister of Education of Northern Bahr el Ghazal State Hon. Kon Deng Chan says that salaries will be paid in full to teachers in his state spite of the current conflict.read more
View ArticleSPLM/A opposition boycott opening of South Sudan peace talks
South Sudan’s armed opposition delegation on Monday boycotted the opening of peace talks in Ethiopia saying the government had failed to honour the ceasefire.read more
View ArticleTwo radio stations destroyed in Jonglei
Two radio stations were destroyed in Bor, the capital of Jonglei State, during the conflict that started there with the defection of an army division in December.read more
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