AUPSC extends AUHIP mandate until December 2015
AUPSC extends AUHIP mandate until December 2015Link to web article here. December 19, 2014 (ADDIS ABABA) – The African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) has extended the mandate of the AU...
View ArticleUN capacities 'pushed to the limit' in 2014, Ban says in year-end wrap-up
UN capacities 'pushed to the limit' in 2014, Ban says in year-end wrap-up Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses journalists at UN Headquarters. UN Photo/Mark Garten Link to web article here. 17...
View ArticleSouth Sudan’s Bentiu Camp: Making the Youth Better Than Their Fathers
South Sudan’s Bentiu Camp: Making the Youth Better Than Their Fathers Benno Muchler December 19, 2014 10:02 AM BENTIU, SOUTH SUDAN— Link to web article including the video on this here. A political...
View ArticleS. Sudan’s warring parties make progress on power-sharing deal
S. Sudan’s warring parties make progress on power-sharing dealLink to web article here. December 20, 2014 (ADDIS ABABA) – The two warring parties in South Sudan have made some progress in negotiations,...
View ArticleSudan’s dialogue body to request pardon for political prisoners
Sudan’s dialogue body to request pardon for political prisonersLink to web article here. December 20, 2014 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan’s national dialogue committee expected to issue a plea to president Omer...
View ArticleInterpol set to open its first office in Africa
Interpol set to open its first office in AfricaBy Tesfa-Alem TekleLink to web article here. December 20, 2014 (ADDIS ABABA) – The International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) is preparing to...
View ArticleIndian army makes donation to John Garang university
Indian army makes donation to John Garang universityLink to web article here. December 20, (BOR) – The Indian battalion of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has donated text books and...
View ArticleS. Sudan peace talks adjourned again amid fears of further violence
S. Sudan peace talks adjourned again amid fears of further violenceBy Tesfa-Alem TekleLink to web article here. December 21, 2014 (ADDIS ABABA) – Peace negotiations aimed at ending the more than...
View ArticleSudan says it reached new agreement with China to reschedule debts
Sudan says it reached new agreement with China to reschedule debtsLink to web article here. December 21, 2014 (KHARTOUM) – A Sudanese official concluded a visit to China this week after which he...
View ArticleKiir ‘returns’ his own security bill to parliament 69 days after...
Kiir ‘returns’ his own security bill to parliament 69 days after controversial vote JUBA (22 Dec.) Link to web article here. South Sudan’s president has ‘returned’ to parliament the security bill that...
View ArticleChina sends 700 peace keepers to South Sudan
China sends 700 peace keepers to South SudanSapa-AP | 22 December, 2014 11:25Clashes among tribes in Darfur have turned violent with dozens killed.Image by: REUTERS Chinese state media have reported...
View ArticleZuma assists with South Sudan, Sudan peace talks
Zuma assists with South Sudan, Sudan peace talksThe president seels to broker peace between followers of President Salva Kiir & his axed deputy.FILE: President Jacob Zuma (right) welcomes South...
View ArticleCelebrating Christmas, despite the conflict
Celebrating Christmas, despite the conflict BOR (26 Dec.) Link to web article here. In Bor, the Jonglei state capital, they celebrated in the IDP camp with a Christmas mass and holiday parties.“We...
View ArticleS. Sudanese minister tells citizens to prepare for peace
S. Sudanese minister tells citizens to prepare for peaceLink to web article here. December 25, 2014 (BOR) - South Sudan’s information minister, Michael Makuei has hinted on the possibility of...
View ArticlePeace envoy urges IGAD to push peace for South Sudan
Peace envoy urges IGAD to push peace for South SudanBy Tesfa-Alem TekleLink to web article here. December 25, 2014 (ADDIS ABABA) – A South Sudan peace ambassador, Gatwech Koak Nyuon, on Thursday urged...
View ArticleSenior UN officials in Sudan asked to leave
Senior UN officials in Sudan asked to leave Protest lodged against expulsions amid rising tensions between Khartoum government and peacekeeping mission in Darfur.Last updated: 26 Dec 2014 07:16Link...
View ArticleSudan leader says he has been wrongly maligned over Darfur conflict
AfricaSudan leader says he has been wrongly maligned over Darfur conflictSudanese President Omar al-Bashir, seen here in his office in Khartoum, said he's been unfairly blamed for violence in Darfur...
View ArticleWashington Post interview with Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir
WorldWashington Post interview with Sudanese President Omar al-BashirSudan's President Omar al-Bashir smiles during an interview with the Russia Today news channel at the Presidential Palace in...
View ArticleBahri University raided again in Sudan’s capital
Bahri University raided again in Sudan’s capital December 26 - 2014KHARTOUMLink to web article here. A car on fire near the University of Bahri on Monday, 22 December 2014 (RD)Government forces stormed...
View ArticleLarge RSF militia force arrives at Kutum, North Darfur
Large RSF militia force arrives at Kutum, North DarfurDecember 26 - 2014KUTUM / TAWILALink to web article here. Maj. Gen. Abbas Abdelaziz, commander of the Rapid Support Forces, reviews his fighters...
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