UNSC fails to reach common position on response to Sudan’s expulsion of UN...
UNSC fails to reach common position on response to Sudan’s expulsion of UN officialsLink to web article here. December 30, 2014 (KHARTOUM) – The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) met in a closed...
View ArticleSouth Sudanese rebels acquire sophisticated weapons - official
South Sudanese rebels acquire sophisticated weapons - officialLink to web article here. December 30, 2014 (ADDIS ABABA) – As the two warring parties in South Sudan are believed to have prepared for an...
View ArticleUNMISS destroys weapons seized from IDPs in Jonglei
UNMISS destroys weapons seized from IDPs in JongleiLink to web article here. December 29, 2014 (BOR) - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) destroyed a number of weapons and ammunitions...
View ArticleEthiopia set to use port of Sudan to import goods
Ethiopia set to use port of Sudan to import goodsBy Tesfa-Alem TekleLink to web article here. December 30, 2014 (ADDIS ABABA) –Land locked Ethiopia is to start using Sudan’s main seaport on the Red Sea...
View ArticleUN Secretary-General decries widespread violence against children
UN Secretary-General decries widespread violence against children PIBOR (31 Dec.) Link to web article here. All sides involved in South Sudan’s ongoing conflict have been guilty of “grave violations...
View ArticleS. Sudanese rebels establish military command, create 21 states
S. Sudanese rebels establish military command, create 21 statesLink to web article here. December 31, 2014 (ADDIS ABABA) - In a move seen to be in preparation for the next phase in the one-year-old...
View ArticleSudanese warplane hits South Sudan territory: official
Sudanese warplane hits South Sudan territory: officialLink to web article here. December 31, 2014 (MAPEL) – A Sudanese warplane raided South Sudan’s Western Bahr el Ghazal state on Tuesday, killing two...
View ArticleUS Scolds Sudan for Expulsion of 2 UN Officials
US Scolds Sudan for Expulsion of 2 UN Officials Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir surveys a rally with Sufi supporters in Hajj Yusuf at Khartoum district, Dec. 27, 2014. Link to web article here....
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Sudan allows expelled UN coordinator to remain for one monthLink to web article here. December 31, 2014 (KHARTOUM) - The Sudanese government accepted to allow the expelled UN Resident Coordinator and...
View ArticleSudan Celebrates 59th Independence Anniversary Thursday
Sudan Celebrates 59th Independence Anniversary Thursday Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir addresses the general conference of the ruling National Congress Party in Khartoum, Oct. 23, 2014. Link...
View ArticleSouth Sudan President, Opposition Chief Call for Peace in 2015
South Sudan President, Opposition Chief Call for Peace in 2015 South Sudan President Salva Kiir (L) and opposition leader Riek Machar (R) both call for peace in messages released on New Year's Eve....
View ArticleMachar appoints top rebel command, state governors
Machar appoints top rebel command, state governorsLink to web article here. January 1, 2015 (ADDIS ABABA) – South Sudanese leader of the rebel SPLM-In-Opposition, Riek Machar, has appointed top...
View ArticleSouth Sudan says will hold elections in May 2015
South Sudan says will hold elections in May 2015Link to web article here. January 1, 2015 (JUBA) - South Sudanese government said on the eve of New Year that it would go ahead with preparations and...
View ArticleMurder, sex assault, robbery, hijack in Darfur
Murder, sex assault, robbery, hijack in Darfur January 1 - 2015NYALA / TAWILA / NIERTETILink to web article here. An open van transporting people in Darfur (RD)Two young men were shot dead by gunmen in...
View ArticleMed students, civil aviation staff strike in Sudan’s capital
Med students, civil aviation staff strike in Sudan’s capital January 1 - 2015KHARTOUMLink to web article here. Retired bank employees in front of the Presidential Palace in Khartoum, protesting...
View ArticleSudan’s opposition hope for peace and freedom in 2015
Sudan’s opposition hope for peace and freedom in 2015 January 1 - 2015ADDIS ABABA / KHARTOUM / NORTH DARFUR / EASTERN SUDANLink to web article here. Street vendors in Omdurman (RD)On the occasion of...
View ArticleIGAD condemns violence in Unity, Upper Nile states
IGAD condemns violence in Unity, Upper Nile states ADDIS ABABA (2 Jan.) Link to web article here. Peace mediators say they have received reports of heavy fighting in two states of South Sudan and they...
View ArticleSPLA-Juba regrets uncontrolled shooting during New Year night
SPLA-Juba regrets uncontrolled shooting during New Year night JUBA (2 Jan.) Link to web article here. The command of the SPLA-Juba faction on Thursday issued a statement condemning the random shooting...
View ArticleJuba and Khartoum agree to deescalate tensions
Juba and Khartoum agree to deescalate tensionsLink to web article here. January 1, 2015 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan and South Sudan have agreed on Thursday to stop hostile media campaigns and advance efforts to...
View ArticleSPLM-N says still in control of strategic town in South Kordofan
SPLM-N says still in control of strategic town in South KordofanLink to web article here. January 1, 2015 (KHARTOUM) – The rebel Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/North (SPLM-N) said its forces...
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