South Sudan’s Machar invited to IGAD heads of state summit
South Sudan’s Machar invited to IGAD heads of state summitBy Tesfa-Alem Tekle Link to web article here. January 9, 2015 (ADDIS ABABA) – The leader of South Sudan’s SPLM-In-Opposition faction, Riek...
View ArticleS. Sudan lawmakers hint on passing security bill without presidential assent
S. Sudan lawmakers hint on passing security bill without presidential assentLink to web article here. January 9, 2015 (JUBA) - South Sudanese lawmakers on Friday hinted on the possibility of passing...
View ArticleCold, hunger kills six children in North Darfur
Cold, hunger kills six children in North Darfur January 10 - 2015DARFUR / SUDANLink to web article here. A woman carries blankets and carpets on her head at the Zamzam camp for displaced people in...
View ArticleFighting breaks out in South Sudan’s Maban County
Fighting breaks out in South Sudan’s Maban County BUNJ/MALAKAL/JUBA (9 Jan.) Link to web article here. The warring factions SPLA-Juba and SPLA-IO clashed this morning in Jamam area of Maban County in...
View ArticleRefugee Rights in the Mother of the World: Voices Of Darfur In Egypt
Refugee Rights in the Mother of the World: Voices Of Darfur In EgyptJanuary 9, 2015 by Matt HansonLink to web article here.FILE: In this Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014 file photo, 7-month-old boy Dhieu Ding...
View ArticleRwanda Defence Force trains South Sudan teachers in ICT skills
Rwanda Defense Force trains South Sudan teachers in ICT skillsPosted on 24. Dec, 2014 Link to web article here. Rwanda Peacekeepers (Rwanbatt1) deployed in UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan...
View ArticleNorway grants US $1.9 million for humanitarian needs in Darfur
Norway grants US $1.9 million for humanitarian needs in Darfur The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) - KHARTOUMNorway helps provide nutritious food to malnourished families in SudanLink to web...
View ArticleS Sudan massacres may be war crimes - UN
S Sudan massacres may be war crimes - UN 2015-01-10 19:07Link to web article here. Juba Military Hospital in South Sudan. (Ben Curtis, AP)Related LinksSouth Sudan's civil war worsening, enters 2nd...
View ArticleUN report: No one held accountable in South Sudan massacre
UN report: No one held accountable in South Sudan massacre AP News | Jan 09, 2015Link to web article here. UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A new U.N. report says no one has been held accountable in a massacre in...
View ArticleSudan's Bashir launches reelection bid, poll organizers say
Sudan's Bashir launches reelection bid, poll organizers say The election will be only the second since Bashir, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for suspected war crimes in Darfur....
View ArticleSouth Sudanese presidency attacks governor over remarks on conflict
South Sudanese presidency attacks governor over remarks on conflictLink to web article here. January 10, 2015 (JUBA) - A spokesperson for South Sudan’s presidency described as “irresponsible” remarks...
View ArticleDocument: UN releases details of April Bor massacre
Document: UN releases details of April Bor massacreJUBA (11 Jan.) Link to web article here. The United Nations Mission in South Sudan has released a report on the findings of an investigation into the...
View Article‘I’d rather die than go to Juba’: official arrested in Aweil
‘I’d rather die than go to Juba’: official arrested in Aweil AWEIL (11 Jan.) Link to web article here. Yel Deng Nguel, an advisor in the state government of Northern Bahr el Ghazal who is currently...
View ArticleSudan: No Peace In Sight For Either Sudan
Sudan: No Peace In Sight For Either Sudan Link to web article here. January 12, 2015: The UN accused South Sudan troops of killing civilians in April 2014 when they counter-attacked rebels in the town...
View ArticleSenior rebel commander slams UN human rights report on Bentiu massacre
Senior rebel commander slams UN human rights report on Bentiu massacreLink to web article here. January 11, 2015 (KAMPALA) – A senior South Sudanese rebel commander has slammed a human rights report...
View ArticleUN: April attack on Bor civilians was planned in advance
UN: April attack on Bor civilians was planned in advance JUBA (12 Jan.) Link to web article here. The April 17 massacre of at least 47 civilians in the UNMISS base in Bor was well organized and took...
View ArticleEscaping War, Time and Again
Escaping War, Time and Again Generation after generation, families in South Sudan face a recurring tragedy – fleeing conflict and returning home, only to flee again.Their storiesLink to web article...
View ArticleSPLA-IO commander wants ‘separate army’ for 2.5 years
SPLA-IO commander wants ‘separate army’ for 2.5 years UPPER NILE (13 Jan.) Link to web article here. A top SPLA-IO commander says he wants his movement to command a separate army for two and a half...
View ArticleSouth Sudan president sacks finance minister
South Sudan president sacks finance minister JUBA (12 Jan.) Link to web article here. President Salva Kiir on Monday issued an executive order sacking his finance minister Aggrey Tisa Sabuni.The order...
View ArticleFoot and mouth disease kills 2000 cattle in Twic East County
Foot and mouth disease kills 2000 cattle in Twic East County PANYAGOOR (12 Jan.) Link to web article here. Authorities say that foot and mouth disease has killed over 2000 cattle in the last two months...
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