More Than 50 Killed in South Sudan Clashes
More Than 50 Killed in South Sudan Clashes Rebel fighters hold up their rifles as they walk in front of a bushfire in rebel-controlled territory in Upper Nile State, South Sudan, Feb. 13, 2014....
View ArticleChina Peacekeepers in South Sudan to Focus on Protecting Civilians, UN Says
China Peacekeepers in South Sudan to Focus on Protecting Civilians, UN Says Chinese U.N. peacekeepers take part in training in Beijing. A 700-strong battalion of Chinese peacekeepers is poised to...
View ArticleSudan clerics urge demo over Charlie Hebdo
Sudan clerics urge demo over Charlie HebdoBy AfpPublished: 20:39 GMT, 15 January 2015 | Updated: 20:39 GMT, 15 January 2015 Link to web article here.Muslim clerics in Sudan called Thursday for...
View Article145,000 expected to flee new fighting in South Kordofan
145,000 expected to flee new fighting in South Kordofan January 16 - 2015KADUGLILink to web article here. Women shelter in caves in the Nuba Mountains, South Kordofan (file photo)Sudanese humanitarian...
View ArticleMore than 20 dead in herders' clash with RSF, North Darfur
More than 20 dead in herders' clash with RSF, North Darfur January 16 - 2015TABIT / TAWILA / ABU JABRALink to web article here. Cattle in Demeika village, North Darfur, during a road trip from Shangil...
View ArticleSouth Sudan vows to go ahead with elections despite US withholding support
South Sudan vows to go ahead with elections despite US withholding supportLink to web article here. January 16, 2015 (JUBA) – South Sudan said on Friday it was prepared to go ahead with planned...
View ArticleSPLM-N recaptures two areas in South Kordofan : rebel spokesperson
SPLM-N recaptures two areas in South Kordofan : rebel spokespersonLink to web article here. January 16, 2015 (KHARTOUM) - The fighters of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement – North (SPLM-N) have...
View ArticleSLM-Minnawi says Sudanese troops killed its military commander
SLM-Minnawi says Sudanese troops killed its military commanderLink to web article here. January 16, 2015 (KHARTOUM) - The rebel Sudan Liberation Movement –Minni Minnawi (SLM-MM) Friday admitted that...
View ArticleUSA will not support June elections in South Sudan
USA will not support June elections in South Sudan JUBA (16 Jan.) Link to web artcile here. The United States Ambassador to South Sudan told the South Sudanese government that Washington will not...
View ArticleBombings kill two civilians in Blue Nile
Bombings kill two civilians in Blue Nile KURMUK (17 Jan.) Link to web article here. SPLA-North officials have accused the Sudanese government of carrying out bombings in Sudan’s Blue Nile state earlier...
View ArticleUpper Nile official admits tribal conflict in S Sudan
Upper Nile official admits tribal conflict in S Sudan JUBA (17 Jan.) Link to web article here. The Upper Nile State Security Advisor John Ivo Mounto has admitted that the ongoing conflict in South...
View ArticleCourt ruling angers those displaced by River Nile dam
Court ruling angers those displaced by River Nile dam January 17 - 2015ATBARALink to web article here. Construction of a dam in SudanHundreds of people who were displaced by the building of the Merowe...
View ArticleS Sudan rebel general admits to killing of unarmed Darfurians
S Sudan rebel general admits to killing of unarmed Darfurians RADIO TAMAZUJ EXCLUSIVE (16 Jan.) Link to web article here. A top rebel commander in South Sudan has admitted that his forces killed scores...
View ArticleChinese peacekeepers arrive in South Sudan
Chinese peacekeepers arrive in South Sudan 2015-01-17 11:34A member of the UN-African Union mission in Darfur sits on an armoured personnel carrier patrolling near the city of Nyala in Sudan's Darfur....
View ArticleCows and conflict: South Sudan's “slow motion” livestock crisis
Cows and conflict: South Sudan's “slow motion” livestock crisisBy Andrew Green Link to web article here.Photo: Kate Holt/IRINMan and beast: Cows are central to the economy and social fabric of South...
View ArticleDoes ethnicity matter in South Sudan’s conflict?
Does ethnicity matter in South Sudan’s conflict?Amir IdrisBy: Amir IdrisLink to web article here. January 16, 2014 - The simple answer to that question is an obvious ‘yes’. But that answer does not...
View ArticleAbyei Prayer Update 16-1-15
Abyei Prayer Update 16-1-15Note from Editor: we've received this prayer letter for Abyei from Tim Flatman. Published with his permission. Please PRAY for Abyei. From: Tim Flatman Sent: 16 January 2015...
View ArticleSudan’s Umma Party to take activities ‘underground’
Sudan’s Umma Party to take activities ‘underground’January 18 - 2015 KHARTOUM Dr Amin Mekki Madani signs the Sudan Appeal in Addis Ababa, El Sadig El Mahdi is sitting at his left, 3 December 2014 (SRF)...
View ArticleSudan’s Umma party freezes internal bodies, will operate underground: source
Sudan’s Umma party freezes internal bodies, will operate underground: sourceLink to web article here. January 18, 2015 (KHARTOUM) – The opposition National Umma Party (NUP) has agreed to freeze the...
View ArticleCooking gas shortage: charcoal, firewood prices skyrocket in Sudan
Cooking gas shortage: charcoal, firewood prices skyrocket in SudanJanuary 18 - 2015 NORTH DARFUR / KHARTOUM Charcoal market in Omdurman (file photo)Link to web article here. Owing to the lack of...
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