Nuer and Dinka Pastors form alliance to work for peace and reconciliation
Nuer and Dinka Pastors form alliance to work for peace and reconciliationYoal ManyangLink to web article here. Nuer and Dinka pastors posting for a photoJuba - The pastors of the two largest tribes,...
View ArticleLead rebel negotiator questions IGAD’s intention to deploy troops in S. Sudan
Lead rebel negotiator questions IGAD’s intention to deploy troops in S. SudanLink to web article here. March 16, 2014 (ADDIS ABABA) – South Sudanese rebels chief negotiator, Taban Deng Gai, has...
View ArticleSudan opposition alliance renews rejection of government’s dialogue initiative
Sudan opposition alliance renews rejection of government’s dialogue initiativeLink to web article here. March 17, 2014 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan’s opposition alliance known as the National Consensus Forces...
View ArticleSouth Sudan army says it repulsed rebel attack outside Upper Nile state capital
South Sudan army says it repulsed rebel attack outside Upper Nile state capitalLink to web article here. March 17, 2014 (JUBA) - The South Sudanese army said it repulsed on Monday a rebel attempt to...
View ArticleSudan rejects any peace deal allowing rebels to retain troops
Sudan rejects any peace deal allowing rebels to retain troopsLink to web article here. March 17, 2014 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan’s presidential assistant and chief negotiator, Ibrahim Ghandour, has affirmed...
View ArticleAdvocacy group demands release of South Sudan political detainees
Advocacy group demands release of South Sudan political detaineesLink to web article here. March 17, 2014 (KAMPALA) – Justice for Juba four (J4J4) a South Sudanese pressure group is advocating for...
View ArticleOfficial warns against looming Sudanese army attack in Abyei
Official warns against looming Sudanese army attack in AbyeiLink to web article here. March 17, 2014 (JUBA) – South Sudan alleged on Monday that the Sudanese army (SAF) and their armed militia are...
View ArticlePolitics: SPLM talks in Addis fail to start
Politics: SPLM talks in Addis fail to start ADDIS ABABA (18 Mar.) Link to web article here. Preparatory talks in Addis Ababa for a meeting of the Political Bureau of South Sudan’s ruling party SPLM...
View ArticleUN Security Council statement on Abyei
UN Security Council statement on Abyei NEW YORK (18 Mar.) Link to web article here. The UN Security Council on Monday expressed concern at the ‘highly volatile’ situation in the disputed border region...
View ArticleWorld Food Programme starts airdrops early in South Sudan
World Food Programme starts airdrops early in South Sudan JUBA (19 Mar.) Link to web article here. Insecurity and warfare in South Sudan have forced the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to begin airdrops...
View ArticleSouth Sudan defence minister in Khartoum over security issues
South Sudan defence minister in Khartoum over security issuesLink to web article here. March 18, 2014 (JUBA) - South Sudanese defence minister, Kuol Manyang Juuk left for the Sudanese capital, Khartoum...
View ArticleSecurity Council urges Sudan, S. Sudan to withdraw troops from Abyei
Security Council urges Sudan, S. Sudan to withdraw troops from AbyeiLink to web article here. March 19, 2014 (KHARTOUM) – The UN Security Council (UNSC) has demanded that South Sudan and Sudan...
View ArticleSouth Sudan leadership warned over conduct towards UN
South Sudan leadership warned over conduct towards UNLink to web article here. March 19, 2014 (JUBA) – The head of United Nations peacekeeping department has accused the government of South Sudan of...
View ArticleS. Sudan’s Kiir reshuffles heads of public universities
S. Sudan’s Kiir reshuffles heads of public universitiesLink to web article here. March 19, 2014 (JUBA) – President Salva Kiir reshuffled the top academics of South Sudan’s public universities in a...
View ArticleSouth Sudan army recaptures Upper Nile capital from rebels
South Sudan army recaptures Upper Nile capital from rebelsLink to web article here. March 19, 2014 (JUBA) – The South Sudanese army (SPLA) announced Wednesday that it had recaptured Malakal town, the...
View ArticleEritrea denies supporting South Sudan rebels
Eritrea denies supporting South Sudan rebelsBy Tesfa-Alem TekleLink to web article here. March 19, 2014 (ADDIS ABABA) - The Eritrean government has dismissed reports alleging that the Red Sea nation...
View ArticleSudan seeking to solicit more investments from China
Sudan seeking to solicit more investments from ChinaLink to web article here. March 19, 2014 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese ministers of finance and oil held talks on Wednesday with the head of the...
View ArticleTrial of detained S. Sudanese politicians resumes as Juba defies global pressure
Trial of detained S. Sudanese politicians resumes as Juba defies global pressureLink to web article here. March 20, 2014 (JUBA) – A South Sudanese high court on Thursday ruled that it would continue...
View ArticleThird round of South Sudan’s negotiation
Third round of South Sudan’s negotiationBy Steve PaternoLink to we article here. March 19, 2014 - The third round of South Sudanese peace talks in Addis Ababa is scheduled to resume on March 20th. The...
View ArticleS. Sudan accuses Sudan of carrying out deadly attack in Abyei
S. Sudan accuses Sudan of carrying out deadly attack in AbyeiLink to web article here. March 21, 2014 (JUBA) – South Sudan has accused the government of neighbouring Sudan with which it contests the...
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