South Sudan president celebrates Good Friday with calls to bury differences
South Sudan president celebrates Good Friday with calls to bury differencesLink to web article here. April 21, 2014 (JUBA) - Thousands of South Sudanese flooded to churches this weekend to celebrate...
View ArticleExclusive: Bentiu massacre survivors speak
Exclusive: Bentiu massacre survivors speak ANEIT (23 Apr.) Link to web article here. Eyewitnesses who survived the fall of Bentiu say they narrowly escaped death from rebel forces who deliberately and...
View ArticleAbyei area authorities ban night clubs
Abyei area authorities ban night clubs ABYEI (23 Apr.) Link to web article here. Local authorities in the contested area of Abyei between Sudan and South Sudan have taken a decision banning night...
View Article‘Desperate’ water shortages for Bentiu displaced
‘Desperate’ water shortages for Bentiu displaced BENTIU (23 Apr.) Link to web article here. More than 20,000 people who fled massacres in Bentiu town and sought shelter at a UN base now face acute...
View ArticleS Sudan attacks an abomination, says White House
S Sudan attacks an abomination, says White HouseRebel fighters remain in control of Bentiu, capital of the oil-rich Unity StateLink to web article here. South Sudan strifeRebels keen to fightWaiting...
View ArticleS. Sudan drops charges against four treason suspects
S. Sudan drops charges against four treason suspectsLink to web article here. April 24,2014 (JUBA/ADDIS ABABA) - The government of South Sudanese on Thursday declared it was dropping treason charges...
View ArticleTop UN officials meet rebel leader Machar at secret location
Top UN officials meet rebel leader Machar at secret locationLink to web article here. April 29, 2014 (JUBA) – The UN high commissioner for human rights, Navi Pillay, met with South Sudan’s former...
View ArticleUS sanctions will undermine peace efforts, says Kiir
US sanctions will undermine peace efforts, says KiirLink to web article here. April 29, 2014 (JUBA) - The South Sudanese leader, Salva Kiir on Monday voiced concerns over recent threats by the United...
View ArticleKhartoum court reverses arbitration decision on SCC corruption case
Khartoum court reverses arbitration decision on SCC corruption caseLink to web article here. April 29, 2014 (KHARTOUM) – The district court of Khartoum on Tuesday has reversed the ruling of an...
View ArticlePagan Amum: ‘We hope to stop the war’
Pagan Amum: ‘We hope to stop the war’ JUBA (30 Apr.) Link to web article here. The former secretary-general of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) says that he is hopeful that peace in South...
View ArticleUS demands urgency in direct talks between Kiir and rebel leader Machar
US demands urgency in direct talks between Kiir and rebel leader MacharLink to web article here. May 2, 2014 (JUBA) – Direct talks between South Sudanese president Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek...
View ArticleUS dollar losing ground to Sudanese pound on black market
US dollar losing ground to Sudanese pound on black marketLink to web article here. May 2, 2014 (KHARTOUM) – The price of the US dollar dropped sharply on the black market in Khartoum on Thursday,...
View ArticleSudan seeking to resolve banking obstacles to exporting livestock to Saudi...
Sudan seeking to resolve banking obstacles to exporting livestock to Saudi ArabiaLink to web article here. May 2, 2014 (KHARTOUM) - The National Agency for Financing and Export insurance said it...
View ArticleSPLM-N rebels say unmanned drone shot down in S. Kordofan
SPLM-N rebels say unmanned drone shot down in S. KordofanLink to web article here. May 2, 2014 (KHARTOUM) – The rebel Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) said on Friday they had shot...
View ArticleThree foreign hostages freed in West Kordofan state
Three foreign hostages freed in West Kordofan stateLink to web article here. May 2, 2014 (KHARTOUM) – Sudanese authorities have freed three foreign hostages, including two Chinese and an Algerian, who...
View ArticleS. Sudan downplays prospect of genocide conflict
S. Sudan downplays prospect of genocide conflictLink to web article here. May 2, 2014 (JUBA) - A South Sudanese official on Friday downplayed the prospects of the country’s ongoing conflict turning...
View ArticleS. Sudan postpones IGAD summit due to scheduling issues
S. Sudan postpones IGAD summit due to scheduling issuesLink to web article here. May 2, 2014 (JUBA) – A regional heads of states and government meeting due to be held in the the South Sudan capital,...
View ArticleKerry: South Sudan president agrees to meet rebel leader
Kerry: South Sudan president agrees to meet rebel leader JUBA (2 May.)Link to web article here. US Secretary of State John Kerry says that the South Sudanese president has agreed to meet his rival...
View ArticleSouth Sudanese rebel leader says no transitional government without programme
South Sudanese rebel leader says no transitional government without programmeLink to web article here. May 3, 2014 (ADDIS ABABA) – South Sudanese armed opposition leader Riek Machar has said he would...
View ArticleSudan aborts UNSC statement condemning government militia: sources
Sudan aborts UNSC statement condemning government militia: sourcesLink to web article here. May 4, 2014 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan’s permanent mission to the United Nations managed to abort attempts to issue a...
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