Visualizing Sudan: Can Sudan Survive?
(10) Visualizing Sudan: Can Sudan Survive?By Alex DeWaal On June 10, 2014 Link to web article here. Here’s the paradox: successive governments in Khartoum have managed their peripheries on the basis of...
View ArticleSouth Sudan: Rivals Given 60 Days to Set Up Transition Government
South Sudan: Rivals Given 60 Days to Set Up Transition Government By Marthe Van Der Wolf, Lucy Poni, John Tanza, 11 June 2014Link to web article here.Photo: Sudan Tribune South Sudan's Vice President...
View ArticleSouth Sudan: Rival Leaders Agree to 60 Days Ultimatum
South Sudan: Rival Leaders Agree to 60 Days Ultimatum10 June 2014Photo: Sudan TribuneSouth Sudan's Vice President Link to web article here. Addis Ababa — Leaders of the rival factions in the South...
View ArticleSudan: U.S. Lobby to Hit Government of Sudan Financially
Sudan: U.S. Lobby to Hit Government of Sudan Financially 12 June 2014Link to web article here. Washington — Influential American lobbyists want the USA to hit the government of Sudan financially by...
View ArticleAtheism explodes in Saudi Arabia, despite state-enforced ban
Atheism explodes in Saudi Arabia, despite state-enforced ban In the "cradle of Islam," a growing number of people are quietly declaring themselves nonbelievers Caryle Murphy, GlobalPost Link to web...
View ArticleKiir invites back to Juba politicians he jailed
Kiir invites back to Juba politicians he jailed JUBA (14 Jun.) Link to web article here. South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has invited former detainees Pagan Amum, Deng Alor, John Luk and Kosti Manibe...
View ArticleUS secretary of state condemns apostasy death sentence
US secretary of state condemns apostasy death sentenceLink to web article here. May 13, 2014 (WASHINGTON) – US secretary of state John Kerry has slammed the sentencing of a Sudanese Christian woman to...
View ArticleInternational community must act to end Sudan’s “unprecedented and intense”...
International community must act to end Sudan’s “unprecedented and intense” bombing of civiliansLink to web article here.10 June 2014All Members of the African Union Peace and Security CouncilAddis...
View ArticleSudan and South Sudan: 5 key political stories
Sudan and South Sudan: 5 key political storiesSUDAN/SOUTH SUDAN (15 Jun.) Link to web article here. A roundup of a few key stories last week on political issues in Sudan and South Sudan:Kiir and Machar...
View ArticleS. Sudan VP says opposition be excluded from interim government
S. Sudan VP says opposition be excluded from interim governmentLink to web article here. June 14, 2014 (KAMPALA) - South Sudanese vice-president, James Wani Igga said members of the SPLM-In-Opposition...
View ArticleSudan justice minister stops legal proceedings against al-Mahdi, orders him...
Sudan justice minister stops legal proceedings against al-Mahdi, orders him releasedLink to web article here. June 15, 2014 (KHARTOUM) – Sudanese authorities on Sunday released the National Umma Party...
View ArticleKiir and Machar commit to talks on interim government
Kiir and Machar commit to talks on interim government ADDIS ABABA (11 Jun.) Link to web article here. President of South Sudan Salva Kiir and his former deputy Riek Machar have committed to complete...
View ArticleSudan: Port Sudan Hit by Unknown Virus, MERS Suspected
Radio Dabanga (Hilversum)Sudan: Port Sudan Hit by Unknown Virus, MERS Suspected16 June 2014Link to web article here.Port Sudan — One person died and some 70 others have become ill in Port Sudan as a...
View ArticleSudan Apostasy Case Draws U.S. Attention As Appeal Begins
Sunday, June 15, 2014Sudan Apostasy Case Draws U.S. Attention As Appeal Begins Link to web article here. Zegabi reports that in Khartoum, Sudan last week an Appeals Court hearing began in the case of...
View ArticleCholera case total in South Sudan stands at more than 1700
Cholera case total in South Sudan stands at more than 1700 JUBA (16 Jun.) Link to web article here. South Sudan’s Ministry of Health announced that 1,720 cholera cases including 37 deaths have been...
View ArticleNo electricity in Juba City for six to eight weeks
No electricity in Juba City for six to eight weeks JUBA (16 Jun.) Link to web article here. Juba City will not have electricity for the next six to eight weeks due to a lack of spare parts to maintain...
View ArticleSouth Sudanese rebels criticise VP Igga’s remarks
South Sudanese rebels criticise VP Igga’s remarksLink to web article here. June 16, 2014 (ADDIS ABABA) – South Sudanese rebels led by the former vice-president, Riek Machar, have criticised what they...
View ArticleSudan’s NISS storms headquarters of opposition party
Sudan’s NISS storms headquarters of opposition partyLink to web article here. June 16, 2014 (KHARTOUM) – The National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) on Monday stormed the headquarters of the...
View ArticleMisseriya chief denies involvement in deadly attacks against Ngok Dinka in Abyei
Misseriya chief denies involvement in deadly attacks against Ngok Dinka in AbyeiLink to web article here. June 16, 2014 (KHARTOUM) – The chieftain of the Misseriya tribe’s branch known as the Mekainees...
View ArticleUS, UK & EU welcome release of Sudanese opposition leader
US, UK & EU welcome release of Sudanese opposition leaderLink to web article here. June 16, 2014 (KHARTOUM) – The European Union (EU), the United States and Britain on Monday praised the release of...
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