Fresh round of South Sudan peace talks delayed by opposition boycott
Fresh round of South Sudan peace talks delayed by opposition boycott ADDIS ABABA (17 Jun.) Link to web article here. Peace talks between South Sudan’s warring parties were delayed when the opposition...
View ArticleSouth Sudan: 1,700 cholera cases in Juba, 37 deaths
South Sudan: 1,700 cholera cases in Juba, 37 deathsLink to web article here. June 16, 2014 (JUBA) – South Sudan ministry of health and agencies reported Monday that nearly people 37 died and 17,000...
View ArticleEthiopian general appointed commander of UN forces in South Sudan
Ethiopian general appointed commander of UN forces in South SudanLink to web article here. June 17, 2014 (JUBA) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon Tuesday appointed the Ethiopian Lt Gen. Yohannes Gebremeskel...
View ArticleAUPSC condemns violation of South Sudan’s ceasefire deal
AUPSC condemns violation of South Sudan’s ceasefire dealLink to web article here. June 16, 2014 (JUBA) - The African Union Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) has strongly condemned what it described as...
View ArticleKhartoum issues ultimatum for evacuation of a camp housing South Sudanese...
Khartoum issues ultimatum for evacuation of a camp housing South Sudanese refugeesLink to web article here. June 16, 2014 (KHARTOUM) – The coordination committee for security affairs in Khartoum state...
View ArticleDozens of stranded Sudanese evacuated from Bentiu camp
Dozens of stranded Sudanese evacuated from Bentiu camp JUBA (17 Jun.) Link to web article here. Dozens of Sudanese nationals who have been stranded at the UN-protected camp in the town of Bentiu in...
View ArticleSouth Sudan wants apology from IGAD for ‘warmonger’ article
South Sudan wants apology from IGAD for ‘warmonger’ article JUBA (17 Jun.) Link to web article here. Salva Kiir’s government has asked for an apology for remarks made by Mahboub Maalim, the executive...
View ArticlePolitics: South Sudan denies planning to exclude opposition from interim...
Politics: South Sudan denies planning to exclude opposition from interim government JUBA (18 Jun.) Link to web article here. South Sudan’s government has denied a report that Vice President James Wani...
View ArticleKhartoum defiantly bombs another hospital in S. Kordofan
Khartoum defiantly bombs another hospital in S. KordofanBy Eric ReevesLink to web article here. June 17, 2014 - This past Thursday (12 June 2014) U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power...
View ArticleSouth Sudan political forum demand speedy peace process
South Sudan political forum demand speedy peace processLink to web article here. June 17, 2014 (JUBA) – A South Sudanese political parties leadership forum has urged delegates involved in the ongoing...
View ArticleS. Sudanese VP appeals to Kampala to defend Juba leadership
S. Sudanese VP appeals to Kampala to defend Juba leadershipLink to web article here. June 19, 2014 (JUBA) – South Sudanese vice-president, James Wani Igga, has appealed to the Ugandan government, which...
View ArticleKi-moon urges S. Sudanese leaders on formation of interim government
Ki-moon urges S. Sudanese leaders on formation of interim governmentLink to web article here. June, 17, 2014 (GENEVA) – South Sudan president, Salva Kiir and opposition leader, Riek Machar should begin...
View ArticleKhartoum appeal court cancels death sentence against Meriam Ibrahim
Khartoum appeal court cancels death sentence against Meriam IbrahimLink to web article here. June 23, 2014 (KHARTOUM) – A court of appeal in Khartoum cancelled a death sentence issued last month...
View ArticleSudan charges Sudan mom with using phony travel documents
Sudan charges Sudan mom with using phony travel documentsLink to internet article here Meriam Ibrahim was detained with her husband, Daniel Wani, at Khartoum airport Tuesday as she tried to leave the...
View ArticleUS says it received assurance of safe passage for Sudanese Christian woman
Link to internet article hereJune 24, 2014 (KHARTOUM) – The United States on Tuesday disputed reports that a Sudanese Christian woman sentenced to death for allegedly recanting her Islamic faith has...
View ArticleFormer South Sudan detainees say adjournment of peace talks “unpatriotic”
Link to internet article hereJune 24, 2014 (JUBA) – A group of former South Sudanese political detainees have protested against the adjournment of peace talks, describing the decision as...
View ArticleSudan charges Christian mom with using phony travel documents
Link to the internet article here Mariam Ibrahim with her husband Daniel Wani and children Martin and Maya along with their legal team following her release on Monday. She was arrested the next day at...
View ArticleUN urged to probe alleged cover-ups and manipulations by its mission in Darfur
Link to internet article hereStrengthen Peacekeeping Mission’s Rights Reporting, Civilian Protection(New York, June 25, 2014) – The United Nations secretary-general should investigate alleged cover-ups...
View ArticleFormer South Sudan political detainee joins rebels
Link to internet article hereJune 29, 2014 (JUBA) – A group of former South Sudanese political detainees announced on Saturday that one of their colleagues had joined the rebel Sudan People’s...
View ArticleS. Sudan contests country’s ranking as world’s most failed state
Link to internet article hereJune 28, 2014 (JUBA) – South Sudan has expressed doubts over the political impartiality of international ranking institutions following the country’s inclusion on a list of...
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