South Sudan: Over 60,000 Return to Abyei
Government of South Sudan (Juba)South Sudan: Over 60,000 Return to AbyeiBy Matata Safi, 9 August 2013press releaseJuba — Aid agencies say some sixty thousand (60,000) returnees displaced from Abyei...
View ArticleSudan’s Smartest Girl
Tagwa sits in the UNHCR tent she shares with her sisters in Gendrassa camp. (Courtesy of Rebecca Rattner)Africa Sudan’s Smartest Girl Aug 9, 2013 4:45 am - by Rebecca RattnerLink to web article here....
View ArticleS. Sudan MPs reject Telar’s appointment as justice minister
S. Sudan MPs reject Telar’s appointment as justice ministerAugust 13, 2013 (JUBA) - Telar Ring Deng’s bid to become South Sudan’s next justice minister suffered a major blow on Tuesday after the...
View ArticleMore flood aid flows into Sudan from Qatar & Ethiopia, Egypt pledges assistance
More flood aid flows into Sudan from Qatar & Ethiopia, Egypt pledges assistanceLink to web article here. August 13, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – Three airplanes carrying Qatari and Ethiopian relief for the...
View ArticleJEM members in Khartoum prison stage hunger strike
JEM members in Khartoum prison stage hunger strikeLink to web article here. August 13, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - The detainees of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) in Khartoum North Common Prison (also...
View ArticleUNAMID-chartered helicopter and its crew held hostage by Darfur rebels
UNAMID-chartered helicopter and its crew held hostage by Darfur rebelsLink to web article here. August 13, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - A rebel faction of the Sudan Liberation Movement led by Minni Minnawi...
View ArticleSudan condemns violent crackdown on pro-Morsi protestors in Egypt
Sudan condemns violent crackdown on pro-Morsi protestors in EgyptLink to web article here. August 14, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese government on Wednesday condemned the killing of hundreds of...
View ArticleFire burns ammunition store of bodyguards belonging to South Sudan ex-VP
Fire burns ammunition store of bodyguards belonging to South Sudan ex-VPLink to web article here. August 15, 2013 (JUBA) – Fire has burned down a small ammunitions store which belonged to the...
View ArticleNorth Darfur governor says he managed to broker truce between two warring tribes
North Darfur governor says he managed to broker truce between two warring tribesLink to web article here. August 14, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The governor of Sudan’s North Darfur state Osman Mohamed Youssef...
View ArticleUganda launches construction of mega power dam on river Nile
Uganda launches construction of mega power dam on river NileLink to web article here. August 13, 2013 (KAMPALA) - Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni on Monday launched the construction of a new dam...
View ArticleThe Lost Day
The Lost DayPosted: 14/08/2013 13:45 GMT+2Eihab Boraie shares his disappointment in both the protestors and the military, as August 14th will be a day etched in Egypt's collective psyche. Eihab...
View ArticleSudan: Death Toll of Ma'alia-Rizeigat Clashes in East Darfur Reaches 305
Radio Dabanga (Hilversum)Sudan: Death Toll of Ma'alia-Rizeigat Clashes in East Darfur Reaches 305 14 August 2013Link to web article here. Ed Daein — A total of 209 people were killed and 305 were...
View ArticleDeadly Crackdown in Egypt
Deadly Crackdown in EgyptAug 14, 2013 | Earlier today Egyptian security forces sent bulldozers and riot police to break up protest camps belonging to supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed...
View ArticlePutting Egypt in Context – What If President Obama Did What Morsi Did?
Putting Egypt in Context – What If President Obama Did What Morsi Did? Link to web article here. Tarek Ragheb Tarek Ragheb is an Egyptian American. A senior advisor to a US Aerospace Corporation and...
View ArticleKiir to visit Khartoum for talks with Bashir over post-secession disputes
Kiir to visit Khartoum for talks with Bashir over post-secession disputesLink to web article here. August 15, 2013 (JUBA) - South Sudan president Salva Kiir Mayardit will make a state visit Khartoum...
View ArticleSudan says floods situation does not amount to "disaster"
Sudan says floods situation does not amount to "disaster"Link to web article here. August 15, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Secretary General of the Arab League Nabil Elaraby called on member states to provide...
View ArticleUnderstanding the present situation in Egypt
SAT-7 CEO Commentary Understanding the present situation in Egypt- Written by Dr. Terence Ascott, CEO and Founder, SAT-7 International Link to web article here.Nicosia, 18:00 CET, August 15, 2013Many...
View ArticleMisinformation about Egypt’s ‘massacre’
Misinformation about Egypt’s ‘massacre’ Thursday, 15 August 2013Link to web article here. Abdallah SchleiferNo one really knows how many pro-Mursi protestors were killed on Wednesday– the government...
View ArticleSudanese Islamists in rare show of unity against events in Egypt
Sudanese Islamists in rare show of unity against events in EgyptLink to web article here. August 16, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – Sudanese Islamist supporters of the deposed Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi have...
View ArticleSudan Flash Floods Displace 80,000, IFRC Makes Aid Appeal
Sudan Flash Floods Displace 80,000, IFRC Makes Aid Appeal By Katie Nguyen, 15 August 2013Link to web article here. Flash floods in Sudan have killed at least 36 people, uprooted 80,000 and forced...
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