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Obama extends Sudan sanctions for another year
Obama extends Sudan sanctions for another yearLink to web article here. October 25, 2014 (WASHINGTON) – US president Barack Obama renewed the 17-year sanctions on Sudan, saying Khartoum continues to...
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South Sudan president agrees to adoption of federal system: source
South Sudan president agrees to adoption of federal system: sourceLink to web article here. October 26, 2014 (JUBA) – South Sudan’s president, Salva Kiir, has unconditionally accepted the adoption of a...
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Presidential aide hints at possible postponement of Sudan elections
Presidential aide hints at possible postponement of Sudan electionsLink to web article here. October 26, 2014 (KHARTOUM) - Sudanese presidential aide, Ibrahim Ghandour, said on Sunday that elections...
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Sudan’s SRF describes Bashir’s re-nomination as “tragic end” for national...
Sudan’s SRF describes Bashir’s re-nomination as “tragic end” for national dialogueLink to web article here. October 26, 2014 (KHARTOUM) – The rebel umbrella of the Sudan Revolutionary Forces (SRF) has...
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Top commander of South Sudan’s SPLA-Juba collapses
Top commander of South Sudan’s SPLA-Juba collapses JUBA (27 Oct.) Link to web article here. Paul Malong Awan, the chief of staff of SPLA-Juba, one of South Sudan’s warring factions, collapsed on...
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South Sudan's armies gear up as fighting season approaches
South Sudan's armies gear up as fighting season approachesWith peace talks continuing, James Copnall visits rebel and government strongholds to find preparations for war James Copnall in Leer and...
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Opinion: Girls should be allowed to go to school
Opinion: Girls should be allowed to go to school BY GATDIET PETER (28 Oct.) Link to web article here. The author, an activist for the education of girls, argues that South Sudan will benefit from...
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S. Sudan army downplays severity of chief of staff’s illness
S. Sudan army downplays severity of chief of staff’s illnessLink to web article here. October 27, 2014 (JUBA) – The South Sudanese army (SPLA) has downplayed reports that its chief of general staff,...
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South Sudan president accepts non-executive prime minister for rebels
South Sudan president accepts non-executive prime minister for rebelsLink to web article here. October 27, 2014 (JUBA) – South Sudan’s president, Salva Kiir, has accepted to share power with the armed...
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South Sudan IDP Figures Analysis
South Sudan IDP Figures Analysis As of 23 October 2014, IDMC estimates that at least 1,432,200 people have been displaced from their homes finding refuge inside South Sudan since 15 December 2013, due...
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Fighting erupts again in South Sudan; each side blames the other
Fighting erupts again in South Sudan; each side blames the otherTue Oct 28, 2014 6:56am GMTLink to web article here. By Denis DumoJUBA (Reuters) - South Sudan government forces and rebel troops clashed...
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Global Witness (London)South Sudan: Will Star Shine for South Sudan? Scrutinising South Sudan's First Post-Independence Oil Dealpress release27 October 2014Link to web article here. South Sudan's first...
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Amid conflict and poverty, this school in South Sudan is an unlikely success
Amid conflict and poverty, this school in South Sudan is an unlikely success In addition to their formal studies, students at the Excel Academy are learning to look beyond ethnic and regional divisions...
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Attacks Resume in the Nuba Mountains; More Deaths in CAR
Attacks Resume in the Nuba Mountains; More Deaths in CAR Oct 27 2014Link to web article here. According to Nuba Reports, five children from the same family were killed when a bomb hit their home...
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Kiir promises to retain loyal Nuer in transitional govt
Kiir promises to retain loyal Nuer in transitional govt JUBA (28 Oct.) Link to web article here. South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir met top loyalist Nuer politicians over the last few days in Juba...
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3 arrested over kidnapped WFP staff member
3 arrested over kidnapped WFP staff member JUBA (28 Oct.) Link to web article here. Three suspects have been arrested in connection with the recent kidnapping of an aid worker at Malakal, Upper Nile...
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What's the appeal of a caliphate?
What's the appeal of a caliphate? Link to web article here. In June the leader of Islamic State declared the creation of a caliphate stretching across parts of Syria and Iraq - Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi...
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Sudan’s ruling party to abolish election of state governors
Sudan’s ruling party to abolish election of state governorsLink to web article here.October 27, 2014 (KHARTOUM) - The National Congress Party (NCP) would forgo the direct election of state governors...
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South Sudan refugees in Ethiopia reach quarter of a million
South Sudan refugees in Ethiopia reach quarter of a millionBy Tesfa-Alem TekleLink to web article here. October 27, 2014 (ADDIS ABABA) – The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Monday said South Sudanese...
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BREAKING: Fighting inside Bentiu town
BREAKING: Fighting inside Bentiu town BENTIU (29 Oct.) Link to web article here. Fighting has broken out again in Bentiu town between South Sudan’s two main warring parties, SPLA-IO and SPLA-Juba.The...
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