Security Council extends UN mission in South Sudan until May 2015
Security Council extends UN mission in South Sudan until May 2015Link to web article here. November 25, 2014 (NEW YORK) – The UN Security Council (UNSC) on Tuesday unanimously renewed the mandate for a...
View ArticleSudan decries SPLM-N meeting with Israeli activists
Sudan decries SPLM-N meeting with Israeli activists Ibrahim Ghandour, an assistant of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, accused Israel of backing the Sudanese opposition and working to destabilize...
View ArticleUN declines mediators’ request to transport commanders to Pagak conference
UN declines mediators’ request to transport commanders to Pagak conference JUBA (28 Nov.) Link to web article here. The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has declined a written request by...
View ArticleS Sudan state TV director slams information minister for overstepping powers
S Sudan state TV director slams information minister for overstepping powers JUBA (27 Nov.) Link to web article here. The Director General of South Sudan Radio and Television Khamis Abdulatif Chuwal...
View ArticleSouth Sudan parliament divided over financial scandal
South Sudan parliament divided over financial scandalLink to web article here. November 27, 2014 (JUBA) – The whereabouts of 3 million South Sudanese pounds (SSP) allocated to the foreign affairs...
View ArticleS. Sudan rebel delegation meets Museveni in Kampala
S. Sudan rebel delegation meets Museveni in KampalaLink to web article here. November 27, 2014 (KAMPALA) – A high-level delegation of the rebel faction of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement...
View ArticleKhartoum summons Ugandan diplomat over Museveni’s remarks
Khartoum summons Ugandan diplomat over Museveni’s remarksLink to web article here. November 27, 2014 (KHARTOUM) - The Sudanese foreign ministry on Thursday summoned Uganda’s ambassador in protest after...
View ArticleStories of hope and survival: Biel Jock
Stories of hope and survival: Biel Jock PUGNIDO CAMP (28 Nov.) Link to web article here. Biel Jock is a refugee who fled from Nyirol County to Ethiopia’s Pugnido refugee camp. The 27-year-old is...
View ArticleSPLM-IO seeks to charter planes for Pagak conference
SPLM-IO seeks to charter planes for Pagak conference JUBA (28 Nov.) Link to web article here. The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) is seeking charter aircraft to bring their...
View ArticleDeath toll of W. Kordofan tribal clash feared higher than initially reported
Death toll of W. Kordofan tribal clash feared higher than initially reported MUGLAD (28 Nov.) Link to web article here. Renewed tribal clashes between two Misseriya clans in West Kordofan resulted in...
View ArticleStories of hope and survival: Monica Samuel
Stories of hope and survival: Monica SamuelJUBA (30 May.) Link to web article here. Monica Samuel, a resident of Gudele neighbourhood in Juba, says she helped protect a Nuer man whom policemen tried to...
View ArticleStories of hope and survival: Akol Kuol
Stories of hope and survival: Akol Kuol NIMULE (19 Apr.) Link to web article here. When the news of the outbreak of conflict in Juba spread to Uror in Jonglei State on 16 December, Akol Kuol, a Dinka...
View ArticleSouth Sudan issues new rules on sale of dollars
South Sudan issues new rules on sale of dollarsLink to web article here. November 29, 2014 (JUBA) - South Sudan’s Central Bank has issued a new order banning sale of dollars in the black market as...
View ArticleSudan Exposed: “Starve Them”, “Empty the Camps”
Sudan Exposed: “Starve Them”, “Empty the Camps”by Elizabeth Kendal with the Religious Liberty Prayer BulletinLink to web article here. On 31 August Sudan’s most senior military and security officials...
View ArticleJuba resolutions a slap in the face to peace process: rebels
Juba resolutions a slap in the face to peace process: rebelsLink to web article here. November 30, 2014 (ADDIS ABABA) – South Sudan’s armed opposition group led by former vice-president, Riek Machar,...
View ArticleSPLA vows to end rebellion in Greater Upper Nile region
SPLA vows to end rebellion in Greater Upper Nile regionLink to web article here. November 29, 2014 (BOR) – The South Sudanese army (SPLA) on Saturday vowed to militarily end the ongoing rebellion in...
View ArticleSouth Sudanese Episcopal bishops resolve to preach against revenge, expand ranks
South Sudanese Episcopal bishops resolve to preach against revenge, expand ranks JUBA (2 Dec.) Link to web article here. The Episcopal Church of South Sudan and Sudan has consecrated nine new bishops...
View ArticleFamine watchdog warns of impact of fresh fighting in South Sudan
Famine watchdog warns of impact of fresh fighting in South Sudan JUBA (2 Dec.) Link to web article here. Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET), a project funded by the US international aid...
View ArticleS. Sudan constitution does not recognise power sharing: Gen Dhel
S. Sudan constitution does not recognise power sharing: Gen DhelLink to web article here. December 1, 2014 (JUBA) – South Sudanese president, Salva Kiir should not be pushed into a power sharing, since...
View ArticleSudan embraces genocide, terrorism — and Iran
Sudan embraces genocide, terrorism — and IranBy Eric ReevesNovember 30Eric Reeves is a professor at Smith College and the author of “Compromising with Evil: An Archival History of Greater Sudan,...
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