Sudan central bank allows Forex bureaus to determine own exchange rate

May 17, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – Foreign exchange (Forex) bureaus in Sudan will be able to buy and sell currencies using their own exchange rate away from the official one, it was announced today. FILE - An official leaves after a news conference (...)

US congressional committee votes to cut aid from states hosting Sudanese president

May 17, 2012 (WASHINGTON) – A congressional committee in the United States House of Representatives voted to cut off aid to any state that hosts Sudanese president Omer Hassan al-Bashir who is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for (...)

Mbeki arrives in Khartoum to meet Sudanese leaders over talks with Juba

May 17, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – African Union’s (AU) mediator for Sudan and South Sudan, Thabo Mbeki, arrived in the capital Khartoum on Thursday evening as part of his efforts to encourage the two sides to return to talks. President Omar al-Bashir (R) (...)

LATEST NEWS

Friday 18 May 2012
line

Sudanese woman reportedly sentenced to death by stoning for adultery

May 17, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – A court in the Sudanese capital Khartoum has sentenced an unidentified woman to be executed by stoning for committing the “crime of fornication” under Islamic Shariah laws, (...)

NCP denies intention to question Sudan’s foreign minister over his criticism of Bashir

May 17, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The ruling National Congress Party (NCP) in Sudan has dismissed press reports that it is intending to hold Foreign Minister Ali Karti to account over his thinly veiled (...)

US congressional committee votes to cut aid from states hosting Sudanese president

Mbeki arrives in Khartoum to meet Sudanese leaders over talks with Juba

Darfur rebel leader says regime change is the only option for peace in Sudan

May 17, 2012 (KHARTOUM) — A Darfur rebel leader said regime change in Khartoum is a radical option but remains the only viable solution to take Sudan out of an endemic political instability and (...)

Sudan central bank allows Forex bureaus to determine own exchange rate

Corruption threatens South Sudan’s loan dealings: Global Witness

By Julius N. Uma May 18, 2012 (JUBA) - South Sudan’s decision to pursue oil-backed financing in the wake of a looming economic crisis faces real transparency tests, if details of any loan (...)

Lakes state governor calls for increased agricultural production

May 17, 2012 (JUBA) - The governor of Lakes state, Chol Tong Mayay, has declared every Friday during this rain season as a half working day at all level in state government institutions, in order (...)

Shooting in Twic East, Jonglei kills one

May 17, 2012 (BOR) - One person is reported dead and another injured in Twic East county of Jonglei state in an attack by an unidentified gunman on Wednesday. According to a close relative of (...)

Ethiopia, Sudan ink an official criminal extradition treaty

By Tesfa-Alem Tekle May 17, 2012 (ADDIS ABABA) – Ethiopia and Sudan on Wednesday signed a judicial agreement on the extradition of criminals. Mohamed Bushara (SUNA) The agreement which was (...)

Abyei SPLM official - military option “fully available”

May 17, 2012 (JUBA) - Leaders from the contested region of Abyei on Thursday called for the “unconditional” withdrawal of the Sudanese forces, to allow displaced people to return to their ancestral (...)

South Sudan investigates killing of Kenyan national

May 17, 2012 (JUBA) - South Sudan said on Thursday it has formed a fact-finding committee to establish the “actual cause” of the deadly shooting of a Kenyan national on 14 May in the country’s (...)

Thursday 17 May 2012
line

UNSC hears progress report on relations between Sudan & South Sudan

May 16, 2012 (WASHINGTON) – The United Nations Security (UNSC) held a closed meeting on Wednesday to listen to a briefing by the UN Secretary General Special Envoy to Sudan and South Sudan Haile (...)

South Sudan president regrets lack of regional support to stop islamization

May 16, 2012 (JUBA) - South Sudan president Salva Kiir on Wednesday expressed his disappointment in the regional support his country has received in its dispute with Sudan, saying his country is (...)

Sudan rejects humanitarian surveys in rebel-held areas of South Kordofan

May 16, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese government will not recognise humanitarian surveys conducted by foreign aid groups in rebel-controlled areas of South Kordofan State, an official announced (...)

Sudan’s NCP hails meeting with DUP

May 16, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan's ruling National Congress Party (NCP) welcomed the outcome of a meeting that took place yesterday with the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) amid growing discontent (...)

South Sudan commemorates SPLA day

May 16, 2012 (BOR/BENTUI) - The Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) commemorated it's 29th anniversary with events across South Sudan, celebrating the formation of the former rebel group - now (...)

South Sudan joins membership of African Trade Insurance

May 16, 2012 (NAIROBI) – South Sudan, has joined the membership of the African Trade Insurance (ATI) agency which insures investment and political risks in the continent. South Sudan delegation at (...)

Difficult conditions await Jonglei returnees

May 16, 2012 (BOR) – Mary Ayen left Port Sudan in May 2011 and reached Bor on July 18, 2011 but she is yet to get a plot to settle on or a shelter to cover her head and those of her five children. (...)

Wednesday 16 May 2012
line

Sudan journalist re-arrested as rights group calls for end of harassment

May 16, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The ordeal of Sudanese journalist Faisal Mohamed Salih continued on Tuesday when he was re-arrested and arraigned before the state security court on the charge of (...)

Pages : 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |> |...

The following ads are provided by Google. SudanTribune has no authority on it.

Sudan Tribune

Promote your Page too

Latest Comments & Analysis

South Sudan: Breaking the standoff on post-independence issues with Sudan 2012-05-18 05:28:20 By John A. Akec May 17, 2012 – The Time for Joshua to Lead from the front has come! Dr. John Garang de Mabior code-named the current President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit, "tiger". (...)

Juba: ‘Filthy’ is an understatement 2012-05-18 05:28:04 By Steven Wöndu May 17, 2012 — President Salva Kiir was being polite on May 16th when he said Juba was a filthy habitat. The truth of the matter is that Juba is not only dirty; it is dangerous and (...)

South Sudan must not put all ’egg’ on the UN & AU baskets 2012-05-18 05:16:49 By Isaiah Abraham May 17, 2012 — The African Union backed talks between Sudan and South Sudan was about to begin this week, but signs are that one party in the conflict (Khartoum), is still (...)

MORE

VIDEOS

Latest Press Releases

Opposition leader under house arrest 2012-05-18 20:40:02 AI - Amnesty International Opposition leader under house arrest 18 May 2012 Ezdehar Jumaa Said Ahmad, a leader of the opposition Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North, is under house arrest. (...)

AI: SUDANESE JOURNALIST FACES HARASSMENT 2012-05-18 20:27:17 Amnesty International SUDANESE JOURNALIST FACES HARASSMENT 18 May 2012 Faisal Mohammed Salih, a prominent journalist and columnist from Sudan who had been arrested by the National Security (...)

AMNESTY: HEALTH CONCERNS FOR DETAINED ACTIVIST 2012-05-11 20:18:33 Amnesty International Health Concerns For Detained Activist - Bushra Gammar Hussein Rahma 11 May 2012 More than ten months after his arrest, Sudanese activist Bushra Gamar Hussein Rahma (...)

MORE