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Al Jazeera English | South Sudan facing food crisis | 30 April 2012
A combination of bad weather, pests and a deteriorating relationship with the North has led to an economic crisis that is challenging South Sudan’s food security. Ongoing clashes with Khartoum over the countries’ contested border area have halted the import of cheap food goods from the North, leaving Juba to rely on high-cost goods imported from southern neighbour Uganda. Another full-scale war between the two rival Sudans would make an already tough situation much worse. Al Jazeera’s Peter Greste reports from Juba.
Al Jazeera English | Sudan declares emergency on border with south | 29 April 2012
Al Jazeera English | Al Bashir rules out talks with South Sudan | 23 April 2012
Tuesday 20 November 2012 November 19, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The Central Bank of Sudan (CBoS) announced on Monday that it received "large deposits" in its foreign accounts that would bolster its foreign exchange reserves to meet food import needs and achieve Forex (...)
Tuesday 24 July 2012 July 23, 2012 (WASHINGTON) – The inauguration of a major sugar plant in Sudan this month was made possible because of a decision by the US administration to grant a one-time exemption from the sanctions it imposed on the East African (...)
Saturday 4 December 2010 By Tesfa-Alem Tekle
December 3, 2010 (ADDIS ABABA) – Some 200 fish farmers from Ethiopia’s Amhara region will supply 2,400 tons of fish to Sudan’s market, Ethiopia’s zonal agricultural and rural development office has said.
The fishermen (...)
Wednesday 27 February 2013 February 26, 2013 (JUBA) - The deputy speaker of South Sudan’s parliament has backed calls for the young nation to adopt a leaner more efficient government that is better able to provide the services needed by the population. Daniel (...)
Friday 29 December 2006 Dec 28, 2006 (KHARTOUM) — Canar Telecommunication, the nationwide provider of fixed lines, data and internet services in the Sudan has announced today the commercial launch of Sudan’s First 3G wireless broadband internet services for (...)
Saturday 9 June 2012 June 8, 2012 (ADDIS ABABA) - Ethiopia’s Council of Ministers has proposed a record 137.8 billion Birr (nearly $ 8 billion) annual budget for the 2012/2013 fiscal year, focusing on combating poverty.
The proposed budget, according to (...)
Thursday 25 August 2011 By Jacob K. Lupai
August 24, 2011 — On all counts the Republic of South Sudan has an immense agricultural potential hence the Republic is a potential breadbasket of the region. Out of the Republic’s total surface area of about 650,000 (...)
Wednesday 18 July 2007 By Luke A. Patey *
The strategic behaviour of international oil companies in war-torn Sudan was overwhelmingly driven by political pressures from governments. After almost twenty years of operating in Sudan, the American giant (...)
Thursday 22 September 2011 September 21, 2011 (WASHINGTON) – The economy of post-secession Sudan will experience contraction in growth in the years 2011 and 2012, according to data released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Olivier Blanchard(2nd-R), chief (...)
Tuesday 12 June 2012 June 11, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – Forex Bureaus in Sudan on Monday started using higher exchange rates for the US dollar in a bid to match its value in the black market and prevent further depreciation of the local currency.
Last month the (...)
The better approach to reconciliation2013-05-17 06:07:06 By Zechariah Manyok Biar
May 16, 2013 - Some of you who might have read my previous articles know that I promised some weeks ago to write separately on the topic of peace and reconciliation that (...)
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May 16, 2013 - In the late 70s when for the first time oil was discovered in Southern Sudan there was euphoria that poverty would be a thing of the past, replaced by a high (...)
The misapprehension of peace in the context of conflict resolution2013-05-16 11:40:39 By Ngor Arol Garang
May 16, 2013 - Political leaders and citizens with an interest in politics within the Bahr el Ghazal region will come together for a one week conference on Wednesday, where (...)
Wau Dialogue W. Bahr el-Ghazal state 13-15 May 20132013-05-13 14:41:35 South Sudan Law Society
13th-April-2013
Citizen of Western Bhar el-Ghazal State calls for limitations of President Powers and the Independence of Executive, Legislature and Judiciary and (...)
Sudan: Stepped-Up Assault on Media Freedom2013-05-04 10:53:49 Human Rights Watch
Sudan: Stepped-Up Assault on Media Freedom
Newspapers, Other Media Censored, Confiscated, Shut Down
MAY 3, 2013
(Nairobi) – Sudan should immediately stop censoring (...)
CPJ calls on African Union to uphold press freedom2013-05-03 03:23:16 Committee to Protect Journalists
CPJ calls on African Union to uphold press freedom
New York, May 2, 2013
The Committee to Protect Journalists asks Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, chairperson of the (...)
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The better approach to reconciliation 2013-05-17 06:07:06 By Zechariah Manyok Biar May 16, 2013 - Some of you who might have read my previous articles know that I promised some weeks ago to write separately on the topic of peace and reconciliation that (...)
OIL: is it a curse or a blessing in South Sudan? 2013-05-17 06:04:54 By Jacob K. Lupai May 16, 2013 - In the late 70s when for the first time oil was discovered in Southern Sudan there was euphoria that poverty would be a thing of the past, replaced by a high (...)
The misapprehension of peace in the context of conflict resolution 2013-05-16 11:40:39 By Ngor Arol Garang May 16, 2013 - Political leaders and citizens with an interest in politics within the Bahr el Ghazal region will come together for a one week conference on Wednesday, where (...)
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