UN peacekeepers to protect South Sudanese VIPs

June 23, 2018 (JUBA) - IGAD Special Envoy for South Sudan said the parties to the peace revitalization process have agreed to task the United Nations peacekeepers with the protection of VIPs during the transitional period. In his briefing to (...)

Technical team meets in Khartoum to discuss filling Ethiopian Dam

June 23, 2018 (KHARTOUM) - A joint technical team from Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia on Saturday has launched discussions in Khartoum over options and strategies for filling the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) lake. The planned Grand (...)

Reports about ceasefire violation in Darfur “mere rumours”: governor

June 23, 2018 (KHARTOUM) - Governor of Central Darfur State Mohamed Ahmed Jad al-Sid has described reports that the Sudanese army and security forces have violated the unilateral ceasefire as “mere rumours”. Speaking to Radio Biladi on Saturday, (...)

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Technical team meets in Khartoum to discuss filling Ethiopian Dam

June 23, 2018 (KHARTOUM) - A joint technical team from Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia on Saturday has launched discussions in Khartoum over options and strategies for filling the Grand Ethiopian (...)

Reports about ceasefire violation in Darfur “mere rumours”: governor

June 23, 2018 (KHARTOUM) - Governor of Central Darfur State Mohamed Ahmed Jad al-Sid has described reports that the Sudanese army and security forces have violated the unilateral ceasefire as (...)

UN peacekeepers to protect South Sudanese VIPs

June 23, 2018 (JUBA) - IGAD Special Envoy for South Sudan said the parties to the peace revitalization process have agreed to task the United Nations peacekeepers with the protection of VIPs (...)

SPLM-IO condemns South Sudan’s rejection of Machar participation in transitional govt

June 22, 2018 (JUBA) - The SPLM-IO ''strongly" condemned statements by South Sudanese Government Spokesperson Michael Makuei Lueth rejecting the participation of its leader in the transitional (...)

Sudan accuses SLM-AW of launching “provocative” attacks in Jebel Marra

June 22, 2018 (KHARTOUM) - The Sudanese government has accused the rebel Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM-AW) led by Abdel-Wahid al-Nur of carrying out “provocative” attacks in Jebel Marra in order (...)

West Darfur hands over 600 residential plots to IDPs: minister

June 22, 2018 (KHARTOUM) - The government of West Darfur State has distributed 600 residential plots to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in El-Geniena locality. According to semi-official (...)

Sudan’s al-Bashir coordinates with Uganda’s Museveni for Kiir-Machar meeting

June 22, 2018 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan's President Omer al-Bashir has dispatched Foreign Minister al-Dirdiri Ahmed to Kampala to coordinate with President Yoweri Museveni over the upcoming talks (...)

Friday 22 June 2018
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ETHIOPIA: Tigray official welcomes Abiy’s decision to withdraw troops from Badme

June 21, 2018 (ADDIS ABABA) - An Ethiopian official from the border region of Tigray welcomed the decision of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to withdraw troops from Badme town in line with Algeria (...)

S. Sudan’s Kiir not ready to work with Machar: official

June 21, 2018 (JUBA) – South Sudan President, Salva Kiir is not ready to work with the country’s rebel leader, Riek Machar in the next Transitional Government of National Unity, an official said. (...)

UNAMID calls for humanitarian access to Darfur’s Jebel Marra

June 21, 2018 (EL FASHER) - The hybrid peacekeeping operation in Darfur, UNAMID, called for a cessation of hostilities in the eastern part of Jebel Marra mountainous area and unfettered (...)

UN condemns ethnic violence among S. Sudan refugees in Uganda

June 21, 2018 (KAMPALA) - The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) has condemned the ethnic violence in a South Sudan refugee settlement in northwestern Uganda that left four people dead and 19 (...)

South Sudan’s Kiir-Machar talks to continue in Khartoum

June 21, 2018 (ADDIS ABABA/KHARTOUM) - President Salva Kiir and his main opponent Riek Machar will meet next week in Khartoum to continue their discussions over peace in South Sudan, announced (...)

Ethiopia’s PM calls to endorse IGAD Bridging Proposal for peace in South Sudan

June 21, 2018 (ADDIS ABABA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Thursday has rejected the positions of South Sudanese rival leaders over peace implementations and backed the endorsement by the IGAD heads (...)

Machar calls for another model to manage S. Sudan peace process

June 21, 2018 (JUBA) – The SPLM-IO leader, Riek Machar has called for a comprehensive approach to achieve peace in South Sudan and rejected the current handling of the negotiations by the IGAD (...)

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S. Sudan rebels welcome Machar’s release from S. Africa

June 20, 2018 (ADDIS ABABA) – The diplomatic corps of South Sudan’s armed opposition faction (SPLM-IO) have lauded the Ethiopian government and the regional bloc (IGAD) for organizing face-to-face (...)

UN praises Indian peacekeepers in war-torn S. Sudan

June 20, 2018 (JUBA) – Indian peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) have been praised for helping restore peace and security in a remote town, ravaged by (...)

Eritrea to discuss with Ethiopia troops’ withdrawal from disputed area: Afwerki

June 20, 2018 (ADDIS ABABA) - Eritrean President, Isaias Afwerki, Wednesday said he would send a delegation to discuss with the Ethiopian government ways to implement Algeria peace agreement over (...)

SPLM-IO leader meets Ethiopia’s FM before his meeting with S. Sudan Kiir

June 20, 2018 (ADDIS ABABA) - Ethiopian Foreign Minister Workneh Gebeyehu Wednesday met with the SPLM-IO leader Riek Machar ahead of a meeting with his rival President Salva Kiir in Addis Ababa. (...)

South Sudanese delegation to visit Khartoum for oil discussions

June 20, 2018 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan's Ministry of Oil and Gas on Wednesday said a delegation from South Sudan would arrive in Khartoum at the end of this month to discuss ways to scale up oil (...)

Jebel Marra IDPs gather around Golo base: UNAMID

June 20, 2018 (KHARTOUM) - The hybrid peacekeeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID) on Wednesday said hundreds of displaced persons fleeing the fighting in Jebel Marra have gathered around the (...)

South Sudan’s Kiir, Machar meet in Addis Ababa

June 20, 23018 (ADDIS ABABA) - South Sudan President Salva Kiir and SPLM-IO leader Riek Machar Wednesday have finally met on Wednesday in a meeting attended by the Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy (...)

Wednesday 20 June 2018
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S. Sudan’s warring parties urged to end sexual violence

June 19, 2018 (JUBA) – All the warring parties involved in the conflict in South Sudan must immediately halt using sexual violence as a tactic of war, which is happening on an appalling scale in (...)

Three S. Sudanese refugees dead after World Cup brawl

June 19, 2018 (KAMPALA) – Ugandan Police have deployed at Rhino Camp settlement in the West Nile district of Arua after three South Sudanese refugees were killed in a football World Cup game (...)

EU announces €68 million in aid for Sudan and S. Sudan

June 19, 2018 (JUBA/KHARTOUM) - The European Commission announced on Tuesday a €68 million in humanitarian assistance for vulnerable communities in both Sudan and South Sudan. European flags are (...)

U.S.-led TROIKA condemns clashes in Darfur’s Jebel Marra, calls for sanctions

June 19, 2018 (KHARTOUM) - The Troika countries have denounced the ongoing fighting between the Sudanese army and the rebel Sudan Liberation Movement -Abdel Wahid in Jebel Marra area of Darfur (...)

South Sudan’s opposition alliance rejects IGAD Revised Bridging Proposal

June 19, 2018 (JUBA) - The South Sudan Opposition Alliance (SSOA) has rejected the IGAD Revised Bridging Proposal to end the four-and-half year conflict in the country, saying it avoided (...)

HRW calls to ensure human rights monitoring in Darfur

June 19, 2018 (KHARTOUM) - Ahead of major decisions to further downsize the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the UN Security Council to (...)

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Press advocacy group calls to end harassment on Sudanese journalists and media

June 18, 2018 (KHARTOUM) - An advocacy group for the promotion of press freedom worldwide Monday called on the Sudanese security service to halt censorship of news outlets, questioning (...)

Kiir-Machar face to face meeting to take place in Ethiopia

June 18, 2018 (JUBA) - After days of competition between the IGAD countries fuelled by Juba hesitation, the face-to-face meeting between Riek Machar and Salva Kiir will be held in Addis Ababa (...)

120 homes in South Kordofan destroyed or damaged by heavy rains

Children fetch clean water from ICRC water points in Muglad, Southern Kordofan State (ICRCJ. Guitter/file Photo) June 18, 2018 (KHARTOUM) - Heavy rain and strong winds on Sunday have caused (...)

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