South Sudan president pushes for SPLM re-unification

July 22, 2017 (JUBA) - South Sudan president Salva Kiir ended his two-day visit to Uganda during which he held talks with politicians led by Rebecca Nyandeng, widow of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) founder, late John Garang de (...)

Sudan accuses SPLAM-N of seeking to renege on previous agreements

July 22, 2017 (KHARTOUM) - Spokesperson of the Sudanese government negotiating delegation Hussein Hamdi has accused the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/North (SPLM-N) of seeking to wriggle out of previous understandings reached between the two (...)

10 killed in fresh tribal clashes in East Darfur

July 22, 2017 (ED-DAEIN) - Ten people were killed and fourteen others injured Friday in renewed clashed between Ma’alia and Rizeigat tribes in East Darfur state. Sudanese tribal leaders attend the Darfur talks at the venue of the Darfur peace (...)

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UN official urges to authorise new UNAMID base in Darfur’s Jebel Marra

July 22, 2017 (ZALINGEI) - The head of U.N. peacekeeping operations John Pierre Lacroix on Saturday paid a visit to Central Darfur State where he inspected the security situation and called to (...)

S. Sudan rebels accuse Uganda of carrying out airstrikes in Upper Nile

July 22, 2017 (KAMPALA) – South Sudan’s armed opposition faction loyal to ex-First Vice President, Riek Machar claimed Ugandan warplanes carried out airstrikes on their base in Upper Nile state on (...)

Five IDPs killed by pastoralist gunmen in South Darfur

July 22, 2017 (NYALA) - Five Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) were killed and six others seriously injured on Saturday at Hegair Tono area, Baleel locality, some 25 kilometres south east of (...)

Ethiopia, Djibouti agree to enhance security cooperation

By Tesfa-Alem Tekle July 21, 2017 (ADDIS ABABA) - Ethiopia and Djibouti on Friday vow to further bolster cooperation security and defence areas between the two countries. The state-owned (...)

Sudan accuses SPLAM-N of seeking to renege on previous agreements

10 killed in fresh tribal clashes in East Darfur

South Sudan president pushes for SPLM re-unification

July 22, 2017 (JUBA) - South Sudan president Salva Kiir ended his two-day visit to Uganda during which he held talks with politicians led by Rebecca Nyandeng, widow of the Sudan People’s (...)

Saturday 22 July 2017
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South Sudan to launch cholera vaccination campaign next Friday

July 21, 2017 (JUBA) — The UN World Health Organisation and the South Sudanese ministry of health will launch a cholera vaccination campaign next Friday, after a rise in cholera cases. According (...)

Enough calls to investigate attacks on civilians in SPLM-N areas

July 21, 2017 (KHARTOUM) - The U.S. based advocacy group Enough Project has called on the SPLM-N divided factions to probe attacks on civilians in the rebel held areas in the Blue Nile State and (...)

Wau governor announces measure to reduce violence along border

July 21, 2017 [WAU] - The Governor of Wau State Andrea Mayar Acho said his government has taken drastic measures to deal with the growing violence and insecurity across the border areas with the (...)

A policeman shot dead by unknown gunmen in Yambio

July 21, 2017 (YAMBIO) – A Policeman in the South Sudanese newly created Gbudue State guarding one of the petrol stations in Yambio was shot dead by unknown armed men who took away his gun on (...)

Darfur tribal leader hostile to merge Border Guards militia with Sudan’s RSF

July 21, 2017 (KHARTOUM) - The spokesperson of a Darfur tribal leader Friday has voiced his opposition to a reform aiming to restructure the different government militias groups considering it as (...)

South Sudan rebel leader declines national dialogue consultations

July 21, 2017 (JUBA)-The leader of the National Salvation Front (NAS) has turned down a request to carry out consultation with the members of national dialogue committee secretariat launched by (...)

Friday 21 July 2017
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U.S. has pledged to lift economic sanctions on Sudan next October: Ghandour

Sudan's Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour Thursday said his government received American pledges to repeal permanently the economic embargo on Sudan next October if the two countries continue the (...)

Civilians flees as S. Sudan rival forces clash in Unity state

July 20, 2017 (BENTIU) – Hundreds of civilians fled Bentiu town, following renewed clashes on Thursday between South Sudan’s rival forces at Panakuach, north of Unity state. The map of Unity state (...)

Sudanese judge refuses bail for human rights defender

July 20, 2017 (KHARTOUM) - A Sudanese court refused bail on Thursday for the prominent human rights defender Mudawi Ibrahim who is accused of espionage and intelligence activities. Chairman of (...)

Sudan accuses former Darfur rebels of fomenting new rebellion

July 20, 2017 (NYALA) - The military intelligence in South Darfur state this week have arrested 10 commanders of a former rebel group accused of inciting their combatants to rebel against the (...)

S. Sudan endorses deployment of regional protection force

July 20, 2017 (JUBA) – The South Sudanese government on Thursday said it had completed the verification needed before the regional protection forces are deployed into the war-torn nation. S. Sudan (...)

Troika and EU condemn South Sudan army attacks on rebel stronghold

July 20, 2017 (JUBA) - Members of the Troika and the European Union have condemned the continuing violence in South Sudan, especially the current offensive by government forces against the (...)

South Sudan president in Uganda for talks on regional issues: officials

July 20, 2017 (JUBA) - South Sudan President Salva Kiir Thursday travelled to the neighbouring Uganda for talks on bilateral relations and regional issue with his counterpart Yoweri Museveni, (...)

EU commend Ethiopia’s initiative to make political reforms

By Tesfa-Alem Tekle July 20, 2017 (ADDIS ABABA) - The European Union (EU) on Thursday commended the ruling party, Ethiopia peoples Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) for opening space for (...)

U.S. welcomes Sudan’s decision to resume talks on sanctions relief

July 20, 2017 (WASHINGTON) - U.S. State Department Thursday has welcomed Khartoum decision to continue its participation in a joint committee over the permanent revocation of economic sanctions. (...)

Thursday 20 July 2017
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Sudanese security blocks Darfur students outside Khartoum

July 19, 2017 (KHARTOUM) - Sudanese security agents Wednesday have blocked hundreds of Darfurians students studying in the White Nile State outside the Sudanese capital where they intended to (...)

End conflict in Yei, South Sudan political leaders urged

July 18, 2017 (YEI) - Children suffering from the ongoing violence and poverty in war-torn South Sudan have urged the country’s political leaders to restore peace and stability in South Sudan’s (...)

UN says considering setting up new base in South Sudan

July 19, 2017 (JUBA) - The United Nations says it plans to open a new base in the conflict-hit Yei region of South Sudan if the warring parties allow its peacekeepers unfettered access to (...)

U.S. says Sudan is "cooperative partner" on counterterrorism

July 19, 2017 (WASHINGTON) - U.S. State Department Wednesday once again praised Sudan for its counterterrorism cooperation with the American agencies and described the east African country as a (...)

S. Sudan’s fallen war veteran deserves state burial: Machar

July 19, 2017 (JUBA) - South Sudan's rebel leader, Riek Machar said the late Kawac Makuei Mayar, who died last Saturday, deserves a state burial for roles he played in the struggle for (...)

Advocacy group calls to release South Sudan TV director

July 19, 2017 (JUBA) - Reporters Without Borders also known as Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) Wednesday has called for the release of the director of South Sudan’s state-owned national TV (...)

Saudi Arabia vows to continue efforts to lift U.S. sanctions on Sudan

July 19, 2017 (RIYADH) - Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir Tuesday said his country would continue its efforts to improve Sudan’s relations with the United States and to lift the (...)

Sudan’s defence minister, UN peacekeeping head discuss UNAMID reduction

July 19, 2017 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan’s Defence Minister Awad Ibn Ouf Wednesday discussed with the head of UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Jean-Pierre Lacroix the implementation of the (...)

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