Al Jazeera English | Sudan tribes wrestle in greeting | 26 August 2007
The Baqqara Tribes of central Sudan mark the end of the cattle herding season with celebrations, including wrestling matches. Rawya Rageh reports for Al Jazeera on the tradition.
Tuesday 14 August 2012 By Tom Law
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Monday 15 October 2012 By Tesfa-Alem Tekle
October 14, 2012 (ADDIS ABABA) – Ethiopia beat rival Sudan two-nil on Sunday in the return leg of the African Cup of Nations qualification in Addis Ababa.
No goals were scored in the first half. The "Walya (...)
Sunday 2 September 2012 September 1, 2012 (JUBA) – Guor Marial, the South Sudanese marathon runner who participated at the London 2012 Olympic Games as an independent athelete, was on Friday honoured by the South Sudanese government. Guor Marial outside the (...)
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Sunday 5 June 2011 June 4, 2011 (JUBA) – Bentiu basketball team of Unity state will represent the soon-to-be independent Republic of South Sudan in the United States of America this year after emerging as the best team in South Sudan.
The Bentui team (...)
Friday 12 June 2009 June 11, 2009 (JUBA) – The basketball team from Bentiu in Unity State won the final match of a tournament on Wednesday evening, defeating the SPLA Bilpham Warriors 65 to 63 points. The final match of a basketball tournament in Juba, (...)
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National Issues Discussed with the Presidential Legal Advisor and Appeal to meet the President
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Ladies and gentlemen of the press, today the (...)
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