• Uganda would intervene in Juba-Khartoum war

  Saturday 21 April 2012
  April 20, 2012 (JUBA) - South Sudan welcomed the announcement made by the chief of Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), Aronda Nyakairima, on Friday that his military will intervene if the fighting between Juba and Khartoum escalates (...)

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• South Sudan puts its army on maximum alert in oil row escalation

  Thursday 26 January 2012
  By Ngor Arol Garang January 25, 2012 (JUBA) - South Sudan on Wednesday said it has put its troops on maximum alert, amid growing tensions with Khartoum over the ongoing oil wealth sharing dispute and reports of air bombing by Sudan (...)

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• African Union under fire for poor response to Somalia famine

  Friday 26 August 2011
  By Tesfa-Alem Tekle August 25,2011 (ADDIS ABABA) - African leaders were mostly absent from a summit held in Ethiopia that convened for the purpose of raising funds to tackle the famine and drought driven humanitarian crisis in Somalia (...)

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• South Sudan welcomes IGAD capacity building initiative

  Friday 30 March 2012
  March 29, 2012 (JUBA) - As newly independent South Sudan embarks on post-war recovery efforts, East African regional body IGAD has launched an initiative aimed at strengthening capacity building in the country’s public service. Under (...)

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• S. Sudan hopes Lazarus and IGAD can resurrect north-south talks

  Friday 15 February 2013
  February 14, 2013 (JUBA) - South Sudan has expressed hope that retired Kenyan general Lazarus Sambeiyo can help break the deadlock over post-secession issues between Sudan and South Sudan, as part of the East African regional body (...)

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• Kenya calls for IGAD summit on Sudan, Bashir’s attendance unconfirmed

  Saturday 16 October 2010
  By Muhammad Osman October 15, 2010 (ADDIS ABABA) – Kenya has called for a summit of the Intergovernmental Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) on Sudan in Nairobi at the end of this month, the country’s foreign minister Moses (...)

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• Thousands celebrate one year of independence in Unity State

  Tuesday 10 July 2012
  July 9, 2012 (BENTIU) - Mass crowds took to the streets of Unity State’s capital Bentiu on Monday for the celebrations of first anniversary of South Sudan’s independence. A mass of people attending the first anniversary of South Sudan’s (...)

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• Ethiopia denounces suicide attack by Islamic insurgents in Somalia

  Thursday 26 August 2010
  By Tesfa-Alem Tekle August 25, 2010 (ADDIS ABABA) — Ethiopia, the current chairman of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), today condemned the suicide attack carried out on Tuesday by two Islamic militants at the (...)

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• Foreign observers attest to “fairness, credibility” of south Sudan referendum

  Tuesday 18 January 2011
  January 17, 2011 (KHARTOUM) – Foreign observers who assessed south Sudan referendum on independence on Monday ruled that the vote had been largely successful, peaceful and credible. European Chief Observer for the South Sudan Referendum (...)

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• Eritrea slams Ethiopia, IGAD over fresh sanction calls

  Sunday 10 July 2011
  July 9, 2011 (ADDIS ABABA) - Eritrea has dismissed calls by East African countries for more sanctions against the Red Sea nation over allegations that it is playing a destabilising role in the region. Earlier this week, leaders of the (...)

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