By Deng Vanang June 17, 2013 – No one whether locally or internationally can still argue there is more hope to resolve Abyei stalemate peacefully. It has been everybody’s wish that dialogue could prevail over wrangling and peace over war. But all the well wishers, South Sudanese and Sudanese of good will are put to [...]
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Sudan: Security Council Extends UN Abyei Mission, Approve More Troops
Washington — United Nations Security Council (UNSC) extended on Wednesday the mandate of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) for six months, and increased its troops by more than 1,100 personnel. The increase of troops comes in line with a request made by Sudan and South Sudan following an agreement reached on 8 [...]
Fierce fighting between Sudan troops and rebels
KHARTOUM, Sudan — Sudanese government troops clashed with rebels in the conflict-wracked state of Southern Kordofan near the border with South Sudan, and each side claimed Monday it inflicted heavy losses on the other. The clashes erupted Sunday in the Dandor area, 500 kilometers (300 miles) west of Khartoum. Southern Kordofan state has been hit [...]
Fierce fighting between Sudan troops and rebels
By MOHAMED OSMANAssociated Press KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) – Sudanese government troops clashed with rebels in the conflict-wracked state of Southern Kordofan near the border with South Sudan, and each side claimed Monday it inflicted heavy losses on the other. The clashes erupted Sunday in the Dandor area, 500 kilometers (300 miles) west of Khartoum. Southern [...]
Fierce fighting between Sudan troops and rebels
KHARTOUM, Sudan — Sudanese government troops clashed with rebels in the conflict-wracked state of Southern Kordofan near the border with South Sudan, and each side claimed Monday it inflicted heavy losses on the other. The clashes erupted Sunday in the Dandor area, 500 kilometers (300 miles) west of Khartoum. Southern Kordofan state has been hit [...]
Sudan says NGOs delivering aid to South Kordofan via “neighboring country”
September 17, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese government has accused some international NGOs of being involved in an airlift operation delivering humanitarian assistance to rebel-controlled areas in the country’s southern region of South Kordofan through a “neighboring country”. FILE PHOTO – Sudanese refugees gather in a makeshift shelter after being displaced by conflict in Southern [...]
A Story of the Lives Affected When One Country Became Two
On 9 July 2011, when South Sudan became an independent country, Rose Michael, a South Sudanese woman who had lived most of her life in Khartoum, decided to stay in the city where she had a great job and owned a house. But in April 2012, Rose had to leave for Juba after her employer [...]
‘Burn this house’ – rare Sudan video
2012-06-11 22:50 (Cellphone journalist) Multimedia · User Galleries · News in Pictures Send us your pictures · Send us your stories Nairobi – A rare video shot by a soldier in a unit nicknamed the “match battalion” shows Sudanese troops burning a village in southern Sudan last year. The 5-minute cellphone [...]
Nuba – the Right to Life in the Face of Ethnic Cleansing
The world cannot afford to ignore ongoing ethnic cleansing in Sudan’s Nuba Mountains. Almost exactly one year ago, the latest bloody chapter in Nuba‘s tragic history was opened by Ahmed Haroun, who was appointed by Sudan‘s President Omar al-Bashir to govern Southern Kordofan after dubious elections there. Both men, along with the defence minister and [...]
UN Airlifts South Sudanese Citizens Stranded in Sudan
Operation to Airlift South Sudanese Citizens Stranded in Sudan Begins – UN Official New York, May 15 2012 – An operation to fly back to their country an estimated 12,000 citizens of South Sudan stranded at a riverside town in neighbouring Sudan has begun, a senior United Nations official said today, adding that the returnees [...]
S. Sudan Aims to Receive Anti-Aircraft Missiles
RIA Novosti 20:15 16/05/2012 KHARTOUM, May 16 (RIA Novosti) – The Chief of General Staff of South Sudan’s military, General James Hoth Mai, has pledged that within a few months the country will acquire anti-aircraft missiles to defend its territory from attacks by neighboring Sudan, the Sudanese Tribune daily reported. When the South Sudanese military [...]
