Juba — South Sudan on Saturday welcomed a United Nations decision, which allows UN personnel to access the contested oil-producing region of Abyei, using any travel means available. Nhial Deng Nhial, the country’s Foreign Affairs minister, said the move was in line with last year’s Status of Force Agreement (SOFA), signed by both Sudan and [...]
Juba — South Sudan on Monday lodged a strongly worded complaint to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) over the killing of Abyei tribal leader Kuol Deng Kuol, warning that until the perpetuators are identified and brought to justice, it is no longer “business as usual”. South Sudan‘s minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation, [...]
May 7, 2013 (JUBA) – South Sudan on Monday lodged a strongly worded complaint to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) over the killing of Abyei tribal leader Kuol Deng Kuol, warning that until the perpetuators are identified and brought to justice, it is no longer “business as usual”. FILE – South Sudan’s minister of [...]
Khartoum – One Ethiopian peacekeeper was killed and two others wounded when a United Nations convoy was caught up in a tribal clash in the Abyei border region claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan, the United Nations said on Sunday. A tribal leader was shot dead in the same incident, while in separate violence [...]
May 4, 2013 (JUBA) – South Sudan on Saturday welcomed a United Nations decision, which allows UN personnel to access the contested oil-producing region of Abyei, using any travel means available. UN peacekeepers patrol the streets of Abyei town following the attack by the northern Sudanese Armed Forces (UN) Nhial Deng Nhial, the country’s Foreign [...]
KHARTOUM, Sudan — At least 54 people were confirmed dead and another 40 injured in a gold mine collapse in Darfur’s Jebel Amir area, a Sudanese security official said Thursday. The accident happened when four adjacent mines collapsed, the high-ranking security official said on the condition of anonymity. Initial reports said at least 60 people [...]
Nairobi — Food security in South Sudan is deteriorating in the face of ongoing conflict, high food prices, and the large-scale return of refugee and internally displaced families. Lakes, Western Bahr El Ghazal and Unity states are the most affected, with at least 1.15 million people expected to face food insecurity as the rainy season [...]
Following is the text of a statement by the leader of the SPLM-North delegation to Addis Ababa released on 24 April as direct negotiations between the Sudanese government and the rebel group began in the Ethiopian capital: “Your Excellency, President Thabo Mbeki, Chair of the AUHIP, Your colleague, President Abdul Salami Abubaker, The Representative of [...]
(CNS photo/Paul Jeffrey) Bruna Maloal, a 63-year old Catholic catechist, stands at the gate to her home in Abyei, a town at the center of the contested Abyei region along the border between Sudan and South Sudan. • • • Printer Friendly March 27th, 2013By Paul Jeffrey ABYEI, Sudan – When Bruna Maloal was a [...]
Addis Ababa — Following is the text of a statement by the leader of the SPLM-North delegation to Addis Ababa released on 24 April as direct negotiations between the Sudanese government and the rebel group began in the Ethiopian capital: “Your Excellency, President Thabo Mbeki, Chair of the AUHIP, Your colleague, President Abdul Salami Abubaker, [...]
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