July 28, 2011

• South Sudan: Local Leaders Must Now Narrow National Priorities [opinion]

  We have been liberated, thanks to four millions lives lost. The land is finally free, and the challenge now is whether the new nation has carefully identified its national... Read more »

• Sudan: Iran's Revolutionary Guards Arrive to Fight Alongside Local Army in Border State, SPLM Says

  Members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRG) and Somali militants have arrived in eastern Sudan in order to participate besides the government's army in the ongoing armed conflict... Read more »

• Sudan: N. Bahr El Ghazal Decries Increasing Food Prices

  The government and people of Northern Bahr el Ghazal on Thursday decried increasing food prices and sent out an appeal for action to alleviate the crisis. Read more »

• South Sudan: Nation Establishes Full Diplomatic Relations With Israel

  The newly born Republic of South Sudan has officially established full diplomatic ties with the state of Israel three weeks after it became independent, revealed the caretaker... Read more »

July 27, 2011

• Sudan: Gai's Family Accuses SPLA of Being Behind His Death in Unity State

  The family of the late rebel leader Gatluak Gai has accused the Republic of South Sudan and its army of involvement in his death, rejecting accounts from Gai's deputy that his boss... Read more »

• Sudan: Upper Nile Has No Roads, Building Set for November

  Citizens of Upper Nile state will see massive road construction begin by November, Kun Monylang Diing, the state minister of physical infrastructure said in an interview with Sudan... Read more »

• Sudan: End South Kordofan Conflict, Rights Groups Tell International Community

  Alarmed by fighting in Sudan's state of South Kordofan, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) has appealed to the international community to take all necessary steps... Read more »

• Sudan: Closure of Doha Process Means Return to War in Darfur - JEM

  Darfur rebel group the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) said the closure of peace talks in Doha for a negotiated and peaceful settlement to the eight year conflict in Darfur... Read more »

• Sudan: Nation Admits to Moving Corpses Via Trucks in South Kordofan

  The Sudanese government on Wednesday acknowledged that authorities in South Kordofan collected dead bodies on trucks for burial during the course of fighting in the oil-rich state. Read more »

• Equatorial Guinea: Western Equatoria Governor Calls for Strengthening of Youth and Sports Activities [analysis]

  The governor of Western Equatoria State Bangasi Joseph Bakosoro has called for the strengthening of youth and sports activities in the state. Read more »

• Sudan: Nation Slams U.S. Envoy's Remarks On South Kordofan

  Sudan's government has described as baseless allegations of abuses by Susan Rice, the US envoy at the UN Security Council, against the country's army in South Kordofan State. Read more »

• South Sudan: Nation's Upper Nile Governor Challenges Youth to Combat Poverty

  Simon Kun Puoc, governor of South Sudan's Upper Nile State on Wednesday challenged youths to help government efforts in combating poverty and cultivating a culture of peace and... Read more »

• South Sudan: Local Protests Imposition of U.S.$22.8 Per Barrel By the North

  The Republic of South Sudan on Wednesday protested against demands by North Sudan to impose a transit fee of $22.80 per barrel of oil describing it as nothing but a "clear... Read more »

• South Sudan: UN to Finish Deploying New Force in Nation By December

  The United Nations is planning on deploying a new peacekeeping force in the Republic of South Sudan by December with a stronger mandate, according to the newly appointed UN special... Read more »

• South Sudan: All Smiles As Nation Unveils Its First Female Pilot

  She is shy and occasionally breaks down when asked to narrate her ordeal. And yet Aluel James Bol has just become the first female pilot in the history of the newly created... Read more »

July 26, 2011

• South Sudan: Nation Limits Currency Conversion Period to 45 Days

  The Central Bank of South Sudan (CBSS) on Tuesday announced a new policy limiting conversion from Sudanese Pounds to new South Sudan Pounds after independence to one and a half... Read more »

• Sudan: Kiir Dissolves National Intelligence, Special Branch And Public Security Organs

  The president of the Republic of South Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit, has issued a presidential order dissolving the organs of national security and intelligence, special branch and... Read more »

July 25, 2011

• Sudan: South Accuses North of Launching Economic War

  The newly established government of the Republic of South Sudan (RoSS) on Monday accused the neighboring state in the north of launching an economic war by adopting "hostile and... Read more »

• South Sudan: Local Rights Group Calls Upon UN to Protect Civilians [document]

  The South Sudan Nuer International Advocacy for Human Rights (SSNIAHR) calls upon the United Mission in Sudan (UNMISS) to observe its mandate to protect the civil population from... Read more »

July 21, 2011

• South Sudan: Jonglei Receives New Currency

  The long awaited South Sudan Pound has finally arrived in Jonglei with a ceremony on Thursday. Read more »

• Sudan: Army Claims Capturing JEM Military Commander in South Kordofan

  Sudan army on Thursday said it captured the top military leader of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) during clashes in the war-battered state of South Kordofan, dousing its... Read more »

July 20, 2011

• Sudan: Nepalese Police Chief Jailed in UN Darfur Corruption Scandal

  The Nepalese policeman at the centre of a corruption scandal involving armoured personnel carriers destined for Darfur was jailed on Wednesday. Read more »

July 19, 2011

• South Sudan: South Sudan's New Currency Launched Amidst Concerns Over Omission of Date

  The new currency for the newly born nation of the Republic of South Sudan was officially launched on Monday by President Salva Kiir Mayardit, amidst citizens concerns that the date... Read more »

July 18, 2011

• South Sudan: South Sudan's SPLM SG Resigns From His Ministerial Position

  The Secretary General of the ruling party in South Sudan, the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM), Pagan Amum, is said to have submitted his resignation from his ministerial... Read more »

July 17, 2011

• Sudan: Independence is Long Overdue [opinion]

  The evolution of South Sudan as an entity that constitutes a nation state, just like any of the African countries, has its roots in colonization of Africa during European Scramble... Read more »