November 22

• Sudan: Sudan Scraps Plan to Increase Sugar Prices

  The Sudanese finance ministry Undersecretary Abdel-Rahman Dirar today denied that he has issued a decision imposing new taxes and fees on sugar and accused merchants of... Read more »

• Sudan: Plot to "Destabilise Security" Foiled

  Sudan's National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) announced this morning that they have foiled a plot to "destabilize security" led by unidentified opposition figures. Read more »

November 21

• South Sudan: U.S. Says Disappointed By Delays in Oil Production

  The United States government on Monday expressed concern over delays in resumption of South Sudan's oil production, saying the move deprives the two Sudan's of the revenue required... Read more »

• Sudan: Sudan Warplanes Bomb South Sudan, Kill Five Civilians - SPLA

  Warplanes allegedly belonging to Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) on Tuesday carried out aerial bombardments, killing at least five civilians in South Sudan's Northern Bahr el Ghazal... Read more »

• Sudan: Lakes State Government Appointment Not to Be Forced Through

  The Lakes state Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) chairperson, Daniel Awet Akot, has ended the political deadlock caused by the appointment of Mabor Ater Dhuol as Lakes... Read more »

• Sudan: Khartoum Urges South Sudan's Kiir to Implement Security Deal As He Accuses It of Scapegoating

  The ruling National Congress Party (NCP) in Sudan has demanded that South South's President Salva Kiir Mayardit demonstrates enough seriousness in implementing a security deal... Read more »

• South Sudan: South Sudan Parliament Discusses Child Rights

  South Sudan parliamentarians' commemorated the 23rd Convention of the Rights of Children (CRC) by holding a debate and art show on the subject on Tuesday. Read more »

• Sudan: Sudanese Rebels Say Islamic Movement Event Threatens National Security

  The rebel Sudan People's Liberation Movement North (SPLM-N) has leveled scathing criticism against the Islamic Movement (IM) conference, saying it further embroiled the Sudanese... Read more »

• Sudan: The Sudanese Islamic Movement - a Parastatal Tareeqa [opinion]

  When recounting the deeds of the Sudanese Islamic Movement (SIM) before the final session of its 8th General Conference in Khartoum's Chinese-built Friendship Hall last Saturday... Read more »

November 20

• Sudan: New IM Chief Talks of Rapprochement Between Sudan's Islamists

  The newly elected Secretary-General of the state-linked Islamic Movement (IM) in Sudan, Al-Zubair Ahmad al-Hassan, has raised the possibility of rapprochement between the ruling... Read more »

• Sudan: Government Warns Against Exodus of Skilled Work Force

  Sudanese authorities have sounded the alarm bell over huge increases in the numbers of employment cadres who migrate outside the country, saying the trend is severely hurting the... Read more »

• Sudan: Sudan Government Allows Sugar Prices to Go Up Further As Labor Union Warns On Cutting Subsidies

  The Sudanese finance ministry on Monday quietly issued a decision hiking the price of sugar as part of its ongoing effort to cut subsidies on basic commodities to stop the bleeding... Read more »

• Sudan: Russian Envoy in Sudan Amid Reports About Initiative Over Abyei Issue

  Russian envoy for Africa Mikhail Margelov met Monday in Khartoum with the first vice-president Ali Osman Taha amid reports that he brings new proposals to settle Abyei issue. Read more »

• Sudan: Sudan Central Bank Says It Received New Forex Infusion

  The Central Bank of Sudan (CBoS) announced on Monday that it received "large deposits" in its foreign accounts that would bolster its foreign exchange reserves to meet food imports... Read more »

• Ethiopia: Refugee Camp Becomes World's Second Largest

  The number of Somalia refugees sheltered at Ethiopia's Dollo Ado refugee camp has hit a record high of 170,000 making it the world's second largest refugee complex, according to... Read more »

• South Sudan: French Gov't and FAO to Reduce Reliance On Imported Seeds

  The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), in collaboration with the French government and South Sudan's Agriculture Ministry last week launched a seed project,... Read more »

• South Sudan: Jonglei Governor Threatens to Outlaw Male Idleness

  The Governor of Jonglei State, Kuol Manyang, threatened Monday to legislate against idleness in his state, after being told by women's groups that many men are not doing their fair... Read more »

• South Sudan: Unity State Assembly Opens After Five Month Recess

  The parliament of South Sudan's Unity State reopened on Monday for its fourth secession of the year following a five month closure which began in June. Read more »

• Sudan: Umma Party Leader Relieves His Deputy Over Relations With Sudanese Rebel Alliance

  Umma National Party (UNP) leader Sadiq Al-Mahdi relieved his deputy Nasser Eddin Al-Mahdi from his position saying the latter preferred to join the rebels rather than to remain in... Read more »

• Sudan: Sudanese Pound Falls Sharply On News of Oil Delay

  The Sudanese pound has registered a sharp decline in value against hard currency following news that the resumption of exporting South Sudan's oil via Sudan might be delayed due to... Read more »

November 19

• Sudan: Sudan Warns Juba Against Ruining Addis Ababa Deal

  The speaker of the Sudanese parliament, Ahmad Ibrahim Al-Tahir, has warned South Sudan against causing the collapse of the cooperation deals it signed with his country two months... Read more »

• Sudan: JEM Splinters Hold General Conference Ahead of Peace Talks With Khartoum

  A splinter group will start its general conference today to elect a new leadership and adopt positions they intend to defend in peace negotiations they will engage with Khartoum. Read more »

• Sudan: Bashir's Juba Visit Undermines Justice Principles - South Sudanese Group

  As South Sudan prepares to host the much-hyped presidential summit, a local think tank insists the Sudanese President's visit to Juba largely ignores the principles of Justice, as... Read more »

• Sudan: Sudanese Army Deny Rocket Attack On North Darfur Capital

  Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) spokesperson Sunday dismissed statements by a rebel group about a rocket attack on the capital of North Darfur state on Friday evening. Read more »

• Sudan: Warrap - Unknown People Kill Policeman, Raid 400 Cattle

  Unknown people on Friday shot dead a senior community police officer in South Sudan's Warrap state, wounded five others and raided 400 heads of cattle, an official told Sudan... Read more »