May 14

• South Sudan Army - 'Khartoum Behind Killing of Ngok Dinka Chief in Abyei'

  Radio Dabanga

  Spokesman for the South Sudanese army has accused Khartoum of complicity in the assassination of Kuol Deng Kuol, paramount chief of the Ngok Dinka, by Misseriya gunmen in the... Read more »

• Girls Forced to Marry Face Physical Health Problems - Report [press release]

  HRW

  Akech loved to study and dreamed of becoming a nurse. But when she was 14, the uncle who was raising her told her she was too old for school and forced her to marry a man she... Read more »

May 13

• South Sudan Denies Offering Support to Rebels

  Radio Dabanga

  Colonel Philip Aguer, official spokesman of the South Sudanese army, denied allegations that his country is providing any kind of support to rebel movements fighting the Sudanese... Read more »

• Sshursa Condemns Detention of Journalists, Urges the Deputy Minister of Interior to Stop Intimidating the Media and Resign

  SSNA

  PRESS RELEASE: SSHURSA Condemns Detention of journalists, Urges the Deputy Minister of Interior to stop intimidating the media and resign, calls for fair investigations of... Read more »

• South Sudan Establishes Commission for Refugee Affairs

  Sudan Tribune

  The Republic of South Sudan has established a Commission for Refugee Affairs (CRA) as hundreds of thousands of refugees have entered the new republic from the neighbouring... Read more »

• Sudanese Teen Takes Mother's Advice to Embrace Education Rather Than Fear It [press release]

  UNHCR

  Takwa Baderdin is a shy 16-year-old girl who avoids making eye contact with people she does not know, but at the mention of her recent academic success her downcast eyes light up... Read more »

• Abyei - Misplaced Civility At the Heart of an Intractable Conflict [opinion]

  SSNA

  Until death do us part, seem to be the rapturous echoes ripping through the throbbing heart of bewildered Ngok Dinka citizens in Abyei. The disputed territory is aging as it is... Read more »

• Delaying Federalism Is to Invite Regionalism in RSS

  SSNA

  As the SPLM politics in South Sudan starts to get terribly tribal, the three states of Greater Equatoria have since then held three conferences. Undeniably these high level... Read more »

May 12

• Renewed Tension Brewing Between Khartoum and Juba

  Sudan Tribune

  The Sudanese government on Saturday accused South Sudan of providing support to rebels from the Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF) who have recently stepped up their attacks in... Read more »

May 11

• Sudanese Activist Held Incommunicado At Risk of Torture [press release]

  AI London

  The detention of a female lawyer in Sudan, whose whereabouts are still unknown, is the latest in the authorities' brutal campaign against human rights activists in the context of... Read more »

May 10

• Facing Meningitis Outbreak, UN and South Sudan Announce Vaccination Campaign in Upper Nile

  UN News

  The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) and South Sudan today announced they will carry out a vaccination campaign to address a meningitis outbreak in the Upper Nile... Read more »

• South Sudan Begins Talks With Ex-Rebel Leaders

  Sudan Tribune

  South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit has sent a delegation to Nairobi to meet and hold preliminary discussions with rebel leaders who accepted his amnesty in April and laid... Read more »

• South Sudan's Equatoria Region Calls for Peaceful Leadership Contest

  Sudan Tribune

  Intellectuals and senior political leaders from the greater Equatoria region have called on contestants for the top seat in the ruling party, SPLM, to refrain from violent politics... Read more »

• Tribes Are Our Diversity - Greedy Politicians Are Our Common Adversity

  SSNA

  If the ancient proverb still holds true, at least in the 21st century, then it ought to be that 'A fight between grasshoppers is a joy to the crow'. Read more »

• Mr Nafie Goes to Washington [opinion]

  Pambazuka

  For Sudan which listed as a sponsor of terrorism and whose president is a suspected war criminal, the invitation to Washington of Al Bashir's aide is an extraordinary reward to a... Read more »

• Shining Light On Bashir's Crimes in an Unconventional Way [opinion]

  Pambazuka

  Engaging in a creative protest to shine a light on the actions of the government of Chad, members of the Darfuri diaspora and activists with the BashirWatch project gathered at the... Read more »

• The Other Side of Presidential Decrees [opinion]

  SSNA

  For those whose sun ascend and set within the perimeter of S. Sudan, the fuss brought forth, often, by the presidential decrees is something one must come to terms with. If you are... Read more »

• Why SPLA Cannot Defeat South Sudan Rebels [opinion]

  Sudan Tribune

  It is a common phenomenon in South Sudan that those who are disgruntled with the government in one way or another tend to find refuge in form of rebellion. The aim for such... Read more »

• SPLM Party Is a Wrong Platform to Stage a Brutal Dictatorial Leadership [opinion]

  SSNA

  Human's perfectibility before the law and above all else is what defines truthfulness and moral absolute. Herein, I feel obliged to write to what I think prescribes to this... Read more »

• Thumps Up for Officials Who Speak Against Corruption in Rss!

  SSNA

  Let's start by answering the basic question of whether the SPLM led government in Juba - South Sudan is in any way capable of transforming this nascent country into the continent's... Read more »

• I Am Dinka and Ngok Is Me!

  SSNA

  The change that Abyei needs is inside, Read more »

May 9

• Determined Young Refugee Puts Her Education Ahead of Marriage

  UNHCR

  Just over a year ago, Aida Budjut's determination to continue with her education ran into stiff opposition from her grandmother, who believed that the 16-year-old should get... Read more »

• Jonathan Decries High Number of Nigerians in South Africa Jails

  Daily Trust

  President Goodluck Jonathan has described the large number of Nigerians serving jail terms in South Africa as a bad image for Nigeria. Read more »

• African Press Review 8 May 2013

  RFI

  In Nigeria, 55 died in an attack by the Islamist group Boko Haram. Also, a Zimbabwean journalist is arested, and Sudan's president expresses hope for a future reunion with South... Read more »

• Two Ugandans Shot in South Sudan

  New Vision

  Two Ugandan truck drivers, Vincent Muwonge and Joseph Kakooza, are in critical condition at Juba Complex Hospital in South Sudan after being an attacked by unknown gunmen. Read more »