August 01

• Bashir Meets Foes

  Sudan Tribune

  The Sudanese president Omer Hassan al-Bashir met with two of his foes this week in separate occasions amid growing speculations about a new political initiative he is planning to... Read more »

• WFP - Juba-Bound Russian Helicopter Crashes in Ethiopia

  Sudan Tribune

  The UN World Food Program (WFP) office in Ethiopia on Thursday has dismissed a report by Associated Press alleging that a helicopter that crashed in Ethiopia on Wednesday belonged... Read more »

• The 8th Anniversary of Dr Garang - A Reflection On the SPLM [analysis]

  Sudan Tribune

  The 30th July 2013 marks eight years since the untimely and great loss of the former Chairman of the SPLM, Dr John Garang de Mabiour. During the 50th anniversary of the African... Read more »

• Great Lakes to Discuss Sudan's Complaint On Ugandan Support to Rebels

  Sudan Tribune

  Sudan's complaint against Uganda, over its alleged support to rebel groups, to the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) will be discussed by the regional... Read more »

• MSF Treats Wounded in Tissi After Renewed Clashes in Darfur [press release]

  MSF

  Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is responding to a fresh wave of violence that has broken out in some areas of Sudan's Darfur region along the border with Chad. Read more »

• Khartoum and Juba Agree to Stop Immediately Support to Rebel Groups

  Sudan Tribune

  Sudan and South Sudan security committee agreed to stop all forms of support to rebel groups and established a joint team to investigate claims and complaints from both sides. Read more »

• Sirba Camp Schools in West Darfur 'Neglected' - Sheikh

  Radio Dabanga

  A shortage of teachers and books, as well as high tuition fees, head a list of complaints to the Ministry of Education of West Darfur by the displaced of the Sirba camps. Read more »

• 'Food Prices Remain High in Sudan' - FAO

  Radio Dabanga

  In its latest July 2013 Crops Prospects and Food Situation report, the Rome-based UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) reports that the prices of domestic cereals (mainly... Read more »

• Young Darfur Herder Dead in 'Almost Daily Air Raids On East Jebel Marra'

  Radio Dabanga

  The Sudanese Air Force is allegedly carrying out "almost daily" air raids on the East Jebel Marra locality in South Darfur. On Thursday, 12-year-old herder Musa Suleiman died, and... Read more »

• 'Decade of Darfur Violence Affects More Than 250 Aid Workers' - AWSD

  Radio Dabanga

  The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has highlighted records of more than 250 aid workers who have been "affected by violence" in Darfur in the last... Read more »

• Leaders Call On Darfur Tribes to 'Honour Treaty' As Clashes Subside

  Radio Dabanga

  Tribal and government leaders have called upon the Misseriya and Salamat tribes in Central Darfur "to honour the treaty signed between them", while the state's Presidential... Read more »

• Sudans Agree to Stop Support to Rebels

  ERTA

  The Joint Security Committee of Sudan and South Sudan held its second meeting in Juba on Tuesday and Wednesday this week. Read more »

• Tribal Fighting Hampering Aid Operations in Central Darfur

  Radio Dabanga

  The fighting between the Misseriya and Salamat tribes that raged for more than a week at the heart of Central Darfur continues to affect humanitarian operations in the state. The... Read more »

• Sudan and South Sudan Agree to Stop Support to Each Other's Rebel Groups

  Ethiopia Government

  The Joint Security Committee of Sudan and South Sudan held its second meeting in Juba on Tuesday and Wednesday this week (July 30-31). A joint communiqué issued this morning... Read more »

• JEM Attacked Sudanese Army Not UN Mission in South Kordofan - Rebels

  Sudan Tribune

  The Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) dismissed accusations by the Sudanese government that they targeted a convoy of United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) in... Read more »

• Kiir Reinstates Officials Suspended Over Corruption Allegations

  Sudan Tribune

  South Sudan president, Salva Kiir has reinstated two senior administrators working in his office, nearly four months after their suspension over corruption allegations. Read more »

• Sudanese Leader to Attend Inauguration of Iran's President-Elect

  Sudan Tribune

  The Sudanese President Omer Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir will fly to Tehran this week to participate in the swearing-in ceremony of president-elect Hassan Rohani, Iran state media... Read more »

• Response to South Sudan Law Students' Press Release Request for a Bar Course Institute in South Sudan [press release]

  SSNA

  Our Law students studying in Uganda issued a press release seeking government and South Sudan Law Society to intervene and provide them an alternative for the mandatory Bar Course... Read more »

• Ethiopia Vows Continued Support to Sudan, S. Sudan

  ERTA

  Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn said Ethiopia would strengthen support to Sudan and South Sudan with a view to help them end crisis permanently. Read more »

July 31

• No Talks With SPLM-N Before to End Its Relations With Juba, Sudanese Negotiator

  Sudan Tribune

  The head of the Sudanese negotiating team with the rebel SPLM-North said talks for peace in the Tow Areas will not resume as far as the disengagement with the South Sudan is not... Read more »

• South Sudan Welcomes Appointment of Jonglei Governor As New Defense Minister

  Sudan Tribune

  South Sudanese from different walks of life took to the streets on Wednesday evening to celebrate the appointment of Jonglei governor Kuol Manyang Juuk; a former rebel commander. Read more »

• Main Hospital in Unity State Runs Out of Medicine

  Sudan Tribune

  Bentiu state hospital has run out of medicine as the main road that connects it to the capital Juba and other states has become inaccessible due to heavy rains. A state health... Read more »

• Darfur Displaced Accuse Govt, HAC of 'Targeting Camps for Neglect'

  Radio Dabanga

  The Association of Displaced Persons and Refugees of Darfur has accused the government and its Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC) of "exerting pressure on organisations not to... Read more »

• Tedros Meets EU Special Representative for Sudans

  ERTA

  Foreign Minister, Dr. Tedros Adhanom held talks on Wednesday 31July, 2013 with the European Union's Special Representative for Sudan, Mrs. Rosalind Marsden. Read more »

• Trucks Hijacked, Village Pillaged By Gunmen in Darfur

  Radio Dabanga

  Two commercial vehicles en route from El Fasher, capital of North Darfur, to Nyala in South Darfur, were hijacked and robbed, allegedly by pro-government militiamen on Monday... Read more »