S. Sudan’s Kiir warns of full-scale war against rebels

January 27, 2015 (JUBA) – South Sudan will soon ignore threats for sanctions and embark on full-scale war against rebels if they continue violating the agreed ceasefire, president Salva Kiir warned. South Sudanese preasident Salva Kiir (AFP) (...)

14 presidential candidates to run against Bashir in Sudan’s 2015 elections

January 27, 2015 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan’s National Elections Commission (NEC) announced on Tuesday that 15 candidates will run for presidency in the elections scheduled in April, including incumbent Omer Hassan al-Bashir. Sudanese political party (...)

DUP chapters across Sudan to boycott elections: spokesperson

January 27, 2015 (KHARTOUM) – The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) led by Mohamed Osman al-Mirghani announced that party chapters in all states have decided to boycott elections scheduled in April. Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Mohamed (...)

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S. Sudan’s Kiir warns of full-scale war against rebels

January 27, 2015 (JUBA) – South Sudan will soon ignore threats for sanctions and embark on full-scale war against rebels if they continue violating the agreed ceasefire, president Salva Kiir (...)

South Sudan releases 280 child soldiers: UN

January 27, 2015 (JUBA) – 280 child soldiers from South Sudan Democratic Army (SSDA) Cobra Faction, a former rebel group based in Jonglei state, have been set free, the United Nations said (...)

EU concerned over recent developments in Sudan’s dialogue

January 27, 2015 (KHARTOUM) – The head of the European Union (EU) mission in Sudan, Tomas Ulicny, said they are disturbed by the recent political developments related to the national dialogue (...)

South Sudan’s Machar meets with Kenyan president

By Tesfa-Alem Tekle January 27, 2015 (ADDIS ABABA) – South Sudanese rebel leader and former vice-president Riek Machar has held a meeting with Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta, a rebel official (...)

14 presidential candidates to run against Bashir in Sudan’s 2015 elections

Bashir vows to offer security guarantees for rebels participating in national dialogue

January 27, 2015 (KHARTOUM) - The African Union chief mediator, Thabo Mbeki, said the Sudanese president, Omer Hassan al-Bashir, expressed readiness to provide the necessary guarantees for the (...)

DUP chapters across Sudan to boycott elections: spokesperson

Tuesday 27 January 2015
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US security advisor against arms ban on S. Sudan: report

January 26, 2014 (JUBA) – The United States security advisor, Susan Rice has for months resisted appeals from key allies, including Britain and France, to push for a weapons bans on South Sudan, (...)

Five protestors arrested, detained in Jonglei state

January 26, 2015 (BOR/JUBA) – Authorities in South Sudan's Jonglei state arrested five women who protested and called for resignation of caretaker governor, John Kong Nyuon. Jonglei state's (...)

Displaced S. Sudanese accuse rebels of blocking humanitarian access

January 26, 2015 (MABOR) – It’s been alleged that thousands of internally displaced people (IDPs) in South Sudan’s Jonglei state are being blocked from accessing humanitarian assistance by rebel (...)

N. Bahr el Ghazal split over impeachment of caretaker governor

January 26, 2015 (JUBA) – MPs in South Sudan’s Northern Bahr el Ghazal are sharply divided over attempts by a section of the house to remove caretaker governor Kuel Aguer Kuel from the office. The (...)

11 killed, scores injured in South Sudan ambush

January 26, 2015 (JUBA) – At least 11 people were killed and several others injured in an ambush in South Sudan’s Western Bahr el Ghazal state on Saturday, an official has confirmed. “The incident (...)

Sudanese opposition sceptical of Mbeki’s ability to achieve breakthrough

January 26, 2015 (KHARTOUM) – The African Union chief mediator for the Sudans Thabo Mbeki met today with the opposition alliance of the National Consensus Forces (NCF) who conveyed to him their (...)

Darfur rebels accuse government militias of launching fresh attacks

January 26, 2015 (KHARTOUM) – The rebel Sudan Liberation Movement Abdel-Wahid al-Nur (SLM-AW) has accused the government of launching fresh attacks on areas east of Jebel Marra in Darfur region. A (...)

SPLM-N rebels shoot down WFP helicopter in South Kordofan

January 26, 2015 (KHARTOUM) – The rebel Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) brought down a UN helicopter in a rebel-held area located east of the capital of South Kordofan state, (...)

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S. Sudan’s Kiir convenes meeting to ratify Arusha deal

January 25, 2015 (JUBA) – South Sudan’s president, Salva Kiir, has called for an extraordinary meeting of the ruling party (SPLM) to debate and ratify the recent Arusha pact, which aims to unite (...)

S. Sudan downplays defection of state TV director

January 25, 2015 (JUBA) – The South Sudanese government has downplayed the defection of the head of its state-owned media agency to the armed opposition, saying the latter evaded justice after (...)

UN warns Darfur a potential “fertile ground” for jihadist groups

January 25, 2014 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan's troubled western Darfur region of may be “potentially fertile ground” for African jihadist radical groups currently active in the continent, particularly in (...)

Sudan to inaugurate new presidential palace on Monday

January 25, 2015 (KHARTOUM) – Sudanese president Omer Hassan al-Bashir and his staff will officially move in to the new Chinese-built presidential palace on Monday. The date coincides with the (...)

Sudan’s NCP vows to discipline members running independently in elections

January 25, 2015 (KHARTOUM) – The ruling National Congress Party (NCP) has warned that members who plan to run independently in the country's upcoming general elections will be held accountable. (...)

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