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According to latest figures by Research and Markets, a think-tank, spending on the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) stood at US$3.308bn in 2010 and is expected to rise to US$3.923bn in 2011, amounting to 22.2% of GDP.
The Sudanese air force consists of 61 combat capable aircraft, as well as Russian-built Divina 2 anti-aircraft missiles, according to the 2012 edition of the International Institute for Strategic Studies’ The Military Balance”.
Sudan’s Defence Minister Abdelrahim Mohamed Hussein (R) speaks during joint news conference with his South Sudanese counterpart John Kong Nyuon in Khartoum September 18, 2011. (Reuters)
Al Jazeera | Sudan declares emergency on border with south | 29 April 2012
Al Jazeera English | On the frontline with South Sudan’s army | 27 April 2012
Al Jazeera | South Sudanese troops ’advance’ on Heglig | 25 April 2012
Al Jazeera English | Sudanese jets attack oil pipeline | 5 April 2012
Al Jazeera crew forced to take cover, as South Sudan claims to have shot down one of planes which carried out raid. Al Jazeera’s Nazanine Moshiri reports from on the Sudan-South Sudan border.
Thursday 22 November 2012 November 21, 2012 (KHARTOUM) — The Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) confirmed Wednesday carrying out air attack on Sudanese rebels in Eastern Darfur region but denied hitting South Sudanese state of Northern Bahr el-Gahzal. Boy allegedly killed (...)
Wednesday 25 March 2009 March 24, 2009 (KHARTOUM) — The Sudanese government today acknowledged news reports that US air force conducted airstrikes against arm smugglers last January killing scores of people.
The Egyptian Al-Shurooq newspaper reported this (...)
Tuesday 15 May 2012 By Ngor Arol Garang
May 14, 2012 (JUBA) - South Sudan’s deputy defence minister said Saturday that his country was experiencing an "immeasurable threat" from Sudan, which was to be addressed by establishing good bilateral ties with (...)
Friday 19 October 2012 October 18, 2012 (JUBA) - The leadership of the Nuer Youth Executive Council (NYEC) has demanded the “immediate” release of Maj. Gen. Simon Gatwec Duel, a senior South Sudan army (SPLA) officer arrested over alleged links to rebels (...)
Thursday 15 March 2012 March 14, 2012 (WASHINGTON) – A United States (US) official will travel to the Middle East in the coming weeks to seek the help of governments there in pressing Khartoum to allow humanitarian aid to be delivered to rebel-held areas in (...)
Monday 29 September 2008 September 28, 2008 (KHARTOUM) — A Sudanese military source said today that the weapons carried by the seized Ukrainian ship were destined for South Sudan and not Kenya. These allegations were confirmed by a Kenyan maritime official. (...)
Thursday 20 December 2012 December 19, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese military has announced that one of its MiG jet fighters crashed on Wednesday’s afternoon in the country’s southern region of North Kordofan, killing its pilot after he carried out a “successful” (...)
Wednesday 28 November 2012 November 27, 2012 (NEW YORK) - The United Nations has urged South Sudan, one of the eight countries not party to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), to ensure it ratifies the treaty “without delay”. Chemical Weapons symbol
Ban (...)
Tuesday 2 February 2010 February 1, 2010 (JUBA) – The SPLA General Headquarters has changed some units’ commanders, not asked them to step down, the army’s official spokesman said in response to a report carried Saturday that several senior generals may be (...)
Tuesday 7 February 2012 February 7, 2012 (JUBA) - Following six weeks of raids and counter raids in Jonglei state, armed men from the Nuer ethnic group announced Saturday that they are forming a combined force with the Dinka tribe and members of the Nuer from (...)
The better approach to reconciliation2013-05-17 06:07:06 By Zechariah Manyok Biar
May 16, 2013 - Some of you who might have read my previous articles know that I promised some weeks ago to write separately on the topic of peace and reconciliation that (...)
OIL: is it a curse or a blessing in South Sudan?2013-05-17 06:04:54 By Jacob K. Lupai
May 16, 2013 - In the late 70s when for the first time oil was discovered in Southern Sudan there was euphoria that poverty would be a thing of the past, replaced by a high (...)
The misapprehension of peace in the context of conflict resolution2013-05-16 11:40:39 By Ngor Arol Garang
May 16, 2013 - Political leaders and citizens with an interest in politics within the Bahr el Ghazal region will come together for a one week conference on Wednesday, where (...)
Wau Dialogue W. Bahr el-Ghazal state 13-15 May 20132013-05-13 14:41:35 South Sudan Law Society
13th-April-2013
Citizen of Western Bhar el-Ghazal State calls for limitations of President Powers and the Independence of Executive, Legislature and Judiciary and (...)
Sudan: Stepped-Up Assault on Media Freedom2013-05-04 10:53:49 Human Rights Watch
Sudan: Stepped-Up Assault on Media Freedom
Newspapers, Other Media Censored, Confiscated, Shut Down
MAY 3, 2013
(Nairobi) – Sudan should immediately stop censoring (...)
CPJ calls on African Union to uphold press freedom2013-05-03 03:23:16 Committee to Protect Journalists
CPJ calls on African Union to uphold press freedom
New York, May 2, 2013
The Committee to Protect Journalists asks Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, chairperson of the (...)
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The better approach to reconciliation 2013-05-17 06:07:06 By Zechariah Manyok Biar May 16, 2013 - Some of you who might have read my previous articles know that I promised some weeks ago to write separately on the topic of peace and reconciliation that (...)
OIL: is it a curse or a blessing in South Sudan? 2013-05-17 06:04:54 By Jacob K. Lupai May 16, 2013 - In the late 70s when for the first time oil was discovered in Southern Sudan there was euphoria that poverty would be a thing of the past, replaced by a high (...)
The misapprehension of peace in the context of conflict resolution 2013-05-16 11:40:39 By Ngor Arol Garang May 16, 2013 - Political leaders and citizens with an interest in politics within the Bahr el Ghazal region will come together for a one week conference on Wednesday, where (...)
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