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Sudanese police gang rape Kenyan girls
Police in southern Sudan has arrested four of it's police officers for
reportedly gang raping two Kenyan girls.
The four policemen were working at Torit, in...
Southern Sudan HIV/AIDS infections on the rise
The chairman of an anti-HIV/AIDS campaigning group, The Southern Sudan Network of People Living with HIV-AIDs, Lole Laila has said that about 7,000 people...
Chad President drives UN mission out despite insecurities
Displaced Chadians and refugees from the Sudanese province of Darfur will sort out their own security as the 4,375-strong United Nations forces prepare to...
LRA rebles captured in Southern Sudan
Three rebels of the Lords' Resistance Army (LRA), have today, Monday, been captured by the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA).
According to SPLA spokesman...
Ethiopia: Government and opposition parties unite in Nile water agreement
Ethiopian opposition parties and government have presented a united front on the new Nile treaty signed between five of the upstream countries and urged...
Sudan – Darfur: Violence, abductions, finger pointing doom peace process
Doubts surrounding Darfur's peace status has resurfaced since the kidnapping of three aid workers affiliated with U.S. relief organization, Samaritan's Purse. The missing workers...
Southern Sudan gets a strong army
The Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) has built an army that can protect the boundaries of southern Sudan if secession takes place.
Southern Sudan is...
Sudanese man facing execution in Saudi Arabia over ‘sorcery’ charges
Amnesty International today urged the Saudi Arabian authorities to intervene to halt the possibly imminent execution of a Sudanese man who was sentenced to...
Uganda: Ethiopian led river Nile agreement signed without Egypt and Sudan
River Nile basin states have today signed an agreement on the Nile river basin cooperative framework in which they agreed to collectively work towards...
Sudan: Darfur unrest returns
The fragile peace achieved in Darfur region of Sudan is under threat as the main rebel group in the region promises an “all-out war"...
Activities of the Japanese Election Observation Team for the General Elections in Sudan
The Japanese Election Observation Team, headed by Mr. Yuichi Ishii, former Ambassador of Japan to Sudan, and composed of sixteen members, was dispatched from...
UN intensifies efforts on security in Sudan and DR Congo
The UN has intensified its efforts on African security by extending its peacekeeping mission in Sudan for another year and deploying its top humanitarian...
Lord’s Resistance Army: A Regional Strategy beyond Killing Joseph Kony
To make an end of the brutal Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) once and for all, national armies, the UN and civilians need to pool...
Egypt better off settling water spat with Ethiopia led Nile Basin negotiations
Negotiations between the ten countries of the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI), April 13 in Sharm Al-Sheikh, hit the wall over Cairo's refusal to give...
Sudan elections: El Bashir wins, Kiir wins landslide
With 68 per cent of votes cast in Sudan's recently held presidential and general election, controversial incumbent president Omar El Bashir has beaten his...
Sudan: Confusion over bloody North South clash
Southern Sudan army have attacked and killed 55 people in Darfur over cattle grazing land rights. The fighting between cattle men from Rezeigat tribe...
Sudan: Request for Finding of Non-Cooperation with ICC
The prosecutor's office of the International Criminal Court (ICC) made public today its request to the court's pre-trial chamber I for a finding of...
Sudan: Blocking of elections monitoring website seen as dangerous move amid electoral tension
Access to the Sudan Vote Monitor website, a collaborative platform created by Sudanese civil society with the aim of facilitating independent monitoring and reporting...
Lord’s Resistance Army rebels surrender in Sudan
Two Lords Resistance army (LRA) rebels yesterday surrendered to the
Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) in Yambio town in Western
Equatoria state of southern Sudan.
According to...
Sudan’s Elections Commission satisfied with vote counting
Sudan's National Elections Commission (NEC) has said that it is so far satisfied with the vote counting exercise taking place in the country.
The chairman...
Sudan: United Nations agencies and partners require access to Eastern Jebel Marra to assess the humanitarian situation and deliver assistance
Continued instability in parts of the Eastern Jebel Marra area of Sudan'sDarfur region has resulted in aid agencies being unable to access certain areas...
Egypt and Ethiopia Lock horns over Nile water deal
Egypt's fight to hold on to its monopoly over the Nile's water resource has split the Nile dependent countries into two groups with Sudan...
Sudan: AU and Arab League back election results
Contrary to reports by the European Union and the Carter Center observers on Sudan’s first elections in over 20 years, the African Union team...
Sudan: SPLM reports election anomalies amid NCP complaints
Southern Sudan ruling party, Sudan People's Liberation Movement has complained about anomalies that occurred during the recently held elections in Sudan. Thursday, National Congress...
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General on Sudanese elections
Today, polls closed across Sudan in the country's first national elections in 24 years.
The Secretary-General congratulates all those who participated in the elections,...
IFJ Condemns Islamist Gagging Order against Radio Stations in Somalia
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today vigorously condemned the decision of the Hizbul Islam group on Tuesday 13 April 2010 to force fourteen...
Sudan: Partial election results, re-run in 33 constituencies announced
The names of candidates who won by acclamation have today Friday been
announced by National elections commission in Sudan.
According to a statement issued by the...
Sudan: Arrests and killings of NCP members in the south confirmed
Sudan's main political party, National Congress Party (NCP) has said that five of its members have been killed in Al Timsah locality of Raja...
Darfur: UNAMID peacekeepers reported missing
Four UNAMID peacekeepers have not been seen or heard from in nearly 24 hours. The peacekeepers last movement was reported at 16:00 hrs on...
South Sudan gets two extra voting days as irregularities hit
The Sudan presidential and legislative elections that kicked off yesterday have been marred by irregularities. The irregularities included missing voters' names on voters'...