SPLM Mourn the Death of Mohammed Wardi

The SPLM has sadly learned of the untimely death of Mohammed Wardi, the great Sudanese teacher, poet and musician. Today is a day for mourning

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SSLA CALLS ON CIVILIANS, NGOs AND UN PERSONNEL TO LEAVE UNITY STATE AND UPPER NILE

For immediate releaseMayom, SSLA Headquarters, South SudanFebruary, 22, 2012 The South Sudan Liberation Army (SSLA) is hereby informing civilians, NGOs and UN personnel residing in Unity ... Full story

CPJ condemns killings of three journalists in besieged Homs

New York, February 22, 2012-The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the killings of three journalists who died today and Tuesday as Syrian forces continued intense ... Full story

Assistant of President lauds Egypt cooperation in reconstruction of East Sudan

Khartoum, Feb. 22 (SUNA) - Assistant of the President of the Republic, Musa Mohamed Ahmed, discussed with the Egyptian Ambassador to Sudan, Abdul Gafar Al-Deeb, ... Full story

CPJ condemns killings of Colvin, Ochlik in Syria

New York, February 22, 2012-The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the killings in Syria of international journalists Marie Colvin and Rémi Ochlik, who died this ... Full story

US Might Arm the Syrian Opposition

Aftermath of Assad troops' incursion into the neighbourhood of Bab Draib in Homs Top StoriesUS alluded to the possibility of arming the Syrian opposition if ... Full story

UNAMID Force Commander congratulate troops in northwestern Darfur

EL FASHER (DARFUR), Sudan, February 22, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Having led the operation which succeeded in the return of a UNAMID patrol which ... Full story

The attacks against freedom of expression and media work in Syria, the Office of the Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM) in Damascus

 Damascus, 21 February 2012. In a new escalation of the attacks against freedom of expression and media work in Syria, the Office of the Syrian ... Full story

Sudan Activist Enters 11th Day of Hunger Strike Against Arrest

By Salma El Wardany - Feb 22, 2012 9:33 AM GMThttp://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-22/sudan-activist-enters-11th-day-of-hunger-strike-against-arrest.htmlTaj Alsir Jaafar, 25, a member of a youth movement known as Girifna, or “we’re ... Full story

SPLM Mourn the Death of Mohammed Wardi

The SPLM has sadly learned of the untimely death of Mohammed Wardi, the great Sudanese teacher, poet and musician. Today is a day for mourning ... Full story

Press Release FromThe Monistry Of Finance, Republic of South Sudan

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEPress ReleaseCONTACT: Abraham Diing AkoiEconomic Policy and Communication OfficerMinistry of Finance & Economic Planning, RSSE-mail: aakoi3@gmail.comPhone: 0955583217 SOUTH SUDAN APPROVES AUSTERITY MEASURES IN RESPONSE ... Full story

NCP Sudan ground and air attack on the Republic of South Sudan

Since Monday 13th February 2012, the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) has been attacking SPLA positions inside the Republic of South Sudan by air and ground ... Full story

Peace between Messiriya and Dinka Malual By Isaac Luach Luach

Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal communities are betrayed by state government every year, through constant “peace between Messiriya and Dinka Malual” which never remained respected. Peace with Messiria, what ... Full story

Massacres Continue as Entire Neighbourhoods are Levelled

 Regime forces shell the Bab Amr oilpipe again in Homs, choking the neighbourhood with black cloudsTop StoriesMassacres continued in Homs, as the regime continued to ... Full story

Full UNAMID peacekeeping patrol returns to home base

EL FASHER (DARFUR), Sudan, February 21, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — After a show of force and round-the-clock negotiations, the entire 55-person peacekeeping patrol of ... Full story

NOW WHAT?? BEFORE SLIDING INTO CHAOS..A LOOK IN THE CRYSTAL BALL

It is agony  that, the growing  by the day crises of Sudan ceased to draw any domestic or international attention, which will undoubtedly label the ... Full story

Smart Public Policies Key to Powering Up Africa’s Clean Energy Potential Africa Launch of ‘UN International Year of Sustainable Energy for All’ Held in Nairobi

NAIROBI, Kenya, February 21, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Opening up energy markets to private sector investment through the introduction of smart government policies will ... Full story

Gai Lel Ngundeng Joins Jonglei Peace Initiative, Pledges to Help Bring Peace to Jonglei

For Immediate ReleaseJPI-USA2/19/2012“I had this vision since 2008 because I don’t want war” (Gai Lel Ngungend – Juba)The above was the reaction of Gai Lel ... Full story

THE AFRICAN UNION URGES SUDAN AND SOUTH SUDAN TO C ONCLUD E BORDER NEG OTIATI ONS

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, February 20, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — T he Chairpers on of the C ommission o f the African Union (AU ), ... Full story

Sudanese opposition organizations Meeting in Manchester

On an initiative of the Beja Congress all Sudanese opposition parties, civil society organizations and leading personalities in the United Kingdom held a meeting on ... Full story

The U.S. Government Working for the Abandonment of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting

WASHINGTON, February 20, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Fact SheetOffice of the SpokespersonWashington, DCFebruary 18, 2012 Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is a traditional practice that ranges ... Full story

Protest over Briton tortured in Sudan

Laura Pitel February 13 2012 12:01AMThe Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) has demanded an Sudanese inquiry after a British man was secretly detained and tortured ... Full story

In Sudan, Seeing Echoes of Darfur By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF YIDA, South Sudan

A GREAT humanitarian catastrophe and vicious ethnic cleansing is unfolding here in the remote and impoverished region where Sudan and South Sudan come together.For some ... Full story

Help us to save Ibrahim Ali live and free him by share it and send to world organizations

Ibrahim Magzoub Khalid AliAge: 25Occupation: Unemployed college graduateDate of Arrest: January 6, 2012Where was he arrested: Atbara, Sudan.Affiliation: Democratic Unionist PartyIbrahim Magzoub Khalid Ali has ... Full story

US Drones Watching Assad Troops’ Attacks on Civilians

Funeral processions in the central Damascus neighborhood of MazzehTop StoriesUS Department of Defence announced that many US unmanned drones have been flying over Syria to ... Full story

Sudan: End bombings and allow humanitarian access into conflict regions

A call by the United Nations Security Council to allow for immediate and unhindered humanitarian access in Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile states is a ... Full story

Voices for Sudan Concerned by New Deadline for South Sudanese in Israel

 Washington, DC (February 16, 2012) - The Washington, D.C.-based Sudan advocacy umbrella organization, Voices for Sudan (VFS), expresses deep concern about a recent decision by ... Full story

President Al-Bashir lauds Sudan - South Africa relations

Khartoum, Feb. 14 (SUNA) - President of the Republic, Field Marshal Omer Al Bashir, has appreciated the relations between the Sudan and South Africa in ... Full story

Communiqué of the Peace and Security Council 310th meeting Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 14 February 2012

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, February 15, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 310th meeting held ... Full story

Below-Average Harvest Forecast Food in Sudan

February 8, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan’s 2011/12 crop harvest will be significantly below average and will likely result in increasing food insecurity across the country, ... Full story

INGOs&UN-agencies in sudan..deviation from initial mission?

I rat-a-tat-tat, on this issue of humanitarian agencies in sudan time and again because itis my area of expertise &experiencce, and because i was immensely ... Full story

Lou Nuer in Australia Have Declared Their Support to the White Army

Media ReleaseExecutive Leadership of Lou Nuer Community in AustraliaFebruary, 15, 2014After talking to Lou Nuer chiefs in South Sudan to grasp the gravity of insecurity ... Full story

UN Security Council press statement on Sudan’s Southern Kordofan, Blue Nile states

UN Security Council press statement on Sudan’s Southern Kordofan, Blue Nile statesNEW YORK, February 15, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The following Security Council press ... Full story

SOUTH SUDAN: Briefing – life without oil

Photo: Esso Photo Running dry... South Sudan stopped oil production in January (file photo) JUBA, 14 February 2012 (IRIN) - South Sudan, one of the poorest countries in ... Full story

POST-DURBAN DIALOGUE ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND AGRICULTURE OPENS IN ARUSHA

ARUSHA, Tanzania, February 14, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — A three-day Post-Durban Dialogue on climate change and agriculture to examine the outcome of the United ... Full story

Sudan and South Sudan Sign Return Deal, But April Deadline “Massive Logistical Challenge” says IOM

GENEVA, Switzerland, February 14, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — An April 8th deadline imposed on an estimated 500,000 Southern Sudanese to choose between returning home ... Full story

UN General Assembly Discuss Syria Resolution Amid Continued Killing in Homs and Idlib

Demonstrations in Idlib in solidarity with the besieged neighbourhoods of HomsTop StoriesThe military campaign continued on the provinces of Homs and Idlib.Assad’s forces killed at ... Full story

Leadership of the Jonglei Peace Initiative – JPI (USA/Canada) Appeals for Calm and Restraint While Planning for Peace in Jonglei State

For immediate ReleaseFebruary 13, 2012Jonglei Peace Initiative (JPI), formed by concerned citizens of Jonglei state living in Diaspora, aims at bringing a comprehensive and lasting ... Full story

Assistant of President reviews progress of Sudanese-Kuwaiti relations with Kuwaiti Ambassador

Khartoum, Feb. 13 (SUNA)- Assistant of the President of the Republic, Musa Mohammed Ahmed, affirmed Sudan's keenness to boost its bilateral relations and aspects of ... Full story

The people of South Sudan: Don’t be scared by Al Basher’s threats!

By: Luk Kuth Dak“ our unity is our best defense against Sudan,” The author.Most people with some knowledge about warfare would be the first to ... Full story

UN Secretary-General expresses concern over lack of progress in Sudan-South Sudan negotiations on outstanding post independence issues

NEW YORK, February 13, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:The Secretary-General is ... Full story

Lou Nuer in Canada and USA support Nuer and Dinka White Army in South Sudan

For Immediate ReleaseLeadership of Lou Nuer Community in Canada and USAFebruary, 12, 2012The leaders of Lou Nuer community in Canada and USA called extraordinary meeting ... Full story

it is time for national-unity..and painful compromise..not stubborn defiance?

in his recent televised speech,the president, general omer elbusheer, slipped a rare chance of rolling  back from some of his unjust,unpopular decisions? his viewers had ... Full story

South Sudanese People: We can do better Than That!!

Luk kuth Dak“ A lie cannot live forever.” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.I admit that despite the tumultuous security situation in the republic of South ... Full story

Sudan: Violence in Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile State

10 February 2012The UK has called for an immediate halt to the continuing violence in Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile State in Sudan.http://ukinsudan.fco.gov.uk/en/news/?view=News&id=728667682A Foreign Office ... Full story

International Community Close to Formally Recognize SNC

The Damascus suburb of Zabadani under heavy bombardment Top StoriesThe Arab League’s upcoming session in Cairo will discuss the recognition of the Syrian National Council ... Full story

Passive in the face of Sudan’s atrocities

By Eric Reeves, Friday, February 10, 12:31 AMhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/washingtons-passive-response-to-sudans-atrocities/2012/01/31/gIQA4qhW2Q_print.htmlSudan is once again at war with itself — or, more accurately, the ruthless regime in Khartoum is ... Full story

The Beja Congress and Sudan Revolutionary Front in UK Call for Sit- Down Demonstrations

The despotic military regime of Sudan headed by General Bashir, who is indicted by the International Criminal Court for crime against humanity, is waging new ... Full story

Alawites Accuse the Regime of Committing Massacres in Homs

Entire houses wrecked in the Bab Amr neighbourhood of Homs from the ongoing random shelling Top StoriesAn Alawite group from Homs accused the Assad regime ... Full story

Al-Tahir meets with Tantawi, Ketatni and Badie in Cairo

Cairo, Feb. 9 (SUNA)- The Speaker of the National Assembly, Ahmed Ibrahim Al-Tahir, and the accompanying delegation have met with Chairman of the Egyptian Military ... Full story

Escalating crisis in Sahel and Sudan

CANBERRA, Australia, February 9, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Australia is responding quickly to prevent a deepening food shortage in the Sahel region in Africa ... Full story

SUDAN-SOUTH SUDAN: Pressgangs "still operating in Khartoum"

Photo: Guy Oliver/IRINSouth Sudan rebel groups are said to be forcefully recruiting southerners in Khartoum to bolster their ranks (file photo)JUBA-KHARTOUM, 8 February 2012 (IRIN) ... Full story

South Sudan: Carter Center Urges Broad Participation in Assembly’s Hearing on Political Parties Bill

  IMMEDIATE RELEASE Feb. 7, 2012 CONTACTS: Juba: Owen McDougall, + 211 955 705 582; Khartoum: Jeffrey Mapendere + 249 902 323 847; Atlanta: Deborah Hakes, ... Full story

Darfur: New weapons from China and Russia fuelling conflict

AMNESTY INTERNATIONALPRESS RELEASEIssued under strict embargo 00:01 GMT Thursday 9 February 2012-   Sales to Sudan underline need for an effective Arms Trade TreatyArms sales from ... Full story

Foreign Ministry Announces End of the Chinese Hostages Crisis in South Kordofan

Khartoum, Feb. 7 (SUNA) - The efforts exerted by the government of Sudan represented in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have succeeded in putting an ... Full story

Qatar agrees to fund joint free zone along Sudanese - Eritrean border

Kassala, Feb. 7 (SUNA)- The Wali (governor) of Kassala State, Mohamed Yousif, announced that the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, has agreed ... Full story

Sudan: ICRC organizes transfer of released Chinese citizens

ICRC News Release No. 12/25 7 February 2012Khartoum/Geneva/Nairobi/Beijing (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) arranged for 29 Chinese citizens released by ... Full story

New European Sanctions Amid a New Massacre in Homs

Russian helicopters used by the regime in Idlib Top StoriesSwitzerland added 34 names to its list of 108-names of sanctioned Syrian officials found to be contributing ... Full story

NUSOJ welcomes ICG position on threat to Media Freedom in Somalia

MOGADISHU, Somalia, February 7, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) has today welcomed the decision of the International Contact ... Full story

NBAD Inaugurates a Branch in Dubai Motor City

Abu Dhabi/Dubai (February 7, 2012) - The National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD), the Number One Bank in the UAE, inaugurated TODAY a new branch ... Full story

Democratic Republic of the Congo/South Sudan: 61 children reunited with their families

GENEVA, Switzerland, February 6, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Sixty-one children from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and South Sudan have rejoined their ... Full story

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister expresses support to UNAMID peace efforts

EL FASHER (DARFUR), Sudan, February 6, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Head of the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), Joint Special Representative ... Full story

Cabinet Affairs Minister Appreciates Contribution of Civil Service to Development

Khartoum, Feb. 6 (SUNA)- The Cabinet Affairs Minister, Ahmed Saad Omer, said that the civil service has been committed to its pledges, referring to its ... Full story

Kalma: four months without aid, nearing full consensus on WFP process

Kalma internally displaced persons camp (IDP) has now spent four months without access to food assistance, following a disagreement between camp residents and the World ... Full story

Obama's advisor shares views to reform the financial system

Paul Volcker Speaks at NBAD's Global Financial Markets ForumAbu Dhabi (February 6, 2012) -The 2012 Global Financial Markets Forum (GFMF) will kick start with a ... Full story

Sudan Armed Forces Re-Open Al-Abbasiya - Rashad Road after Securing the Area

  Al-Abbasiya, South Kordofan, Feb. 6 (SUNA)- The government of South Kordofan State has announced the re-opening of Al-Abbasiya - Rashad road after repulsing the rebel ... Full story

Chief of Dubai Police arrives in Khartoum

Khartoum, Feb. 4 (SUNA) - General Commander of Dubai Police Gen. Dahi Khalfan Tamim arrived Saturday in Khartoum in a five-day official visit to the ... Full story

Real War Erupts in Jeser Al-Shoghour

Demonstrations in Bosra Harir, Daraa against the Russian and Chinese Veto Top StoriesSkirmishes occurred in the central areas of Jeser Al-Shoghour as Assad’s militias clashed with ... Full story

Nuer and Dinka White Army Will Launch Operation Savannah Storm

Media ReleaseNuer and Dinka White Army, Uror County, Jonglei State, South SudanDate: February 4th, 2012The leadership of Nuer and Dinka White Army composed of representatives ... Full story

“South Sudan handled oil crisis in safe and responsible manner”, says MacPhail

JUBA, 3 February 2012 (NASS) – The ambassador of the United Kingdom to South Sudan, Dr Alastair McPhail said the government of South Sudan handled ... Full story

Spokesperson of the SPLMN:The NCP Air Force bombards and kills Civilians in the Nuba Mountains

----The NCP Air Force bombards and kills Civilians in the Nuba Mountains While the committee established by the SPLMN leadership to manage the logistics and facilitate ... Full story

President Al-Bashir Condoles Field Marshal Tantawi on Martyrdom of Tens of Egyptian Citizens at Port-Saeed Stadium

Khartoum, Feb. 2 (SUNA)- President of the Republic, Field Marshal Omer Al-Bashir, Thursday evening made a telephone call with Chairman of the Egyptian Military Council, ... Full story

Arms to Sudan: Amnesty International to publish evidence of recent international arms supplies fuelling the conflict in Darfur

AMNESTY INTERNATIONALDIARY NOTE03 February 2012When: 00:01 GMT Thursday 9 February 2012Amnesty International experts available for interview from Hong Kong, London and New York.Images of weapons ... Full story

Churches are called to be peacemakers in Africa

GENEVA, Switzerland, February 3, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Amidst increasing security issues in several African countries plagued by violence, political turmoil, religious intolerance and ... Full story

NBAD Named Asset Manager of the Year

Abu Dhabi (February 3rd, 2012) - The National Bank of Abu Dhabi’s (NBAD) Asset Management Group has been named the UAE Asset Manager of the ... Full story

IOM Director-General Tours South Sudan, Witnesses Emergency Work

GENEVA, Switzerland, February 3, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — IOM Director-General, William Lacy Swing arrived yesterday in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, on the ... Full story

Large number of demobilized children now have opportunities to resume their childhood in South Sudan

Juba, SOUTH SUDAN, Feb 3, 2012 –The Republic of South Sudan Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Commission (RSSDDRC) and UNICEF welcome the recent release of children ... Full story

USA / Statement by the Press Secretary on Aerial Bombardments in Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile States

WASHINGTON, February 3, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The United States strongly condemns the bombing by the Sudanese Armed Forces of civilian populations in Southern ... Full story

Coalition of Human Rights Groups Calls for Consideration of Cross-Border Aid Operation into SudanCoalition of Human Rights Groups Calls for Consideration of Cross-Border Aid Operation into Sudan

in  Attacks   Press Releases   Sudan and South Sudan   Displacement   Human Rights   International Institutions   U.S. PolicyDate:  Feb 2, 2012FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Matt Brown, mbrown@enoughproject.org, +1-202-468-2925Allyson Neville-Morgan, ... Full story

Sudan / ICRC facilitates release of five Turkish citizens

GENEVA, Switzerland, February 2, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) facilitated the handover today of five Turkish citizens ... Full story

Sudan is heading towards a perfect African Haboob

حزب المؤتمر الوطني يتصدعBy Namaa Faisal AL MahdiJanuary 31, 2012  - In an unexpected set of events, National Congress Party’s key members turn against their ... Full story

Israel Says It Will Deport South Sudanese Migrants

By DIAA HADID Associated PressJERUSALEM January 31, 2012 (AP)Now that their country has gained independence, thousands of migrants from South Sudan must leave Israel or ... Full story

Did CAWDA committed suicide or about to do so? 5

sfmtaha@msn.com                                                                                     If the repels of CAWDA succeeded to defeat the existing Sudan government and was competent enough to take the full control of the country, ... Full story

The Myth of South Sudan By Makol Bona Malwal

01 February 2012South Sudan was conceived on the myth that we are one people with onecommon destiny. We are now discovering that regional and tribal ... Full story

Democracy Charter will test Africa's commitment

FYICharter will test Africa's commitmentPANSY TLAKULA: AFRICA ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA - Jan 27 2012 12:27When the African Union (AU) meets this weekend in Addis Ababa ... Full story

AFS press release just went out today and so I'm sure there will be more press.

Romney's Statement: Mitt Romney recognizes that for too long far too many Sudanese have been victims of war crimes and other atrocities committed by the government ... Full story

WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran welcomes sentencing action for murder of WFP staff member in Kenya

GENEVA, Switzerland, February 1, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — All of us at the World Food Programme welcome the decision by the Nakuru High Court ... Full story

Growing Trend: Sudanese Government Targets Student Activists

The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies is dedicated to promoting human rights and the ... Full story

HIV – AIDS at the center of discussions of the general assembly of the Organisation of African First Ladies (OAFLA)

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, February 1, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Organization of African First Ladies Against HIV/AIDS (OAFLA) held its General Assembly, today 30 ... Full story

WFP responds to growing needs among tens of thousands affected by conflict in S. Sudan

JUBA, South Sudan, January 31, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has scaled up food assistance to reach 80,000 ... Full story

China / Jia Qinglin Meets with Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir

BEIJING, China, January 31, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On January 28, 2012, Jia Qinglin, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political ... Full story

The SPLM-N Establishes Contact with China and Forms a Three-Person Committee to Secure the Safety and the Evacuation of the Chinese Workers Out of the War Zone

On January 30, 2012, an SPLM-N delegation led by its Chairman, Malik Agar, along with the Secretary General, Yasir Arman, and the Treasurer, Ramdan Hassan, ... Full story

SOUTH SUDAN TO SUSPEND OIL PRODUCTION

In my humble opinion , the government of South Sudan has the right to take such decision due to enormous pressures, intimidations, exaggerations and awkward ... Full story

THE GOOD OLD DAYS OF OUR LIVES! By Daniel Abushery Daniel (USA).

 “Your life doesn't get better by chance, it gets better by change." Jim John. I am pretty sure that there are many words that could be ... Full story

More can be done to achieve justice, reconciliation in Darfur: UN Assistant Secretary General

EL FASHER (DARFUR), Sudan, January 30, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Reviewing UNAMID’s activities in the area of justice and security, and discussing the implementation ... Full story

who are the BENI-AMER and what are they gearing for?

throughout the history of sudan and eriterea the beni-amer tribes were known for their non-participation in,almost all revolts and resistance movements which erupted in the ... Full story

18th AU Summit / President Thomas Yayi Boni elected as Chairperson of the African Union for 2012

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, January 30, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — It was during a closed session of the 18th Ordinary Session of the African Union ... Full story

Arman assures China: If our forces captured Chinese citizens we will set them free

  Sudaneseonlie:     The SPLM-N is a national liberation movement that seeks democracy, just peace, equal citizenship and social justice. It has been attacked by the dictator ... Full story

Tijani Seisi: The Master of Disaster in Darfur

Tijani Seisi is a man with an extremely dubious past and an even more dubious future where Darfur is concerned. Not content with creating chaos ... Full story

Government's delegation to negotiations with South Sudan back home

Khartoum, Jan.28(SUNA)-The delegation of the Government to the several-day negotiations which was held in Addis Ababa under auspices of Ethiopian Premier, Meles Zenawi.The Head of ... Full story

Baja Front for Liberation and Justice Autonomy,ensure the right of self-determination, are the way out for Beja, Sudan governance, and regional stability

Constitutional statement No. (1)Cairo, January 25, 2012 All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.They are endowed with reason and conscience ... Full story

Press Release SNC Statement to the Syrian Expatriate and International Community

 The Syrian National Council (SNC) salutes the brave Syrian people, who are in the midst of one of the greatest revolutions the modern world has ... Full story

ICC judges in case against Katanga and Ngudjolo Chui visit Ituri

 Situation: Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)Case: The Prosecutor v. Germain Katanga and Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui From 16 to 20 January 2012, the judges of Trial ... Full story

UNICEF Consultancy for Photography, Videography and Writters/Editors.

Consultancy assignment UNICEF South Sudan Country Office:The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), South Sudan Country Office, is seeking to hire three qualified Writers/Editors on a ... Full story

Gibriel/President of JEM

The Sudan Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) www.sudanjem.cominfo@sudanjem.com Sixth Convention of the General Congress of JEM. Held under the slogan: Together, we will accomplish the Martyr’s Project.Duration: 24-25/01/2012 Location: ... Full story

The American Graduate School in Paris Announces New Publication on the Resource Curse in Africa

[27-January-2012]    PARIS, Jan. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — The American Graduate School in Paris (www.ags.edu) announces the publication of The Scramble for African Oil: Oppression, Corruption ... Full story

IOM Airlift Returns Vulnerable South Sudanese From Khartoum

 GENEVA, Switzerland, January 27, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — IOM yesterday began a series of 12 flights to help 165 very vulnerable people stranded in ... Full story

UNICEF appeals for US$1.28 billion for its humanitarian operations to assist children in 2012

EMBARGOED UNTIL 11:30 AM GMT+1, 27 January, 2012GENEVA, 27 January 2012 – UNICEF appealed today for US$1.28 billion to fund its humanitarian operations in 2012, ... Full story

USA / Briefing on Issues of Ongoing Concern in Sudan and South Sudan

USA / Briefing on Issues of Ongoing Concern in Sudan and South Sudan WASHINGTON, January 25, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Special BriefingAmbassador Princeton LymanSpecial Envoy ... Full story

Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson for the Chairperson of the Commission, on the 18th AU Summit

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, January 25, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The 18th Summit of the African Union (AU) kicked off on Monday, January 23rd 2012, ... Full story

Gulf Countries Monitors Pull Out Of Syria

Children and women demonstrate in the Waer neighborhood in HomsTop StoriesThe Gulf Cooperation Council countries withdrew their observers from the Arab League’s mission in Syria.Arab ... Full story

President Museveni opens EALA sitting in Kampala / Says political integration vital and the key to strengthening EAC

ARUSHA, Tanzania, January 25, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — President Yoweri Museveni today opened the third meeting of the fifth session of the second East ... Full story

Constructing a New Oil Pipeline is impossible without Approval of SSLA and SSDA

For Immediate ReleaseSSLM/A Headquarters, Mayom, South SudanJanuary, 25, 2012The South Sudan Liberation Army and South Sudan Democratic Army want to alert members of international community ... Full story

Statement by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Kenya ruling

 Yesterday’s ruling is critically important in many dimensions. Yesterday’s decision is establishing individual responsibility for the post electoral violence but also for a peaceful Kenya. We ... Full story

Information Minister Affirms his Ministry's Keenness to Enhance Media and Press Work

Khartoum, Jan. 23 (SUNA) - The Minister of Information, Engineer Abdalla Ali Massar, has affirmed the commitment of his ministry to enhance the laws organizing ... Full story

UN Security Council press statement on killing of peacekeeper in Darfur

NEW YORK, January 24, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Baso Sangqu (South Africa):The ... Full story

UNAMID Chief: 2012 must be year of peace for Darfur

EL FASHER (DARFUR), Sudan, January 24, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — UNAMID Media Brief / 23 January 2012The Joint Special Representative/Joint Chief Mediator (JSR/JCM) a.i., ... Full story

Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator Press Statement for Launch of UNDAF Process

UNITED NATIONS   NATIONS UNIESOFFICE OF THE RESIDENT AND HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR IN SUDANSudan 2013-2016Khartoum, 24 January 2012Distinguished Guests, Members of the Press, Ladies and Gentlemen,Today we ... Full story

African Union urges Sudan and South Sudan to reverse their unilateral actions

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, January 23, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Dr. Jean Ping,is gravely concerned ... Full story

The African Union strongly condemns the attack against an UNAMID patrol in South Darfur

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, January 23, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union(AU), Dr. Jean Ping, condemns in the ... Full story

AUC Chairperson Ping says working relationship between the Commission and the PRC has been based on constructive dialogue

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, January 23, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — AUC Chairperson Ping says working relationship between the Commission and the PRC has been based ... Full story

Arab League Calls for a Unity Government Headed by VP Farouq al-Sharea

The Arab League called for a Syrian national unity government to be formed by the current government and the opposition. The unity government, led by ... Full story

Doha Commission holds second meeting in Darfur

The Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD) Implementation Follow-up commission held it's second meeting in El Fasher, North Darfur.The meeting was chaired by the ... Full story

UN Secretary-General deeply concerned by continuing tensions along border between Sudan, South Sudan; urges parties to use current negotiations to defuse crisis

 NEW YORK, January 23, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General is ... Full story

On the Sudan – South Sudan Oil Negotiations

On the Sudan – South Sudan Oil Negotiations WASHINGTON, January 23, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press StatementVictoria NulandDepartment Spokesperson, Office of the SpokespersonWashington, DCJanuary 21, ... Full story

Sudan: ICRC confirms its willingness to expand activities in Sudan

Khartoum/Geneva (ICRC) – The director-general of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Yves Daccord, has concluded a five-day official visit to Sudan, where ... Full story

Sudan / Ambush leaves one UNAMID peacekeeper dead, three wounded

EL FASHER (DARFUR), Sudan, January 23, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — An African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) patrol was ambushed today ... Full story

Statement attributable to the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan Mr. Peter de Clercq

KHARTOUM, Sudan, January 23, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, Mr. Peter de Clercq, has expressed his ... Full story

Sudan Democracy First Group Weekly Briefing

Weekly Briefing: January 20th 2012Sudan Democracy First Group Weekly Briefing: “Because of one person that wants to destroy the world? Arrest him! I want Omer Al ... Full story

Petition to the UNSC : STOP SUDAN GOVERNMENT LED BOMBING AND STARVATION

On December 21st, members of the Sudanese Diaspora hand delivered a petition to the offices of the UN Security Council.  The petition has been signed ... Full story

Sudan Government rejects US call for making corridors of relief delivery for rebel -held areas

Khartoum, Jan.20(SUNA)-The Government of Sudan has categorically affirmed rejection attempt of making corridors for humanitarian access to States of South Kordofan and Blue Nile without ... Full story

Foreign Ministry: Sudan Takes Oil instead of unpaid Fees

Khartoum, Jan 20 (SUNA) - The government of Sudan has affirmed that it took Sudan's rights in the oil of the State of South Sudan ... Full story

USA / Statement from NSC Spokesman Tommy Vietor on Violence in South Sudan

WASHINGTON, January 18, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Statement from NSC Spokesman Tommy Vietor on Violence in South Sudan The United States continues to be deeply ... Full story

A Beautiful Game on a Beautiful Continent

LAGOS, Nigeria, January 20, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Being text of a goodwill message sent by the African Public Relations Association (APRA) to The ... Full story

Sudan / Two private newspapers closed down since start of the year

      PARIS, France, January 17, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The year began in Sudan in the same vein as previous ones, with new censorship moves. ... Full story

Doha Document dissemination begins in North Darfur

EL FASHER (DARFUR), Sudan, January 18, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Dissemination workshops for the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD) began today among ... Full story

Duk Padiet Massacre: a result of government disarmament imperfection?

It is extremely appalling to continually see the killing going on unabated in Duk Padiet for two consecutive weeks. The media puts death toll at ... Full story

HRF helps 40 NGOs in Sudan with capacity building

      Human Relief Foundation (HRF), working with the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs in Sudan, carried out training for NGOs (Non-Governmental Organisations) based in Sudan. ... Full story

SNC Delegation Visits Arab League in Cairo

 Press ReleaseOn Friday, Jan. 20, a delegation from the Syrian National Council’s (SNC) Executive Office, led by Dr. Burhan Ghalioun, headed to Cairo to meet ... Full story

Mali becomes first African state to sign an agreement on the enforcement of sentences with the ICC

 On Friday, 13 January 2012, the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the Republic of Mali concluded an agreement on the enforcement of sentences of imprisonment. ... Full story

Opinion piece by the Executive Director of UNAIDS for the Africa Cup of Nations 2012 / Africa….winning against AIDS

 Africa….winning against AIDS By Michel Sidibé, Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations (UNAIDS) Winning the Africa Cup ... Full story

Kenya situation: Decisions on the confirmation of charges to be issued on 23 January

 Situation: The Republic of KenyaCases:    The Prosecutor v. William Samoei Ruto, Henry Kiprono Kosgey and Joshua Arap SangThe Prosecutor v. Francis Kirimi Muthaura, Uhuru Muigai ... Full story

The SPLMN Representatives to the United States meet with the Office of Baroness Valerie Amos, the United Nations Undersecretary General for Humanitarian Affairs

Press ReleaseThe SPLMN Representative to the United States Anwar Elhaj and the Deputy Representative Philip Tutu and after consultations with the Chairman Malik Agar and ... Full story

Sudan confiscates, shuts down newspapers again

New York, January 18, 2012-The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns Sudan's routine use of newspaper closures as a means to censor critical reporting. Over two ... Full story

The Netherlands Confirms to the SNC that it will Maintain Pressure on the Syrian Regime

Press ReleaseOn Tuesday, Jan. 17, a delegation from the Syrian National Council (SNC), headed by Dr. Burhan Ghalioun, met with Mr. Uri Rosenthal, the Dutch ... Full story

Sudanese Activist Released Without Charge

  URGENT ACTIONSUDANESE ACTIVIST RELEASED WITHOUT CHARGEPolitical activist Mohamed Hassan Alim was released without charge on 16 January 2012 after being held incommunicado for 22 days. ... Full story

Sudan Advocacy Action Forum Situation Update 1-2012

SAAF Update 1-2012www.SudanAdvocacy.comJanuary 9, 2012 Dear Sudanese Friends and Friends of theSudanese people,It seems that the news about Sudan and South Sudan does not change.  The ... Full story

Arab League Might Send Troops to Syria, and Assad Issues Another Amnesty

Demonstrators in the besieged Damascus suburb of Zabadani welcome the Observers Mission convoyTop StoriesBashar Assad issued a new presidential amnesty for crimes committed since the ... Full story

All Nuer Should Fight Murle Youth and SPLA Defectors who Create Insecurity in South Sudan

Decree No: 001/1/12Hon. Gai L Ngundeng, Grandson of Prophet Ngundeng and Chairman of Prophet Ngundeng’s Historical Society AssociationJanuary, 15, 2012Based on the authority bestowed upon ... Full story

PRESS STATEMENT from Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of South Sudan

12 Jan. 2012Since South Sudan proclaimed independence on the 9th July 2011; there has been increasing demand from citizens to improve quality of programming on ... Full story

The Sudan Peoples' Liberation Movement- North (SPLM-N) delegation led by its Chairman and the Secretary General Continues its visit to the Republic of South Africa

 The Secretary General, Yasir Arman, warns of the worsening humanitarian crisis in South Kordofan and Blue Nile States after Khartoum Sabotage of Lady Valarie Amos' ... Full story

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