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SPLM cannot win free and fair election, says opposition leader

October 19, 2021 (JUBA) –A leading South Sudanese opposition politician has cast doubt on any possibilities of the ruling Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) winning free and fair elections, saying its reputation has been tainted by civil wars and cor
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SPLM cannot win free and fair election, says opposition leader

October 19, 2021 (JUBA) –A leading South Sudanese opposition politician has cast doubt on any possibilities of the ruling Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) winning free and fair elections, saying its reputation has been tainted by civil wars and corruption. Lam Akol, who unsuccessfully challenged the incumbent President Salva Kiir in the 2010 general elections, heads the National Democratic Movement (NDM). “A party in power for 16 years with no records in service delivery to the (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY, Democracy - Elections, South Sudan

S. Sudan denies killing peacekeeper, says UNISFA exceeded mandate

October 18, 2021 (JUBA)- South Sudan on Monday denied killing a peacekeeper during a protest which demanded the relocation of the United Nations Interim Force for Abyei (UNISFA) from one of its team sites in Northern Bahr El Ghazal state. In a statement, Nor
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S. Sudan denies killing peacekeeper, says UNISFA exceeded mandate

October 18, 2021 (JUBA)- South Sudan on Monday denied killing a peacekeeper during a protest which demanded the relocation of the United Nations Interim Force for Abyei (UNISFA) from one of its team sites in Northern Bahr El Ghazal state. In a statement, Northern Bahr el Ghazal governor, Tong Akeen Ngor expressed dismay after the UN Security Council requested the country's authorities to honor their obligation and respect the mandate of the peace keeping force in Abyei. He instead said (...) - News / South Sudan

S. Sudan's Kiir, leaders mourn former U.S Secretary of State

October 18, 2021 (JUBA) – South Sudan's President Salva Kiir on Monday joined current and former world leaders to pay tribute to General Collin Powell, a fallen former United States Secretary of State. Powell, 84, died from Covid-19 complications, media re
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S. Sudan's Kiir, leaders mourn former U.S Secretary of State

October 18, 2021 (JUBA) – South Sudan's President Salva Kiir on Monday joined current and former world leaders to pay tribute to General Collin Powell, a fallen former United States Secretary of State. Powell, 84, died from Covid-19 complications, media reports stated. “I am saddened by the news of passing of Gen. Collins Powell, Gen. was the main fulcrum of President George W Bush for his push for a just peace in the Sudan,” Kiir noted in a statement issued on Monday. He added, “It was (...) - News / United States (US), FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY, South Sudan

Government forms crisis cell to end political rift in Sudan

October 18, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - Sudanese cabinet Monday formed a crisis cell to end the political strife between the different components of the transitional government. After the coup attempt of 21 September, a political crisis has erupted between the civilia
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Government forms crisis cell to end political rift in Sudan

October 18, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - Sudanese cabinet Monday formed a crisis cell to end the political strife between the different components of the transitional government. After the coup attempt of 21 September, a political crisis has erupted between the civilian and military components, followed by an objective alliance between the military component and a splinter faction of the ruling political coalition. The Forces for Freedom and Changes (FFC) National Accord staged a protest on 16 (...) - News

U.S. military assistance to Sudan should be approved by civilian government: Congress

October 18, 2021 (WASHINGTON) - U.S. lawmakers restricted any military assistance to Sudanese regular forces to the consent of the civilian-led government. The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy Monday released the remaining nine Fis
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U.S. military assistance to Sudan should be approved by civilian government: Congress

October 18, 2021 (WASHINGTON) - U.S. lawmakers restricted any military assistance to Sudanese regular forces to the consent of the civilian-led government. The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy Monday released the remaining nine Fiscal Year 2022 Appropriations Bills including foreign operations. The bill limited any security assistance to Sudan to the consent of «relevant civilian transitional authorities». The security assistance encompasses "Expanded (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_DISPLAY

S. Sudan awards $4bn contract to sanctioned to sanctioned individuals: report

October 15, 2021 (WASHINGTON)- South Sudan awarded contracts worth up to $4 billion to sanctioned businessmen with direct links and business ties to President Salva Kiir, a move that is likely to cast down on the South Sudanese leader's commitment to ensure a
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S. Sudan awards $4bn contract to sanctioned to sanctioned individuals: report

October 15, 2021 (WASHINGTON)- South Sudan awarded contracts worth up to $4 billion to sanctioned businessmen with direct links and business ties to President Salva Kiir, a move that is likely to cast down on the South Sudanese leader's commitment to ensure accountability and fight corruption in the young nation. In a new report, The Sentry, an investigative arm of The Enough Project, identified Kur Ajing Ater, an in-law to Kiir and Benjamin Bol Mel, a business partner to the South (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY, Corruption, South Sudan

Abyei: UNSC raises concerns over operation of peacekeepers

October 17, 2021 (ABYEI) – The United Nations Security Council has raised concerns over the operating conditions of peacekeeping forces in Abyei region. In a press release extended to Sudan Tribune on Friday, the Security Council members expressed grave co
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Abyei: UNSC raises concerns over operation of peacekeepers

October 17, 2021 (ABYEI) – The United Nations Security Council has raised concerns over the operating conditions of peacekeeping forces in Abyei region. In a press release extended to Sudan Tribune on Friday, the Security Council members expressed grave concerns over recent developments in Gok Machar, South Sudan, including threats to the safety and security of peacekeepers which resulted in the death of a peacekeeper from Ethiopia on September 14, 2021. The Security Council members, in (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY, Abyei

Sudanese PM offers «acceptable» proposals to end political crisis: Minnawi

October 17, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - Minni Minnawi, head of the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM-MM), revealed he had received proposals that he described as «acceptable» from the Prime Minister to solve the current political crisis in the country. In an
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Sudanese PM offers «acceptable» proposals to end political crisis: Minnawi

October 17, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - Minni Minnawi, head of the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM-MM), revealed he had received proposals that he described as «acceptable» from the Prime Minister to solve the current political crisis in the country. In an interview with Al-Hilal TV channel on Sunday, Minnawi said he held a two-hour meeting with Abdallah Hamdok, with the participation of the head of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), Gibril Ibrahim. He said that this meeting comes as part of (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_DISPLAY, Democratic Transition in Sudan

Civil society body calls for political will to implement peace deal

October 17, 2021 (JUBA) - Parties to the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan's should demonstrate the political will required for the full implementation of the peace deal, Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CE
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Civil society body calls for political will to implement peace deal

October 17, 2021 (JUBA) - Parties to the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan's should demonstrate the political will required for the full implementation of the peace deal, Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO) said on Friday. In September 2018, South Sudan's warring parties signed an accord to end a civil war that killed tens of thousands of people and displaced millions. A Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity (R-TGNoNU) (...) - News / Politics, South Sudan

Sudan's livestock export loses $83m due to seaports closure: minister

October 16, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - A Sudanese minister said that the livestock export has incurred losses of about $83 million as a result of the continued closure of roads and seaports in eastern Sudan. Supporters of the Hadandawa tribal chief have been shuttin
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Sudan's livestock export loses $83m due to seaports closure: minister

October 16, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - A Sudanese minister said that the livestock export has incurred losses of about $83 million as a result of the continued closure of roads and seaports in eastern Sudan. Supporters of the Hadandawa tribal chief have been shutting down vital facilities in eastern Sudan, including the main port on the Red Sea, as well as the road linking Port Sudan and the capital, Khartoum, for about a month. The tribal leader demands the abolition of the eastern track in the (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY, Democratic Transition in Sudan

U.S. Blinken voices support to Hamdok efforts to end strife in Sudan

October 16, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken voiced his support to plan to end the ongoing crisis facing the transition in Sudan. «We welcome Sudanese Prime Minister Hamdok's leadership in laying out a roadmap of principles to s
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U.S. Blinken voices support to Hamdok efforts to end strife in Sudan

October 16, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken voiced his support to plan to end the ongoing crisis facing the transition in Sudan. «We welcome Sudanese Prime Minister Hamdok's leadership in laying out a roadmap of principles to sustain the democratic transition in Sudan,» said Blink in a tweet posted on Saturday. He further urged all stakeholders to take immediate, concrete steps to meet the key «benchmarks of the Constitutional Declaration». Hamdok who is under (...) - News

FFC-National Accord calls for dissolution of Sudan's transitional cabinet

October 16, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - A splinter faction of the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC), called the «National Accord Group», organized a demonstration in Khartoum on Saturday to demand the dissolution of the government of Prime Minister Abdall
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FFC-National Accord calls for dissolution of Sudan's transitional cabinet

October 16, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - A splinter faction of the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC), called the «National Accord Group», organized a demonstration in Khartoum on Saturday to demand the dissolution of the government of Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok. The rally coincided with the group's signing of the founding «Charter of National Accord», which is composed mostly of Darfur armed groups, signatories to the Juba Peace Agreement, and some other small political groups from northern and (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_DISPLAY, Democratic Transition in Sudan

South Sudan's Malong denying severing ties with Amum

October 15, 2021 (JUBA) - Paul Malong Awan, leader of South Sudan United Front/Army (SSUF/A) on Friday dismissed reports that he had severed ties with his ally Pagan Amum, the leader of the Real SPLM. Since last year, Malong and Amum have formed a separate f
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South Sudan's Malong denying severing ties with Amum

October 15, 2021 (JUBA) - Paul Malong Awan, leader of South Sudan United Front/Army (SSUF/A) on Friday dismissed reports that he had severed ties with his ally Pagan Amum, the leader of the Real SPLM. Since last year, Malong and Amum have formed a separate faction of the South Sudan Opposition Alliance (SSOMA) that negotiating with the South Sudanese government under the auspices of the Sant'Egidio Community. It was rumoured that the two allies have split as Malong was preparing to rejoin (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY, South Sudan peace process

Former head of South Sudan's oil company welcomes sacking

October 15, 2021 (JUBA)- The former head of the oil company in South Sudan has welcomed his dismissal from the office, declaring he remains loyal and ready to serve in any capacity whenever he is assigned. Bol Ring Morwel, on 14 October thanked President Sal
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Former head of South Sudan's oil company welcomes sacking

October 15, 2021 (JUBA)- The former head of the oil company in South Sudan has welcomed his dismissal from the office, declaring he remains loyal and ready to serve in any capacity whenever he is assigned. Bol Ring Morwel, on 14 October thanked President Salva Kiir for the opportunity and trust he bestowed upon him to implement what he described as major projects in the history of the stated own oil company. “I welcome my relief the same way I welcomed my appointment as the managing (...) - News

Sudan trains 4000 troops to protect civilians in Darfur

October 15, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - The alternate chairman of the Joint Higher Military Committee revealed an agreement to train 4,000 combatants from the signatories of the Juba Peace Agreement to maintain security in the Darfur region. The Joint Higher Military
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Sudan trains 4000 troops to protect civilians in Darfur

October 15, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - The alternate chairman of the Joint Higher Military Committee revealed an agreement to train 4,000 combatants from the signatories of the Juba Peace Agreement to maintain security in the Darfur region. The Joint Higher Military Committee, which oversees the implementation of the security arrangements, is composed of military leaders, representatives of the United Nations, the African Union, South Sudan, Chad and the Commissioner of the DDR. "The Military (...) - News / Democratic Transition in Sudan

U.S. Feltman calls for cooperation between Sudanese parties

October 14, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman renewed calls to abide by the Constitutional Document and to work together to achieve democratic transition in Sudan. According to a statement from the State Department o
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U.S. Feltman calls for cooperation between Sudanese parties

October 14, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman renewed calls to abide by the Constitutional Document and to work together to achieve democratic transition in Sudan. According to a statement from the State Department on Thursday, Feltman spoke to Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on October 12 and to Sovereign Council Chair Abdelfattah al-Burhan on October 13. He "underscored the importance of the Cabinet and the Sovereign Council adhering to (...) - News / United States (US), Democratic Transition in Sudan

SPLM-IO demands apology over disruption of meeting in Aweil

October 14, 2021 (JUBA) – The armed opposition (SPLM-IO) led by South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar has demanded apology after security forces disrupted a consultative meeting in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State capital, Aweil on Tuesday. In a stat
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SPLM-IO demands apology over disruption of meeting in Aweil

October 14, 2021 (JUBA) – The armed opposition (SPLM-IO) led by South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar has demanded apology after security forces disrupted a consultative meeting in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State capital, Aweil on Tuesday. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the party's chairperson in the state, Aweng Abraham Akoon warned that the issue could escalate to the national authorities should state leaders fail to address the grievance with the urgency it deserves. “I would (...) - News / SPLM/A In Opposition, FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY

Sudanese lawyers demonstrate in support of civilian-led government

October 14, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - Hundreds of lawyers and jurists demonstrated, Thursday, outside the Sudanese presidency calling on the military component of the Sovereignty Council to hand over power to civilians. The Forces of Freedom and Change say that the
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Sudanese lawyers demonstrate in support of civilian-led government

October 14, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - Hundreds of lawyers and jurists demonstrated, Thursday, outside the Sudanese presidency calling on the military component of the Sovereignty Council to hand over power to civilians. The Forces of Freedom and Change say that the head of the Sovereign Council, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, is seeking to remain at the chairmanship of the Sovereign Council until the end of the transition period or take over the power. The lawyers handed a memorandum to the military (...) - News / Democratic Transition in Sudan

Civil society body petitions MPs over communal violence in S. Sudan

October 14, 2021 (JUBA) - Lawmakers in South Sudan's Transitional National Legislative Assembly and the Council of States should debate ongoing violence in Warrap State and Western Equatoria State, Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO) said i
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Civil society body petitions MPs over communal violence in S. Sudan

October 14, 2021 (JUBA) - Lawmakers in South Sudan's Transitional National Legislative Assembly and the Council of States should debate ongoing violence in Warrap State and Western Equatoria State, Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO) said in a petition on Thursday. The call comes in the wake of a recent inter-communal violence in South Sudan's Warrap State, which left more than 30 people dead and 80 wounded. The violence among communities in Tonj East and Tonj North (...) - News / Tribal clashes in South Sudan

Sudan's Hamdok rejects Burhan's request to dissolve government

October 15, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan's Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok has rejected a request by the leader of the military component to dissolve the FFC-majority cabinet and to appoint a new government they support. The Head of the Sovereign Council Abdel Fat
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Sudan's Hamdok rejects Burhan's request to dissolve government

October 15, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan's Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok has rejected a request by the leader of the military component to dissolve the FFC-majority cabinet and to appoint a new government they support. The Head of the Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan flanked with his deputy Mohamed Hamdan Daglo aka 'Hemetti" met with Hamdok on Thursday to discuss the ongoing political crisis in the country. Multiple sources confirmed to the Sudan Tribune that the head of the Sovereign (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_DISPLAY

SPLM-IO splinter group demand full implementation of security arrangements

October 13, 2021 (JUBA)- The interim leader of the armed opposition (SPLM-IO) splinter group, General Simon Dual Gatwech has clarified that his group is not after positions, but pushing for full implementation of the security agreements. “We are not after
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SPLM-IO splinter group demand full implementation of security arrangements

October 13, 2021 (JUBA)- The interim leader of the armed opposition (SPLM-IO) splinter group, General Simon Dual Gatwech has clarified that his group is not after positions, but pushing for full implementation of the security agreements. “We are not after positions. The Kit Gwang Declaration is advocating for the honest implementation of Chapter II: Ceasefire and Transitional Security Arrangements. It is the contention of the SPLM-IO (Kit Gwang) that the Security Arrangements are central to (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY, SPLM/A In Opposition

South Sudan unified forces to graduate next month: army

October 13, 2021 (JUBA) - South Sudan has set November 1 as the day on which members of the unified forces will be graduated from various training camps. The military spokesman Lul Ruai Koang said the exercise, expected to be the last leg in the process, wil
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South Sudan unified forces to graduate next month: army

October 13, 2021 (JUBA) - South Sudan has set November 1 as the day on which members of the unified forces will be graduated from various training camps. The military spokesman Lul Ruai Koang said the exercise, expected to be the last leg in the process, will be preceded by dispatching a team of military experts to conduct screening of the forces in various training centers across the country. He did, however, divulged further details on the number of forces expected to be graduated from (...) - News / SPLA - SSPDF, SPLM/A In Opposition, FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY

Sudan's foreign ministry says not concerned by meeting with Israeli officials

October 13, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan's Foreign Ministry Wednesday said not concerned by the talks between Sudanese and Israeli officials in the United Arab Emirates. Justice Minister Nasr al-Din Abdel Bari held talks in Abu Dhabi with the Deputy Foreign Minis
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Sudan's foreign ministry says not concerned by meeting with Israeli officials

October 13, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan's Foreign Ministry Wednesday said not concerned by the talks between Sudanese and Israeli officials in the United Arab Emirates. Justice Minister Nasr al-Din Abdel Bari held talks in Abu Dhabi with the Deputy Foreign Minister of Israel Idan Roll and Esawi Frej, Israel's Minister for Regional Cooperation. Following the meeting, Roll tweeted that they «agreed on future cooperation between the two countries under the accords,» he said referring to the (...) - News / Israel

Civil society body condemns attack on W. Equatoria state minister, urges probe

October 13, 2021 (JUBA) –A civil society body has strongly condemned the attempted assassination of South Sudan's Western Equatoria State Information minister, William Baiki, urging state authorities to hold accountable those who carried out the attack. Ba
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Civil society body condemns attack on W. Equatoria state minister, urges probe

October 13, 2021 (JUBA) –A civil society body has strongly condemned the attempted assassination of South Sudan's Western Equatoria State Information minister, William Baiki, urging state authorities to hold accountable those who carried out the attack. Baiki narrowly escaped death when armed men allegedly attacked him at his residence in the state capital, Yambio on Monday night. A suspect attacker was apprehended and handed over to police. “Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (...) - News / Western Equatoria State (WES), Banditry / Robbery

International meeting calls for ceasefire in Ethiopia

October 12, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - An International High-Level Meeting on Ethiopia called on the warring parties in the Horn of Africa nation to sign a ceasefire agreement. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken hosted a meeting to discuss the situation in Ethiopi
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International meeting calls for ceasefire in Ethiopia

October 12, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - An International High-Level Meeting on Ethiopia called on the warring parties in the Horn of Africa nation to sign a ceasefire agreement. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken hosted a meeting to discuss the situation in Ethiopia with African Union Envoy Olusegun Obasanjo, IGAD Chairman and Sudanese Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok, EU High Representative Josep Borrell, UK Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss, German Foreign Minister Niels Annen, and French Special (...) - News / Ethiopia

S. Sudan's ruling party member petitions Kiir, urges aide's removal

LOctober 12, 2021 (JUBA)- A member of South's Sudan ruling Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) has petitioned President Salva Kiir, calling for the immediate removal of a presidential aide. “Dear Comrade it's my privilege to write to your highest off
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S. Sudan's ruling party member petitions Kiir, urges aide's removal

LOctober 12, 2021 (JUBA)- A member of South's Sudan ruling Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) has petitioned President Salva Kiir, calling for the immediate removal of a presidential aide. “Dear Comrade it's my privilege to write to your highest office as my Chairman and President of South Sudan concerning the relieve of Hon James Deng Wal from the most sensitive position of our Country simply that Hon James isn't doing the interest of Party SPLM nor respecting the Mission and Vision of (...) - News / Politics, South Sudan

Ex ministers, adviser welcome sacking in N. Bahr el Ghazal

October 12, 2021 (JUBA) – Two former ministers and an adviser in South Sudan's Northern Bahr El Ghazal state have welcomed their recent removal, drawing positive comments from ruling party (SPLM) members on social media platforms. Valentino Achak Deng, a f
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Ex ministers, adviser welcome sacking in N. Bahr el Ghazal

October 12, 2021 (JUBA) – Two former ministers and an adviser in South Sudan's Northern Bahr El Ghazal state have welcomed their recent removal, drawing positive comments from ruling party (SPLM) members on social media platforms. Valentino Achak Deng, a former minister of Education who was sacked last week through a presidential directive, welcomed his removal with gratitude. “I am relieved and grateful”, wrote Deng on his Facebook page hours after removal without additional comments. His (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY, South Sudan, Governance & Civil Service

Sudan's GIS imposes travel ban on government officials

October 12, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - The Sudanese Cabinet requested the General Intelligence Service (GIS) to probe the travel restriction imposed on some government officials. Security officials at Khartoum Airport prevented Salah Manna, a prominent member of the
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Sudan's GIS imposes travel ban on government officials

October 12, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - The Sudanese Cabinet requested the General Intelligence Service (GIS) to probe the travel restriction imposed on some government officials. Security officials at Khartoum Airport prevented Salah Manna, a prominent member of the Empowerment Removal Committee from leaving the country to Cairo on 6 October pretexting that his name was on the exit control list before he was later allowed to leave. On Monday 11 October, Minister of the Cabinet Affairs Khaled Omer (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_DISPLAY

S. Sudan's Kiir sacks 2 ministers, adviser in N. Bahr el Ghazal state

October 11, 2021 (JUBA) - South Sudan President Salva Kiir has sacked two ministers and an adviser in Northern Bahr el Ghazal state. Kiir, in a decree issued on Saturday, gave no reasons for his decision which comes less than a year since these appointments
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S. Sudan's Kiir sacks 2 ministers, adviser in N. Bahr el Ghazal state

October 11, 2021 (JUBA) - South Sudan President Salva Kiir has sacked two ministers and an adviser in Northern Bahr el Ghazal state. Kiir, in a decree issued on Saturday, gave no reasons for his decision which comes less than a year since these appointments were made. Some officials, however, attributed the changes to recommendations made by governor Tong Akeen Ngor in which he allegedly asked Kiir to remove the two state ministers and an adviser. They cited lack of loyalty and (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY, Politics

Facebook removes accounts linked to Sudanese RSF militia

October 11, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - Facebook Inc has taken down 735 accounts and groups engaged in a «coordinated inauthentic behaviour» linked to a controversial militia in Sudan, the company said on Monday. In September 2021, Facebook removed 116 Pag
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Facebook removes accounts linked to Sudanese RSF militia

October 11, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - Facebook Inc has taken down 735 accounts and groups engaged in a «coordinated inauthentic behaviour» linked to a controversial militia in Sudan, the company said on Monday. In September 2021, Facebook removed 116 Pages, 666 Facebook accounts, 69 Groups and 92 Instagram accounts targeting the Sudanese audiences. "We found this activity as part of our internal investigation into suspected coordinated inauthentic behaviour in the region and linked it to the (...) - News

90% of population in Unity State displaced by floods: Governor

October 11, 2021 (BENTIU) – At least 90% of the population in South Sudan's Unity State are homeless due to heavy flooding, a senior government official said, painting a gloomy picture of the situation. "This displacement is a massive one, since 90% of th
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90% of population in Unity State displaced by floods: Governor

October 11, 2021 (BENTIU) – At least 90% of the population in South Sudan's Unity State are homeless due to heavy flooding, a senior government official said, painting a gloomy picture of the situation. "This displacement is a massive one, since 90% of the people are displaced,” state governor, Joseph Monytuil told reporters in capital, Bentiu last week. At least 623,000 people, the United Nations says, have been affected by widespread flooding in South Sudan since May, with Unity and (...) - News

Sudanese parties show signs of flexibility to settle political crisis

October 10, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - A member of the Central Council of the ruling Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) said that there are signs of flexibility from the parties to the transitional government to resolve the political crisis. A political crisis erupt
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Sudanese parties show signs of flexibility to settle political crisis

October 10, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - A member of the Central Council of the ruling Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) said that there are signs of flexibility from the parties to the transitional government to resolve the political crisis. A political crisis erupted between the civilian and military partners of the transitional government, following the failed military coup that took place on September 21. Following the public blames, the two sides have frozen the meetings of the joint bodies (...) - News / Democratic Transition in Sudan, FRONT_PAGE_DISPLAY

Two Sudanese fishermen abducted by Ethiopian militiamen

Gedaref, October 10, 2021 - Ethiopian militiamen on Saturday kidnapped two fishermen in the Basanda area of Gederaf State in eastern Sudan. Official sources told «Sudan Tribune» on Sunday that the Ethiopian militia went 10 km deep inside the Suda
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Two Sudanese fishermen abducted by Ethiopian militiamen

Gedaref, October 10, 2021 - Ethiopian militiamen on Saturday kidnapped two fishermen in the Basanda area of Gederaf State in eastern Sudan. Official sources told «Sudan Tribune» on Sunday that the Ethiopian militia went 10 km deep inside the Sudanese territory before abducting two fishermen on their way to Atbara River riding a motorcycle. The residents of the area reported the kidnapping of the police and opened saying the militiamen took the two fishermen into Ethiopia and demand a (...) - News / Ethiopia

Ethiopian PM to resume talks with Egypt, says Kiir

October 11, 2021 (JUBA) - South Sudan's President Salva Kiir told his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel Fattah al-Sisis that Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed requested him to deliver a message of peace and expressed his readiness to resume talks on disputes sur
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Ethiopian PM to resume talks with Egypt, says Kiir

October 11, 2021 (JUBA) - South Sudan's President Salva Kiir told his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel Fattah al-Sisis that Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed requested him to deliver a message of peace and expressed his readiness to resume talks on disputes surrounding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) project. “I was in Addis in September and the Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed promised me to resume negotiations with Egypt and Sudan on Renaissance Dam after the formation of a new (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY, Egypt, Ethiopia, Diplomacy - International Relations

Civil society body condemns inter-communal clashes in Warrap state

October 10, 2021 (JUBA) - Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO) has strongly condemned the recent inter-communal violence among communities of South Sudan's Warrap state, urging authorities to find immediate remedies to the conflict. More th
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Civil society body condemns inter-communal clashes in Warrap state

October 10, 2021 (JUBA) - Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO) has strongly condemned the recent inter-communal violence among communities of South Sudan's Warrap state, urging authorities to find immediate remedies to the conflict. More than 30 people were killed and scores injured in clashes involving the Thiik and Luachjang communities of Tonj East County and Lou Paher of Tonj North County last week, local officials said. In a statement issued on Sunday, CEPO's (...) - News