July 24, 2021- (KHARTOUM) - Sudan's attorney general said on Saturday that the burial of dozens of bodies in a number of mortuaries did not include the bodies of the victims of the former regime or those killed during the revolution or missing people. The interim Attorney General Mubarak Mahmoud earlier formed a committee to investigate the reasons for the accumulation of corpses in the morgues. The unidentified bodies in the morgues are often linked to the attack on the pro-democracy (...) - News

July 24, 2021 (GEDARF) - A Sudanese soldier was killed in the latest clashes that took place on Saturday between Sudanese forces and Ethiopian militiamen in the border locality of Basanda. Military sources told the Sudan Tribune that the Sudanese soldiers and reserve forces of the 2nd Infantry Division confronted an Ethiopian militia during search operations for missing children carried out inside Sudanese territory. According to the sources the Sudanese army's search operations were in (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_DISPLAY, Ethiopia

July 24, 2021 (JUBA) - Members of Parliament appointed to the Transitional National Legislature Assembly (TNLA) will be sworn in next week, President Salva Kiir announced on Friday. He made the remarks during a meeting convened to discuss structures of the country's ruling party (SPLM) and conduct general briefing on the recently appointed party members to the TNLA. The President urged the SPLM members to remain united if the governing party is to achieve its goals and vision for the (...) - News / South Sudan, Politics

July 24, 2021 (JUBA) – The head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Nicholas Haysom has urged the revitalized government to demonstrate the political will to progress implementation of the peace deal. He made the remarks while opening a plenary session of the Reconstituted Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC) in Juba on Thursday. While we must acknowledge progress recorded so far, we must also be cognizant that a lot more remains to be done to hold on to the (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY, South Sudan, UNMISS - United Nations Mission in South Sudan

July 23, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - Khartoum State has granted permission to build a church in the Sudanese capital after decades of religious persecution and systemic rejection of constructing places of worship by religious minorities in the country. «The Orthodox Church in Sudan has been granted permission to build a place of worship on land it owns in Hay-Elrawda, Omdurman,» said UK based Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) group in a statement released on Friday. The decision was issued on 16 (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_DISPLAY

July 23, 2021 (GEDAREF) - Ethiopian militias on Friday kidnapped three boys from an area southwest of the Sudanese town of Galabat in Gedaref state. The children from the Fellata tribe, aged between 10 and 15 years, were abducted while they were grazing cows in an area adjacent to the Ethiopian town of Matama in the Amhara Region. The Sudanese army and the Central Reserve forces conduct a search operation for the missing children, in vain. The local authorities learnt later that the (...) - News / Ethiopia, FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY

July 22, 2021 (JUBA) – The Troika (United States, United Kingdom and Norway said it is “deeply dismayed” by reports that South Sudan's National Security Service canceled a civil society panel discussion on the constitutional history of South Sudan in the capital, Juba on July 17. The event, organised by South Sudan Civil Society Forum (SSCSF), was part of a series of panel discussions aimed at creating an environment for youth to discuss, understand and own the constitution. “For peace to (...) - News / United States (US), Norway, United Kingdom (UK) / Great Britain (GB), South Sudan, Free speech

July 22, 2021(JUBA) - The interim chairperson of South Sudan's peace monitoring body (RJMEC), Maj. Gen. Charles Tai Gituai has expressed concerns over the lack of implementation of the security arrangements as stipulated in the September 2018 revitalised peace agreement. He was speaking during a meeting held in the capital, Juba on Thursday. Gituai said lack of implementation of the Transitional Security Arrangements remains a “critical concern”. “Even though some progress has been made in (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY, South Sudan

July 22, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - The Delta variant could be behind the spread of a new wave of coronavirus infections in the Red Sea town Port Sudan, a Sudanese health official said on Thursday. The local authorities in the Red Sea State have declared a state of health emergency since last Sunday, after the high rate of infection with the respiratory disease. Accordingly, the state closed schools, universities and places of worship for two weeks. The same for public parks, clubs, cafes and (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY

July 22, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said the filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) will be an icon of cooperation between the riparian countries. Abiy on Thursday issued a statement in Arabic addressed to the Sudanese and Egyptian people two days after a call by Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok for a legally binding agreement on the filling and operation of the giant dam after the completion of the second filling. The Ethiopian premier said he fulfilled his (...) - News / Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), FRONT_PAGE_DISPLAY

July 21, 2021 (JUBA) – The Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL) Cluster partners reached more than 96,000 people with food assistance in the Greater Pibor Administrative Area (GPAA) in June, representing 94% of the people targeted, the United Nations humanitarian agency (OCHA) said. To date, the FSL Cluster has reached at least 1,000 households. According to the humanitarian agency, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Cluster partners reached 131,000 people with kits and basic hygiene (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY, Humanitarian

July 21, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - Domestic violence against women in Sudan is very common, said an UN-backed report on female conditions in the African country, 30 years after the rule of the Islamist regime which was overthrown two years ago. As part of a joint effort to combat gender-based violence in Sudan, the UNFPA and the Sudanese Ministry of Social Development conducted the first nationwide, qualitative assessment of violence against women in the country. The report found that "Domestic (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_DISPLAY

July 21, 2021 (JUBA) – South Sudan Civil Society Forum have condemned the National Security Service's (NSS) decision to cancel a panel discussion on the country's constitutional history. The event, organised the civil body, was due on July 16. “The South Sudan Civil Society Forum condemns the cancellation of the Panel Discussion on Constitutional History of South Sudan on July 17, 2021, by South Sudan National Security Service,” the group said in a press statement extended to Sudan Tribune on (...) - News / South Sudan, South Sudan | Transitional Constitution of South Sudan

July 20, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - The Sudanese army pledged, on Tuesday, to keep its forces in Al-Fashaga to protect civilians and build roads and bridges to link the border area with the rest of the country. Lt-Gen Mohamed Osman al-Hussein, Sudanese army Chief of Staff paid a visit to the Western Sudan border area to perform the Eid al-Adha prayer with the troops deployed in the area to deter attacks by Ethiopian militiamen. Speaking after the holiday prayer in Wad Koli, al-Hussein told the (...) - News / Ethiopia, FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY

July 20, 2021 (KHARTOUM) – A total of 9,963 South Sudanese arrived in neigbouring Sudan at the end of June this year, figures from the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) show. The majority of the new arrivals settled in the states of While Nile (8,577) and 692 in East Dafur. Sudan hosts one of the largest refugee populations in Africa and South Sudanese make up the majority. Currently, 272,313 South Sudanese refugee and asylum seekers live in Sudan, with 32% of them staying in camps (...) - News / Sudan, UNHCR - United Nations Refugee Agency

July 21, 2021 (JUBA) - The health authorities in South Sudan say they have closed down all the Covid-19 vaccination centres after running out of the jabs. In March, the East African nation received 132,000 doses of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine from the Covax facility, but 72,000 of them were donated to neighbouring Kenya over concerns that they would expire before use. South Sudan had a slow rollout of the vaccination programme and the ministry says the doses that remained have been (...) - News / South Sudan, Coronavirus, FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY

By A.Tesfaye Abera The completion of the second-year filling of the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) instigates polarized views between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt. Mainly Egypt sees it as proof of Ethiopia's unilateralism and thus is a deal-breaker in the trilateral talks; for Ethiopia, this process is technically inescapable, legally accurate and proof of veracity that calls for total change on the current regime on the Nile. Both countries have to struggle to cope with the new (...) - Comment & Analysis / Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)

July 19, 2021 (KHARTOUM) — Sudan's annual inflation rate rose to 413% in June from 379% the previous month, the unprecedented surge was announced by the Central Bureau of Statistics said on Sunday. The official agency said the food and beverage group stood at 248% relative to 242% in May. Excluding the food and beverage items, consumer prices averaged 644% which represented a 46% increase. Across states, the highest rate increase was in Gezira at 202% with the lowest being South Darfur (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY

July 19, 2021 (ADDIS ABABA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has issued as an urgent appeal for $40 million to assist at least 1.6 million internally displaced men, women and children in Northern Ethiopia. The displaced, IOM said, desperately need life-saving assistance like water, medicine and shelter. Since the outbreak of the conflict eight months ago in Ethiopia's Tigray Regional State, millions of people are enduring unimaginable suffering, including forced (...) - News / Ethiopia, Humanitarian

July 19, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, on Monday, announced that the successful end of the second filling of its giant dam, which contributed to further strain relations between Ethiopia and Sudan. In a statement released on social media in Amhara, Abiy congratulated Ethiopians for the completion of the second phase of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)'s filling. He further said that the achievement will enable his country to start producing power as two water (...) - News / Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), FRONT_PAGE_DISPLAY

July 18, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - The Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North, led by Abdel Aziz al-Hilu, (SPLM-N al-Hilu) denied that its adherence to the formation of a single national army before integrating its forces aims to undermine peace talks and impeding the ongoing efforts to end the war in the Two Areas. The Declaration of Principles signed on March 28 stipulates that Sudan will have one army. Also, it adds that the SPLM-N forces will be gradually absorbed, until the end of the (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_DISPLAY

July 17, 2021 (EL-FASHER) - A new batch of troops affiliated with the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army led by Minni Minnawi(SLM/A-MM) arrived in North Darfur on Saturday to take part in the protection of farmers in the state. The force, which consists of hundreds of fighters, armoured vehicles and four-wheel drive vehicles, was welcomed outside the tricks of the city by the SLA-MM Chief Juma Hagar and the Head of the SLM-MM section in North Darfur Mohamed Youssef Abu Hareira among others. (...) - News / Democratic Transition in Sudan, FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY

July 17, 2021 (JUBA) – The head of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Nicholas Haysom has urged South Sudanese to invest in peacebuilding processes necessary for the effective implementation of the revitalized peace agreement. “Peace doesn't just happen. It cannot be wished or willed into existence. It has to be made, it has to be fought for, it needs its own warriors,” said Haysom at the launch of the new UNMISS Peace Fellow Program on Friday. The Peace Fellows Program is a (...) - News / South Sudan, FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY

July 17, 2021 (JUBA)- South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has called for reorganisation of the country's armed forces for effective command and control. He made the remarks while officially opening a three-day military command consultative meeting held at the army headquarters in the capital, Juba on Saturday. Kiir, also the commander-in-chief of South Sudan Peoples Defense Forces (SSPDF), urged the military command to work collectively to expedite the graduation of the unified forces. (...) - News / Military, South Sudan

July 17, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - Saudi investors plan to build a new port in Sudan's Red Sea coast, Gibril Ibrahim, Sudanese Minister of Finance told the Sudan Tribune on Friday. From July 5 to 9, Jibril Ibrahim paid a visit to the Saudi capital, Riyadh, during which he met with 7 ministers and officials of the Central Bank. He was flanked by Energy Minister Jaden Ali Obaid and Investment Minister al-Hadi Mohamed Ibrahim. In addition, they held a series of meeting with the Public Investment (...) - News / Saudi Arabia, FRONT_PAGE_DISPLAY

July 16, 2021 (ADDIS ABABA) - Ethiopia's Foreign Minister and the visiting Head of UN Department of Operational Support discussed Ethiopian participation in UN peacekeeping missions including in Abyei. The Ethiopian foreign ministry, on Friday, stated that Demeke Mekonnen discussed with Atul Khare the «positive role »of Ethiopian soldiers in the UN peacekeeping missions. Mekonnen stressed that the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) which is entirely formed of (...) - News

July 16, 2021 (PARIS) - The Paris Club of wealthy creditor countries has cancelled over $14 billion owed by Sudan in an effort to support the severe economic reforms engaged by the east African nation under the Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative. In a statement issued on Friday, the Paris Club announced the cancellation of $14.1 billion of $23.5 billion in debt, most of which is composed of arrears and late interests. The 16 sovereign creditors further rescheduled the (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_DISPLAY

July 15, 2021 (JUBA) - South Sudan National Movement for Change (SSNMC) leader, Joseph Bangasi Bakasoro on Thursday announced his decision to re-join the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM). Speaking to reporters in the capital, Juba, Bakasoro said it was time to be part of the country's ruling party for the sake of peace. Bakasoro, who currently serves as the national minister for Public Service, called for restoration of the political glory of the SPLM party. "I appeal to all SPLM (...) - News / South Sudan, FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY, Politics

July 15, 2021 (GENEINA) - Deputy Chairman of the Sovereign Council Mohamed Hamdan Daglo «Hemetti» directed the new West Darfur Governor and the state military commander to discipline former rebel fighters and impose the state authority. Last April, tribal clashes again broke out in Geneiena between Arab and Massalit tribes. Over 40 people were killed and 58 injured in three days of tribal clashes. In January, at least 129 people were killed and 108,000 people displaced the inter-communal (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY

July 15, 2021 (JUBA) – South Sudan's President Salva Kiir on Thursday presided over the swearing ceremony of an advisor to the presidency, Costello Garang Ring Lula. The oath-taking ceremony, administered by the Chief Justice Chan Reech Madut in the Office of the President was also witnessed by presidential advisor on security affairs, Tut Gatluak, Minister of Cabinet Affairs, Martin Elia Lomoro and the Executive Director in the Office of the President James Deng Wal. Born in 1953 in Aweil (...) - News / South Sudan, Politics

July 15, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - Sudanese diplomats and UN experts Wednesday discussed the security situation in Darfur, as they have to report to the Security Council about the possible left of sanction related to the western Sudan region imposed 16 years ago. Sudan demands an end to the arms embargo in Darfur and the abolition of sanctions imposed on former officials and militia leaders under Resolution 1591 of March 2005, considering the political change in the country after the fall of the (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_DISPLAY

By Roger Alfred Yoron Modi It is a fact that the legislators of South Sudan's incoming Reconstituted Transitional National Legislative Assembly (TNLA) are appointees of the parties to the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS), not members elected into the TNLA through popular vote. Shall being appointees make the incoming members of parliament, an ought-to-be independent arm of government, completely compromised and unable to discharge their (...) - Comment & Analysis / South Sudan's transition

July 14, 2021 (JUBA) -A top United Nations official has strongly condemned the latest attack on aid workers and assets in Tonj North County of South Sudan's Warrap State, calling on authorities to make every effort to protect communities, humanitarian personnel and assets across the country. “Humanitarian workers strive to deliver life-saving assistance to the most vulnerable people in South Sudan, including women, children and older persons. Attacking them, looting assets and forcing (...) - News / South Sudan, Humanitarian, Warrap State

July 14, 2021 (TORIT) - South Sudan's Eastern Equatoria State governor, Louis Lobong Lojore has urged leaders to work towards attaining durable peace in the East African nation. He was speaking to thousands of people who convened at Torit Freedom Square on July 9 to celebrate South Sudan's 10th independence anniversary. “We must concentrate on the push for durable peace if we want future generations to have a better life. I urge you to embrace social harmony so that the current insecurity (...) - News / South Sudan, Peacebuilding, Eastern Equatoria State (EES)

July 14, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - Civil society groups and women's organizations in Sudan Wednesday called to cancel a judgment to cut off the hand and a leg of a man convicted of looting. The amputation of a hand and a foot on opposite sides (the right hand and the left foot) is one of the provisions of the criminal law in Sudan in accordance with the Islamic law, applied to theft, looting or assaulting women at gunpoint. The verdict was issued on June 23, under Article 168 of the Criminal Code (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_DISPLAY, Democratic Transition in Sudan