South Sudan’s oil production drops since independence
South Sudan’s oil production drops since independence
BBC News
Oil production in South Sudan has fallen by a quarter since independence four months ago, Unity State’s environment minister has told the BBC. Since the split from the north there has been a shortage of skilled workers, the minister, William Garjang, …
S. Sudan Unity State oil production down about 25 pct
Reuters UK
By Hereward Holland BENTIU, South Sudan, Nov 9 (Reuters) – Oil production in South Sudan’s Unity State has fallen about a quarter since July partly because the withdrawal of Sudanese workers and technology made some wells temporarily inaccessible, …
Rights Groups Urge South Sudan to Release Journalists
Voice of America (blog)
Several international human rights groups are calling for the government of South Sudan to release two journalists detained after the publication of an article criticizing South Sudanese President Salva Kiir. Peter Ngor Arol Garang and Dengdit Ayok …
Sudan rebuffs US proposal on South Kordofan
Sudan Tribune
He further stressed that the government would not give up any area of the country after the secession of South Sudan. He went on to describe those who propagate such proposals as being ignorant about Sudan and what is happening in it. …
Mass polio vaccination campaign kicks off in S. Sudan
Sudan Tribune
By Julius N. Uma November 7, 2011 (JUBA) – A mass Polio vaccination of children less than five years old has began in South Sudan on Tuesday as health officials and development partners seek to make Africa’s newest nation free from the deadly disease …
South Sudan Delays Program to Root Out Unqualified State Workers
BusinessWeek
8 (Bloomberg) — A program by newly independent South Sudan to root out unqualified state workers is being delayed by disputes over who should be affected, a deputy minister said. The person who was spearheading the campaign, Labour and Public Services …
JobsDDG Armed Violence Reduction (AVR) Project Manager (Roving) – South Sudan
Reuters AlertNet
DDG and DRC have been present in South Sudan since 2006. DRC and DDG now work and share offices in Juba and Aweil, Northern Bahr El Ghazal state while DDG also maintains field bases in Warrap, Eastern and Western Equatoria states. …
South Korea’s delegation to visit South Sudan
Sudan Tribune
November 9, 2011 (DUBAI) – A South Korean delegation will visit South Sudan in mid-November in order to follow up previous assessments intended to lead to the deployment there of peacekeepers from the east Asian country. South Korea’s Minister of …
South Sudan to join the Commonwealth
Borglobe
The Republic of South Sudan is working on joining the Commonwealth, Hon Nhial Deng Nhial, the minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, has announced. He said that the country stands to gain a lot from Commonwealth membership. …
USAID Supports South Sudan’s First Agricultural Trade Fair
USAID (press release)
WASHINGTON, DC – The First Agricultural Trade Fair in South Sudan opened today in Juba, supported by the US Agency for International Development (USAID). The four-day event is designed to showcase South Sudan’s products and potential, …
Sudan warns it is ready to return to war with South Sudan
Telegraph.co.uk
Omar Al-Bashir, Sudan’s president, has criticised “continued provocations” by South Sudan and says his country is ready to return to war with its neighbour. By Alice Klein in Nairobi Mr Bashir was performing prayers to mark the start of Eid in the …
Mass polio vaccination campaign kicks off in S. Sudan
Middle East North Africa Financial Network
JUBA, Nov 09, 2011 (Sudan Tribune – McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) — A mass Polio vaccination of children less than five years old has began in South Sudan on Tuesday as health officials and development partners seek to make …
South Korean delegation to visit South Sudan
Middle East North Africa Financial Network
DUBAI, Nov 09, 2011 (Sudan Tribune – McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) — A South Korean delegation will visit South Sudan in mid-November in order to follow up previous assessments intended to lead to the deployment there of …
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