Sudan’s ex-PM Launches Fierce Attack on Kiir’s Visit to Israel
Sudan’s ex-PM launches fierce attack on Kiir’s visit to Israel
Sudan Tribune
December 25, 2011 (KHARTOUM) – The former Sudanese Prime Minister and the leader of the opposition National Umma Party (NUP) Al-Sadiq al-Mahdi denounced a visit made by South Sudanpresident Salva Kiir to Israel this week describing it as “devilish”. …
Machar calls on South Sudan rebels to lay down their arms
Sudan Tribune
December 25, 2011 (JUBA) – South Sudan’s Vice President Riek Machar Teny has called on all the rebel groups in the newly established state to lay down their arms and join in the development of their country. Machar appealed to the rebels during the …
Oil-thirsty China stuck deep in Sudanese muck
The Seattle Times
By Andrew Higgins Workers for a company affiliated with China National Petroleum build facilities near Melut in South Sudan. China, which gets nearly a third of its imported crude oil from Africa, has invested billions of dollars in the past 15 years …
Kiir calls for peaceful Christmas celebrations and urges police to take charge
Sudan Tribune
By Ngor Arol Garang December 25, 2011 (JUBA)- South Sudan’s president Salva Kiir Mayardit on Sunday called for peaceful Christmas celebrations taking place across the new nation and urged police forces to take charge during the festivities. …
How much change has independence brought South Sudan?
BBC News
South Sudan has been independent from North Sudan for just under six months, following decades of civil war. The new country is one of the least developed places on earth, despite having huge oil reserves. James Copnall travelled to the capital, Juba, …
South Sudanese Celebrate Christmas As A Free Nation
Oye! Times
This is the First time for South Sudanese to celebrate Christmas as an independent country. Bishop Nathaniel Garang Anyieth who was the preacher of the day expressed his gratitude to the Almighty God and reminded the congregation that we are a free …
Archbishop Lukudu Calls For Reconciliation In South Sudan
Oye! Times
Archbishop Paolino Lukudu LoroThe Metropolitan Archbishop of Juba, Paolino Lukudu Loro has called upon the South Sudanese to engage in peace and reconciliation for the building of the new nation. His Grace urged the Catholic community to spearhead the …
Sudanese refugee killed in ArapCo shooting
Denver Post
Dengpathot said Malual and his family resettled in Denver six years ago after escaping war in what is now South Sudan. Friends said Malual was ecstatic earlier this year when South Sudan gained independence from Sudan, ending the civil war that forced …
| UN urges South Sudan to act now to avert large-scale violence in Jonglei UN News Centre The United Nations today urged South Sudan to take all necessary measures to protect civilians in Jonglei state after reports identified thousands of armed youth preparing to attack a rival community. “I am deeply concerned to learn of reports of this… |
| S. Sudan youth planning to attack tribe, UN warns AFP JUBA — Thousands of young people in South Sudan are preparing to attack a rival tribe in what could become a major tragedy, the United Nations warned on Monday. “I am deeply concerned to learn of reports of this imminent large scale attack on … |
| Sudan split drags oil-hungry China into the middle of a poisonous feud Sydney Morning Herald Months after its separation from Sudan, South Sudan is still facing many issues. Photo: Kate Geraghty JUBA, South Sudan: At a restaurant along the River Nile offering crocodile and ostrich meat, officials of the world’s newest – and desperately … |
| Foreign investment in South Sudan draws mixed reactions Press TV Juba Grand Hotel, one of South Sudan’s finest hotels and, like many other hotels, the work of a foreign investor. In South Sudan which gained its independence only six months ago, almost 90% of all the investments in private sectors are owned by … |
| Report: Israel bombed Sudan targets Ynetnews Sudanese officials deny report. Foreign media linked Israel to two similar previous attacks Sudanese newspaper al-Intibaha reported last week that the Israeli Air Force attacked vehicles in South Sudan, Ynet learned on Sunday. The report speculated on… |
| Utah eye doctors restore sight to hundreds of blind people in Sudan Deseret News They worked in a tiny village in South Sudan, a part of the world ravaged by tribal conflict, civil war and astonishing levels of blindness. “In this part of the world, nearly 10 percent of the population is totally blind,” said Dr. Alan Crandall, … |
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