How Well Did South Sudan Prepare for Independence from Khartoum?
How well did South Sudan prepare for independence from Khartoum?
East African
By RICHARD DOWDEN (email the author) Although I had been to Southern Sudan many times during the civil war, I tried to come to the new state of South Sudan with an open mind and a simple question. Having become independent some 50 years after most …
South Sudan’s cattle war displaces thousands
SomalilandPress
JUBA — Aid groups are mounting a “major emergency operation” in rural South Sudan after tribe-on-tribe violence sent tens of thousands fleeing and killed an unknown number of people, the United Nations said. The UN’s humanitarian co-ordinator in South …
China’s role in North-South Sudan relations
Sudan Tribune
By Mariar Wuoi January 7, 2012 — The governments of South Sudan and Sudan have some unresolved issues left over from divorce that was finalised in July. From border demarcation to oil resources, one would expect South Sudan and Sudan to be at each …
South Sudan quieter, but human needs high
Examiner.com
Disputes over who owns grazing land and accusations of cattle rustling resulted in armed conflict in Pibor, South Sudan in recent days. Casualties were few because people fled the community before the attacks, according to the United Nations, …
Cycle of ethnic violence in South Sudanese state must end, UN envoy says
UN News Centre
The “cycle of violence” between ethnic communities in Jonglei state in South Sudanmust end, the top United Nations official in the newly independent country has warned, calling on the Government, church leaders, civil society groups and the …