South Sudan inflation soars to nearly 80% in May
Times of India –
JUBA: Annual inflation in South Sudan shot up to nearly 80 percent in May, official data showed on Sunday, highlighting the grave economic challenges the world’s newest nation is facing less than a year after gaining independence.
Al-Arabiya –
The prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages in South Sudan’s consumer price index rose about 84.7 percent compared to last year, mainly driven by increases for fruit, vegetables, bread and cereals. (File photo) By Reuters Annual inflation in South …
Wall Street Journal –
By NICHOLAS BARIYO KAMPALA, Uganda—Sudan and South Sudan have agreed on a road map to guide talks aimed at ending weeks of fighting, but tensions along the nations’ poorly marked border persisted with each accusing the other of attacks, officials said …
India Today –
As China steps up its ties with Juba amid its standoff with Khartoum, India is planning to invite South Sudan President Salva Kiir in a diplomatic outreach to build closer relations with the resource-rich country and secure its $3 billion investment …
AngolaPress –
Khartoum (Reuters) – Juba has repeatedly accused Khartoum of bombing its border states, some of which are oil-producing. Claims are hard to verify as the joint border area is difficult to access. The two countries returned to peace talks in Ethiopia …
Voice of America –
An airlift is under way to bring more than 12000 South Sudanese citizens home from neighboring Sudan. The returnees were blocked from going home when Khartoum shut down some of its borders due to clashes with the South. After months of waiting, …
AFP –
ADDIS ABABA — The defence ministers of Sudan and South Sudan are set to meet in the Ethiopian capital on Monday to discuss border security, a South Sudanese official said. “The extraordinary meeting… will discuss the establishment of the various …
BBC News – Jun 2, 2012
Up to 4000 people are fleeing into South Sudan every day to escape fighting in Sudan’s Blue Nile province, according to medical charity Medecins sans Frontieres. MSF told the BBC that about 30000 people were now in makeshift shelters just inside South …
BusinessWeek – Jun 1, 2012
By MOHAMMED SAEED Sudan’s military says 169 policemen remain in the disputed oil-rich Abyei region following the army’s withdrawal from the area this week. Military spokesman Col. Sawarme Khalid Saad told the official Radio Ombdurman on Friday that the …
Sky News Australia – Jun 1, 2012
Young woman death by stoning in Sudan Updated: 14:28, Saturday June 2, 2012 A teenage Sudanese mother accused of adultery has been sentenced to death by stoning, drawing condemnation and outrage from human rights groups and others.
Deutsche Welle – Jun 1, 2012
Sudan’s army has said it has withdrawn its police forces from the disputed border region Abyei. Both Sudan and South Sudan have claimed the oil-rich region as their own, sparking clashes. The official Sudanese news agency, SUNA, quoted military …
The Daily Star – Jun 1, 2012
KHARTOUM: A Sudanese police contingent has pulled out of the disputed Abyei area, Sudan’s army said on Friday, after the foreign ministry denied their presence and the UN called for their withdrawal. “This evening the 169 police redeployed outside of …
Los Angeles Times – Jun 1, 2012
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Human rights groups have called for Sudan to abolish death by stoning as prescribed legal punishment after a young woman convicted of adultery was ordered executed by a Sudanese court. The woman, Intisar Sharif Abdallah, …
Al-Arabiya – Jun 1, 2012
Sudanese judges have sentenced several women to death by stoning in recent years. (File photo) By AFP A young Sudanese woman convicted of adultery has been sentenced to death by stoning, an international rights group says, in a rare case under Sudan’s …
Seattle Post Intelligencer – Jun 1, 2012
MOHAMMED SAEED, AP KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Sudan’s army said it withdrew a contingent of police on Friday from the disputed oil-rich Abyei region that South Sudan also claims following moves by both sides to pull out their armies from the area.
NEWS.com.au – Jun 1, 2012
A YOUNG Sudanese woman convicted of adultery has been sentenced to death by stoning by the Islamist regime. New York-based Human Rights Watch said the case of Intisar Sharif Abdallah “presents numerous grave violations of domestic and international …
Kansas City Star – Jun 1, 2012
AP KHARTOUM, Sudan — Nearly 30 Africa-based rights groups have signed a letter condemning Sudan for sentencing a 20-year-old woman to death by stoning over charges of adultery. The statement, signed and released Friday, is urging Sudanese authorities …
Ahram Online – Jun 1, 2012
The two Sudans are returning to the negotiating table after bitter military, political and media wars against each other that have cast a long shadow over their bilateral relations. This could have serious repercussions on upcoming talks that should …
Independent Online – Jun 1, 2012
By Edith M. Lederer AP In this photo taken Tuesday, May 24, 2011 and released by the United Nations Mission in Sudan, the first of 125 Indian soldiers serving with the international peacekeeping force arrive by helicopter in Abyei, Sudan.
Voice of America – Jun 1, 2012
The United Nations Security Council on Thursday welcomed the withdrawal of the military of Sudan and South Sudan from the disputed Abyei area. But the council said full withdrawal must include other forces reportedly stationed by Sudan in that oil-rich …
News24 – Jun 1, 2012
Khartoum – A Sudanese woman, believed to be about 20, has been sentenced to be stoned to death for adultery, and is being held near Khartoum, shackled in prison with her baby son, rights groups and lawyers said on Thursday.