Golden opportunity: South Sudan seeks fortune in mining.

Golden opportunity: South Sudan seeks fortune in mining.
Al-Arabiya
Ravaged by decades of civil war and neglect, South Sudan is one of the poorest countries on the planet but under the red earth, officials believe, it could potentially be one of the richest. Since the end of the civil war in 2005, Toposa tribesmen and …

UNHCR Prepares for Refugee Influx Into South Sudan’s Upper Nile State
AllAfrica.com
Maban County — Aneim has just reached South Sudan’s newest refugee camp, Gendrassa, after fleeing a devastating mid-October air attack on his village across the border in Sudan’s Blue Nile state. For UNHCR, the arrival of the livestock farmer and his …

Slidell man detained in South Sudan
News Banner
A Slidell woman says she was supposed to celebrate her and her husband’s 25th wedding anniversary Wednesday but was unable to since Elton Mark McCabe remains detained in South Sudan on what has been deemed false allegations. So far …

No agreement reached at Sudan–South Sudan joint committee meetings: media
Xinhua
KHARTOUM, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) — The recent meetings of the Sudan- South Sudan joint political and security committee have failed to reach any agreement on the issues of difference between the two countries, Sudanese media reported Thursday.

South Sudan Women Choose Family Planning, Longer Lives
Voice of America
JUBA , SOUTH SUDAN — In war-ravaged South Sudan, a lack of basic health and education, early marriage, and a culture that values big families have led to alarming child mortality rates, and given the poverty-stricken nation the highest maternal …

South Sudan’s Kiir Congratulates Obama On ‘Impressive Victory’
AllAfrica.com
Washington — South Sudan president Salva Kiir sent a congratulatory cable to his United States counterpart Barack Obama on his re-election for a second and last term yesterday calling it an “impressive victory”. “On behalf of the people of the …

‘Persona non grata’ in South Sudan
Aljazeera.com (blog)
The severity of a PNG declaration made it surprising that, on November 4, a press release from the UN Mission to South Sudan (UNMISS) informed the media that one of its staff had been “ordered to leave the country”. Journalists were told little else …

UNHCR prepares for refugee influx into South Sudan’s Upper Nile state
Reuters AlertNet
MABAN COUNTY, South Sudan, November 8 (UNHCR) – Aneim has just reached South Sudan’snewest refugee camp, Gendrassa, after fleeing a devastating mid-October air attack on his village across the border in Sudan’s Blue Nile state. For UNHCR, the …

Programme: Republic of South Sudan
Reuters AlertNet
The goal of Merlin projects in the Republic of South Sudan is to address humanitarian health needs through supporting essential primary and referral level health care interventions, increasing capacity of local health structures to deliver effective …

Syria, South Sudan hamper oil supply
FuelFix (blog)
Global oil production capacity has been strained for much of the year because of production outages in Syria and South Sudan, among other countries, putting upward pressure on prices, the U.S. Energy Information Administrationsaid Thursday.

Sudan, South Sudan security committee to continue talks in Khartoum
Sudan Tribune
November 8, 2012 (JUBA/KHARTOUM)— Sudan – South Sudan security committee concluded its meeting in Juba without announcing the start of implementation processof a deal reached last September including a number of security arrangements.

South Sudan media protests “disparity” in draft bills
Sudan Tribune
Hakim Moi from the Association for Media Development in South Sudan said he also noticed some disparities in the media bills during a public hearing, organised by his organisation on Wednesday. Moi said AMDISS is consulting with all the relevant …

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PaanLuel Wël is the founder and editor-in-chief of PaanLuel Wël Media Ltd, a news website that covers news, opinions, analysis, history, culture and literature of South Sudan and the world. Founded in July 2011 by PaanLuel Wël to create a platform for free expression and constructive dialogue, the website features articles from various contributors, including columnists, commentators, poets, authors, activists and academics. PaanLuel Wël believes that media can play a vital role in informing, educating and empowering the people to participate in nation-building and social transformation. He also believes that media can foster a culture of dialogue, tolerance and diversity among different communities and groups, and hopes to inspire and mentor the next generation of South Sudanese writers and journalists.

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