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Following the independence vote by South Sudan and in the run up to independence tension between the North and South is growing. In 2009, over 2,500 people were killed. Over 350,000 were displaced. In Darfur, following a conflict in which hundreds of thousands of civilians died, attacks against civilians continue and millions suffer daily in camps. After seven years of violence, an agreement still has not been reached.
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Lakes State Governor Calls for Increased Agricultural Production
allAfrica.com | 18/05/2012 07:04am |
The governor of Lakes state, Chol Tong Mayay, has declared every Friday during this rain season as a half working day at all level in state government institutions, in order for employees to join their respective families in cultivating... More
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Abyei SPLM Official - Military Option 'Fully Available'
allAfrica.com | 18/05/2012 07:02am |
[Sudan Tribune] Juba - Leaders from the contested region of Abyei on Thursday called for the "unconditional" withdrawal of the Sudanese forces, to allow displaced people to return to their ancestral areas. More
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Wau MPs Take Oath, Governor Vows War On Corruption
allAfrica.com | 18/05/2012 07:02am |
Western Bahr El Ghazal State Legislative Assembly reopened on Tuesday of which 49 members were sworn in including the newly appointed member Mathew Chan Majok who is also from the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM). The swearing... More
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Breaking the Standoff On Post-Independence Issues With Sudan
allAfrica.com | 18/05/2012 06:41am |
[Sudan Tribune] The Time for Joshua to Lead from the front has come! More
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Repression Intensifies After Border Violence - Human Rights Watch
allAfrica.com | 18/05/2012 06:30am |
[HRW] New York - Sudan has stepped up harassment of journalists, censorship, and arrests of political opponents in the wake of recent fighting with South Sudan, Human Rights Watch said today. More
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SPLA Infantry Division 5 to Stop SAF Attacks in Raga County
allAfrica.com | 18/05/2012 05:51am |
The SPLA Infantry division 5 in Western Bahr el Ghazal state acting commander, Brigadier General Stephen Gawer Manyok said their forces at the border of South Sudan with Sudan specifically in Raga County villages of Kafia Kingi, Hofrat... More
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12 Students Injured in Attack At Nyala University
allAfrica.com | 18/05/2012 04:00am |
[Radio Dabanga] Nyala - On Wednesday 12 students of Nyala University in South Darfur were injured after being attacked by National Congress Party affiliated students, supported by security personnel. More
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Two IDPs Wounded in Militia Attack
allAfrica.com | 18/05/2012 04:00am |
[Radio Dabanga] Mornei - On Wednesday morning, five pro government militants seriously wounded two displaced people in an assault near Mornei camp. More
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UN Security Council Demands Progress on Abyei, Extends Peacekeeping Mandate
allAfrica.com | 17/05/2012 20:51pm |
In a new resolution, the Security Council today extended by six months the mandate the United Nations peacekeeping force for Abyei, an area contested by South Sudan and Sudan, and demanded that the two countries finalize the establishment... More
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U.S. Looks to cut Non-Humanitarian Aid to Nations That Host Bashir
allAfrica.com | 17/05/2012 18:56pm |
As part of an ongoing effort to bring Sudanese President Omar Bashir to justice, the House Appropriations Committee today adopted an amendment cutting off non-humanitarian aid to any nation that allows the indicted war criminal into... More
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