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Sudan: Khartoum orchestrates violence in Northern Bahr el-Ghazal

By Eric Reeves A number of very recent, highly credible, ground-based reports indicate that Khartoum’s regular Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and Arab militia proxies have attacked the Kiir Adem area of Northern Bahr el-Ghazal State, South Sudan. What makes these … read more »

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South Sudan: How President Salva was betrayed

By Mareng Chuor Deng When the word honesty is mentioned, its antonym dishonesty easily comes to mind. A combination of such reference and rampant betrayal makes politic such a dirty game indeed. This is because those who make politics dirty … read more »

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South Sudan and the question of “14 Mile area”

By Sabrino Majok Majok The Cooperation Agreement recently signed in Addis Ababa on September 27th, 2012, has been received with mixed reactions in South Sudan with negotiators and their colleagues at an extreme end while people of Northern Bhar El … read more »

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South Sudan skepticism on security deal with Sudan is real

Juba leadership on the Cooperation Agreement has started to be dismissive and abusive to those questioning some pieces in the agreement. Some of our lawmakers have joined the prey and are out to criticize whoever criticizes the agreement. They have … read more »

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Rizeigat-British Cooperation and the Dilemma of the 14 Miles

By Dhieu Mathok Diing Wol Northern Bahr el Ghazal was not fully part of the Anglo-Egyptian administration until 1922. On 21st February 1922, the British troops from Wau under the command of Bimbashi Middleton clashed with a force loyal to … read more »

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The African Union Map And 14 Miles South River Kiir

By Dhieu Mathok Diing Wol One of the distinguished negotiators from the South Sudan negotiating team in Addis Ababa was reported as saying, “Arabs are very desperate about African Union’s new Map, which considered 14 miles south River Kiir part … read more »

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South Sudan accuses Sudan of bombing its territory

South Sudan on Saturday accused Sudan of launching an aerial bombardment on its side of their disputed border, but the Sudanese army denied the charge. The two countries came close to all-out war in April following border clashes, the worst … read more »

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South Sudan has fourth highest infant mortality rate in Africa

South Sudan has the fourth highest infant mortality rate in Africa according to a report published by the African Development Banks last month. Reacting to the banks Africa Development Report, which included South Sudan for the first time, Health Minister … read more »

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South Sudan’s N. Bahr el Ghazal denies reports that hunger caused death

An official in Northern Bahr el Ghazal state government on Wednesday refuted media reports alleging that citizens in the region were dying of severe hunger, less than two months since South Sudan became Africa’s newest nation.   Speaking at a … read more »

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Machar urges resolution of Darfur conflict, vows to settle Abyei issue by March

The leadership of the soon-to-be independent state of South Sudan wants to see the ongoing armed conflict between Darfur rebels and northern Sudan government quickly brought to an end peacefully, saying it has invested interest in achieving peace in that … read more »

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Sudan: Over 55,000 Southerners return to south ahead of referendum

The deputy representative of United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in Southern Sudan, Mireille Girard, Sudan told Sudan Tribune on Wednesday that over 55,000 Southern Sudanese have returned to the south ahead of the region’s independence referendum in January. The returnees … read more »

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