Tag Archives: Unity

S. Sudan remains MSF’s top priority after 30 years of emergency response

March 20, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Unni Karunakara This year marks 30 years since Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) began providing medical care in the area that now makes up South Sudan. Our first project was in Yei in Central Equatoria in 1983, where we delivered … read more »

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Former colonial must find way to bring peace to two Sudan

July 24, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Mama Jany Gorey My name Mama Jany Gorey a former MP during 1977; I have understand leadership in South Sudan failing to care their citizen status but care only about their beneficiary, I was one time a member of … read more »

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South Sudan has fourth highest infant mortality rate in Africa

June 7, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

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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Sudans in blame game over border row

April 29, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

President Kibaki has urged Sudan and its neighbour South Sudan to give dialogue a chance but the two countries are far from ready to face each other at any negotiating table. Sudan ambassador to Kenya Kamal Ismail Saeed and South … read more »

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In South Sudan border lands oil brings bombs, not blessings

April 27, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Despite a dozen years of oil extraction in South Sudan’s Unity state, the capital Bentiu has little to show for it. Donkeys drag carts bearing oil drums filled with water around the dusty, litter-strewn streets and evenings hum with private … read more »

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UN Council to consider next steps on Sudan, S.Sudan

April 25, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The U.N. Security Council demanded on Tuesday that Sudan immediately stop airstrikes on South Sudan and will consider in the coming days what further steps to take to stop clashes between the east African neighbors spiraling into war, Reuters reports. … read more »

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Sudan raids on South leave 16 dead

April 25, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

New York – Sudan’s air raids on South Sudan killed at least 16 civilians and wounded 34, UN officials on Tuesday told the UN Security Council, which condemned the attacks. The 15-member council made a new call for a ceasefire … read more »

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US Press Release: On the Attack on South Sudan by Sudan

April 23, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Press Statement Victoria Nuland Department Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC April 23, 2012 The United States strongly condemns Sudan’s military incursion into South Sudan yesterday and calls for the immediate cessation of hostilities and the withdrawal of all … read more »

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Sudan president threatens South Sudan government

April 23, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Sudan’s president has threatened to topple the government of South Sudan during a visit to an oil-rich border town that has sparked a recent surge in violence between the two countries. Omar al-Bashir’s comments Monday were the latest in a … read more »

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Sudan: They have done it again

April 23, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Zechariah Manyok Biar There is always something comical in the way that Sudanese leaders behave. They can tell you that something does not exist and expect you to believe it without further questions. I think that is how dictators … read more »

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Sudan war planes bomb South Sudan town

April 23, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

BENTIU, South Sudan — Sudanese war planes on Monday launched a fresh bombing raid on Bentiu, capital of the oil-rich South Sudan border state of Unity, killing at least one child, officials said. “This is a serious escalation, and a … read more »

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S.Sudan shoots down Sudan jet fighter

April 17, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

A Sudanese MiG 29 jet fighter was shot down over the disputed oil region of Heglig on Monday evening by the South Sudanese army (SPLA) who have held the area for almost a week, according to officials. Sources from both … read more »

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South Sudan branded ‘enemy’ state

April 17, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Sudanese MPs have voted unanimously to brand South Sudan “an enemy”. “The government of South Sudan is an enemy and all Sudanese state agencies have to treat her accordingly,” the resolution said. A Khartoum information ministry official told the BBC … read more »

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South Sudan says won’t withdraw troops

April 12, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

(AP) — South Sudan’s president said Thursday that the nation will not withdraw its troops that this week entered a disputed border region with Sudan. South Sudan President Salva Kiir spoke to parliament in the midst of escalating clashes along … read more »

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Sudan ‘seeks good relations with South’

March 29, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Baghdad – Sudan seeks good relations with newly independent South Sudan, President Omar al-Bashir told an Arab summit on Thursday, after border clashes this week sparked international alarm. “We are committed to go forward in resolving these pending issues with … read more »

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AU-mediated Sudan talks in Ethiopia

March 28, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Officials from Sudan and South Sudan are set to meet in the Ethiopian capital on Thursday in a bid by the African Union (AU) to end ongoing clashes and prevent an all-out war between the two neighbours. The pan-African body … read more »

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South Sudan says Khartoum bombed border zones

March 28, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

JUBA — Sudanese warplanes bombed oil rich border regions of South Sudan overnight after days of clashes, but fighting on the ground between the rival armies has ceased, a Southern official said Wednesday. “The ground assaults this morning have stopped … read more »

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A letter from South Sudan: rearmament in Warrap State

March 27, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Deep in Warrap State’s wetlands, land that is used for grazing even in the driest season, the thickly wooded higher land, surrounded by rich marshes, once supported the homes of many families.  Just twenty years ago, there had been homesteads … read more »

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Rigging the Rules: unfair land deals in South Sudan

February 10, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

According to a recent report by the Oakland Institute, ‘Understanding Land Investment Deals in Africa: South Sudan’, a large influx of one-sided foreign investment has flooded into South Sudan. These unfair land deals undermine the land rights of rural communities, … read more »

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37 Killed at South Sudan Peace Meeting

February 3, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

An official in South Sudan says 37 people were killed when shooting broke out at a meeting to settle disputes over stolen cattle. The incident happened Wednesday in Mayendit county, in South Sudan’s Unity State. The state information minister, Gideon … read more »

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“‘They Bombed Everything that Moved’: Aerial military attacks on civilians and humanitarians in Sudan, 1999 – 2012″ (Update, January 12, 2012)

January 20, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Eric Reeves Overview Since inaugurating hostilities in South Kordofan on June 5, 2011, Khartoum’s Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) military aircraft have been engaged in relentless, widespread, and systematic attacks on civilian targets throughout the state, particularly in the Nuba … read more »

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Foreign land buying in Africa slammed

December 8, 2011 by IndepthAfrica

Durban – Foreign countries which buy African farmland in order to gain food security are guilty of a “new form of colonisation,” Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson said on Wednesday. She blasted foreign acquisition of African farmland and … read more »

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Landmines hamper Sudan relief effort

November 19, 2011 by benim

Geneva – Landmines are thwarting efforts to relocate refugees flooding into South Sudan to escape fighting in neighbouring Sudan, the UN refugee agency said on Friday. Up to 200 Sudanese refugees have been arriving daily at Yida in Unity State … read more »

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White House: Bombing of S. Sudan refugee Camp ‘Outrageous Act’

November 11, 2011 by benim

The White House is strongly condemning Thursday’s bombing of a refugee camp in South Sudan by neighboring Sudan as an outrageous act. A White House spokesman says international humanitarian workers and the United Nations have been working to provide food … read more »

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S Sudan accuses Sudan over bombings

November 11, 2011 by benim

Yida Camp – A refugee camp in South Sudan’s Unity state was bombed on Thursday, South Sudan officials and witnesses said, threatening to raise tensions with Sudan in the violence-plagued border region. Taban Deng, the governor of Unity state, accused … read more »

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Sudan bombs South Sudan camp, kills 12

November 10, 2011 by benim

Nairobi – Military aircraft from Sudan crossed the new international border with South Sudan and dropped bombs on Thursday in and around a camp filled with refugees fleeing violence in the north, officials said. At least 12 people were killed. … read more »

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Ex-warlord boosts Sirleaf’s vote bid

October 19, 2011 by benim

Monrovia – Ex-warlord Prince Johnson, who came third in Liberia’s presidential polls, on Tuesday announced he would back Nobel peace laureate and incumbent president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in a run-off election. The former rebel leader said he feared being prosecuted … read more »

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Liberian radio station torched

October 17, 2011 by benim

Monrovia – The offices of a Liberian radio station were set ablaze on Monday morning, a manager said, in the wake of an arson attack on the ruling party headquarters and opposition discontent over poll results. “I was called at … read more »

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Liberia crisis as poll fraud claimed

October 17, 2011 by benim

Monrovio – Liberia on Saturday closed its borders after the opposition rejected as “flawed” provisional election results placing incumbent President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, this year’s Nobel Peace Laureate, in the lead. The west African country, which suffered two devastating back-to-back … read more »

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UN Considers Stepping Up Land Mine Clearance in South Sudan

October 13, 2011 by benim

The United Nations says it may step up efforts to clear land mines from South Sudan following a mine explosion this week that killed 20 people. The U.N. says 18 civilians and two soldiers were killed on Sunday when the … read more »

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