The IGAD chiefs of staff decided to dispatch over 1600 troops from five countries to take part in the Regional Protection Force (RPF) deployed in South Sudan
Author: Martin Berge, Jr.
UN welcomes rebel unilateral ceasefire in Darfur’s Jebel Marra
he UN Resident Coordinator in Sudan, Gwi-Yeop Son, Tuesday welcomed the temporary unilateral cessation of hostilities by the Sudan Liberation Army – Abdul Wahid (SLA-AW) to allow humanitarian access to civilians in the rebel-controlled areas in eastern Jebel Marra area
Sudan’s al-Bashir renews calls for rebels to join peace efforts
The Sudanese President Omer al-Bashir has renewed calls to rebel groups to renounce violence stressing his government’s keenness to achieve comprehensive peace in the country
High child mortality reported in Sudan’s Blue Nile state
Five children have reportedly died in Blue Nile state within a week, where hospitals are overcrowded with patients
‘There are no political detainees,’ says Kiir’s office
There are no political prisoners in detention facilities in South Sudan, the office of the president announced on Monday.
South Sudan’s army renamed ‘South Sudan People’s Defense Force’
South Sudan President Salva Kiir on Tuesday night issued a decree renaming the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) to ‘South Sudan People’s Defense Force (SSPDF)
South Sudan: War Deaths Estimated at 400 000
The five-year civil war in South Sudan has killed about 400 000 civilians, which is higher than initially thought
Nansenprisen til sørsudansk kirurg
– Dr. Atars arbeid gjennom tiår med borgerkrig og konflikt er et enestående eksempel på dyp humanitær ånd og uselviskhet. Gjennom hans utrettelige innsats har tusenvis av liv blitt reddet, og utallige menn, kvinner og barn har fått en ny sjanse til å bygge en fremtid, sier Filippo Grandi, FNs høykommissær for flyktninger
Al-Bashir, Museveni discuss South Sudan peace process
Sudanese President Omer al-Bashir and his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni Wednesday discussed the South Sudan peace process in a meeting held on the sidelines of the China-Africa cooperation forum in Beijing.
14. September: Sør-Sudan – Ungdommens protest
Arrangement i regi av Norsk Folkehjelp. Møt Sør-Sudans modige ungdomsbevegelse Ana Taban, som bruker slampoesi, grafitti, musikk og stand-up for å spre sitt budskap om fred.