Monthly Archives: oktober 2018
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)