U.S. diplomats are expressing “deep concern” over violence on the border of Sudan and South Sudan, at the end of a visit to the region. The U.S. special envoy to Sudan, Princeton Lyman, and U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor Denis McDonough visited Khartoum and Juba for talks on Sunday and Monday. In a statement Monday, […]
US Officials Voice Concern Over Sudan Cross Border Fighting
Posted November 21st, 2011 at 10:40 pm (UTC-5)
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South Sudan Rebel Leader Says Peace Talks Failed, Violence Likely
Posted November 20th, 2011 at 3:35 pm (UTC-5)
South Sudanese rebel leader George Athor Deng says peace talks with the country’s ruling party have broken down, and that his forces are prepared to continue fighting against the government. Speaking in Nairobi Sunday, Athor said key demands of his South Sudanese Democratic Movement were not met during talks last week with South Sudanese President […]
South Sudan Rebel Leader Says Peace Talks Failed, Violence Likely
Posted November 20th, 2011 at 12:15 pm (UTC-5)
South Sudanese rebel leader George Athor Deng says peace talks with the country’s ruling party have broken down, and that his forces are prepared to continue fighting against the government. Speaking in Nairobi Sunday, Athor said key demands of his South Sudanese Democratic Movement were not met during talks last week with South Sudanese President […]
UN Urges South Sudan Military to Release Child Soldiers
Posted November 18th, 2011 at 4:30 am (UTC-5)
The United Nations is calling for the military of South Sudan to release all remaining child soldiers who are serving within its ranks. The U.N. Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS) said Thursday that 53 child soldiers between the ages of 13 and 17 were released by the South Sudanese armed forces earlier […]
South Sudan Looks for Foreign Investors to Reopen Shuttered Factories
Posted November 17th, 2011 at 6:10 pm (UTC-5)
South Sudan’s undersecretary for commerce says the new country plans to reach out to international investors to refurbish and reopen a number of shuttered factories to help create jobs. Elizabeth Manoa Majok tells the Reuters news agency that the country is dependent on imports which means a lot of hard currency goes overseas. She said […]
US Urges Comprehensive Peace Deal in Darfur
Posted November 17th, 2011 at 5:55 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. State Department is calling for the resumption of peace talks between the Sudanese government and armed rebel movements in Darfur. The State Department made the comments on Wednesday at the end of a two-day workshop with Darfuri rebel groups and civil society leaders at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington. The workshop […]
UN Official Calls Sudanese Rebel Alliance ‘Counterproductive’
Posted November 16th, 2011 at 3:35 am (UTC-5)
The United Nations peacekeeping chief has condemned a military alliance between rebel movements in Sudan that has the stated goal of overthrowing the government of President Omar al-Bashir. The head of the United Nations Peacekeeping Operations, Hervé Ladsous, said Tuesday during a briefing to the Security Council that the rebel alliance is counterproductive and could […]
IOM Transports Thousands of South Sudanese Home
Posted November 15th, 2011 at 8:55 am (UTC-5)
A global migration agency is intensifying its effort to bring thousands of South Sudanese home from the north. The International Organization for Migration, or IOM, says a convoy of 12 river barges carrying more than 3,000 southerners left the town of Kosti on Monday, bound for South Sudan’s capital, Juba. It says two IOM-supported trains […]
UN Chief Condemns New Sudan Rebel Alliance
Posted November 14th, 2011 at 8:20 pm (UTC-5)
The head of the United Nations is speaking out against a rebel alliance in Sudan that says it aims to topple the government of President Omar al-Bashir. U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said in a statement Monday he condemns the reported establishment of the Sudan Revolutionary Front or SRF. He called on all sides to […]
Sudan Rebel Groups Form Alliance to Topple Bashir
Posted November 14th, 2011 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
Four major Sudanese rebel groups have formed an alliance aimed at toppling the government of President Omar al-Bashir. The four groups — three from the Darfur region and one based in two states to the east — are calling themselves the Sudan Revolutionary Front, or SRF. The SRF says it resolves to overthrow Mr. Bashir’s […]
