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HOLY SEE APOINTS NEW BISHOP FOR EL OBEID

Pope Benedict appointed on Saturday Fr. Michael Didi Adugum Mangoria as coadjutor bishop of el-Obeid. Fr. Didi, 51, was born in Engoth, Nuba Mountains,...

WOMEN URGED NOT TO SMOKE

Women were urged not to start smoking during the World No Smoke Day celebrations. Many school children gathered today in Juba to mark the...

SPLM SAYS SPLM-DC IS A TERRORIST PARTY

The SPLM accused The Sudan Peoples' Liberation Movement for Democratic Change (SPLM-DC) of being a terrorist party. The charge was laid by Ezekile Lol...

UN POPULATION AGENCY REACHES OUT TO YOUTH

Over twenty youths are undergoing training of trainers on youth sexual health and HIV prevention. The training is the first of its kind and...

KENYA AIRWAYS STARTS OPERATIONS IN SOUTH SUDAN

Kenya Airways starts flying from Nairobi to Juba next week. Hamisi Hassan is the managing director of Charleston tours and the key agent of...

WFP TO ASSIST 2.6 MILLION SOUTHERNERS

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) planned to provide assistance to at least 2.6 million people to address the food insecurity problem in south...

RUMBEK INAUGURATES FIRST NURSING SCHOOL IN LAKES STATE

The first nursing school in Lakes State offering courses of certified community nurses was officially inaugurated on Saturday in Rumbek. The Rumbek Nursing...

ITALY TO GO ON SUPPORTING SOUTHERN SUDAN DESPITE ECONOMIC CRISIS

The government of Italy said it would continue supporting the Government of Southern Sudan despite its own economic difficulties. Danilo Ghirelli, the Health Coordinator...

FOUR POLICE OFFICERS DETAINED OVER RAPE

Four police officers were arrested in Eastern Equatoria state for allegedly raping two Kenyan women. A top security officer in the state confirmed the...

SPLA CLASHES WITH RENEGADE COLONEL IN UNITY STATE

SPLA troops clashed with Colonel Gatluak Gai's forces in Abiem-Nhom County, Unity state. Mr. Gatluak took to the bush apparently because he was...

AL-BASHIR DISSOLVES CABINET TO FORM NEW GOVERNMENT

The president of the republic yesterday issued a decree to dissolve the government of national unity and pave the way for a new executive....

UN RELIEF CHIEF ENDS SUDAN VISIT

The UN humanitarian affairs chief yesterday ended a four-day mission to Sudan aimed at addressing chronic food shortages in the country.John Holmes voiced alarm...

EGYPT WARNS NEW NILE AGREEMENT COULD PROVE A ‘DEATH SENTENCE’

An Egyptian minister said historic rights to Nile waters are a matter of life and death and his country would not compromise on them....

ENLIGHTENMENT ON REFERENDUM MUST START NOW

A senior Catholic priest called on the authorities and the public in south Sudan to start immediately enlightenment campaigns on the referendum. Monsignor James...

LARGE NUMBER OF ARMS MAKES TRIBAL CONFLICTS DEADLY IN THE SOUTH

The very large number of civilians with weapons in South Sudan is making tribal conflicts more deadly. This is the assessment of John Holmes,...

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