Sudan News Journal
51 die in two South Sudan clashes
FIFTY-ONE people have died in separate clashes in South Sudan, officials say.
51 die in 2 South Sudan clashes; army retakes town
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Twenty-four people died in a battle between South Sudan's military and rebel fighters the government believes to be supported by neighboring Sudan, while a tribe-on-tribe cattle-raiding attack elsewhere in the country killed 27 people, officials said Monday.
South Sudan army says retakes town from rebels in east
By Hereward Holland JUBA (Reuters) - South Sudan's army has retaken an eastern town captured by rebels two weeks ago, a military spokesman said on Monday, in a conflict that has uprooted thousands of people and hampered government plans to explore for oil. Army spokesman Philip Aguer said four soldiers and a dozen rebels were killed during a brief battle on Sunday to recapture Boma town in ...
South Sudan army says retakes town from rebels in east
By Hereward Holland JUBA (Reuters) - South Sudan's army has retaken an eastern town captured by rebels two weeks ago, a military spokesman said on Monday, in a conflict that has uprooted thousands of people and hampered government plans to explore for oil. Army spokesman Philip Aguer said four soldiers and a dozen rebels were killed during a brief battle on Sunday to recapture Boma town in ...
Saudi investor to delay Sudan farm project over dollar curbs
By Ulf Laessing KHARTOUM (Reuters) - A Saudi firm will hold off its planned project in Sudan to produce wheat and other basic food items until the government eases a ban to repatriate profits, its head said on Monday. Sudan, prized for its fertile land and easy access to irrigation water from the Nile, has been trying to attract farmland and livestock investment from Gulf Arab firms seeking to ...
Saudi investor to delay Sudan farm project over dollar curbs
* Sudan seeks to attract farmland and livestock investments * Saudi firm wants to recoup at least some profits abroad By Ulf Laessing KHARTOUM, May 20 (Reuters) - A Saudi firm will hold off itsplanned project in Sudan to produce wheat and other basic fooditems until the government eases a ban to repatriate profits,its head said on Monday. Sudan, prized for its fertile land and easy access ...
24 killed in rebel vs army battle in South Sudan
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan's military spokesman says 24 people were killed and dozens wounded during a battle between government troops and rebels who had overrun a town.
Sudan: Increase of UN Troops in Abyei Is Part of a Previous Agreement, Sudan Says
[Sudan Tribune]Khartoum -Sudan's foreign ministry has stated that the call of the UN secretary General for adding (1126) troops to the UN Interim Force for Abyei (UNISFA) came in the context of an earlier agreement between Sudan and South Sudan and the UN.
Sudan: Western Envoys Call for End to Conflict in Jonglei
[Sudan Tribune]Juba -Western diplomats, alarmed by the increasing violence South Sudan's Jonglei state, have issued a joint statement calling for an end to the conflict in the country's largest region.
Sudan: Opposition Accuse Khartoum of 'Unequal Treatment' of Darfur Displaced
[Radio Dabanga]Khartoum -The National Consensus Forces (NCF), which include the main opposition parties in Sudan, have criticised the Khartoum government, civil society organisations and local media for their "deliberate disregard" of the humanitarian catastrophe among the displaced in Darfur.
Sudan: Eritrean Youth Face Most Harrowing Atrocities - Activist
[Sudan Tribune]Khartoum -Renowned Eritrean activist Meron Estefanos has told an international conference in Oslo that of all the atrocities taking place in the repressive Red Sea nation, the plight of its youth is the most harrowing.
Sudan: Mayom Commissioner Denies Aiding Youth That Attacked Police
[Sudan Tribune]Bentiu -Calm has returned along the county border between Koch and Mayom in Unity state when inter-clan fighting broke out between two branches of the Nuer ethnic group last week.
Sudan: SPLM-N Calls for UN Humanitarian Chief to Visit Rebel-Held Conflict Areas
[Sudan Tribune]Khartoum -The rebel Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) has called on the head of the UN's humanitarian agency to visit areas in Blue Nile, South Kordofan and Darfur outside of Sudanese government control that have been off-limits for the past two years.
Sudan: UN Agency Alarmed By Humanitarian Situation in Kordofan and Darfur
[Sudan Tribune]Khartoum -The United Nations has expressed its concern over the continued fleeing of civilians in South Kordofan state because of the fighting between the Sudanese Armed forces (SAF) and the rebel armed groups.
Sudan: Khartoum Behind Fresh Wave of Violence Over Gold in Darfur - Report
[Sudan Tribune]Khartoum -A new report argues that the Sudanese government's struggle for control of Darfur's gold resources, rather than inter-tribal conflicts is behind the recent surge in violence in the war-torn western region.
