BY TESFA-ALEM TEKLE 18 APRIL 2014 Sudan Tribune Addis Ababa — The South Sudanese president, Salva Kiir, on Thursday arrived in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, where he held talks with Ethiopian Prime Minister, Hailemariam Desalegn on the political turmoil…
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By Associated Press April 11, 2014 Former British army captain Levison Wood sets out walking along the Nile River from Juba, South Sudan, on April 9.Photo: AP Photo/Ilya Gridneff JUBA, South Sudan — Close calls with crocodiles, a brutal civil…
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United Nations World Food Programme (Rome) Juba, 31 March 2014 — Alarmed at the impact of ongoing violence in South Sudan, the heads of the World Food Programme (WFP) and the United Nations Refugee agency (UNHCR) arrived here today on a…
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12 March 2014 Joel Gulhane Prime Minster discusses ways to strengthen relations with South Sudan South Sudanese Foreign Minister Barnaba Benjamin said his country has exerted efforts “in every African forum” to lift Egypt’s suspension from activities within the African…
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Mar 6, 2014 East African mediators want armed units from the region to protect cease-fire monitors and oil fields in South Sudan, said Seyoum Mesfin, chief envoy from the seven-nation Intergovernmental Authority on Development. Ethiopia, Djibouti, Kenya, Rwanda and Burundi…
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By Ahmed El Jechtimi March 5, 2014 Amid deep political turmoil, there is a mounting concern in Egypt as Ethiopia forges ahead with its plan to build the $4.8 billion Grand Renaissance Dam on the Nile’s main tributary. The hydroelectric dam,…
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February 18, 2014 Fighting is reported to be taking place in Malakal’s northern, southern and central zones Fighting has broken out in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state, officials say, the first major clashes since the government and rebels signed a…
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February 18, 2014 Fighting is reported to be taking place in Malakal’s northern, southern and central zones Fighting has broken out in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state, officials say, the first major clashes since the government and rebels signed a…
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February 12, 2014 by PSCU The seven political leaders, as well as Rebecca Garang, widow of the late revered South Sudanese leader John Garang, met President Kenyatta/PSCU NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 12 – Seven South Sudan detainees released to Kenya last month…
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The talks will be mediated by IGAD, comprising of seven nations: Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, Republic of the Sudan and South Sudan. World Bulletin / News Desk Some of the seven senior South Sudan politicians, who were granted asylum…
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