Cessation of Hostilities in South Sudan signed; fate of detainees unclear
The warring parties in South Sudan have signed an immediate Cessation of Hostilities (CoH), which will come into effect tomorrow,...
‘Auditor accuses Sudan’s Minister of Finance of corruption’: confiscated newspaper
On Wednesday the Sudanese Security in Khartoum confiscated all copies of El Jareeda newspaper from the printing works. No explanation...
Price hikes in Sudan, fuel crisis hinders farming; MPs warn of famine
Several regions in Sudan these days are witnessing an unprecedented rise in the prices of goods, food and fuel. Members...
Unamid suspends patrols, organisations pull out of West Darfur camps
Troops of the joint UN-African Union mission (Unamid) have suspended patrols at the camps for the displaced in El Geneina...
‘Unamid will continue to protect the civilians of Darfur’: Ibn Chambas
The Joint Special Representative of the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (Unamid), Mohamed Ibn Chambas, held a press conference...
‘Militia control Kutum in North Darfur’: residents
The residents of Kutum in North Darfur describe the security situation in the locality as “extremely bad”. Owing to the...
20,000 South Sudanese ‘not refugees’
There are currently around 20,000 South Sudanese people who have fled the armed conflict in their country and sought refuge...
Gunmen ‘in Abu Tira uniforms’ terrify displaced in South Darfur
Residents of the Dereig camp for the displaced in Nyala, South Darfur, hid under their beds because of continuous firing...
480,000 newly displaced in Darfur: UNSC report
The UN Security Council quarterly report on Darfur for October to December 2013 states that the number of newly displaced...
Woman gang-raped, boys stripped of clothes; curfew in Central Darfur
A woman was gang-raped, and two boys stripped of their clothes by militiamen in two separate incidents in Nierteti locality,...
Rebels ‘take North Darfur garrison’: LMJ spokesman
The Liberation Movement for Justice (LMJ), led by Ali Karbino, announced that its forces took control of the Kalaimendo garrison...
Military service personnel in South Darfur unpaid for five months
Personnel doing their compulsory military service in the Ministries of Health and Education in South Darfur have not received salaries...
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