Sudan
August 30, 2014 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan’s ruling National Congress Party (NCP) said it had received “verbal approval” from the chairman of the rebel Sudan Liberation Movement-Minni Minnawi (SLM-MM), Minni Arku Minnawi through the head of the…
Sudan
August 30, 2014 (KHARTOUM) – Sudanese presidential assistant and government chief negotiator Ibrahim Ghandour said the rebel Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) has declined an invitation by the African Union mediation team to resume talks on…
Sudan
YASSIN / NYALA (31 Aug.) - A woman was killed and three others injured in an ambush by militiamen in the area of Labdo, Yassin locality in East Darfur on Friday. In Nyala, capital of South Darfur,…
Sudan
CENTRAL DARFUR / NORTH DARFUR (31 Aug.) -Torrents and floods destroyed thousands of homes in the Nierteti camps for the displaced in Central Darfur last week. “Heavy rains and floods destroyed more than 2,000 homes entirely in…
Sudan
WADI SALIH LOCALITY (31 Aug.) -The UN World Food Programme (WFP) will reduce the food rations for the population of the camps for the displaced in Wadi Salih locality in Central Darfur. A camp sheikh informed Radio…
Sudan
SIRBA / EAST JEBEL MARRA (31 Aug.) - Militiamen raped a school student in Sirba locality, West Darfur on Friday. On Sunday, three women, including a minor, were gang-raped in East Jebel Marra. The coordinator of the Sirba…
Somalia
Mogadishu, 31 August 2014 – The United Nations, Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and European Union (EU) welcomed the agreement by Col Barre Adan Shire (Barre Hiiraale) to participate in a reconciliation process and for his…
South Sudan
30 August 2014, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: IGAD Special Envoys for South Sudan call on all those engaged in the conflict in South Sudan to fully respect the Cessation of Hostilities (CoH) Agreement and its subsequent re-dedication. The…
Lesotho
The AU expresses full support to SADC efforts to address the crisis Addis Ababa, 30 August 2014: The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, is following with deep concern the ongoing…
Rwanda
Maize, sorghum, wheat, and groundnuts are the most important food commodities in South Sudan. Sorghum, maize, and groundnuts are the staple foods for the poor in most rural areas. Maize flour and wheat (as bread) are…
