UN worker killed in Sudan, South Sudan disputed region

UN worker killed in Sudan, South Sudan disputed region Reuters Sudan and South Sudan split apart last year under a 2005 peace deal that ended decades of civil war but failed to resolve a number of contested issues including the exact position of their shared border. Control of Abyei, rich in grazing land and with …

SOUTH SUDAN: Contraceptives give women the right to choose IRINnews.org JUBA, 14 November 2012 (IRIN) – Cut off from development by five decades of civil war, South Sudan has the highest maternal mortality rate in the world and high levels of infant mortality and morbidity. Large families struggle to get by in the war …

South Sudan to uphold death penalty Africa Review South Sudan will continue to apply the death sentence to convicts of treason and murder until a new constitution is enacted, said Justice Minister John Luk Jok, sidestepping calls by local and international human rights groups to abolish or declare an

The Bard in new lands The Hindu Joseph Abuk Dori, director of South Sudan Theatre Company, says with pride: “This is the first representation of South Sudan, as an independent country overseas.”South Sudan is the world’s newest country, having won its independence in July 2011…

UN: Staffer shot dead, another injured in Abyei area disputed by Sudan, South … Montreal Gazette The United Nations chief says one U.N. staffer was shot to death and another was injured during unrest around a mosque in the Abyei region, which is disputed by Sudan and South Sudan. A spokesman for Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday …

US concerned about arrest of citizen in South Sudan Chicago Tribune JUBA (Reuters) – The United States expressed deep concern on Wednesday for a U.S. citizen held in South Sudan on a kidnap charge but who, his wife says, is victim of an extortion attempt by security officials. Elton Mark McCabe was arrested in the east …

Labour Undersecretary Decries Rising Number of Street Children AllAfrica.com Juba — The Undersecretary for Labour in the Ministry of Labour, Public Service and Human Resource Development, Madam Helen Achiro, has decried the rapid increase in the population of street children in the urban areas of South Sudan. Madam Achiro …

Reuters Special Report Series: South Sudan’s Chinese oil puzzle

This week, Reuters resumes its series about South Sudan and whether the world’s newest nation has a chance at success. South Sudan has 7 billion barrels in proven reserves – enough to meet the oil needs of the United States for a year. How the fledgling country uses its oil has continued to divide South Sudan and its old rulers in the north. A dispute with Khartoum led the government in Juba to shut down its wells in January, driving both countries’ economies into crisis. A new agreement should soon have oil flowing again. But South Sudan has yet to settle how it will manage its oil. Defining its relationship with its biggest investor China will be crucial. In more than 20 interviews, officials, diplomats, analysts and oil executives highlighted China’s sometimes uneasy but always central role in South Sudan’s most important industry.

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2. Special Report – After southern split, Sudan stumbles
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The loss of the south has left Sudan poorer, weaker and more unstable. By Ulf Laessing. KHARTOUM (Reuters) – The birth of South Sudan last year created two new nations: the south itself and a new, smaller version of Sudan, the state from which the …

Radio Rumbek FM 98 Editor Suspended for Hosting Hon. Daniel Awet Akot on His Show

An FM 98 Sub-Editor has been suspended in Lakes State by the state minister for Information for allegedly hosting Hon. Daniel Awet Akot, the SPLM Chairperson in Lakes State, on his show without prior approval from "above." Read the attached doc to appreciate the ridiculousness of the incident.