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29 March 2012 – A Fokker 50S aircraft operated by Feeder Airlines crashed at Wau Airport in Western Bahr El Ghazal state this morning, but all fifty passengers and crew members survived the accident. Flight 360 departed Juba…
A teenage boy who lost his mother in an attack on the payam of Duk Padiet earlier this year called on all residents of Jonglei State to surrender their arms to government forces. Agang Mathau's mother Nyandom Dau was among…
In a nation where cultural practices strongly discourage women from entering male-dominated spheres of life, a female football team is rare. But a recent upsurge of female football teams in the international arena, like the…
John Okulo has come a long way since he signed up as a child soldier during the height of Sudan's civil war at the age of 14. Unlike many of his comrades who served in the Sudan People's Liberation Army, the now 21-year-old…
27 March 2012 –The Security Council voiced deep alarm today over military clashes on the border area between Sudan and South Sudan, saying the confrontation threatens to reignite conflict between the two countries. Warning…
27 March 2012 – Residents of Pieri payam in the Jonglei State county of Uror are urging the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) to remain in their area after the current civilian disarmament campaign ends. One hundred guns…
24 March 2012 – The African Union (AU) and the UN Office for Central Africa today unveiled a regional task force in Juba aimed at eliminating the Lord's Resistance Army and capturing its leader Joseph Kony. "It is time to…
25 March 2012 – Some youths from the Akobo County payam of Walgak in Jonglei State told a visiting UNMISS integrated monitoring team today of their wish to join government security forces after handing in their weapons…
23 March 2012 – A peace ceremony held in the Warrap State county of Tonj North today has formalized the end to years of sporadic conflict among three Dinka clans living in the area. Warrap Governor Nyangdeng Malek led a…
23 March 2012 – A preliminary meeting involving government officials, religious leaders, the UN and others is scheduledfor early April to lay the groundwork for a major peace conference in Jonglei Statein May. The three-day…
22 March 2012 -- In an exclusive interview, the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) general in charge of theJonglei civilian disarmament campaign said that about 9,300 guns had been collected thus far. Lt. Gen. Kuol Deim…
21 March 2012 -- The Upper Nile State Governor Simon Kun Puoch signed into law the state's transitional constitution at a ceremony held today in Malakal Stadium. The guest of honor was Peter Adwok Nyaba, the Minister of…