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Kenya's Uhuru Kenyatta To Visit South Sudan On Thursday > Gurtong Trust > Editorial
The Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta is expected in South Sudan on Thursday to discuss vital diplomatic ties with his counterpart…
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Commissioner Pledges Security For Humanitarian Workers > Gurtong Trust > Editorial
The Acting Commissioner of Yambio County in Western Equatoria State (WES) has pledged security for the staff of the International…
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A Project For Each And Every South Sudanes
"Equatoria has spoken and is committed to objective federalism as opposed to ethnic federalism of the dependent scaremongers."...
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6 Killed In Two Separate Attacks In EES > Gurtong Trust > Editorial
Torit County Commissioner in Eastern Equatoria State (EES) has said at least six people have been killed in two separate…
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South Sudan Launches Nationwide Search For Rhinos > Gurtong Trust > Editorial
South Sudan’s National Ministry of Wildlife Conservation, Environment and Tourism has launched a nationwide search for black and white Rhino…
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Monday, 19 July 2010 01:26
U.S. Special Envoy Gration to Travel to Sudan, Uganda, and Qatar
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U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan Scott Gration will travel to Sudan, Uganda, and Qatar from July 15, 2010, to July 29, 2010, visiting Khartoum, El Fasher (Darfur), Juba, Kampala, and Doha.
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The Sudanese National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) is carrying out a brutal campaign of arbitrary detentions, torture, and mental and physical intimidation against opponents and critics of the government, Amnesty International has said in a new report launched today.
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ASEC holding, a Citadel Capital platform, has signed a three-year contract to provide technical management services for Alsalam, a cement production company in Sudan.
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In North Darfur, yesterday, Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) clashed with Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) fighters near the Adola Mountains and near Kuma, 110 km southwest and 80 km northwest of Um Kadada, respectively. The number of possible casualties has yet to be determined.
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July 15, 2010 (PARIS) — The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Luis Moreno-Ocampo met this week in the French capital with Chadian president Idriss Deby and Senegalese president Abdoulaye Wade, Sudan Tribune has learned. An official at the prosecutor's office said the separate meetings tackled issues of cooperation and latest judicial developments at the ICC. Both leaders were present in Paris to take part in Bastille Day celebrations. On Monday, the ICC judges charged (...)
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Saturday, 17 July 2010 01:25
UN-AU joint mediator lauds Kiir's intervention in Darfur peace efforts
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July 16, 2010 (PARIS) — The United Nations-African Union chief Mediator Dijibril Bassole today welcomed the announcement made by Sudan people Liberation Movement (SPLM) that its leader Salva Kiir will soon initiate contacts with Darfur rebel leaders to convince them on joining peace talks. "This is a tremendous move and will reflect positively on the country as a whole because Darfur stability is important for Sudan" Bassole told Sudan Tribune. The chief mediator confirmed that he had (...)
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July 16, 2010 (KHARTOUM) — The U.S. special envoy to Sudan Scott Gration is scheduled to have arrived in Khartoum today in the first leg of a tour that will take him to Uganda and Qatar. State media said that Gration will take part in the international consultative meeting on Sudan organized by the African Union (AU) that will witness attendance by regional and international delegates. The participants will discuss the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and stalled (...)
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July 16, 2010 (WASHINGTON) — The Sudanese president Omer Hassan Al-Bashir will take part in the 12th Ordinary session of the conference of leaders and heads of state of Sahel-Saharan States which will convene in the Chadian capital next week, a diplomatic source told Sudan Tribune. If the visit goes as planned, this will be the first time Bashir sets foot in a country that is a signatory to the Rome Statute which is the founding treaty of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This week, (...)
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Saturday, 17 July 2010 01:25
What the Kampala Attacks Mean for Uganda, the AU, and Somalia
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By Shadi Bushra July 17, 2010 — Somalia's religious insurgents struck an undeniably forceful blow to Uganda's sense of security this week. The blasts that tore through Kampala on Sunday were not targeted at strategic interests such as military compounds or energy stores. Rather, they were aiming to disrupt World Cup fans as they celebrated an occasion which hopes to bring countries together in friendly (if sometimes very heated) competition. In this respect, they were the quintessential (...)
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Dr. El-tahir Adam El-faki July 17, 2010 — President Bashir has a bad record with international organisations working in Sudan. He ordered the expulsion of 13 foreign aid agencies on 4th March 2009 in response to the (ICC) arrest warrant against him for seven counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity charges. He went berserk and openly accused all foreign aid agencies of spying for the ICC and collaborating with the rebels. He affirmed that they will be replaced with national agencies (...)
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