Juba, Sudan News

The Leadership of the Sudan People Liberation Movement, , at an extraordinary political bureau meeting has unanimously agreed not to make any concessions on the going talks with dominant National Congress Party over Southern referendum.

JUBA: Tribal revenge attacks have killed 11 people in South Sudan, halting registration in the area for the first multi-party election in 24 years, officials said yesterday.

" The highest organ of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement , the Political Bureau, holds a meeting in Juba beginning on Thursday to discuss the latest political developments in the country.

" Southern Sudan is hit by very low voters' registration turnout as the region prepares for its first post-war general elections due in six months.

The Rosemary's Baby star, who fasted earlier this year to raise awareness about the refugee crisis in Sudan, has leaked an extract of her upcoming op-ed piece on her blog.

Ugandans never cease to amuse me. Just when we thought the NRM government had learnt some lessons after several dubious transactions involving its officials using tax payersa money; namely the recent Temangalo-National Social Security Fund saga, junk helicopter scandals, Chogm vehicle deals, among others, it seems we are headed for yet another rude ...

Salva Kiir's controversial remark regarding the possibility of secession just shows that the southern Sudanese will not opt for unity at any cost, surmises Gamal Nkrumah The political future of southern Sudan remains forbiddingly dark.

Sudan has started registering voters for presidential, legislative and regional elections, but officials in the south and international observers say the process has begun on a flawed note.

" Bor clashes early October has disturbed land transport between the two towns. South Sudan forces managed to quell the tension and provide escort to business trucks - " but traders argue the national army also demand some fees for 'services.' Trucks owners in Juba, Uganda and Kenya sometimes reject or overcharge car hiring for Bor destination, ...

November 1, 2009 a ' The two partners to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement are at the verge of political crisis following the Saturdaya TMs decision by the SPLM ministers to join their assembly members by boycotting participation in the cabinet meetings in Khartoum.

The leader of southern Sudan called on his people to vote for secession in an upcoming referendum if they do not want to end up as second class citizens, as voter registration began Sunday for elections across the country.

Enthusiastic Sudanese began on Sunday to register for Sudan's first presidential, legislative and regional elections in 24 years, with the authorities facing a tough logistical challenge.

South Sudan's president on Saturday urged southerners to vote for independence in a referendum if they wanted to be free, the closest he has come to calling publicly for the separation of the oil-producing region.

Posted By : Admin ACO Related Categories: Sudan ACNS: http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/news.cfm/2009/10/26/ACNS4663 The Province of the Episcopal Church of the Sudan elected seven new bishops in All Saints' Cathedral, Juba on Saturday 24th October 2009.

The United States Agency for International Development discussed with the leadership of the Government of Southern Sudan the priority areas that need support as the region races toward elections and referendum.

By Ali Mambule in Rakai THE Police in Rakai district have arrested a 30-year-old woman who chopped off her husband's private parts, tongue and upper jaw and buried his body in their home.

JUBA: Ugandan rebels desperate for supplies attacked a camp for Darfuri displaced persons in south Sudan, killing five people, the region's army said yesterday.

October 21, 2009 - " In the Juba Post newspaper issue number 56, volume 5 of June 13 - 16, 2009 a news article challenging an opinion attributed to me caught me off guard.

The Government of Southern Sudan today in Juba announced that its police personnel would be trained by the national police in order to enhance its capacities ahead of the general election next year.

" The United Nations Mission in Sudan has begun airlifting hundreds of guards of General Paulino Matip to the Southern Sudan capital, Juba, from Bentiu, the state capital of the oil rich Unity state.