Juba, Sudan News

Conflicts among tribes have claimed several thousand lives in South Sudan in 2009, with the worst violence in and around the vast, often impassable state of Jonglei.

The government of Southern Sudan today denied the death of any Presidential security personnel in a plane crash blaming media for exaggeration and called for calm in the area.

The South Sudan army minister Nhial Deng Nhial in an address to the newly promoted officers at SPLA General Headquarters in Bill Pham, suburb of Juba, today said peace is vital for growth as it acts as catalyst for economic development in the war recovering regions such as south Sudan.

Displaced southern Sudanese women and children of Jikany Nuer in a village outside Nasir town in Upper Nile state.

All day Rosalinda Duany sells vegetables from her stall at the local market, earning a living to feed her family while her husband spends his days idling with his friends.

Southern Sudanese soldiers from the Sudan People's Liberation Army sit on top of a tank during celebrations in Juba on May 26, 2009 to mark the 26th anniversary of the outbreak of the Sudanese ... A growing wave of tribal violence in Southern Sudan and increased political tensions ahead of the country's first elections in 24 years risk re-igniting ...

U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan Scott Gration will travel to Khartoum and Juba, Sudan; Stuttgart, Germany; and Brussels, Belgium from December 12-19, 2009.

TORIT, South Sudan, Dec 14 - The atmosphere is heavily charged with political tensions, alliances are already in the offing, expectations are high and the pressure for the country to achieve a successful transition from an interim government to a democratically elected one is immense.

The former rebels of south Sudan on Saturday threw their weight behind the creation of "hybrid courts" for Darfur as proposed by the African Union despite reservations from Khartoum.

December 10, 2009 a ' A Command Council of the army in Southern Sudan has been established with effect from 10th December 2009.

Sudanese police have cracked down against an opposition rally in the capital Khartoum, witnesses said.

" The Sudanese authorities arrested the SPLM Secretary General Pagan Amum and his deputy Yassir Arman, Sudan Tribune has learned.

Sudanese opposition and the junior partner in the national unity government are planning to hold a rally next Saturday to demand adoption of laws related to democratic transition.

November 30, 2009 - Bloody tribal clashes have become a common occurrence in Southern Sudan that they do not seem to make people raise their eye brows anymore.

" The semi-autonomous Government of Southern Sudan on Thursday in an extra-ordinary meeting passed the final draft of the fiscal year 2010 budget to the tune of 4.3 billion Sudanese pounds .

November 30, 2009 a ' A senior member of the Leadership Council in the Sudana TMs ruling National Congress Party has visited Juba for a meeting with the President of the Government of Southern Sudan, General Salva Kiir Mayardit.

November 26, 2009 a ' The African Uniona TMs Peace and Security Council has pledged to respect the choice of the people of Southern Sudan in the outcome of the referendum on secession scheduled to take place in January 2011.

November 25, 2009 - Agriculture by all means is the source of the food we need and is at the heart of food security.

" After spending three days in Juba during my visit to the capital of the semi-autonomous region, I took interest in taking part in the process of Voter Registration.

The semi autonomous government of south Sudan today has apprehended individuals linked to recent attack involving GOSS minister of Agriculture and forestry Dr.