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November 10, 2009 a ' Community members in Pigi County, Jonglei state refused and detained registration materials following inclusion of Korwai Payam a ' inhabited by Khorfulus community to north Pigi, a traditional Atar area, in a move that halted voter registration, officials say.

November 8, 2009 - The President of Southern Sudan Lt. General Salva Kiir Mayardit move on our future in Kator-Juba on the 31/10/2009 heralds the way forward as far as Southern Sudan cause is concerned.

Five important challenges threaten the future of Sudan. For the country to retain its cultural, political and strategic unity, it is now more important than ever that Sudan's different forces unite behind a national strategy, writes Galal Nassar Such is the interest of the Arab media in the Arab- Israeli conflict as it unfolds in occupied ...

November 3, 2009 - The President of the Government of South Sudan , General Salva Kiir Mayardit caused a storm of angry reactions from the National Congress Party officials on November 1, 2009, when he urged Southern Sudanese to vote for independence in the 2011 referendum so that they avoid being treated like "second class citizens" in a unified ...

The Unity State Community in Juba urged the President of southern Sudan to remove the state Governor saying he failed to wine the confidence of the post-war citizens of the State despite the Governor's several years as a governor." Over three hundred people from Unity State met on Saturday October 24, 2009 at Juba Bridge Hotel to discuss social, ...

October 31, 2009 a ' The semi-autonomous Government of Southern Sudan has reiterated its position for a peaceful and amicable solution to the deadly border dispute involving two neighboring communities of the sisterly countries.

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.

Salva Kiir could well be the first president of the new Southern Sudan state in 2011.

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.

Kenya on Thursday called on the people of Sudan to respect the Comprehensive Peace Agreement which was inked in Nairobi in January 2005, ahead of their country's elections.

" The government of Botswana this week reiterated its support to bring Sudanese president Omer Hassan Al-Bashir to justice.

Salva Kiir Mayardit has been chosen as successor to Sudan's former rebel leader John Garang, following his death in a helicopter crash.

" The First Vice President of Sudan and the president of South Sudan Salva Kiir will start on Sunday a two day visit to Egypt, state agency reported.

October 22, 2009 a ' The First Vice President of Sudan and President of the semi-autonomous Southern Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit, has continued his visits to the region of Southern Africa.

" After seven months of vigorous political wrangling, the US administration rolled out its comprehensive policy review of Sudan yet withheld specifics on the carrots and sticks portion of it.

We the Ciec youth Association [CYA] of Yirol East County of Lakes State are committed to the stability of our regional autonomous government of Southern Sudan and indeed appreciate the real peace brought by the CPA and its fruits be tasted by all the communities who suffered during our liberation struggle.

Frank discussions between north and south suggest what must be done if Sudan is to remain one country, reports Asmaa El-Husseini from Juba Sudanese Islamist opposition leader Hassan Al-Turabi and southern Sudan's regional president Salva Kiir attend the Juba conference in the capital of semi- autonomous south Sudan Recently, the ruling National ...

Taban Deng Gai, the Governor of the oil rich Unity State today denied any plot against General Paulino Matip Nhial.

The First Vice President of Sudan and president of South Sudan Salva Kiir sent a letter to US president Barack Obama asking him to keep pressure on the ruling National Congress Party , the Washington Post reported.

By Cyprian Musoke and Steven Candia UGANDA marks 47 years of independence from British rule today with celebrations at Kololo airstrip.