SPLA Offense In Moyo Town: A Play With Fire
Moyo – The Sudanese People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) have renewed their offensive against residents in Moyo District. This time, the attack by seven SPLA fighters occurred as they were allegedly hunting for Mr Thomas Olima, whom they accuse of spying on the Sudan administration. They had earlier arrested Mr Olima and tortured him but he managed to escape back to Uganda.
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Dinkas:The Only Ethnic Group That Initiate Fight With Other In S.Sudan
November 10, 2009 — The last attack on Duk Padiet in Jonglei State was not the first of its kind. The state has been a battleground for similar attacks for quite some time now, pitting different groups that reside in the state against each other. It is a scenario echoed in Lakes State, Upper Nile, Warrap, Central, Western and Eastern Equatoria states. With exception of only three states – Unity State (prior to the recent army standoff), Northern and Western Bahr el Ghazal states – the semi-autonomous southern Sudan in its entirety is in a deadlock of tribal conflicts. Read more »
S.Sudan For A Peaceful Divorce
posted by Alex de Waal
Today, the Sudanese Foreign Minister Deng Alor spoke to an audience at the end of a two day seminar in Khartoum and said that the last hopes for unity were being extinguished. Sharia, he said, had destroyed the last chance for unity, and the CPA was not being implemented the way it was supposed to have been. Southern voters had already made up their minds, many of them twenty or thirty years ago, Deng explained and added, “the new generation brought up in the north is more hostile to the idea of unity” than those who had remained in the south, without having direct contact with the Arabs. “Let us make it a peaceful divorce,” he said, “let us part ways peacefully and remain as neighbours and friends.” Read more »
Kirr Orderd A week Off For Registration
Marvis Birungi
GoSS presidnet, Salva Kiir Mayardit has signed a presidential order declaring a public holiday from today 11 until Tuesday “to ensure the success of the forthcoming elections, including facilitating the registration of voters.” Read more »
Kirr Said: United Sudan Is A No No
October 27, 2009 (KHARTOUM) — General Salva Kiir Mayardit, First Vice President of the Republic of Sudan and President of the semi autonomous region of Southern Sudan, said chances of united Sudan are slim and next to impossibility.
However, he was quick to say there are hopes and possibilities that Sudan may remain united given its history full of diversities and intricacies if the ruling national congress party commits to peaceful implementation of the Naivasha peace accord. Read more »
Averting the Course of Justice
Which Lagu?
On The Citizen’s newspaper dated 28th October 2009, a small article entitled Lagu’s case flops in Juba Court was published. In two earlier editions two separate articles appeared one entitled Lagu’s successor fears for his life, and the other Lagu’s successor faces revolt, Mon. 5th Oct 2009. Read more »
Bishop ceaser Mazzolari On 2010 Election
The fruitfulness and validity of elections if people are not prepared properly must be questioned. Unless the preparation of future leaders is intensified in the next two to three years, it is even more plausible that also the referendum may not bring the desired results for the people.
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Continues Efforts To Increase Registration Turn out
| Marvis Birungi
JUBA (9 Nov.) — On Monday, Dr. Anne Itto, deputy secretary general for SPLM’s Southern Sector, continued her efforts to drive turnout for voter registration in the South. She participated in a women’s procession in Juba that culminated in a rally at the Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly (SSLA). Organized by Joy Kwaje, chairperson for the South Sudan Human Rights Commission, the event sought to mobilize women to register to vote under the message of “Register for the Future of Your Children. Read more » |
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