Global Witness For immediate release: 24 September 2010 September 24, 2010 (Washington DC) — Global Witness chastised participants of today’s high-level meeting on Sudan, held on the sidelines of the UN summit in New York, for failing to adequately address the important issue of oil revenue sharing in spite of the fact that it is…
Global Witness For immediate release: 23 September 2010 September 23, 2010 (Washington DC) — At tomorrow’s UN summit on Sudan, President Obama and other world leaders must address the disputes over oil that threaten to trigger a civil war in Africa’s biggest country, campaign group Global Witness said today. In a referendum on independence set…
Detention of SPLM-DC Members in Wau and Aweil. Sudan People’s Liberation Movement Democratic Change Press Statement Date: 22 September 2010 September 22, 2010 (Khartoum) — On Saturday, the 18th September 2010, a delegation of the Alliance of South Sudan Political Parties, who went to educate the Southern people on Self-determination and the necessity to…
The United South Sudan Party (USSP) US Says South Sudan independence inevitable but warns of a ticking time bomb. September 22, 2010 (London, UK) — The United South Sudan Party (USSP) would like to make this statement in appreciation of the role and support given by the international community, and in particular the Troika, the…
Dear South Sudanese, September 16, 2010 (SSNA) — I am appealing to all South Sudanese all over the World to talk to their MPs in Juba to remove some words from the National Anthem completed by the committee. I applaud the fact that the committee accommodated the critics by removing the previous title "Land of…
September 15, 2010 (Washington) — The United States on Wednesday welcomes groundbreaking progress made by the Southern Sudan Referendum Commission to start “procurement of registration materials” so that upcoming referendum should be conducted on time. “Today, the Southern Sudan Referendum Commission (SSRC) took the critical step of beginning the procurement of registration materials necessary for…
Media Release August 31, 2010 August 31, 2010 (SSNA) — Founder and Executive Director Mangar Gordon Amerdid has been called to serve as the Secretary of the International Treaties and Agreements (a subcommittee on Post-referendum Arrangement Negotiations) in Juba, South Sudan. He had previously gone to Sudan in February of this year to work in a…
Press Statement August 28, 2010 (Khartoum) — Mr Gier Chuang Aluong, the Government of Southern Sudan’s Minister in charge of security, held a press conference on the 26th instant in which he made baseless allegations against SPLM-DC and its Chairman, Dr Lam Akol, in connection with the Sudan Airways Helicopter that was held by the…
Khartoum, August 26, 2010 (SSNA) — Sudanese president Omar Hassan al-Bashir will attend the ceremony of Kenya’s new constitution, Sudan state run media SUNA reports on Thursday. SUNA initially broke the news saying al-Bashir will head to Kenya on Friday at the invitation from his Kenyan counterpart president Mwai Kibaki to attend the celebrations of the declaration…
Press Release South Sudan Youth Association in Ethiopia August 23rd, 2010 August 25, 2010 (SSNA) — We, a group of Southern Sudan Youth, have come together in Ethiopian Capital Addis Ababa to organize ourselves to consider the contribution of youth in the upcoming referendum and to have a brainstorming on difficulties and issues faced by…