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South Sudan army: ‘Khartoum behind killing of Ngok Dinka chief in Abyei’
JUBA (13 May.) - Spokesman for the South Sudanese army has accused Khartoum of complicity in the assassination of Kuol Deng Kuol, paramount chief of the Ngok Dinka, by Misseriya gunmen in the... full story
Fur-Tarjam tribal clashes displace over 7,600 families in Darfur
NYALA (13 May.) - The number of people who have fled the recent clashes between Fur and Tarjam tribesmen has increased tenfold since the beginning of the month. The two tribes clashed in El Salam... full story
'Militias kill 14 in one month' in Nyala vicinity, South Darfur
NYALA (12 May.) - A resident from El Salam camp in Nyala, South Darfur, was killed and another injured when pro-government militants opened fire on the two men in the vicinity of the camp. After... full story
South Sudan denies offering support to rebels
JUBA (12 May.) - Colonel Philip Aguer, official spokesman of the South Sudanese army, denied allegations that his country is providing any kind of support to rebel movements fighting the Sudanese... full story
Sudan forms 'strategic battalion' to defend capital
KHARTOUM (12 May.) - The opposition National Consensus Forces described Khartoum's announcement to form a special "strategic battalion" to counter a possible attack of the rebel Sudan Revolutionary... full story
S Darfur camps receive 1,500 new displaced families
GIRAYDA (12 May.) - About 1500 newly displaced families from the areas of Tabaldia and Abu Jabra fled to Girayda after militias attacked the two areas last week. “The families are living in inhuman... full story
Marshang camps' conditions 'deteriorating'
MARSHANG (12 May.) - More than 46,000 displaced families in the area of Marshang, north of Nyala in South Darfur, are facing extremely harsh living conditions after aid organizations left the area in... full story
HRW urges Chad to arrest Sudan President Bashir
N’DJAMENA (10 May.) - The President of the Republic of Sudan, Omer Al Bashir, arrived in N’Djamena, the capital of Chad, on Friday evening to take part in the African Great Green Wall Summit, which is... full story
Thieves kill displaced man at Central Darfur house
JEBELAIN CAMP (10 May.) - A displaced man was shot dead in his house at a Central Darfur camp by armed militiamen who were trying to steal his sheep early on Friday morning. One of the elders of the camp... full story
UN: East Darfur displaced swell by 10k in one week
KHARTOUM (10 May.) - In its latest report issued on Friday, UN OCHA confirms that many people are still on the move in East Darfur following fighting in Labado and Muhajeriya. The agency affirms the... full story