Sudan needs structural reforms to broaden its economy and encourage private business to reduce a 46 percent poverty rate and qualify for relief on its $35 billion external debt, the World Bank's vice president for Africa said on Thursday. Read more

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Sudan Referendum Body Agrees Post to end Deadlock

03 September 2010 | Comments (0)

Sudan's referendum commission agreed on a key post on Thursday, ending a deadlock which has stalled plans for the Jan. 9 southern vote on independence from the north against which it has fought decades of civil war. Read more

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Thousands Flee South Sudan Floods

01 September 2010 | Comments (1)

Floods in South Sudan have forced more than 50,000 people from their homes, health officials said on Tuesday, warning that the situation could worsen. Read more

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Lakes County Commissioners Unite Against Insecurity

31 August 2010 | Comments (0)

The newly - appointed Wulu County Commissioner Gideon Shulur Mbele officially took office last Wednesday. Read more

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South Sudan Urges Banks to Expand into Rural Areas

31 August 2010 | Comments (0)

The regional Government of Southern Sudan on Sunday asked banks to extend services and economic activities to rural and border areas at a cost affordable to the average South Sudanese. Read more

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World Bank Affirms Commitment to South Sudan

31 August 2010 | Comments (0)

Key officials of the World Bank are set to visit South Sudan in early September in what is seen as a move by the bank to affirm its commitment to remain a reliable partner of South Sudan. Read more

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Annan Furious at Bashir’s Presence in Nairobi

29 August 2010 | Comments (0)

Furious reactions to the presence of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir in Kenya last Friday continued to pour in with former UN secretary general Kofi Annan demanding explanation from the Kibaki administration. Read more

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South Sudan Plans 11 Hydroelectric Plants

29 August 2010 | Comments (0)

South Sudanese authorities have identified eleven sites in the semi-autonomous region where they plan to build hydroelectric plants to exploit the White Nile and other rivers, a government official said on Saturday. Read more

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Envoy Optimistic on Autonomy

29 August 2010 | Comments (1)

Not many diplomats bear scars from gunshot wounds like Michael Majok Ayom. Read more

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Police Urged to Intensify Patrols

27 August 2010 | Comments (0)

The Rumbek Central County Commissioner Matur Majok Magol has directed the county police to intensify night patrols in Rumbek town. Read more

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