Category Archives: Southern Sudan

Tunisia Respects “Free Choice” of People in S. Sudan

Posted on February 12, 2011 by admin

From Xinhua CRI English, February 13: Tunisia’s interim government said Saturday that it respects the “free choice of the people in south Sudan to set up an independent state,” the official press agency TAP reported. The Tunisian government expressed the … Continue reading →

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Voices for Sudan Press Release

Posted on February 9, 2011 by admin

Contact: Ryan Brenner                                                                                                                 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE     Voices for Sudan Cell phone: 202-360-9324                                                                                                    E-mail:info@voicesforsudan.org SUDANESE … Continue reading →

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GEN. SALVA KIIR MESSAGE DURING THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF REFERENDUM RESULTS

Posted on February 9, 2011 by admin

President of the Republic of South Sudan, H. E. Gen. Salva Kiir Mayardit is delivering a Statement after his return from Khartoum Juba, January 8, 2011 – Pictures by Larco Lomayat Dear all, Greetings from Juba, The Current Capital of … Continue reading →

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Statement by British P.M. David Cameron on the final results of South Sudan Referendum

Posted on February 9, 2011 by admin

7 February “I welcome today’s announcement of the results of the referendum on Southern Sudan. “This moment is testament to the leaders in both North and South Sudan who ensured a credible and peaceful process.  I particularly welcome the positive … Continue reading →

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Overwhelming Vote in South Sudan to Secede

Posted on February 1, 2011 by admin

From The Iconoclast, January 30, 2011: AP reports on the overwhelming results of the South Sudan referendum to secede and establish a new self-ruled Christian and animist nation on July 9th. Over 99 percent of eligible voters cast ballots in the … Continue reading →

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The secret ties between South Sudan and Israel

Posted on January 31, 2011 by admin

As his country begins the countdown to independence, legendary South Sudanese commander Gen. Joseph Lagu talks about days gone by, and of his people’s secret ties with Israel. By Danna Harman JUBA, South Sudan – In each country he used … Continue reading →

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Arab/Muslim response to South Sudan vote

Posted on January 31, 2011 by admin

Faith McDonnell reminds us that our jihadist enemies find the independence of South Sudan especially threatening to their worldview: There is the outrage and resistance to South Sudan’s independence from the Arab world and Islamic leaders, including from clerics at … Continue reading →

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“What is at Stake in Sudan” by William Saunders

Posted on January 31, 2011 by admin

Originally published at the Catholic Thing: I once met a man who had been crucified. I remembered him as I experienced some strange events of recent days. For the past week, the people of the southern Sudan have been voting in … Continue reading →

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South Sudan unprepared for the flood of returning refugees

Posted on January 26, 2011 by admin

From Christian Science Monitor, January 26, 2011: On a motorcycle tour of his South Sudan neighborhood of thatched straw lean-tos and mud huts, many of them sprouting makeshift television antennas, Santino Deng gestures to a group of children busily rolling … Continue reading →

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As South Sudan prepares for independence, old hurts linger

Posted on January 26, 2011 by admin

From The Christian Science Monitor, January 2011: They call him “Commander Dan.” He arrived 24 years ago, and they say here now that he knows South Sudan better than any other “Kawaja” – white man – around. And yet even … Continue reading →

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