Railway linking north and south inaugurated

President Omar al Bashir and the First Vice President and President of the Government of Southern Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit, inaugurated Thursday the historical railway line linking Babanosa in the north with Wau and Aweil towns in the south. The Federal Minister of Transport, Roads and Bridges, Philip Ton Laik, told Radio Miraya that the line will support the unity between north and south.

Illegal lodgings near Juba markets come under attack

The Commissioner of Juba County, Pius Subek, has criticized the use of illegal lodgings near Juba markets for immoral activities. He warned that such lodgings “are spoiling the future of the youths in Southern Sudan.” Meanwhile, Commissioner Subek said that the State authorities have banned the importation of plastic bags adding that businessmen have until June to sell their stocks before the ...

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2 million IDPs return to South Sudan, IOM reports

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has confirmed that by the end of 2009 over 2 million Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) have returned to Southern Sudan with the facilitation of IOM and Southern Sudan Relief and Rehabilitation Commission since the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in 2005. Read more...

Sudan Government and JEM start direct peace talks in Doha

Direct peace talks between the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) and the government began on Wednesday in the Qatari capital Doha. Reuters News Agency reported that the Justice and Equality Movement said that April's legislative and presidential elections should be postponed so that the group and the millions suffering in Darfur from a seven-year rebellion could participate. Read more...