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When Rose Pita began cooking in the backyard of her home in the South Sudanese capital of Juba 19 years ago, she never imagined becoming a role model for aspiring restaurateurs. Popularly known as Mama Zahra, the 44-year-old…
29 March 2012 – A Fokker 50S aircraft operated by Feeder Airlines crashed at Wau Airport in Western Bahr El Ghazal state this morning, but all fifty passengers and crew members survived the accident. Flight 360 departed Juba…
A teenage boy who lost his mother in an attack on the payam of Duk Padiet earlier this year called on all residents of Jonglei State to surrender their arms to government forces. Agang Mathau's mother Nyandom Dau was among…
In a nation where cultural practices strongly discourage women from entering male-dominated spheres of life, a female football team is rare. But a recent upsurge of female football teams in the international arena, like the…
John Okulo has come a long way since he signed up as a child soldier during the height of Sudan's civil war at the age of 14. Unlike many of his comrades who served in the Sudan People's Liberation Army, the now 21-year-old…
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27 March 2012 - At least three civilians are dead following an altercation today in the vicinity of Kabkabiya, located approximately 130 kilometers west of El Fasher, North Darfur. The dispute, in the Bergi market area of the…
United Nations police serving in Timor-Leste were honoured this week with the country’s medal of merit for their efforts to assist the fledgling nation consolidate peace and security. Timorese President José Ramos Horta made…
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Kabkabiya, 28 March 2012 – The Head of the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur, Joint Special Representative (JSR) Ibrahim Gambari, flew to Kabkabiya today and offered his condolences to the community for the loss…
27 March 2012 –The Security Council voiced deep alarm today over military clashes on the border area between Sudan and South Sudan, saying the confrontation threatens to reignite conflict between the two countries. Warning…
27 March 2012 – Residents of Pieri payam in the Jonglei State county of Uror are urging the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) to remain in their area after the current civilian disarmament campaign ends. One hundred guns…
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"Scores of United Nations staff and personnel were victims of detention, abduction, kidnapping, assault, harassment and even murder again over the past year. Every attack on a United Nations staff member is a tragedy for the…
Indonesian peacekeepers performing a traditional comic dance during a poetry competition ceremony in Marjayoun that was organized by UNIFIL on 23 March 2012 for the World Poetry Day
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The youths of southern Lebanon got a chance to show their poetry talents in a competition organized by UNIFIL for World Poetry Day. World Poetry Day was marked this year with a ceremony in the town of Marjayoun to pick…