http://www.irinnews.org/irin-fp.aspxUpdated everydayen-gbWed, 08 Feb 2012 13:30:46 GMTWed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>JUBA-KHARTOUM 08 February 2012 (IRIN) - Rebel groups fighting South Sudan’s government have bolstered their ranks through the forced recruitment of southerners living in Khartoum, according to a senior official in Juba, a self-styled rebel leader, and a man who escaped a pressgang in Sudan’s capital.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94811JUBA-KHARTOUM 08 February 2012 (IRIN) - Rebel groups fighting South Sudan’s government have bolstered their ranks through the forced recruitment of southerners living in Khartoum, according to a senior official in Juba, a self-styled rebel leader, and a man who escaped a pressgang in Sudan’s capital.]]>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT]]>WASHINGTON 12 January 2012 (IRIN) - The African Union (AU) has unveiled an ambitious wish-list of priorities for Africa that would give the continent a stronger global voice, boost democracy and encourage peace and security.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94630WASHINGTON 12 January 2012 (IRIN) - The African Union (AU) has unveiled an ambitious wish-list of priorities for Africa that would give the continent a stronger global voice, boost democracy and encourage peace and security.]]>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>DORO 20 December 2011 (IRIN) - More than 20,000 people have fled bombs and violence in Sudan’s Blue Nile state to Doro refugee camp in South Sudan to seek food and shelter.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94489DORO 20 December 2011 (IRIN) - More than 20,000 people have fled bombs and violence in Sudan’s Blue Nile state to Doro refugee camp in South Sudan to seek food and shelter.]]>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>NAIROBI 19 December 2011 (IRIN) - Sudan has long generated a plethora of academic reports and think-tank analyses, especially in times of heightened insecurity and great political moment. Following the country’s division into two states, current conflict in border areas has given rise to a flurry of such documents. What follows is the latest instalment of IRIN’s irregular series of overviews.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94494NAIROBI 19 December 2011 (IRIN) - Sudan has long generated a plethora of academic reports and think-tank analyses, especially in times of heightened insecurity and great political moment. Following the country’s division into two states, current conflict in border areas has given rise to a flurry of such documents. What follows is the latest instalment of IRIN’s irregular series of overviews.]]>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>DORO 14 December 2011 (IRIN) - At least 1,000 refugees are arriving daily in South Sudan's Upper Nile state, fleeing conflict in Blue Nile state across the border, according to aid agencies.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94472DORO 14 December 2011 (IRIN) - At least 1,000 refugees are arriving daily in South Sudan's Upper Nile state, fleeing conflict in Blue Nile state across the border, according to aid agencies.]]>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>NAIROBI 09 December 2011 (IRIN) - Aid agencies must now plan for worsening humanitarian conditions in Sudan’s South Kordofan and Blue Nile states where ongoing conflict pitting the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) against the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) has resulted in the mass displacement of civilians towards South Sudan’s Unity and Upper Nile states and into neighbouring Ethiopia.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94431NAIROBI 09 December 2011 (IRIN) - Aid agencies must now plan for worsening humanitarian conditions in Sudan’s South Kordofan and Blue Nile states where ongoing conflict pitting the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) against the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) has resulted in the mass displacement of civilians towards South Sudan’s Unity and Upper Nile states and into neighbouring Ethiopia.]]>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>KASSALA 08 December 2011 (IRIN) - Five years after a peace deal was signed to end a rebellion in eastern Sudan, a perceived failure to address the marginalization that sparked the uprising could unleash a new wave of violence, according to several officials.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94421KASSALA 08 December 2011 (IRIN) - Five years after a peace deal was signed to end a rebellion in eastern Sudan, a perceived failure to address the marginalization that sparked the uprising could unleash a new wave of violence, according to several officials.]]>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>NAIROBI 05 December 2011 (IRIN) - Some have camped for months waiting for promised transport to South Sudan, others have been and returned, disappointed with life in the world's newest state.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94395NAIROBI 05 December 2011 (IRIN) - Some have camped for months waiting for promised transport to South Sudan, others have been and returned, disappointed with life in the world's newest state.]]>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>KAMPALA 02 December 2011 (IRIN) - Brandishing a plea for developed countries to make good their promises to reduce carbon emissions, 300 farmers, youths and activists took the scenic route to the COP17 conference in Durban, travelling more than 7,000km from Burundi in 17 days, through 10 eastern and southern African countries, aboard a convoy of buses draped in various national flags.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94372KAMPALA 02 December 2011 (IRIN) - Brandishing a plea for developed countries to make good their promises to reduce carbon emissions, 300 farmers, youths and activists took the scenic route to the COP17 conference in Durban, travelling more than 7,000km from Burundi in 17 days, through 10 eastern and southern African countries, aboard a convoy of buses draped in various national flags.]]>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>ZEMIO 22 November 2011 (IRIN) - “We want American soldiers here on the ground. They could sort this out. Just having two of them here would make a big difference.” Sitting outside his office in Zémio, 730km east of the Central African Republic capital, Bangui, the mayor, Pierre-Raymond Agueboti, spoke with anger and frustration about the havoc wrought by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in his region. http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94262ZEMIO 22 November 2011 (IRIN) - “We want American soldiers here on the ground. They could sort this out. Just having two of them here would make a big difference.” Sitting outside his office in Zémio, 730km east of the Central African Republic capital, Bangui, the mayor, Pierre-Raymond Agueboti, spoke with anger and frustration about the havoc wrought by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in his region. ]]>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>DAKAR 19 October 2011 (IRIN) - Guyana, Thailand, Botswana, South Africa, Poland and Sudan share something in common: they all committed to the Horn of Africa drought appeal. http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=94011DAKAR 19 October 2011 (IRIN) - Guyana, Thailand, Botswana, South Africa, Poland and Sudan share something in common: they all committed to the Horn of Africa drought appeal. ]]>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>JOHANNESBURG 18 October 2011 (IRIN) - Genetically modified (GM) food aid bound for Africa has long been a bone of contention among governments, scientists, activists, consumers and aid workers.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=93991JOHANNESBURG 18 October 2011 (IRIN) - Genetically modified (GM) food aid bound for Africa has long been a bone of contention among governments, scientists, activists, consumers and aid workers.]]>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>KURMUK 14 October 2011 (IRIN) - Zouhal Iead, 17, fled an aerial bombardment of her village of Bouk in Sudan’s Blue Nile State, after war broke out there in early September between the Sudan Armed Forces and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North. IRIN caught up with Iead at Kurmuk hospital, where she was recently treated for shrapnel wounds.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=93964KURMUK 14 October 2011 (IRIN) - Zouhal Iead, 17, fled an aerial bombardment of her village of Bouk in Sudan’s Blue Nile State, after war broke out there in early September between the Sudan Armed Forces and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North. IRIN caught up with Iead at Kurmuk hospital, where she was recently treated for shrapnel wounds.]]>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>KURMUK 13 October 2011 (IRIN) - Huwa Gundi, 21, sits on a sheet outside two makeshift tents near her home village of Sali, where her extended family of eight now live off one meal a day. Cradling her four-month-old baby, Fatma, she says her three other children have died since the start of the conflict in Sudan's Blue Nile State in early September.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=93959KURMUK 13 October 2011 (IRIN) - Huwa Gundi, 21, sits on a sheet outside two makeshift tents near her home village of Sali, where her extended family of eight now live off one meal a day. Cradling her four-month-old baby, Fatma, she says her three other children have died since the start of the conflict in Sudan's Blue Nile State in early September.]]>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>KURMUK 12 October 2011 (IRIN) - Kurmuk hospital in Sudan’s southern crisis-hit Blue Nile State is struggling to cope with an influx of war wounded, according to hospital doctor Evan Atar.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=93942KURMUK 12 October 2011 (IRIN) - Kurmuk hospital in Sudan’s southern crisis-hit Blue Nile State is struggling to cope with an influx of war wounded, according to hospital doctor Evan Atar.]]>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>JUBA 03 October 2011 (IRIN) - Clashes in areas along the border between Sudan and newly independent South Sudan have displaced tens of thousands of people and prompted warnings of a widening cycle of violence and regional instability. http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=93874JUBA 03 October 2011 (IRIN) - Clashes in areas along the border between Sudan and newly independent South Sudan have displaced tens of thousands of people and prompted warnings of a widening cycle of violence and regional instability. ]]>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>NAIROBI 30 September 2011 (IRIN) - Thousands of people who fled insecurity in Sudan's Southern Kordofan State to neighbouring South Sudan's Unity State remain vulnerable, amid humanitarian access and security concerns, says the UN.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=93857NAIROBI 30 September 2011 (IRIN) - Thousands of people who fled insecurity in Sudan's Southern Kordofan State to neighbouring South Sudan's Unity State remain vulnerable, amid humanitarian access and security concerns, says the UN.]]>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>SIDI BILAL 20 September 2011 (IRIN) - In an abandoned port on the outskirts of Tripoli, a young woman timidly peeks out from behind the blanket that forms a wall in her improvised home. She is one of hundreds of migrants who have gathered in this makeshift camp since a popular uprising to overthrow dictator Muammar Gaddafi spread to the Libyan capital in August.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=93763SIDI BILAL 20 September 2011 (IRIN) - In an abandoned port on the outskirts of Tripoli, a young woman timidly peeks out from behind the blanket that forms a wall in her improvised home. She is one of hundreds of migrants who have gathered in this makeshift camp since a popular uprising to overthrow dictator Muammar Gaddafi spread to the Libyan capital in August.]]>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>KHARTOUM 05 September 2011 (IRIN) - Armed conflict and air raids, blocked humanitarian aid and potential food shortages: conditions for civilians in two states on the border with South Sudan are giving increasing cause for concern. http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=93660KHARTOUM 05 September 2011 (IRIN) - Armed conflict and air raids, blocked humanitarian aid and potential food shortages: conditions for civilians in two states on the border with South Sudan are giving increasing cause for concern. ]]>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>DAKAR 20 July 2011 (IRIN) - Institutional donor aid in 2010 was at its highest-ever level - US$16.7 billion - but so were aid costs, says aid watchdog Development Initiatives in its annual Global Humanitarian Assistance (GHA) report, released today.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=93279DAKAR 20 July 2011 (IRIN) - Institutional donor aid in 2010 was at its highest-ever level - US$16.7 billion - but so were aid costs, says aid watchdog Development Initiatives in its annual Global Humanitarian Assistance (GHA) report, released today.]]>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>JOHANNESBURG 08 July 2011 (IRIN) - The increasing number of South Sudan’s armed forces is costing more than 50 percent of government’s expenditure by some estimates – despite a two-year-old US$55 million demobilization and disarmament programme (DDR) sponsored by international donors.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=93180JOHANNESBURG 08 July 2011 (IRIN) - The increasing number of South Sudan’s armed forces is costing more than 50 percent of government’s expenditure by some estimates – despite a two-year-old US$55 million demobilization and disarmament programme (DDR) sponsored by international donors.]]>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>JUBA 08 July 2011 (IRIN) - South Sudan becomes the world's newest nation on 9 July, the final step in the six-year Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), a deal that ended the 1983-2005 North-South war.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=93178JUBA 08 July 2011 (IRIN) - South Sudan becomes the world's newest nation on 9 July, the final step in the six-year Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), a deal that ended the 1983-2005 North-South war.]]>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>KHARTOUM/KASSALA 01 July 2011 (IRIN) - The first official Eritrean refugees arrived in Sudan in 1968; today, an estimated 1,600 cross the border every month to seek refuge in Shagarab, a large camp in the east of Sudan.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=93118KHARTOUM/KASSALA 01 July 2011 (IRIN) - The first official Eritrean refugees arrived in Sudan in 1968; today, an estimated 1,600 cross the border every month to seek refuge in Shagarab, a large camp in the east of Sudan.]]>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>ADDIS ABABA 27 June 2011 (IRIN) - The 4,200-strong Ethiopian brigade due to be deployed on a proposed peace-keeping mission in Sudan's troubled Abyei region will focus on civilian protection, according to the Ethiopian government.http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=93078ADDIS ABABA 27 June 2011 (IRIN) - The 4,200-strong Ethiopian brigade due to be deployed on a proposed peace-keeping mission in Sudan's troubled Abyei region will focus on civilian protection, according to the Ethiopian government.]]>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT]]>BENTIU, UNITY STATE 23 June 2011 (IRIN) - Michael David* has not had a normal childhood. In his 11 years he has been a child soldier and a street child, as well as one of the one million primary school children in Southern Sudan out of school. But his life may be taking a turn for the better:http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=93051BENTIU, UNITY STATE 23 June 2011 (IRIN) - Michael David* has not had a normal childhood. In his 11 years he has been a child soldier and a street child, as well as one of the one million primary school children in Southern Sudan out of school. But his life may be taking a turn for the better:]]>