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A proud and smiling Sheila Keji Modi recalled that she and a fellow reporter were the first voices to be heard on Radio Miraya. It was 30 June 2006, when the UN station went on air for the first time in the Southern Sudan…
When AnyiethManyang D'Awol travelled around Southern Sudan over a year ago, ranking high on her to-do list was the purchase of traditional handicrafts from its various regions. She was, therefore, hugely disappointed when she…
While many struggling areas of Southern Sudan focus on vital needs like food, shelter and health, residents of Wau have made cleanliness one of their top priorities. The second largest town in the south, the Western Bahr El…
Dinah Kayumba is no stranger to elections, Sudan or assignments as a United Nations Volunteer (UNV). When the 53-year-old Zambian journalist arrived in Sudan last month to take up her duties as a public outreach officer for…
17 December 2010 – With the southern self-determination referendum less than three weeks away, UNMIS and the Upper Nile State Referendum High Committee held a one-day workshop today in Akoka County on details of the poll. The…
An avid soccer-player, 10-year-old Fatkhi has been sitting on the sidelines since he received a hard blow to his leg during a game several weeks ago. The injury to his leg became infected and painful, so Fatkhi had to forget…
Local organizations in Southern Sudan have launched education campaigns ahead of what could prove to be the most important vote in the region's history. Southerners are set to go to the polls on 9 January to begin voting in…
When the John Garang Unified Memorial Police Training Academy opened its doors last January, the facilities awaiting the first group of 6,000 cadets were rudimentary, to say the least. "Many were surprised when we established…
A towering clock strategically positioned at a major roundabout in Juba counts down in days, minutes and seconds the time remaining before registered voters flock to the polls to cast ballots in next year's self-determination…
Like so many other overland routes in Southern Sudan, the road from the Central Equatoria State town of Yei to the border town of Kaya is out of service for several months of the year during the region's rainy season. The…
19 December 2010 – A three-day conference for peaceful coexistence between the Misseriya and Dinka Ngok of the disputed Abyei Area kicked off today in Kadugli, Southern Kordofan State. Using a local peace building tool…
16 December - Thousands of people from across the Bahr El-Ghazal region celebrated Human Rights Day with processions, speeches music and drama today in Wau. Government officials from the four regional states (Warrap, Lakes…