The AfricaNews articles of Mugume
South Sudan accuses North of insurgency
There have been increased cases of fighting and insecurity in the soon to be new Nation of South Sudan after the just ended referendum. The South has accused their Northern Counterparts National Congress Party (NCP) of President Omar EL Beshir for sponsoring these insurgencies, AfricaNews has reliably established. - Meanwhile, Human Rights study has warn of more violence.
Medical aid organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF say Fighting in western Upper Nile and northern Jonglei, South Sudan, during the weekend led to an influx of wounded people at Malakal hospital forcing many civilians to flee for their lives.
In the past two weeks, fighting erupted in the oil rich region of Abyei …"I have defeated Museveni"
Kampala's newly elected mayor Elias Lukwago says he has defeated Uganda's fourth's term elected President of Uganda Yoweri Museveni in the just concluded mayor elections. The elections were a repeat of the elections of the Kampala mayor flopped on February 23 elections that were marred by election violence after NRM sponsored candidate Peter Sematimba was accused of rigging elections by other contenders for ballot stuffing. - Lukwago, the opposition leaning independent candidate was addressing Journalists after being declared winner of the Kampala mayoral elections.
“I have not defeated Sematimba but the State, I know Mr. Museveni is not pleased with this but he [Muse…SUDAN: Who will save people of Abyei?
Confirmed reports coming from the disputed oil rich region of Abyei of Sudan indicate that over 100 people killed in clashes in Abyei region. Thousands of other civilians in areas around Makir village that has reportedly been completely burned down and Tudaf have been forced to flee for their lives, Africanews reliably reports. - Local leaders in Abyei are calling for International Community to take over the control of the Oil rich region. It was surprising to have seen a successful peaceful referendum which many International Observers; Carter Center and the European Union observer teams, African Union and the UN taking a lead to say the referendum was incredibly organized.
World …Sudan detains journalists to prevent protests
In an effort to prevent the current trend of events in the Arab World where citizens have embarked on large scale demonstration against their governments, Sudan leading political, the National Congress Party (NCP) has detained a dozen of journalists and opposition political leaders, AfricaNews has reliably discovered. - Embattled President Omar El Bashir’s government seems to have learnt a lesson that power belongs to the citizens notably when they embark on mass demonstration and thus is doing all it can to silence the demonstration.
Demonstrations were being planned in Khartoum after what citizens say food prices have become unbearably high for them to manage to buy essentials lik…Uncertainty on future of returnees in Sudan
The influx of returnees is already being felt adding to the already food insecurity crisis in the new nation. Relief agencies are warning the situation could deteriorate unless some precautions are put in place. South Sudan is now a new nation in making after almost 100% voted in favour of separation in the just concluded referendum. - One of the major challenges is the influx of many returnees who had sought refuge in other parts of Sudan during the about a decade period of political turmoil in South Sudan.
Experts warn this influx [of returnees] is expected to cause dire shortages of food, water, health care and sanitation in Southern Sudan. The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator i…
