Tag: South Sudan
Thousands displaced by fighting in South Sudan
DESPITE an effort at peace talks, violence continues to spread throughout South Sudan. Fleeing before the troops are the civilians, now numbering nearly 2500 a day, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
Nigeria rescues hundreds of citizens from CAR
The Defense Ministry says a military transport plane and chartered aircraft have carried home 831 of 1,620 Nigerians who had sought refuge at their country’s embassy in Bangui, the capital, in an ongoing operation that began Friday.
S Sudan declares emergency in two states
SOUTH Sudanese President Salva Kiir has declared a state of emergency in two states, according to the government's official Twitter account.
Mob burns Catholic church in Sudan capital
NEWS reports said the mob’s target was a Catholic church frequented by Southern Sudanese. The church in Al-Jiraif district was allegedly built on a disputed plot of land. However, this could not be independently verified.
Prayer Points: What we need to pray for in December, 2011
The Modi government in Gujarat is in the dock after Special Investigation Team’s recent observation that Ishrat Jahan was killed in a fake encounter. Pray that the khaki-clad criminals behind the ghastly murders are punished.
Missionary couple to take good news to South Sudan
OVER the past few years, the Foglemans began to learn more and more about the struggles facing South Sudan. They learned about the region’s water crisis, and its ‘Lost Boys.’
UN Secretary General calls for peace in Sudan
THE world’s leaders echoed the United Nations’ condemnation of Khartoum’s bombings of a refugee camp in South Sudan’s Unity state - a charge Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir denies.
Is South Sudan a Biblical prophecy come true?
ACCORDING to a CBN news report, Christians in southern Sudan believe recent events in their country are part of God's plan for their nation. Sudan sits just below Egypt.