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10 July 2011 - 9:04pmWith the Horn of Africa once again in the grip of a severe drought, ERC Valerie Amos travelled to Ethiopia’s drought-affected Somali region, where pastoralist communities have not seen rain for some 18 months. “I have just come back from the Somali Region, where I met the regional president,... -
8 July 2011 - 10:54pmThe security situation in Sudan’s South Kordofan State remains tense and volatile. According to the latest OCHA situation report, daily gunfire and aerial bombardments were reported to the south of Kadugli between 30 June and 5 July, and at least ten large explosions were heard in the north of Julud... -
8 July 2011 - 9:32pmSouth 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. The government is upbeat, but after the euphoria of celebrations and the pomp of speeches, the new nation faces a mammoth task... -
28 June 2011 - 8:31pmFrom 22-24 June, sporadic air strikes and artillery shelling by Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) continued in South Kordofan, particularly around the eastern and southern parts of the Nuba Mountains. According to the latest OCHA situation report, one woman was killed and four people, including two children,... -
23 June 2011 - 3:56pmIn South Kordofan, the security situation in and around the capital Kadugli has generally been calm from 19 to 21 June, although there are reports of three Explosive Remnants of War (ERW)-related incidents in Kadugli by the UN Mine Action Office (UNMAO). Most of the displaced people who had taken refuge by...
