July 25, 2010 (YAMBIO) - Four women have been rescued from the Ugandan rebel group the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) by a local vigilante group in Ukuo village in Yambio County.

The vigilante group known as the Arrow Boys also apprehended a senior 'wife' of rebel commander Dominic Ongwen, who was among the LRA leaders the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for in 2005.

Abe Agness, 28, who was abducted in 2000 in Gulu, gave birth to two children, a 5 year-old boy and a 9 month-old girl during her ten year abduction.

Riek Machar Teny, on Thursday, informed the Southern Sudan 2011 Taskforce that the negotiations will take place in Khartoum on the 27th July to try to resolve on the issues pertaining to the post-2011 referendum arrangements. This week the two parties signed a document on guiding principles for the negotiations.

July 15, 2010 (JUBA) - The two partners to the 2005 peace deal in Sudan have resolved to establish a four-person subcommittee to assist the North-South border demarcation committee in reaching an agreement on the contentious areas of proposed demarcations.

A joint North-South border demarcation committee comprised of Southern Sudan and Northern Sudan delegates was set up three years ago to identify and demarcate the boundaries after receiving on the proposed borders from the Presidency in Khartoum.

The committee however could not agree

July 7, 2010 (RUMBEK) - Lakes state has been prioritized in the second position for support by the Sudan Recovery Fund project after Jonglei state as the most insecure states in Southern Sudan.

Sudan Recovery Fund (SRF) has engaged in providing funds to help states involved in insecurity with aim of reducing insecurity in the states.

Lakes state government will be number two to benefit from the funds amounting to 18 million US dollars, said information minister

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Five people including the commanding police officer from the region have been confirmed dead and another sustained slight injury in the arm. Reports from military sources in the region on the other hand talk of three people killed in the attack and three others wounded.

Thousands of the frightened residents of Tajalei village where the incident occurred were equally seen driving

Sudanese media said that the three envoys notified the organizers of their non-participation but no reason was given.

The Sudanese official in charge of the Darfur dossier Ghazi Salah Al-Deen told reporters that he does not wish to comment on their absence saying "it is up to them" noting