Despite the 2012 independence vote by South Sudan, churches will remain united with those in the North, to help those in Muslim-majority Sudan.

Church leaders in South Sudan expressed their readiness to help secure peace, stability, growth and development in their new nation.

The Malaysian government should withdraw its invitation to Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir, and arrest him if he travels there, Amnesty International says.

Escalating violence against civilians in Sudan’s disputed South Kordofan State is leading to major humanitarian catastrophe, say Sudanese churches.