All You Need to Know About South Sudan’s New Power-Sharing Accord
After months of negotiations aimed at ending a civil war that has killed tens of thousands of people and forced some 4.5 million from their homes since December 2013, South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar signed new power-sharing and ceasefire agreements on 5 August. The conflict, coupled with a dire national […]
Five Things to Know About South Sudan
South Sudan, where arch-foes signed a final power-sharing deal on Sunday aimed at ending its civil war, has been mired in an economic crisis due to the devastating conflict. Independent since 2011, the world’s newest country became engulfed by civil war in 2013 after President Salva Kiir accused his rival and former deputy Riek Machar […]
South Sudan’s rival leaders Salva Kiir and Riek Machar sign power-sharing agreement
South Sudan’s warring parties have reached a power-sharing deal to end a civil war that has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced millions in the world’s youngest country. President Salva Kiir and his rival Riek Machar were in neighbouring Sudan on Sunday to sign the deal, under which the rebel leader is set […]
South Sudan Rebels Reject New Peace Deal
South Sudanese rebels have rejected a new peace deal that according to the government had been agreed to by both sides. The news has deflated hopes for an end to South Sudan’s nearly five-year civil war. In a statement issued Monday, the opposition Sudan People’s Liberation Movement said a power-sharing agreement was discussed during talks […]
South Sudan Ceasefire Deal Violated Within Hours
South Sudanese government forces and rebels have blamed each other for breaking a newly adopted ceasefire. It’s not the first time peace efforts have failed to put a stop to the country’s civil war. Rebels in South Sudan on Saturday said government troops had violated the country’s new ceasefire just hours after it came into […]
South Sudan Rivals Meet Face-to-Face in Ethiopia
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar met Wednesday for their first face-to-face meeting in two years. The meeting in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, comes amid efforts to end the world’s youngest country’s nearly five-year civil war, which has killed tens of thousands of people and forced about 4 million to flee […]
Kenyan Govt Rejects U.S. Pressure to Seize Assets of South Sudan Leaders
Kenya has rejected fresh pressure from the United States to seize the properties of South Sudanese leaders that were allegedly bought with proceeds from corruption, money laundering and war profits. Officials from Kenya’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs say the country is happy to share intelligence with the US on illicit money flows from South Sudan, […]
Soldiers’ Rape Trial Is a Publicity Stunt and Distraction
A trial of thirteen South Sudanese soldiers accused of raping foreign aid workers and killing a local colleague is ongoing in Juba. The events being examined occurred in July 2016 at the Terrain Hotel following a three-day battle in the capital. The fact that these government troops are being tried may appear to be a positive development […]
South Africa Deputy President Ramaphosa ‘Taking Bribes From President Kiir’ – South Sudan Rebels
Rebels in South Sudan have claimed that Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa is “taking bribes” from President Salva Kiir’s government to block their leader Riek Machar – currently in South Africa – from returning home. Deputy military spokesperson for the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM LO), Colonel Lam Paul Gabriel told News24 this week that Ramaphosa […]
Embrace Unity – Forget Identity – Museveni to South Sudan
President Museveni has urged the people of South Sudan to embrace unity for prosperity and development warning that the misuse of identity can paralyse and endanger their nation. Mr Museveni was speaking in Juba where he travelled at the invitation of President Salva Kiir, to attend the launch of South Sudan’s National dialogue and swearing […]
