Stop the War And Prepare for Polls – South Sudan’s Kiir
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has announced that he will seek a new term in next year’s election. The president made the announcement in Yei River State on Tuesday, as he disclosed that South Sudanese would go to the poll after the end of the current interim period. The poll, said the president, would determine […]
South Sudan President Will Deliver Keynote Address at Africa Oil & Power 2017
The Government of the Republic of South Sudan and Africa Oil & Power have agreed to work in partnership on a slew of initiatives to promote foreign direct investment in the East African country. H.E. General Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of the Republic of South Sudan, will present a keynote address at Africa Oil & […]
The ‘South Sudan Report’ and the Morality of Profiting From a Neighbour’s Misfortune
The much-anticipated report on corruption and war-profiteering in conflict-wracked South Sudan was published on Monday. Produced by investigative unit “The Sentry” co-funded by American actor George Clooney and activist John Prendergast, it spent two years following the money trail. It reports some extraordinary looting, nepotism, and corruption by the South Sudan political and military elite […]
Sudan Keen to ‘Bring the War in the Two Areas to a Definitive End’ Through a Negotiated Solution
Sudan’s President Omer Hassan al-Bashir, holding bilateral talks with the African Union chief mediator, Thabo Mbeki, on the recent developments of the peace process, national dialogue as well as the relations between Sudan and South Sudan, underlined on Monday that Sudan is keen “to bring the war in the Two Areas [South Kordofan and Blue […]
