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 […]
UN report exposes human rights violations against civilians in Yei, South Sudan
A United Nations report has documented human rights violations and abuses against civilians that may amount to war crimes or crimes against humanity, in what used to be a peaceful multi-ethnic town in South Sudan. “The conflict in Yei, in particular, highlights the startling level of impunity in South Sudan, which has fed successive cycles […]
South Sudan, Equatorial Guinea Begin ‘Deep and Lasting Collaboration’ on Oil and Gas
South Sudan and Equatorial Guinea announced an historic partnership today in Juba, setting out the terms for a strong bilateral relationship between the African oil and gas producers. The Memorandum of Cooperation was signed by Equatorial Guinea’s Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons H.E. Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima and South Sudan’s Minister of Petroleum H.E. Ezekiel […]
South Sudan Should End Its Repressive Practices
Five years after independence, South Sudan is mired in a highly abusive and increasingly complex civil war that does not appear set to end soon despite earlier signs that the fragile 2015 peace agreement might hold. Instead, the government has continued to allow its forces to carry out serious abuses during operations across the country. […]
Oranto Launches $500-Million Oil Exploration Campaign in South Sudan
Oranto Petroleum will invest $500 million to develop South Sudan’s Block B3, launching a comprehensive exploration campaign starting immediately. The Ministry of Petroleum and Oranto Petroleum Company, South Sudan signed the exploration and production sharing agreement for the block today in Juba. The B3 area covers 25,150 square kilometers. Some aeromagnetic and seismic data have […]
Get Serious About the South Sudan Conflict
Over the past six months, at least half a million South Sudanese fleeing insecurity in South Sudan have arrived in the West Nile sub-region of Uganda, joining the thousands of South Sudanese who had relocated to Uganda earlier. On Saturday, this newspaper reported that a health training institution from Kajokeji town, Yei, South Sudan, had […]
Now 300k+ South Sudanese Refugees in Sudan – UNHCR
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has determined that there are now more than 300,000 South Sudanese refugees in Sudan. In its weekly humanitarian bulletin, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reports that according to the UNHCR, the number of South Sudanese refugees in Sudan since December 2013 has surpassed the 300,000 […]
Thousands Killed in South Sudan Cattle Raids Since 2011
For centuries, cattle raiding has been a problem among pastoralist communities in South Sudan. And years of conflict have made the stealing raids even more dangerous, with young raiders using guns and machetes. Local organisations say more than 5,000 civilians have been killed in cattle raids since South Sudan gained its independence in 2011. The […]
Nile Basin Initiative Should Be Mandated to Conflict Resolution
Nile Basin Initiative (NBI), an international partnership of ten Nile Basin countries, should be mandated to resolve conflicts in order to enhance cooperation to member states in the region. NBI member states are Tanzania, Egypt, South Sudan, The Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Burundi, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Eritrea participates as an […]
