When Insecurity Knocks on the Door, Liberty Flies Through the Window!
When Insecurity Knocks on the Door, Liberty Flies Through the Window! "It will need unprecedented will on the part of President Kiir and Riek Machar to reverse this self-propelling tragedy they failed...
View ArticleGovernor Urges Civil Servants To Resume Work As Calm Returns To Malakal Town
Governor Urges Civil Servants To Resume Work As Calm Returns To Malakal Town The Upper Nile State Governor Ustaz Simon Kun Puoch has called upon the civil servants to resume work as calm returns to...
View Article"Mounting Evidence Of Human Rights Violations": UNMISS
"Mounting Evidence Of Human Rights Violations": UNMISS "As the UN Secretary-General has already stated, those responsible for any grave human rights violations or crimes against humanity must and will...
View ArticleRemarks From Hilde F. Johnson
Remarks From Hilde F. Johnson "The country is at a cross roads, it’s at the fork in the road. But it can still be saved from further major escalations of violence."01 January 2014 United Nations...
View ArticleBreakdown in South Sudan: What Went Wrong - and How to Fix It
Breakdown in South Sudan:What Went Wrong - and How to Fix It By Alex de Waal and Abdul MohammedJanuary 2, 2014 A soldier in Malakal, 308 miles northeast of Juba, December 30, 2013. (James Akena /...
View ArticleSudan: UN Urges South Sudan Ceasefire As 'State of Emergency' Declared
EmailPrintShareSudan: UN Urges South Sudan Ceasefire As 'State of Emergency' Declared 2 January 2014Link to web article here. The head of the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan has called for a...
View ArticleSouth Sudan bleeds, and the nation’s leaders must now staunch the wound
South Sudan bleeds, and the nation’s leaders must now staunch the woundSoldiers from South Sudan's army patrol the streets of Malakal in the Upper Nile State of South Sudan on December 31, 2013. PHOTO...
View ArticleGovernor Orders Trained Forces To Urgently Report To Juba
Governor Orders Trained Forces To Urgently Report To Juba The Central Equatoria State governor has called on all the trained organized forces in the state to urgently report to Juba. Link to web...
View ArticleAweil Church Forms Family Counselling Team
Aweil Church Forms Family Counselling Team The Aweil Catholic Church in Northern Bahr el Ghazal state has formed a family counselling committee to oversee family issues among believers in the church...
View ArticleSouth Sudan rebel delegation holds talks with IGAD mediators
South Sudan rebel delegation holds talks with IGAD mediatorsBy Tesfa-Alem TekleLink to web article here. January 2, 2014 (ADDIS ABABA) – Negotiators from the South Sudanese government and rebels have...
View ArticleS. Sudan army to investigate civilian killings, divisions in presidential guard
S. Sudan army to investigate civilian killings, divisions in presidential guardLink to web article here. January 2, 2013 (JUBA) - South Sudan army (SPLA) has formed a committee to investigate those...
View ArticleSouth Sudan Peace Talks Set as Fighting Continues
January 02, 2014 South Sudan Peace Talks Set as Fighting Continues by VOA News South Sudan's army continues to battle rebel forces, even as negotiators from the warring sides came together for talks...
View ArticleSouth Sudan Warring Factions Plan Peace Talks Friday
January 02, 2014 South Sudan Warring Factions Plan Peace Talks Friday by Peter Clottey Regional leaders are calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities in South Sudan as warring factions plan...
View ArticleSudan: UN Warns South Sudan Displaced Could Reach 400,000
Voice of America (Washington, DC)Sudan: UN Warns South Sudan Displaced Could Reach 400,000 By John Tanza, 2 January 2014Link to web article here. The number of South Sudanese who have been forced to...
View ArticleCivilians Trying to Flee South Sudan Violence Are Caught Between Two Sides
Civilians Trying to Flee South Sudan Violence Are Caught Between Two Sides PublishedDecember 28, 2013 | ByGoogle News Link to web article here. Instead, as the pitched gun battle between troops loyal...
View ArticleKiir and Machar set for South Sudan ceasefire talks in Addis
Kiir and Machar set for South Sudan ceasefire talks in Addis South Sudan President Salva Kiir (L) shakes hands with his Uganda counterpart Yoweri Museveni on December 30, 2013 in Juba, South Sudan....
View ArticleCourage Needed To Reach Broad-based Solution
Courage Needed To Reach Broad-based Solution "It will take courage to reach a broad-based solution to the ongoing conflict in South Sudan" 02 January 2014 By Kor Tot Rualmim*Link to web article here....
View ArticleSouth Sudan Rivals Fail To Agree On Agenda
South Sudan Rivals Fail To Agree On Agenda South Sudan government and rebels have failed to agree on an agenda following convening of talks in Addis Ababa on Thursday to end weeks of fighting, an...
View ArticleSPLA Says Will Oust Rebels From Jonglei Capital In Hours
SPLA Says Will Oust Rebels From Jonglei Capital In Hours The South Sudan army (SPLA) on Friday said it is determined to oust rebels from Jonglei state capital, Bor, hours from now. 03 January 2014 SPLA...
View ArticleHas South Sudan Passed the Tipping Point?
Has South Sudan Passed the Tipping Point? "It is beyond dispiriting to think of the people of South Sudan once more “facing a long civil war.” All causes, all personal interests, all quests for...
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