Riek Machar treacherous journey
Riek Machar treacherous journeyOPINION From plotting a failed coup to ending in foreign land By Steve PaternoLink to web article here. August 20, 2014 - After failing to ascend to the helm of power...
View ArticleSixty years of the Sudanese Armed Forces went unheeded
Sixty years of the Sudanese Armed Forces went unheededOPNION By Mahmoud A. SuleimanLink to web article here. August 19, 2014 - This article comes against the backdrop of the Sudanese armed Forces (SAF)...
View ArticleMemory, healing and transformation in South Sudan
Memory, healing and transformation in South SudanFarida Shaheed, UN Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rightsLink to full web article here.This is merely the introduction of a much more...
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China presses South Sudan over renewed violence
China presses South Sudan over renewed violenceAugust 19, 2014 10:27 PMLink to web article here.South Sudan's President Salva Kiir speaks during a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry …...
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As South Sudan crisis grows, Ethiopia becomes Africa’s largest refugee host
As South Sudan crisis grows, Ethiopia becomes Africa’s largest refugee host South Sudanese refugees sit in the shade of a tree in Ethiopia which hosts more than 600,000 refugees from several countries....
View ArticleSouth Sudan: Child Soldiers Thrust into Battle
South Sudan: Child Soldiers Thrust into BattleGovernment, Opposition Should Stop Deploying ChildrenAugust 20, 2014Link to web article here. South Sudan’s army has returned to a terrible practice, once...
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Costly weapons worsening South Sudan war: experts
Costly weapons worsening South Sudan war: experts AFP | 19 August, 2014 15:37Link to web article here. Children under 18 and as young as 12 are being recruited into the army by South Sudan security...
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Government of South Sudan shuts down Catholic radio station
Government of South Sudan shuts down Catholic radio station2014-08-21 Vatican RadioLink to web article here. Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SCBC) Secretary-General, Fr Jacob Odwa, has said that...
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South Sudan sets preconditions for resuming peace talks
South Sudan sets preconditions for resuming peace talksLink to web article here. August 19, 2014 (JUBA) – The South Sudanese government says it would not take part in negotiations with rebels led by...
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US senator calls for arms embargo on South Sudan
US senator calls for arms embargo on South SudanLink to web article here. August 21, 2014 (WASHINGTON) – The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) should impose a comprehensive arms embargo on South...
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S. Sudan raises concerns over “unusual” movement of Sudanese army
S. Sudan raises concerns over “unusual” movement of Sudanese armyLink to web article here. August 21, 2014 (JUBA) – The South Sudanese army expressed concerns today over what it described as the...
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Sudan’s Umma party leader says national dialogue “clinically dead”
Sudan’s Umma party leader says national dialogue “clinically dead”Link to web article here. August 21, 2014 (KHARTOUM) – The leader of the National Umma Party (NUP) al-Sadiq al-Mahdi said he expects...
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U.N. facing unprecedented challenge in South Sudan
U.N. facing unprecedented challenge in South Sudan By Alison GiffenAugust 22, 2014 -- Updated 1418 GMT (2218 HKT)Link to web article here. Martha Nyarueni carries one of her children outside her home...
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200 vehicles stranded on key South Sudan road
200 vehicles stranded on key South Sudan road JUBA (22 Aug.) Link to web article here. The United Nations says that about 200 vehicles are stranded on a key road in Lakes State of South Sudan owing to...
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Sudan: Ma’alia petition president Bashir to end East Darfur killings
Sudan: Ma’alia petition president Bashir to end East Darfur killingsKHARTOUM (24 Aug.) Link to web article here. Ma’alia tribesmen in the Sudanese capital Khartoum handed a petition to president Omar...
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IGAD leaders’ summit to open today in Addis Ababa
IGAD leaders’ summit to open today in Addis Ababa ADDIS ABABA (25 Aug.) Link to web article here. The Inter-Governmental Authority Development announced the summit of East African leaders scheduled to...
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Op-Ed: South Sudan - the t-shirt that spells F-A-M-I-N-E
AfricaOp-Ed: South Sudan - the t-shirt that spells F-A-M-I-N-E SUZANNE MARY BEUKES Africa25 Aug 2014 01:01 (South Africa)Link to web article here.It has taken just three years to plunge the world’s...
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Woman dies as Sudan air force bombs East Jebel Marra
Woman dies as Sudan air force bombs East Jebel MarraEAST JEBEL MARRA Link to web article here.24 AugA woman was killed in an air raid on the area of Goz Dor village, East Jebel Marra, on...
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IGAD summit delayed until Monday over controversial S. Sudan peace plan
IGAD summit delayed until Monday over controversial S. Sudan peace planLink to web article here. August 24, 2014 (ADDIS ABABA) – The leaders of African regional bloc, the Intergovernmental Authority on...
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IGAD gives South Sudanese rivals 45 days to end conflict
IGAD gives South Sudanese rivals 45 days to end conflictLink to web article here. August 25, 2014 (ADDIS ABABA/JUBA) – The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has given South Sudan’s...
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