Jitters as South Sudan rebel Thomas Cirilo visits US
A visit to the US by a top South Sudanese rebel commander, Gen Thomas Cirilo, is causing jitters in his home country. A report by The...
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Another rebel faction disowns South Sudan peace deal
The South Sudanese opposition group of former detainees has disowned the peace deal between the Juba government and the rebels. The South Sudan Opposition Alliance...
Riek Machar agrees to sign S.Sudan peace deal: mediator
Sudan said Tuesday that South Sudanese rebel chief Riek Machar has agreed to sign a final peace deal with Juba to end a brutal civil...
South Sudan: Rebel leader Riek Machar refuses to sign latest peace deal
The South Sudan peace deal hit yet another snag on Tuesday as rebel leader Riek Machar refused to sign the latest draft of a peace...
Fly540 denied Juba landing rights in fees row
South Sudan has stopped operations of Kenyan airline Fly540 at Juba airport over a protracted landing fees row, leaving travellers with only two direct flights...
South Sudanese youths empower themselves through food production
On a seven-acre plot at the Hanbit Agriculture Research Centre, in Bor, South Sudan, young farmers are learning new skills meant to equip them to...
Eritrea president tasks South Sudan on pursuing liberation, nation building
Eritrean president Isaias Afwerki has tasked the people of South Sudan to continue on the path of liberation despite internal squabbles and external machinations. Afwerki...
Eritrea to host South Sudan leader amid regional diplomatic buzz
South Sudanese president Salva Kiir is expected to meet his Eritrean counterpart Isaias Afwerki in Asmara on Saturday, some Eritrean journalists have reported. Even though...
South Sudan army chief defies UN travel ban with visit to China
South Sudanese blacklisted military chief General Jok Riak travelled to China in violation of sanctions imposed on him by the United Nations. Gen Riak was...
Salva Kiir pardons Riek Machar and offers amnesty to rebels
JUBA,South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has issued a decree offering a blanket amnesty to rebels, including his bitter rival Riek Machar, state radio reported Thursday....
