South Sudan government proposes to extend Salva Kiir’s rule
South Sudan’s government proposed a bill to extend President Salva Kiir’s term for three years, undermining peace talks with opposition forces who condemned the move...
Category : SOUTH SUDAN
South Sudan’s warring sides accuse each other of attacks, 18 killed
JUBA, – The warring sides in South Sudan accused each other of launching attacks that killed 18 civilians and violated the latest peace deal aimed...
African Union to elaborate roadmap for effective peace in South Sudan
The African Union committee on South Sudan decided to elaborate a plan to bring peace in the troubled country and to salvage the millions of...
African Union chief says ‘time to act’ on South Sudan
African Union chief Moussa Faki Mahamat called on Saturday for measures against the key players in the conflict in South Sudan, saying “we are used...
Kigali, Kampala, Juba under pressure to raise SGR cash and complete project
Uganda, Rwanda and South Sudan are under pressure to meet their financing obligations for the standard gauge railway (SGR), following this week’s 14th Northern Corridor...
South Sudan’s latest cease-fire is violated within hours
DUBLIN — South Sudan government troops violated the country’s latest cease-fire just hours after it began at midnight, the armed opposition claimed Saturday, while a...
What the Sudan peace deal entails
There is a possibility of guns falling silent in South Sudan after almost five years of war, following the signing of the Khartoum Declaration Agreement...
In South Sudan, actress Ashley Judd brings spirit of #MeToo
JUBA, — In her first visit to civil war-torn South Sudan, actress Ashley Judd had a message for survivors of sexual assault in a country...
South Sudan rebels demand peace deal amendments
The South Sudan rebels now want amendments to the framework agreement penned in Khartoum on Tuesday. The rebel movement’s director of information and public relations,...
UN peacekeeper from Bangladesh killed in South Sudan
JUBA, — A United Nations peacekeeper was killed on Tuesday in South Sudan when a U.N. convoy was attacked. Lieutenant Commander Ashraf Siddiqui from Bangladesh...
