Category: Sudan
Five years on, S.Sudan is at a critical juncture…AGAIN
JUBA (HAN) July 8.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News.BY: Kristof Titeca. With its economy in dire straits, the rate at which the world’s youngest state is consuming itself is unsustainable. Change is imminent. As South Sudan approaches the 5-year anniversary of its independence on 9 July, its economy is in desperate need of reform.…
South Sudan cautions Crisis Group over Reports
JUBA (HAN) July 7.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. South Sudan has cautioned the International Crisis Group (ICG) for what it termed as biased documentation and reporting on the country’s implementation of the peace agreement that ended the civil war in August last year. The lobby group released a report recently claiming that the…
S.Sudan VP warns of lawlessness over unknown gunmen
JUBA (HAN) July 7.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. South Sudanese Second Vice President, James Wani, has warned of the danger that the country could become ungovernable if the issue of the unknown gunmen is not promptly addressed by the security forces. Speaking as the chief guest at the closing session of the three…
Oxfam calls for “urgent” reforms in S.Sudan
JUBA (HAN) July 7.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News.The British charity, Oxfam has urged all signatories to South Sudan’s peace deal, which ended nearly two years of war, to prevent it from weakening. “South Sudan’s fragile peace must be protected. This country needs investment: in its people, its economy and its future,” said Oxfam’s…
Senior officials call for calm over officer’s death
JUBA (HAN) July 7.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. Officials of the armed opposition faction of Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA-IO) have called on their supporters to remain calm following the killing of their militarily intelligence officer, George Gismala, over the weekend. This came after the burial of the late Lt. Col George…
S. Sudan’s foreign affairs minister to visit China
JUBA (HAN) July 6.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. The South Sudanese foreign affairs minister is due to visit China later this month, the ministry said in a statement issued on Tuesday. “[Foreign Affairs Minister] Hon. Deng Alor Kuol to visit China and sign Cooperation Agreement with Chinese Government on 27th July 2016,” partly…
S. Sudan armed opposition say targeted by state agents
JUBA (HAN) July 6.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. South Sudan’s armed opposition officials allied to the country’s First Vice-President, Riek Mahcar have listed five incidences in which their officers were allegedly shot and killed by state agents, contrary to provisions of the peace agreement. Such acts, they warned, could sabotage the “shaky” peace deal…
S.Sudan Army, IDPs clash near UN premise in Juba
JUBA (HAN) July 4.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. A group of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) on Saturday clashed with South Sudan army soldiers at Jebel check point, which is located north of the United Nations Protection of Civilians (PoC) site in the national capital, Juba. The acting spokesperson for the UN mission in South Sudan…
Sudan’s RSF arrests 300 illegal immigrants near Libyan border
KHARTOUM (HAN) July 4.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. The Sudanese government militia; Rapid Support Force (RSF); on Monday said that they arrested over 300 illegal immigrants heading to Libya across the remote desert of Northern State. Sudan is considered as a country of origin and transit for the illegal migration and human trafficking. Thousands of…
S.Sudanese forces tighten security after gunmen killed SPLA-IO officer
JUBA (HAN) July 3.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. South Sudanese security forces have stepped up security measures in and around the capital, Juba, after gunmen, reportedly to be members of the Military Intelligence (MI), killed an officer and a guard of top military commander of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA-IO).…
