Category: Sudan
U.S. Embassy Guard killed in S. Sudan capital
JUBA (HAN) June 13.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. A local security guard working at the United States Embassy was shot and killed by unknown gunmen in the South Sudan capital, Juba on Saturday. The U.S. envoy in Juba, Molly Phee said the deceased was a person who loved his nation. “The work of the…
Head of State accredits non-resident ambassadors
Luanda (HAN) June 11.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. The Angolan head of State José Eduardo dos Santos Friday in Luanda accredited seven new ambassadors, five of them from Africa, one from Australia and one from America. They are the ambassadors of Ethiopia, Mustafe Dek Abdisalam, Somalia, Jamal Mohamed Barrow, Central African Republic, André Nzapayeca,…
Sudan & Russia Agree to Consolidate Cooperation
KHARTOUM (HAN) June 12.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. Sudan and Russia have agreed to enhance joint cooperation in areas of natural resources, agriculture, energy, infrastructure, transport and training. The agreement was announced at the conclusion of the 5th session of the joint Sudanese-Russian high-level committee for political consultation meetings in Khartoum Saturday. The…
S. Sudan sets up joint integrated police command
JUBA (HAN) June 12.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. South Sudan Transitional National Unity Government has, in a bid to enhance security, set up a joint integrated police command and operation center. Information minister, Michael Makuei Lueth said the integrated units were established after the defense and interior ministers presented security their reports. “In the…
“Sudan Call” to discuss joint position on African peace roadmap: SPLM-N
KHARTOUM (HAN) June 9.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/North (SPLM-N) Friday said the “Sudan Call” forces would hold a mini meeting to arrive at a unified stance towards the Road-map Agreement proposed by the African mediation. On 21 March, the African Union High-Level Implementation Panel (AUHIP) and the Sudanese government…
President Kiir’s office admits responsibility for controversial anti-justice article
JUBA (HAN) June 10.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. President Salva Kiir’s office has finally revealed that it was responsible for the controversial article which found itself to The New York Times, proposing to scrap from the peace agreement justice and accountability clauses over crimes committed during the war. They also insisted that the article,…
No, S.Sudan’s Citizens Want Trials and Need Trials
JUBBA (HAN) June 9.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. BY: David Deng. President Kiir and Vice-President Machar have warned against prosecuting war criminals, but South Sudanese know that justice is needed if long-term peace is to be viable. There’s a common saying in South Sudan that ‘When our leaders unite, they loot; when they divide,…
’We’re all Darfurians’: Sudan’s protest movement makes bold return
ADDIS ABABA (HAN) June 9.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. By Ahmed H Adam and Ashley D. Robinson. A new protest movement is gaining momentum in Sudan as thousands of young people across the country unite against the government. Last week two students joined dozens others currently being held in detention, after fresh protests against…
Ethiopian and Sudanese military leaders begin security talks
ADDIS ABABA (HAN) June 9.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. By Tesfa-Alem Tekle. Senior military officials from Ethiopia and Sudan on Monday began holding security talks in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. The two East African nations are consulting on ways of how to combat regional security threats, ensure peace and safeguard their common border. Among…
Illegal immigrant smuggler arrested in Sudan
ROMA (HAN) June 8.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. A joint operation among Sudan, Italy and the United Kingdom has led to the arrest of an Eritrean man suspected of controlling one of the world’s four largest criminal migrant trafficking organizations. In a joint statement Wednesday, the Sudanese Ministry of Interior, the British Embassy…
