Category: Sudan
Row over SPLA land grabbing in Central Equatoria
JUBA (HAN) March 30. 2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has reportedly ordered a reversal of construction of settlements by soldiers deployed in South Sudan’s Central Equatoria state following complaints raised by SPLA Lt Gen Thomas Cirilo, a government source said. Cirilo, who is the SPLA Director of Logistics, accused…
African Union urges Sudan rebels to sign roadmap deal
NAIROBI (HAN) March 25. 2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News.The African Union has urged Sudan’s armed movements to urgently sign the Roadmap Agreement proposed by its mediators for the sake of peace in the country, an official statement said Thursday. The agreement was signed Monday between the government of Sudan and the African Union…
Machar in Nairobi on peace implementation consultations
NAIROBI (HAN) March 24. 2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. South Sudanese first vice president designate, Riek Machar, is in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, on peace implementation consultations with stakeholders and regional leaders. His office media official confirmed that the leader of the armed opposition faction of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM-IO) arrived on…
Kiir’s entourage confirms his call to U.S. Republican front-runner Trump
JUBA (HAN) March 21. 2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. South Sudanese President, Salva Kiir, has admitted calling Donald Trump, one of the presidential hopefuls in the upcoming elections in the United States of America, to express his personal wishes to him and his party. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gives the thumbs up (AFP…
Sudan, UK Agree to Enhance Economic Cooperation
KHARTOUM (HAN) March 22. 2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. Sudan and the United Kingdom (UK) have agreed to promote cultural, economic and investment cooperation besides exchange of visits by senior officials in both nations. The strategic consultation committee between the two countries has concluded a two-day talks Monday in Khartoum. The Sudanese side was…
South Sudanese envoy expected in Khartoum over recent tensions
KHARTOUM (HAN) March 21. 2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. Sudanese government Sunday said South Sudanese envoy is expected in Khartoum in a bid to contain tensions between the two country but maintained they have serious concerns In statements to the private Ashorooq TV Information Minister and Government Spokesperson Ahmed Balal Osman announced that a…
S. Sudanese MPs summon finance minister, bank governor
JUBA (HAN) March 15. 2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. South Sudan lawmakers have requested the finance minister and Central Bank Governor to appear before the national assembly on Wednesday in relation to what they described as poor handling of the economy resulting into high market prices. Legislators, after a lengthy and heated debate, voted…
South Sudan to close down its embassies abroad due to lack of Funding
JUBA (HAN) March 14. 2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. South Sudanese government has planned to “temporarily” close down many of its embassies abroad due to lack of money to continue to operate them as the country’s economy continues to deteriorate, a source has disclosed. The world’s youngest East African nation, which got its independence in…
S.Sudan: Rebels Accuse Government Forces of Fresh Attacks,
Addis Ababa (HAN) March 13. 2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. The military command of South Sudanese rebels has accused government forces of launching surprised attacks on their outposts located in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State, warning that soldiers of the SPLA-IO may not go to Juba if the South Sudanese government keeps attacking rebel…
Sudan’s ruling party says ready for early elections
KHARTOUM (HAN) March 13. 2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. Sudan’s ruling National Congress Party (NCP) has expressed readiness to hold early general elections, pointing that its date must be determined by the political and armed groups participating in national dialogue conference. NCP political secretary Hamid Mumtaz disclosed that the political and armed movements participating in…
