Category: South Sudan
Two Ugandan traders killed in South Sudan
Two Ugandan traders working in South Sudan were abducted and later killed by unidentified South Sudanese armed assailants. The third Ugandan escaped narrowly. The deceased have been identified as Kamaadi Mayende and Hamed Ssebagala. The duo, alongside a one Peter Tusiime who managed to escape, were abducted at 8:00pm on Sunday, near the South Sudan…
Eritrea was isolated from Sudan peace deal
ASMARA (HAN) October 5. 2020. Public Diplomacy, Monitoring Regional Issues. Eritrea was isolated from Sudan peace deal signed in South Sudan, Juba, on 3 Oct. All regional leaders and other international dignitaries attended the ceremony. One of the dignitaries, the President of Somalia, arrived in Asmara today. Sudan’s government and rebel groups on Saturday inked…
UN calls to accelerate peace implementation process in South Sudan
September 29, 2020 (KHARTOUM) – The head of the UN Mission in South Sudan voiced concern about the delay in the implementation of the revitalized peace agreement saying the lack of progress may lead to delay the election of 2023. “My concern about the delay is that it risks pushing elections out well beyond the…
South Sudan: $36 million stolen by senior officials
September 23, 2020 (JUBA) – Yasmin Sooka, Chairwoman of the U.N. independent Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan deplored the ramping corruption in South Sudan and disclosed that $36 million have been stolen by senior officials. In a videoconference briefing to the45th Regular Session Human Rights Council, Sooka drew a gloomy picture about the…
Sudan & South Sudan discuss oil technical cooperation
September 22, 2020 (KHARTOUM) – South Sudan’s Minister of Petroleum, Puok Kang Chol, arrived in Khartoum on Tuesday, to discuss developing oil technical cooperation, between the two countries Chol told reporters that the purpose of the visit is to inspect the arrival of oil production equipment through Port Sudan. These gears are needed for the…
Heavy Rainfall Expected in Ethiopia, South Sudan, Kenya
Addis Ababa — Heavy rainfall above 200 mm is expected in parts of Ethiopia, South Sudan and Kenya in the coming eight days, according to Inter-governmental Authority on Development (IGAD). The press release issued by IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Center today stated that moderate rainfall from 50-200 mm is also expected from September 22-29…
S.Sudan: The UN Impasse at the Protection of Civilian Sites
On 4 September, the UN mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) announced that it would withdraw its peacekeepers from the country’s Protection of Civilians sites (PoCs), reclassifying them as Internally Displaced Peoples (IDP) camps under the control of the South Sudanese government. UN officials imagine that this would finally remove their responsibility for these sites; a fantasy of…
South Sudan should end restrictions on UNMISS
JUBA (HAN) September 17. 2020. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues.The United States has called on South Sudanese authorities to end restrictions on UNMISS patrols and movements, stressing it is key area to evaluate progress in the peace process in the country. Wednesday; the UN Security Council was briefed by UN…
South Sudanese senior officials arrive in Khartoum for talks on Abyei
KHARTOUM (HAN) September 16. 2020. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. South Sudanese presidential aide Tut Gatluak arrived in Khartoum on Tuesday to discuss the status of the disputed area of Abyei South Sudanese Presidential Adviser for Security Affairs Gatluak who is also the chief mediator in Sudan peace process arrived…