Category: Sudan
S. Sudan Demands Consultation Before Military Intervention
JUBA (HAN) August 11.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. The government of South Sudanese says it should first be consulted before a regional force is approved by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), warning of unknown consequences if the young nation was ignored. South Sudan’s information minister, Michael Makuei Lueth said proposals by the…
UN SAYS S. SUDAN SIGNIFICANTLY DETERIORATED OVER PAST YEAR
JUBA (HAN) August 10.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. The United Nations humanitarian chief says the situation in South Sudan has significantly deteriorated over the past year with displacement and hunger now widespread across the world’s youngest nation. Stephen O’Brien said Wednesday that in the last month alone 70,000 South Sudanese have fled across…
Sudan begins ceasefire talks after opposition signs roadmap to peace
JUBA (HAN) August 10.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. Talks to secure a lasting ceasefire in Sudan’s three war-ravaged regions began on Tuesday, a day after an opposition coalition signed on to a roadmap for ending hostilities and achieving political reconciliation. There has been fighting between the Sudanese army and rebels in the southern…
South Sudan seeks nearly $2 billion loan from China
JUBA (HAN) August 9.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. South Sudanese government said Tuesday it is seeking nearly $2 billion United States dollars new loans from China to carry out various projects and proposes to set up a joint venture with Chinese companies to develop key infrastructures in the country. South Sudan foreign affairs and…
Three IGAD Member States Further their Knowledge of International Water Law
Addis Ababa (HAN) August 9.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in conjunction with the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) this morning kick-started a three-day training workshop for three IGAD Member States in Addis Ababa. The members of the IGAD Water Resources Management Programme Technical Advisory Committee…
Kiir urges homegrown solution against foreign intervention
JUBA (HAN) August 9.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. South Sudan president, Salva Kiir, has called for a homegrown solution to the conflict which has ravaged the country, saying it was now time for everyone to show commitment to help in the restoration of peace and stability in the country. “Peace is not a responsibility…
Sudanese rebels agree to AU peace proposal
ADDIS ABABA (HAN) August 9.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. Four groups of the opposition umbrella Sudan Call have signed the Roadmap Agreement for peace and dialogue brokered by the African Union High Implementation Panel (AUHIP). The four groupings, including the National Umma Party (NUP), the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement /North (SPLM-N), the Justice…
U.S. Proposes U.N. Approve 4,000-strong force for Juba
JUBA (HAN) August 8.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. The United States proposed on Sunday that the United Nations Security Council authorize a 4,000-strong force to ensure peace in South Sudan’s capital Juba and threaten to impose an arms embargo if the transitional government does not cooperate. It circulated a draft resolution to the…
South Sudan Governor Survives Assassination Attempt
YAMBIO (HAN) August 8.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. The governor of Gbudue, one of South Sudan’s newly created states survived an assassination after unknown gunmen fired at his car as he travelled from Tombura to Yambio, injuring three body guards on Saturday. Patrick Zamoi was in the company of some of his ministers and…
Sudan says keen to carry out smooth UNAMID exit from Darfur
KHARTOUM (HAN) August 7.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. Sudanese government on Sunday has renewed its keenness to implement a gradual and smooth exit for the hybrid peacekeeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID). Foreign Ministry Under-Secretary Abdel-Ghani al-Naem on Sunday has discussed with the Deputy Joint AU-UN Special Representative Jeremiah Mamabolo cooperation between Sudanese government and…
