Category: Sudan

  • S.Sudan: Armed men clash in N. Bahr el Ghazal

    S.Sudan: Armed men clash in N. Bahr el Ghazal

    JUBA (HAN) April 28, 2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News.Members of the South Sudanese army (SPLA) on Wednesday clashed with armed men in Northern Bahr el Ghazal region, raising fear of insecurity in a territory which has over the years been experiencing relative peace and stability. The clashes, according to military and local sources, took place…

  • Machar sworn-in as South Sudan’s First Vice-President

    Machar sworn-in as South Sudan’s First Vice-President

    JUBA (HAN) April 26, 2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. South Sudan’s armed opposition leader, Riek Machar, has been sworn in as First Vice-President shortly after his arrival in the country’s national capital, Juba, on Tuesday, 26 April, 2016, two years after fleeing the city on 15 December 2013. Machar’s plane touched down in Juba at…

  • Sudan’s Bashir invited to attend Djiboutian president inauguration

    Sudan’s Bashir invited to attend Djiboutian president inauguration

    DJIBOUTI (HAN) April 26, 2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News.Sudanese President Omer al-Bashir has received an invitation from his Djiboutian counterpart Ismail Omar Guelleh to attend his inauguration ceremony for another term in office.Bashir is under two International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrants since 2008 for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes allegedly committed in…

  • S.Sudan prepares for reception of first VP designate

    S.Sudan prepares for reception of first VP designate

    JUBA (HAN) April 26, 2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News..South Sudanese government has announced on Monday that it was preparing to receive the first vice-president designate, Riek Machar, in Juba on Tuesday, and to be sworn in as first vice-president, the second most powerful position in the country. The announcement comes following the arrival of General…

  • South Sudan Rebel Leader Riek Machar Stuck in Ethiopia After Week of Delays

    South Sudan Rebel Leader Riek Machar Stuck in Ethiopia After Week of Delays

    ADDIS ABABA (HAN) April 25, 2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. By Kayla Ruble. South Sudanese rebel leader Riek Machar is in limbo in the Ethiopian border region of Gambela, where he has been stalled for a week as he awaits clearance to fly to Juba to complete a critical phase of a peace deal between his…

  • UN to transport Machar to Juba on Tuesday

    UN to transport Machar to Juba on Tuesday

    ADDIS ABABA (HAN) April 25, 2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. United Nations plane will transport the first vice-president designate, Riek Machar, on Tuesday, after United States and troika donors withdrew their funding for chartering a plane which was supposed to pick him and his officials on Monday from Gambella airport in Ethiopia. This comes after…

  • Security Message for U.S. Citizens: Return of Dr. Riek Machar

    Security Message for U.S. Citizens: Return of Dr. Riek Machar

    JUBA (HAN) April 25, 2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. The U.S. Embassy informs U.S. citizens in South Sudan that it has received reports that First Vice President-designate Dr. Riek Machar Teny is expected to return to Juba on Tuesday, April 26. U.S. Embassy staff have been instructed to minimize movements. The U.S. Embassy likewise advises…

  • Machar confirmed to arrive in Juba on Monday, call for public reception

    Machar confirmed to arrive in Juba on Monday, call for public reception

    ADDIS ABABA (HAN) April 24, 2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News.South Sudan’s first vice-president designate, Riek Machar, has confirmed to arrive in the national capital, Juba, on Monday after two years in the bush and abroad. Machar who leads the armed opposition faction of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM-IO) fled Juba in December 2013…

  • Juba begins three-year voyage to EAC

    Juba begins three-year voyage to EAC

    NAIROBI (HAN) April 23, 2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. By CHRISTABEL LIGAMI. After signing the East African Community Treaty on Accession on April 15, South Sudan now has three years to implement the Treaty in order to become a full member of the economic bloc. According to a report on ‘South Sudan’s Accession to the EAC,’ Juba…

  • Machar is denied landing at Juba airport

    Machar is denied landing at Juba airport

    GAMBELLA (HAN) April 23, 2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News..South Sudan’s first vice-president designate, Riek Machar, has been denied permission to land at Juba airport today, Saturday, by the government of President Salva Kiir, his spokesperson has revealed. The top opposition leader of SPLM-IO who has been in the airport of Gambella waiting for hours…

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