Category: Sudan

  • S. Sudan Government Accepts to clear SPLA-IO Army Chief, troops

    S. Sudan Government Accepts to clear SPLA-IO Army Chief, troops

    JUBA (HAN) April 19, 2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News.South Sudan government has now accepted troops of the armed opposition faction (SPLA-IO) to travel to Juba from the Ethiopian town of Gambella the rebel’s chief of general staff, ending days of a stalemate and delays over the matter. The troops will travel to the South…

  • Sudan asks Egypt to hold talks over disputed Halayeb area

    Sudan asks Egypt to hold talks over disputed Halayeb area

    Khartoum (HAN) April 19. 2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. .Sudan’s state-run news agency says the Sudanese government plans to seek international arbitration unless Egypt agrees to enter negotiations over the disputed Halayeb Triangle on the border between the two countries on the Red Sea coast. The news agency said the foreign ministry issued a statement saying…

  • Machar to be accompanied to Juba by hundreds of officials

    Machar to be accompanied to Juba by hundreds of officials

    JUBA (HAN) April 19. 2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. .South Sudan’s first vice president designate, Riek Machar, will be accompanied to the national capital, Juba, by hundreds of officials and staff members of the armed opposition faction of the SPLM-IO, his media official has said. The top opposition leader skipped his scheduled return to Juba…

  • S. Sudan’s Kiir approves creation of 9 counties in Latjor state

    S. Sudan’s Kiir approves creation of 9 counties in Latjor state

    JUBA (HAN) April 19. 2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. South Sudan president Salva Kiir has approved creation of 9 counties in the newly established Latjor, one of the 28 new states created through a controversial presidential establishment order, which would now divide up the country into more smaller administrative units from the constitutionally recognised 10…

  • Experts warn of unsuccessful new unity government in S. Sudan

    Experts warn of unsuccessful new unity government in S. Sudan

    JUBA (HAN) April 19. 2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News.  International experts with knowledge on South Sudan’s politics and governance systems have painted a gloomy picture about the future of the would-be formed transitional government of national unity in the world’s youngest nation, saying it will likely continue with the status quo. Opposition leader, Riek Machar,…

  • Sudan: Machar returns to Juba on Tuesday

    Sudan: Machar returns to Juba on Tuesday

     JUBA (HAN) April 19. 2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News .The leader of South Sudan’s armed opposition faction (SPLM-IO), Riek Machar returns to Juba Tuesday, his spokesperson, James Dak told Sudan Tribune Monday. This comes hours after an SPLM-IO official, William Ezekiel revealed the unexpected development, which he attributed to logistical setbacks. “Dr. Riek Machar will…

  • Raiders from S. Sudan massacre 140 Ethiopian civilians – government

    Raiders from S. Sudan massacre 140 Ethiopian civilians – government

    NAIROBI (HAN) April 17. 2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. At least 140 Ethiopian civilians including women and children have been killed by a group of armed raiders, who, according to the country’s government, crossed from South Sudan and fled back after the atrocity took place. The attack occurred in Jakawa in Ethiopia’s Gambela region, which…

  • UN calls for demilitarization of South Sudan capital as a ‘priority’

    UN calls for demilitarization of South Sudan capital as a ‘priority’

    NEW YORK (HAN) April 16. 2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News..United Nations has called on the government of South Sudan and the armed opposition faction of SPLM-IO to ensure that Juba, as the capital, has been demilitarized in accordance with the security arrangements in the peace agreement signed in August last year. In remarks issued…

  • Hundreds feared dead after Murle massive attack on Nuer of Ethiopia

    Hundreds feared dead after Murle massive attack on Nuer of Ethiopia

    ADDIS ABABA (HAN) April 16. 2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. A massive and coordinated attack by combined military and armed Mulre civilians from South Sudan’s Buma state [Jonglei state] has left at least 221 people dead on both sides. The deadly attack occurred on Friday morning when heavily armed thousands of men, most of them…

  • Machar in Pagak for preparations to travel to Juba: spokesperson

    Machar in Pagak for preparations to travel to Juba: spokesperson

    JUBA (HAN) April 13. 2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. South Sudanese First Vice President designate, Riek Machar, who leads the armed opposition faction (SPLM-IO), is in his General Headquarters of Pagak in eastern part of Upper Nile state, to prepare for his soon expected return to the national capital, Juba, says his spokesperson. He however…

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