Category: Sudan
S.Sudan: Riek Machar May not Return to Juba as Planned: Spokesperson
Addis Ababa (HAN) October 15, 2015 Public Diplomacy and Regional Security News. The armed opposition faction of SPLM-IO said they are not sure whether or not their leader, Riek Machar, will return to the national capital, Juba, in December as planned, explaining “this will depend on security guarantees.” James Gatdet Dak, spokesman of the first vice-president…
Sudan, S. Sudan Border Might Turn Be like The Korean Demilitarized Zone
Nairobi (HAN) October 15, 2015 Public Diplomacy and Regional Security News. After more than two years of negotiations, Sudan and South Sudan on Wednesday signed a deal to implement an earlier agreement to demilitarize their common border. The establishment of a Safe Demilitarized Border Zone (SDBZ) was first agreed in a deal signed on 27 September 2012. However, its…
Sudan’s International Capital Diplomacy
Addis Ababa (HAN) October 14, 2015 – Public Diplomacy Regional Security News. By: Magdi el Gizouli September was a busy month in the chronicle of Sudan’s war and peace bargains. President Omar al-Bashir, wishing to catch a bigger bait than his rather undemanding partners in the government-led national dialogue, offered insurgents in South Kordofan, the Blue Nile…
AU pleased by South Africa's Move to withdraw from ICC (VIDEO)
Nairobi (HAN) October 12, 2015. Public Diplomacy and Regional News. African Union (AU) is pleased with South Africa’s move to withdraw from the International Criminal Court arguing that the court is biased. HAN & Geeska Afrika Online (1985-2015), the oldest free independent Free Press in the region, brings together top journalists from across…
Sudan: The UN Security Council Extends the UN Mission in South Sudan by Two Months
Addis Ababa (HAN) October 11, 2015 – Public Diplomacy and Regional News. The UN Security Council extended for two months the mandate of the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS) on Friday (October 9) under resolution 2241 (2015). The Security Council acknowledged that the IGAD-Plus Peace Agreement, signed in August, was the…
South Sudan: President Kiir Committed to Observing Ceasefire
Nairobi (HAN) October 10, 2015 – Public Diplomacy & Regional Security .South Sudan’s Foreign Minister Barnaba Marial Benjamin affirms President Salva Kiir’s committment to observe the peace agreement and to ensure peace returns to the new country.
Sudan: South Africa Asks ICC for More Time
Nairobi (HAN) October 10, 2015 –Public Diplomacy and Regional Security News. The government has asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) for more time to explain why it allowed Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to evade an arrest warrant and leave the country when he visited in June. Bashir is accused of masterminding genocide, crimes against humanity…
Ethiopia: The Joint Sudan/South Sudan Boundary Commission meets in Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa (HAN) October 7, 2015 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Security Initiative News. The Joint Sudan and South Sudan Boundary Commission met in Addis Ababa on Wednesday (October 7) for talks under the auspices of African Union Border Program whose objectives are the delimitation and demarcation of borders and the promotion of cross-border cooperation.…
Sudan: Bashir Affirms Strong Relations with Eritrea
Khartoum (HAN) October 2, 2015 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Investment Initiative News. According to sudantribune, the Sudanese President Omer Hassan al-Bashir affirmed the strength of his country’s relations with Eritrea and praised bilateral cooperation in the wake of reports on silent tensions between the two sides after Khartoum repatriated hundreds of Ethiopian opposition members from…
Sudan: IGAD Summit meeting on the peace process in South Sudan
Addis Ababa (HAN) August 18, 2015 – Public Diplomacy and Regional weekly Security Initiatives update. At the signing of the South Sudan Peace Agreement at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Former South Sudan Vice President Dr. Riak Machar signed the peace agreement but the Government side declined to sign…
