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Fighting extends term of existing government, says Kiir

September 9, 2021 (JUBA)- South Sudan President Salva Kiir has said fighting extends term of the existing government, citing the deferral of elections due to conflict in the country. He said resumption of violence would disrupt the transitional period and ex
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Fighting extends term of existing government, says Kiir

September 9, 2021 (JUBA)- South Sudan President Salva Kiir has said fighting extends term of the existing government, citing the deferral of elections due to conflict in the country. He said resumption of violence would disrupt the transitional period and extend the term of the current Transitional Government of National Unity (TGoNU). Kiir called on all stakeholders to support the peace process to allow the conduct of general elections at the end of the transitional period. The country (...) - News / South Sudan, FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY, Politics

South Sudan's Kiir sacks foreign affairs minister

September 10, 2021 (JUBA) - South Sudan President Salva Kiir on Thursday sacked foreign affairs minister, Beatrice Khamis and appointed Mayiik Ayii Deng as her successor. Deng previously served as minister in the office of the president. The presidential sp
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South Sudan's Kiir sacks foreign affairs minister

September 10, 2021 (JUBA) - South Sudan President Salva Kiir on Thursday sacked foreign affairs minister, Beatrice Khamis and appointed Mayiik Ayii Deng as her successor. Deng previously served as minister in the office of the president. The presidential spokesman Ateny Wek Ateny said it was a constitutional prerogative of the president to appoint and replace officials mandated to provide services and advance the policy of the government in a way that would bolster its image globally. (...) - News / Governance & Civil Service, South Sudan

Kiir wants state of emergency in Western Equatoria but faces rejection: spokesman

September 9, 2021 (JUBA) - South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit wants to declare a state emergency in the country's restive state of Western Equatoria to quell tribal clashes but the peace partners reject the idea. The dispute which initially broke out
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Kiir wants state of emergency in Western Equatoria but faces rejection: spokesman

September 9, 2021 (JUBA) - South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit wants to declare a state emergency in the country's restive state of Western Equatoria to quell tribal clashes but the peace partners reject the idea. The dispute which initially broke out between the Zande and Balanda in Tambura County turned into a large scale conflict that resulted in the loss of lives and properties and triggered displacements of local residents. Presidential spokesman Ateny Wek Ateny said Thursday (...) - News

Juba, Khartoum draw up plans to facilitate border crossings

September 9, 2021 (JUBA) - South Sudan said Thursday it has drawn up a strategic plan with neighbouring Sudan to facilitate border crossings as the two countries continue to dialogue over how to end disputes over claimed and contested border areas. Senior pr
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Juba, Khartoum draw up plans to facilitate border crossings

September 9, 2021 (JUBA) - South Sudan said Thursday it has drawn up a strategic plan with neighbouring Sudan to facilitate border crossings as the two countries continue to dialogue over how to end disputes over claimed and contested border areas. Senior presidential aide Tut Gatluak Manime told the Sudan Tribune on Thursday that “good progress” was being made between the two neighbours, pointing to the presence in Juba of a technical high-level Sudanese delegation led by the Defence (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_DISPLAY

Sudan's ruling coalition factions sign new political charter

September 8, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - Some 43 members of the ruling Forces for Freedom and Change (FCC) in Sudan signed Wednesday a political declaration reiterating their unity and determination to achieve the needed foundation for democratic reforms and to hold ge
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Sudan's ruling coalition factions sign new political charter

September 8, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - Some 43 members of the ruling Forces for Freedom and Change (FCC) in Sudan signed Wednesday a political declaration reiterating their unity and determination to achieve the needed foundation for democratic reforms and to hold general elections at the end of the transitional period. Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok and FFC members at the Sovereign Council attended the signing ceremony, held at the Friendship Hall in Khartoum. The new charter provides that its (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY

New acting SPLM Secretary General assumes office

September 8, 2021 (JUBA) - The new acting secretary-general of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement led by President Salva Kiir has taken the oath of office, on Wednesday after his appointment was made in late August. The swearing-in ceremony of Peter Lam
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New acting SPLM Secretary General assumes office

September 8, 2021 (JUBA) - The new acting secretary-general of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement led by President Salva Kiir has taken the oath of office, on Wednesday after his appointment was made in late August. The swearing-in ceremony of Peter Lam Both was attended by President Kiir, Vice-President James Wani Igga, who is also the SPLM- Kiir deputy chairman. Also attended Vice-President Taban Deng Gai, Kuol Manyang Juuk, a leading figure of the SPLM's political bureau and a (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY, Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM)

South Sudan lawmaker says mass mobilization for uprising needs organizers

September 7, 2021 (JUBA) - A prominent south Sudanese legislator said mass mobilization for a popular uprising requires good organizers and takes time to materialize. The failure of calls by youth groups to take to the street pushed commentators and observer
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South Sudan lawmaker says mass mobilization for uprising needs organizers

September 7, 2021 (JUBA) - A prominent south Sudanese legislator said mass mobilization for a popular uprising requires good organizers and takes time to materialize. The failure of calls by youth groups to take to the street pushed commentators and observers to speak about the weakness of the civil society organizations in the country, saying the country remains highly tribalized. Speaking about the recent calls for regime change, Atem Garang de Kuek took a comparative look at the (...) - News / South Sudan's transition

Sudan summons Ethiopian ambassador over river floating bodies

September 8, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - Sudanese officials and the visiting Head of UN Peacekeeping operations discussed the situation in Abyei and ways to move forward towards a solution to the disputed area within the rapprochement between the two Sudans. Jean Pier
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Sudan summons Ethiopian ambassador over river floating bodies

September 8, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - Sudanese officials and the visiting Head of UN Peacekeeping operations discussed the situation in Abyei and ways to move forward towards a solution to the disputed area within the rapprochement between the two Sudans. Jean Pierre Lacroix on Tuesday discussed with Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok and Head of Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan the replacement of the Ethiopian troops by other forces and the role of UNISFA in the border area. Lacroix has to (...) - News / Ethiopia, FRONT_PAGE_DISPLAY

South Sudan resumes border trade traffic with Uganda after strike

September 7, 2021 (JUBA) - South Sudan has resumed cross border trade with neighbouring Uganda, ending weeks of the strike by truck drivers. A line of trucks carrying varieties of commodities entered Juba on Tuesday later afternoon, causing a sigh after day
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South Sudan resumes border trade traffic with Uganda after strike

September 7, 2021 (JUBA) - South Sudan has resumed cross border trade with neighbouring Uganda, ending weeks of the strike by truck drivers. A line of trucks carrying varieties of commodities entered Juba on Tuesday later afternoon, causing a sigh after days of a surge in basic commodity prices. Deputy foreign minister Deng Dau Malek told Sudan Tribune on Tuesday the drivers have resumed movement after receiving assurance of safety following the deployment of forces to patrol the road. (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY

Sudanese leaders, UN official discuss Abyei's issue

September 7, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - Sudanese officials and the visiting Head of UN Peacekeeping operations discussed the situation in Abyei and ways to move forward towards a solution to the disputed area within the rapprochement between the two Sudans. Jean Pier
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Sudanese leaders, UN official discuss Abyei's issue

September 7, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - Sudanese officials and the visiting Head of UN Peacekeeping operations discussed the situation in Abyei and ways to move forward towards a solution to the disputed area within the rapprochement between the two Sudans. Jean Pierre Lacroix on Tuesday discussed with Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok and Head of Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan the replacement of the Ethiopian troops by other forces and the role of UNISFA in the border area. Lacroix has to (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_DISPLAY

UNMISS urges leaders to urgently quell fighting in Tambura

September 6, 2021 (JUBA) - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan is appealing to national and local leaders to resolve tensions in Tambura and the wider Western Equatorian region after a fresh outbreak of fighting. The call comes in the wake of reports o
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UNMISS urges leaders to urgently quell fighting in Tambura

September 6, 2021 (JUBA) - The United Nations Mission in South Sudan is appealing to national and local leaders to resolve tensions in Tambura and the wider Western Equatorian region after a fresh outbreak of fighting. The call comes in the wake of reports of Sunday's sporadic shooting between groups in Tambura, endangering the lives of civilians thus creating the risk of further displacement and increasing humanitarian needs. The latest incident follows rising tension and violence in the (...) - News / South Sudan, Politics

Seizure of weapons cargo sparks row in Sudan

September 6, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - The seizure of 70 boxes of weapons sparked a row between the prosecutor of the Empowerment Removal Committee and the Interior Ministry on Monday. On Monday, the Interior Ministry stated the cargo of guns and night-vision goggle
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Seizure of weapons cargo sparks row in Sudan

September 6, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - The seizure of 70 boxes of weapons sparked a row between the prosecutor of the Empowerment Removal Committee and the Interior Ministry on Monday. On Monday, the Interior Ministry stated the cargo of guns and night-vision goggles that arrived in Khartoum on an Ethiopian Airlines plane on Saturday is legally imported by a weapons trader and it will take the needed measures for its release. For his part, the public prosecutor of the empowerment removal (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_DISPLAY

Sudanese Prime Minister, African leaders discuss regional conflicts

September 6, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok who also chairs the East African bloc of the IGAD discussed with several African leaders ways to settle the disputes and bring peace in the region, according to a statement released on Monday. Hamd
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Sudanese Prime Minister, African leaders discuss regional conflicts

September 6, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok who also chairs the East African bloc of the IGAD discussed with several African leaders ways to settle the disputes and bring peace in the region, according to a statement released on Monday. Hamdok, last week, spoke by telephone with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, Rwandan President Paul Kagame, Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh, South Sudan (...) - News / Ethiopia

Only citizens can remove dictatorial regimes, says Akol

September 6, 2021 (JUBA) - A prominent South Sudanese opposition politician has said only citizens are capable of removing dictatorial regimes from power, not armies under their control. Lam Akol, in an op-ed published on Friday, said South Sudan government
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Only citizens can remove dictatorial regimes, says Akol

September 6, 2021 (JUBA) - A prominent South Sudanese opposition politician has said only citizens are capable of removing dictatorial regimes from power, not armies under their control. Lam Akol, in an op-ed published on Friday, said South Sudan government should address the root causes of discontent among the country's citizens, instead of threats and intimidation. Akol heads the National Democratic Movement (NDM), a non-political organisation which is a signatory to the September 2018 (...) - News / South Sudan, Politics

UNISFA concerned over relocation of UN troops, closure of sites

September 5, 2021 (ABYEI) - The United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) has expressed grave concern over the forced relocations of UN troops as well as closure of Kiir Adem and Abar team site in Aweil North and Aweil East counties of Norther
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UNISFA concerned over relocation of UN troops, closure of sites

September 5, 2021 (ABYEI) - The United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) has expressed grave concern over the forced relocations of UN troops as well as closure of Kiir Adem and Abar team site in Aweil North and Aweil East counties of Northern Bahr el Ghazal state. This comes after petitioners, on 11 August 2021, demanded the withdrawal of UNISFA troops gathered outside Sector 1 HQ in Gok Machar and forcibly entered the camp. This resulted in the destruction and looting of (...) - News / South Sudan, UNISFA - United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei

South Sudan President to mediate Ethiopian conflict

September 5, 2021 (JUBA) - South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has agreed to mediate the ongoing conflict between the Ethiopian government and Tigray rebels, a senior official disclosed. South Sudan's Minister of Information Michael Makuei Lueth said preparat
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South Sudan President to mediate Ethiopian conflict

September 5, 2021 (JUBA) - South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has agreed to mediate the ongoing conflict between the Ethiopian government and Tigray rebels, a senior official disclosed. South Sudan's Minister of Information Michael Makuei Lueth said preparations are underway for Kiir to mediate the conflict between the Ethiopian government led by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Tigray regional government. “It is worth mentioning that the visit of president (Kiir) to Ethiopia came as a request (...) - News / Ethiopia, South Sudan, FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY

UNITAMS head, officials discuss donor support to transition in Sudan

September 5, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - The head of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in the Sudan (UNITAMS) discussed with the Sudanese officials peace implementation and donors support to the transitional process. Volker Perthes on Sunday
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UNITAMS head, officials discuss donor support to transition in Sudan

September 5, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - The head of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in the Sudan (UNITAMS) discussed with the Sudanese officials peace implementation and donors support to the transitional process. Volker Perthes on Sunday discussed the implementation of the Juba peace agreement with the Head of the Transitional Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the Council's member Yasir al-Atta as he prepares to brief the Security Council on 14 September. (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY, Democratic Transition in Sudan

Sudan seizes weapons shipped from Ethiopia

September 5, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - The Sudanese authorities on Sunday seized 72 boxes of Russia made weapons that arrived in Khartoum from Addis Ababa via Ethiopian Airlines. The Empowerment Removal Committee tasked with dismantling the former Islamist regime sa
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Sudan seizes weapons shipped from Ethiopia

September 5, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - The Sudanese authorities on Sunday seized 72 boxes of Russia made weapons that arrived in Khartoum from Addis Ababa via Ethiopian Airlines. The Empowerment Removal Committee tasked with dismantling the former Islamist regime said that it had informed the relevant authorities that a shipment of weapons was on its way to the country from Addis Ababa and it would arrive on Saturday. Wajdi Saleh a member of the Committee stated that the weapons arrived in (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_DISPLAY

Norway wealth fund drops ONGC over South Sudan ties

September 4, 2021 (OSLO/JUBA) - Norway's $1.4 trillion wealth fund has excluded India's top oil producer Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) from its portfolio due to concerns over the company's business dealings in South Sudan, the fund said in a statemen
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Norway wealth fund drops ONGC over South Sudan ties

September 4, 2021 (OSLO/JUBA) - Norway's $1.4 trillion wealth fund has excluded India's top oil producer Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) from its portfolio due to concerns over the company's business dealings in South Sudan, the fund said in a statement. Exclusions are based on advice from the fund's ethics watchdog. For ONGC, the primary concern was over its participation in two joint ventures in oil-dependent South Sudan with local Nile Petroleum Corporation, the watchdog said. The (...) - News / South Sudan, India, FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY

Global body condemns harassment of journalists in South Sudan

September 4, 2021 (NAIROBI) - Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned the increase in the harassment of journalists and media outlets in South Sudan, amid civil society calls for President Salva Kiir and First Vice President Riek Machar to resign. The
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Global body condemns harassment of journalists in South Sudan

September 4, 2021 (NAIROBI) - Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned the increase in the harassment of journalists and media outlets in South Sudan, amid civil society calls for President Salva Kiir and First Vice President Riek Machar to resign. The statement comes in the wake of report that security officials raided Radio Jonglei on August 27, closed down the station and briefly detained three journalists. The official reason for the raid was to prevent the station from (...) - News / South Sudan, Press Freedom, NGO | Reporters Without Borders / Reporters Sans Frontières (RWB/RSF)

Sudan's foreign ministry rejects «misleading» Ethiopian allegations

September 4, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan's foreign ministry on Saturday condemned «misleading» Ethiopian allegations by the Ethiopian army about an attack carried by the fighters of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) from the Sudanese territo
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Sudan's foreign ministry rejects «misleading» Ethiopian allegations

September 4, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan's foreign ministry on Saturday condemned «misleading» Ethiopian allegations by the Ethiopian army about an attack carried by the fighters of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) from the Sudanese territory. On Friday, the Ethiopian army said its forces crushed an attack aiming to sabotage the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) by the TPLF forces launched from Sudan, triggering a strongly worded rejection from the Sudanese military side. On (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY, Ethiopia

Sudan, Qatar to hold joint military drills soon

September 4, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - Sudanese and Qatari armies will hold joint military drills in the near future said the Military Media in a statement released on Saturday. The announcement was made after the return on Saturday of the Sudanese army Chief of Sta
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Sudan, Qatar to hold joint military drills soon

September 4, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - Sudanese and Qatari armies will hold joint military drills in the near future said the Military Media in a statement released on Saturday. The announcement was made after the return on Saturday of the Sudanese army Chief of Staff Mohamed Osman al-Hussein from Doha where he held talks with Qatari military officials. The Military Media said al-Hussein «concluded a successful visit to the State of Qatar». The chief of staff invited his Qatari counterpart to (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_DISPLAY, Qatar

South Sudan completes 90% preparation to graduate of unified forces

September 3, 2021 (JUBA) - Authorities in South Sudan say they are preparing to graduate forces drawn from different signatory groups in the ruling coalition currently undergoing training in various sites across the country. Presidential adviser on security
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South Sudan completes 90% preparation to graduate of unified forces

September 3, 2021 (JUBA) - Authorities in South Sudan say they are preparing to graduate forces drawn from different signatory groups in the ruling coalition currently undergoing training in various sites across the country. Presidential adviser on security affairs and who is also the chairperson of the National Transitional Committee said preparations are afoot to pass out fighters in the training camps across the country. In a press conference held in Juba on Wednesday that Tut Gatluak (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY

Government forces responsible for highway attacks: SSOMA

September 3, 2021 (JUBA) - The South Sudan Opposition Movements Alliance (SSOMA) dismissed accusations that its fighters were behind insecurity and attacks along the Juba Nimule highway. On 30 August, President Salva Kiir accused the National Salvation Fron
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Government forces responsible for highway attacks: SSOMA

September 3, 2021 (JUBA) - The South Sudan Opposition Movements Alliance (SSOMA) dismissed accusations that its fighters were behind insecurity and attacks along the Juba Nimule highway. On 30 August, President Salva Kiir accused the National Salvation Front (NAS), which is one of the alliance factions, of carrying out an attack on August 16 on civilians travelling on the highway that resulted in the death of several people including two catholic nuns. In a statement extended to the Sudan (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY

Sudan's army denies supporting Ethiopian rebels

September 3, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan has strongly denied on Friday allegations its army was providing support to the Tigray rebels fighting against the Ethiopian government in northern Ethiopia. The Ethiopian army stated that its forces killed some 50 fighte
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Sudan's army denies supporting Ethiopian rebels

September 3, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan has strongly denied on Friday allegations its army was providing support to the Tigray rebels fighting against the Ethiopian government in northern Ethiopia. The Ethiopian army stated that its forces killed some 50 fighters of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) who attempted to cross from Sudan. The military statement added that the army captured anti-vehicle mines and various kinds of explosives rebels had planned to use to sabotage the Grand (...) - News / Ethiopia, FRONT_PAGE_DISPLAY

What Makes an Uprising?

By: Dr Lam Akol* In an undated article, Hon. Atem Garang de Kuek discussed what was required for an uprising in South Sudan to succeed as did three uprisings in the recent history of Sudan (1964, 1985 and 2019). He averred: “There are some sociological fu
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What Makes an Uprising?

By: Dr Lam Akol* In an undated article, Hon. Atem Garang de Kuek discussed what was required for an uprising in South Sudan to succeed as did three uprisings in the recent history of Sudan (1964, 1985 and 2019). He averred: “There are some sociological fundamentals the Sudanese society possessed, that made it possible for the people to overthrow the dictatorial governments without use of guns or violence. It seems to me most of such sociological fundamentals and factors are lacking in (...) - Comment & Analysis

Sudan to form anti corruption body soon: minister

September 2, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - The Sudanese Minister of Justice Nasr al-Din Abdelbari disclosed on Thursday that the Anti-Corruption Commission will be formed take place in the near future. Abdebari discussed ways for joint cooperation on anti-corruption wit
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Sudan to form anti corruption body soon: minister

September 2, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - The Sudanese Minister of Justice Nasr al-Din Abdelbari disclosed on Thursday that the Anti-Corruption Commission will be formed take place in the near future. Abdebari discussed ways for joint cooperation on anti-corruption with IFC Country Manager Horn of Africa Cheick-Oumar Sylla, World Bank Country Manager for Sudan Milena Stefanova and Maisoun Badawi Private Sector Development Coordinator at the World Bank office in Khartoum. He affirmed that his (...) - News / Banking

VP Nyandeng to lead South Sudanese delegation to UN

September 2, 2021 (JUBA) - South Sudan has dispatched Vice President Rebecca de Mabior to lead a government delegation to the annual summit of the United Nations. Presidential Affairs minister Barnaba Marial Benjamin told Sudan Tribune on Thursday that Nyand
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VP Nyandeng to lead South Sudanese delegation to UN

September 2, 2021 (JUBA) - South Sudan has dispatched Vice President Rebecca de Mabior to lead a government delegation to the annual summit of the United Nations. Presidential Affairs minister Barnaba Marial Benjamin told Sudan Tribune on Thursday that Nyandeng was picked by president Salva Kiir to lead a delegation to the UN General Assembly meeting in New York later this month. Rebeca serves in the coalition government as the representative of the former detainees, a group of current (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY, South Sudan, Politics

Security agents hunt activists after failed protest, extort money

September 2, 2021 (JUBA)- Security personnel in South Sudan are hunting for members of the civil society leaders behind mobilizing for a failed mass protest amid reports of extortions for money, causing public outcry and condemnation against repressive acts a
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Security agents hunt activists after failed protest, extort money

September 2, 2021 (JUBA)- Security personnel in South Sudan are hunting for members of the civil society leaders behind mobilizing for a failed mass protest amid reports of extortions for money, causing public outcry and condemnation against repressive acts and exploitations. Several leaders of the civil society organizations told Sudan Tribune on Thursday they are being hunted for mobilizing for a failed protest and some of their colleagues were forced to pay money in exchange for release (...) - News / South Sudan, Protest & Activism

UN representative arrives in Sudan ahead security arrangements implementation

September 1, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - The UN official who chairs the Permanent Ceasefire Commission arrived in Khartoum on Wednesday ahead of the launch of the implementation process of the security arrangements for Darfur armed groups. The Juba Peace Agreement sig
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UN representative arrives in Sudan ahead security arrangements implementation

September 1, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - The UN official who chairs the Permanent Ceasefire Commission arrived in Khartoum on Wednesday ahead of the launch of the implementation process of the security arrangements for Darfur armed groups. The Juba Peace Agreement signed between the government and the Revolutionary Front groups on October 3, 2020, provides that the permanent ceasefire commission would be chaired by a United Nations representative and includes five officers from each party besides (...) - News

Sudanese security forces, former rebels clash in Khartoum's suburb

September 1, 2021- (KHARTOUM) - One policeman and a number of gunmen were wounded during armed clashes on Wednesday in Khartoum's suburb of Soba between government forces and gunmen affiliated with a signatory group called Third Front - Tamazuj. The Sudanes
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Sudanese security forces, former rebels clash in Khartoum's suburb

September 1, 2021- (KHARTOUM) - One policeman and a number of gunmen were wounded during armed clashes on Wednesday in Khartoum's suburb of Soba between government forces and gunmen affiliated with a signatory group called Third Front - Tamazuj. The Sudanese interior ministry said the former rebels refused to leave a building in the Rahaf neighbourhood of the Soba area of Khartoum and opened fire on the police force that requested them to render the keys of the accommodations. The group (...) - News / Democratic Transition in Sudan, FRONT_PAGE_DISPLAY

S. Sudanese authorities fine traders for closing shops over protests

September 1, 2021 (JUBA) - South Sudanese authorities have fined small scale traders for shutting down shops in the wake of the botched protests organised by civil society activists last week. Multiple traders in Konyokonyo market, Juba town, Jebel and Munik
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S. Sudanese authorities fine traders for closing shops over protests

September 1, 2021 (JUBA) - South Sudanese authorities have fined small scale traders for shutting down shops in the wake of the botched protests organised by civil society activists last week. Multiple traders in Konyokonyo market, Juba town, Jebel and Muniki area told Sudan Tribune Wednesday that officials, collaborating with security officers, police and military personnel from the Juba City Council have been threatening to arrest them for failing to open their shops on August 30, 2021. (...) - News / South Sudan, Protest & Activism

Machar allied forces march on defected forces: spokesman

September 1, 2021 (JUBA) - Forces allied to South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar are purportedly moving towards an area occupied by forces under the command and leadership of his former chief staff, Simon Gatwech Dual, a spokesman said. Brigadier G
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Machar allied forces march on defected forces: spokesman

September 1, 2021 (JUBA) - Forces allied to South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar are purportedly moving towards an area occupied by forces under the command and leadership of his former chief staff, Simon Gatwech Dual, a spokesman said. Brigadier General William Gatjiath Deng, who ally himself with forces Gen. Dual has issued a statement warning of imminent attack by forces loyal to Machar. These forces loyal to Machar, according to the statement, are under the direct command of (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY

Sudanese army chief of staff holds military talks in Qatar

August 31, 20121 (KHARTOUM) - The Chief of Staff of the Sudanese Armed Forces is visiting Doha for talks on military cooperation with Qatar, said the Sudanese Military Media on Tuesday. Lt-Gen Mohamed Osman al-Hussein held a meeting with Lt-Gen Ghanim bin Sh
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Sudanese army chief of staff holds military talks in Qatar

August 31, 20121 (KHARTOUM) - The Chief of Staff of the Sudanese Armed Forces is visiting Doha for talks on military cooperation with Qatar, said the Sudanese Military Media on Tuesday. Lt-Gen Mohamed Osman al-Hussein held a meeting with Lt-Gen Ghanim bin Shaheen Al-Ghanim, Chief of Staff of the Qatar Armed Forces, said the military media. “The meeting touched on ways to strengthen relations between the two brotherly armies,” reads the statement. Osman who arrived on Monday is expected to (...) - News / Qatar

Burhan, EU envoys discuss security in Darfur, eastern Sudan border

August 31, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - The head of the Sovereign Council and European Union diplomats to Khartoum Tuesday discussed the security situation in Darfur and the border dispute with Ethiopia. European diplomats in Sudan from France, Germany, Italy, Netherla
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Burhan, EU envoys discuss security in Darfur, eastern Sudan border

August 31, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - The head of the Sovereign Council and European Union diplomats to Khartoum Tuesday discussed the security situation in Darfur and the border dispute with Ethiopia. European diplomats in Sudan from France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Romania, Spain, Sweden and the European Union met on Tuesday with Abdel Fattah al-Burhan to discuss the ongoing democratic transition in the country. Following the meeting, the Head of the EU Delegation in Sudan Robert van den (...) - News

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