February 10, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - The Empowerment Removal Committee on Wednesday directed all governors to take legal measures against the leaders and members of the dissolved National Congress Party (NCP) who were involved in the recent protests and riots. According to a statement issued by the committee on Wednesday, the directive was issued after security reports - from the states where protests and riots took place recently - saying that elements of the former regime were behind the (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY

February 10, 2021 (GADAREF) - The Sudanese Armed Forces regained control of about 50 thousand acres of agricultural land in the border area after expelling Ethiopian militiamen. In a new development on the border between Sudan and Ethiopia, the government army clashed on Wednesday with the Fana militia members in Al-Fashaga area of Gadaref state. "The Sudan Armed Forces and the Reserve Forces of the 2nd Infantry Division in Gadaref, after fierce clashes on Wednesday morning, managed to (...) - News

February 10, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - The Sudan Liberation Movement led by Abdel Wahid al-Nur (SLM-AW) welcomed the recent visit of a delegation from the International Criminal Court (ICC) to Khartoum and called on the government to accelerate the handover of the indicted former officials including Omer al-Bashir. An operational assessment team form the ICC was in Khartoum for talks with the Sudanese government officials on the modalities of cooperation between the two sides as the ICC pre-trial (...) - News / ICC and Darfur

February 10, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - The second transitional government will work to achieve the goals of the transitional phase, at the top of which ending the economic hardship and ensuring peace full implementing, said the cabinet minister on Wednesday. The new cabinet ministers took the oath on Wednesday, at the Republican Palace, in presence of the Chairman of the Transitional Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok, and Chief Justice Nemat Abdallah Mohamed (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_DISPLAY, Democratic Transition in Sudan

February 9, 2021 (KHARTOUM) – Volker Perthes UN Secretary-General Representative in Sudan Tuesday and UNITAMS chief welcomed the formation of a new transitional government including former rebel groups in Sudan. “On behalf of the United Nations in Sudan, I congratulate Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on the formation of the new Government, as well as the Sovereignty Council and Cabinet members on their appointments,” said Perthes who recently arrived in Khartoum. The 7 of 26 portfolios in the (...) - News / Democratic Transition in Sudan

February 10, 2021 (BRUSSELS) - South Sudan risks facing another full-blown civil war unless the country's leaders develop a system whereby power can be shared more equitably at the centre, the International Crisis Group (ICG) warned in a report on Wednesday. The report titled "Toward a Viable Future for South Sudan” comes almost a year after a unity government was formed in the country. According to the report, an election likely to come in 2022 threatens to inflame tensions between (...) - News / South Sudan, International Crisis Group (ICG)

February 9, 2021 (JUBA) - South Sudan's SPLA-IO chaired by the First Vice President Riek Machar dismissed reports about the recruitment of elements belonging to an Ethiopian armed group. Several news outlets social media's pages last week circulated a document alleging that two commanders of the Ethiopian Unity Patriot Army (EUPA) under the leadership of Thowath Pal Chay, have joined the SPLA-IO. The report claimed that one of the two commanders met personally with Machar in February 2020 (...) - News / South Sudan, Ethiopia

February 9, 2021 (GEDAREF) - Ethiopian forces from the Amhara region killed a Sudanese military officer in a new attack on a monitoring military unit in the border area on Monday. The new assault on the Sudanese army is part of the regular attacks carried out by the Ethiopian forces since last year. Military sources told the Sudan Tribune reporters in the area that a unit of the 17th Division of the Sudanese army was ambushed by the Ethiopian force in Jebel Halawa area between the states (...) - News

February 9, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - The U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said today that the new administration in Washington will continue to support the civilian-led transitional government in Sudan. In a phone call with Sudanese Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok, Blinken applauded the country's efforts «to deliver peace, justice, and freedom for the Sudanese people». The readout of the call issued by U.S. State Department said the two men "discussed ways to promote economic reform and (...) - News / United States (US), FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY

February 9, 2021 (JUBA) – South Sudan's Central Bank on Tuesday issued a 1,000 South Sudanese Pound banknote as it struggles with hyperinflation amid dwindling foreign reserves. Speaking to reporters in the capital, Juba, the Central Bank governor, Dier Tong Ngor said the bank will henceforth embark on a nationwide campaign to educate the public on the new notes. "It is in the view of the need to make our currency more convenient to use that we are today introducing the SSP 1000 banknote (...) - News / South Sudan, Economy, FRONT_PAGE_DISPLAY

February 9, 2021 (KHARTOUM) -Sudan's new government which includes former armed groups will take the oath of office on Wednesday after demonstrations in several parts of the country to protest the deteriorating economic situation. On Monday 8 February, Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok formed a new cabinet including leading members of the political forces and armed groups signatory of the Juba peace agreement. Hamdok's office on Tuesday announced that the new cabinet members will be sworn in (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY

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February 8, 2021 (JUBA) - The office of the South Sudanese First Vice President, Riek Machar has disowned a Facebook page created in the name of the armed opposition (SPLM-IO) leader. The page, ‘Dr. Riek Machar Teny Quotes', is active on Facebook. “This is to remind the readership on social media that the Page named ‘Dr. Riek Machar Teny quotes' is not an official Page from the Office of the First Vice President, and Chairman and Commander-in-Chief of the SPLM/SPLA (IO). Hence, its posted (...) - News / South Sudan, Social Media

February 8, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - Several leading figures of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) rejected the appointment of the group's spokesman Motasim Ahmed Saleh as a Minister of Social Development. Before the announcement of the new government, Suleiman Sandal, JEM political secretary issued a statement recalling that the Movement sent an official letter to the prime minister in which it withdrew its candidates and kept one candidate in each ministry. After the formation of the new (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY, Democratic Transition in Sudan

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February 8, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok formed on Monday evening his second cabinet announcing a new phase of the political transition in Sudan after the signing of a peace agreement with the Sudanese Revolutionary Front. Formed after a year of negotiations with the armed groups in Juba, the new cabinet was can be seen as a realisation of an incomplete peace in the country. Hamdok held a press conference to announce the new cabinet which is composed of 25 ministers (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_DISPLAY

February 7, 2021 (JUBA) - The Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North led by Abdel Aziz al-Hilu (SPLM-Nal-Hilu) extended for five-month the unilateral cessation of hostilities. ”As a gesture of goodwill towards a peaceful resolution of the Sudanese conflict, and in order to give the peace an opportunity for success, I, Commander Abdalaziz Adam Alhilu, Chairman & C-in-C SPLM/A-N hereby, declare the extension of the unilateral Cessation of Hostilities (COH) for five (5) months in all (...) - News

February 7, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - Sudanese Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok on Sunday has relieved his government's ministers ahead of the appointment of a new cabinet to be announced on Monday. The dissolution of the cabinet intervenes three hours after a statement by the spokeswoman of the partners of the transitional government council Mariam al-Mahdi announcing that the new cabinet will be formed on Monday. "The outgoing ministers will continue to manage day-to-day affairs until the (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_DISPLAY, Democratic Transition in Sudan

February 7, 2021 (CAIRO) – The Egyptian ambassador to South Sudan, Mohamed Qaddah has affirmed his country's support towards the implementation of South Sudan's peace agreement. The official made the remarks during a meeting with the governor of South Sudan's Upper Nile state, Abudhok Kur Friday last week. He said Egypt would also support efforts to consolidate security and stability in the East African nation. Also discussed during the meeting was the cooperation between the two regions in (...) - News / Diplomacy - International Relations, Egypt, South Sudan

February 7, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - A delegation from the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) arrived in Khartoum on Sunday to discuss with Sudanese officials preparations for the visits of investigating teams to Sudan. The delegation includes 12 officials from the Office of the Public Prosecutor, including investigators and specialists in cases of violation of the rights of women and children, witness protection specialists and health professionals. In a meeting (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY

February 6, 2021 (JUBA) – The interim chairperson of the body monitoring the peace process in South Sudan (RJMEC), Maj. Gen. Charles Tai Gituai has expressed concerns over the lack progress is being in the training, graduation and redeployment of Necessary Unified Forces (NUF). Speaking during the 16 RJMEC monthly meeting in Juba on Thursday, Gituai said the “protracted delays and passing of time without progress is detrimental to lasting peace in South Sudan.” “It was disheartening to (...) - News / South Sudan, FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY

February 6, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan looks forward to the continuation of the African Union mediation to reach a binding agreement on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), said the Sudanese Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok. Hamdok was speaking at the 34th African Union virtual summit on Saturday as Felix- Antoine Tshisekedi, President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been elected as the new Chairperson of the African Union for 2021, replacing Cyril Ramaphosa of South (...) - News / Ethiopia

February 6, 2021 (YEI) – The opposition National Salvation Front has dismissed as “fake” reports that its deputy chief of staff for training, Lt. Gen. John Kenyi Loburong has resigned. “The leadership of NAS would like to assure everyone that Lt. Gen. John Kenyi Loburong has not defected from NAS and is with his forces in his area of command,” reads a statement from NAS. The hold-out opposition group described Kenyi as “loyal patriotic freedom fighter” committed to liberate the people of South (...) - News / South Sudan, FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY

By Steve Paterno I just came across a video clip of President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda addressing a delegation of the USA and UK on the situation about South Sudan. The meeting took place sometimes back in early December of last year. The delegation was seeking the advice of President Museveni on the situation of South Sudan. President Museveni suggested to the delegation that as a solution, he is pushing for elections in South Sudan. Under the current South Sudan peace deal, the country (...) - Comment & Analysis

February 4, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken voiced grave concern about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the troubled Tigray in the northern part of Ethiopia, three months after the eruption of the armed clashes. State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said that Blinken spoke on Thursday with the Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed about the humanitarian situation in Tigray region. “Secretary Blinken expressed our grave concern about the humanitarian (...) - News / United States (US), Ethiopia

February 3, 2021 (JUBA) - South Sudan's Warrap State governor, Aleu Ayieny Aleu has reconciled two factions of Kuac community leaders, drawing him a support and positive depiction of a new beginning to administer a state marred and mired in perennial communal and sectional feuds. Kuac, known as Kuac-Ayok, is a community inhabiting an area stretching south east and extending south west of Gogrial town, an administrative headquarters Gogrial West, a home county to president Salva Kiir. (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY, Warrap State, Politics

February 4, 2021 (JUBA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday signed protocols to disburse a $14 million grant to boost agricultural markets in a project to be implemented by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in South Sudan. The Agricultural Markets, Value Addition and Trade Development (AMVATD) project aims to enhance agricultural productivity and boost the marketing and trade of agricultural products in South Sudan. The project will be implemented by FAO in close (...) - News / South Sudan, Agriculture, FAO - Farming and Agriculture Organiation of the United Nations

February 4, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - The Sudan Liberation Movement, led by Abdel Wahid al-Nur, (SLM-AW) accused the «government militia» of launching a third attack in ten days on their positions in Jebel Marra. On January 31, the SLM-AW reported an attack by “government militias” on the Toa Shallal area in eastern Jebel Marra. On 25 January, the holdout group had accused the government forces several areas under their control including Debbat Naira, Kibi, Rugula, Mirra, and Fallujah. “The (...) - News / Darfur Conflict

February 4, 2021 (KHARTOUM) — US companies appear to be amending their guidelines to reflect Sudan's removal from the list of states that sponsor terrorism which carried restrictions on American exports to the East African nation. On Thursday, Microsoft Corp. website pages on export compliance no longer had Sudan as a prohibited destination for its technology products. The Redmond, Washington-based software company is required to comply with US sanctions regime and as such has been (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY

February 3, 2021 (JUBA) – The National Democratic Movement (NDM) chairman has suspended his deputy, Thompson Thon Teny for engaging in “destructive” activities likely to cause a split within the party. Akol, in a February 3, 2021 letter, said he made several attempts to dissuade his Teny from his involvement in these subversive activities. “Despite all these attempts, you continued to sow discord among members of the party,” partly reads the letter. The deputy NDM chairperson is also accused (...) - News / South Sudanese Opposition

February 3, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - The nominees of the armed groups to the Sovereign Council will be appointed on Thursday while the new cabinet will be formed next week, said the spokeswoman for partners' council on Wednesday. Last week, the transitional period partners agreed to form the new cabinet which will include the representatives of the armed groups on Thursday 4 February. But Mariam al-Mahdi, the Council's Spokeswoman told reporters on Wednesday evening that "The Sovereign Council (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_DISPLAY

February 3, 2021 (ADDIS ABABA) - Ethiopia's National Intelligence Service (NISS) said on Wednesday it had foiled a terrorist plot to attack the United Arab Emirates (UAE) embassies in Addis Ababa and Khartoum, adding they worked with Sudanese agency to arrest the group. "The NISS has been monitoring the situation closely, the statement said, adding that NISS along with the Federal Police and other security forces, arrested 15 suspects, said the Ethiopian New Agency (ENA) on Wednesday. The (...) - News / Ethiopia, United Arab Emirates (UAE)

February 3, 2021 (JUBA) - South Sudan on Wednesday imposed a one-month lockdown, citing the recent surge in the COVID-19 pandemic in the world's youngest nation and around the globe. The chairman of the National Taskforce on COVID-19, Hussein Abdelbagi Akol said the measures include, a ban on all social gatherings such as sporting events, religious events, funeral, wedding ceremonies as well as political rallies in the country. South Sudan has, in the last two days, registered over 100 new (...) - News / Coronavirus, FRONT_PAGE_SECONDARY, South Sudan

February 2, 2021 (JUBA) - South Sudan's government has suspended peace talks with the holdout opposition groups brokered by the Sant'Egidio community. Talks mediated by the Sant'Egidio religious community with the support of the regional bloc (IGAD) were due to resume in January between the government and a faction of South Sudan Opposition Movements Alliance (SSOMA) led by Paul Malong and Pagan Amum, but the office of South Sudan's President Salva Kiir they will not proceed as planned, citing (...) - News / FRONT_PAGE_DISPLAY, South Sudan, South Sudan peace process

February 2, 2021 (NEW YORK) – A top United Nations official has welcomed the Government of South Sudan's approval to establish transitional justice mechanisms, including the African Union (AU) Hybrid Court for South Sudan. In a statement issued Tuesday, Alice Wairimu Nderitu, the UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide said the decision is a crucial step towards establishing accountability for serious human rights violations, many of which may constitute atrocity crimes, that have (...) - News / South Sudan, UN - United Nations, Human Rights