Khartoum, South Sudan | Xinhua | Sudan on Sunday called on South Sudan to activate the joint mechanisms between the two countries to achieve peace and stability in the disputed Abyei border region. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, deputy chairman of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council, made the appeal when addressing the meeting …
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Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security officials in South Sudan and Uganda have pledged to ensure safe and secure entry and exit for refugees from South Sudan. The goal is to address and mitigate human rights abuses, conflicts, and challenges with essential social services along the border, which greatly affect refugees …
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Goma, DRC | Xinhua | The first contingent of South Sudan’s army arrived Sunday in Goma, the capital of North Kivu Province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), under the mandate of the regional force of the East African Community (EAC). Composed of about 40 military personnel, the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The General Court Martial in Makindye has freed Lt. General William Mark Orobi from South Sudan People’s Liberations Army-SPLA. It came after the prosecution dropped the charges of unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition against Orobi. The general first appeared before the former court martial …
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South Sudan leaders discuss ties, peace implementation with Ethiopian PM Juba, South Sudan | Xinhua | South Sudan President Salva Kiir and First Vice President Riek Machar on Monday met with visiting Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali to discuss bilateral ties and outstanding issues in implementing a 2018 peace …
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Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thugs from Lamwo district are using the porous border between Uganda and South Sudan to smuggle guns into the country, local leaders have revealed. Richard Olal, the Chief of Paracele Clan in Nymur sub-county in Lamwo, says that the proximity of the district to South Sudan …
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Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Chairman of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Tuesday reiterated Sudan’s willingness to strengthen win-win cooperation with South Sudan. Al-Burhan made the remarks during a meeting with Senior Adviser to South Sudanese President for Special Programs Benjamin Paul in Khartoum, the sovereign council said …
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Juba, South Sudan | Xinhua | South Sudan said Tuesday that the arms embargo imposed on it is stalling the implementation of the security arrangement in the revitalized agreement on resolving the conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS). Michael Makuei Lueth, the minister for Information, Communications Technology and Postal Services, said the …
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Kampala, Uganda | Harry Verhoeven Francois Sennesael | South Sudan has long been one of east Africa’s most unstable states. But surging external interest in its resources and the diplomatic agility of its rulers are again underlining how pivotal the country remains to regional energy and water politics. Much of Africa has …
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Salva Kiir hails Museveni, as Pope’s Pilgrimage of Peace ends. Pope says “Be the light that shines in the darkness” Juba, South Sudan | THE INDEPENDENT | President Salva Kiir has expressed deep gratitude to President Yoweri Museveni who he described as “an elder brother who has never let him …
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