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Uganda:
Uganda Considers Troop Withdrawal From South Sudan
VOA, 19 February 2014
Uganda's Foreign Minister Sam Kutesa says troops from the Uganda People's Defense Force (UPDF) currently fighting rebels in neighboring South Sudan will be withdrawn beginning in… Read more »
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Uganda:
Uganda to Incur Costs of Military Involvement in S. Sudan
Sudan Tribune, 7 February 2014
Uganda may have helped restore stability in South Sudan, but its military involvement in the latter's weeks of conflict would be at its own costs, according to the status of forces… Read more »
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South Sudan:
South Sudan Says Ugandan Military Support Was "Legitimate"
Sudan Tribune, 5 February 2014
The South Sudanese government has commended the military support provided by neighbouring Uganda, crediting it with helping quell a spiralling rebellion in the country. Read more »
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Uganda:
Traders Want Uganda to Pay S. Sudan Govt's Debt of U.S. $41 Million
Observer, 18 February 2014
City traders are still waiting for the government of Uganda to pay up $41m that the government of South Sudan owes them for buying grain almost four years ago. Read more »
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Uganda:
Uganda Faces Sudan Sudan Fallout
EA Business, 17 February 2014
The conflict in South Sudan has no doubt put Uganda's economy between a rock and a hard place given that South Sudan is Uganda's biggest export destination in the COMESA region. Read more »
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South Sudan:
South Sudan Admits Mass Defection of its Army to Machar's Rebels
Sudan Tribune, 17 February 2014
South Sudanese government on Monday revealed officially for the first time a situation of mass defection of its troops to rebels led by the former vice- president, Riek Machar,… Read more »
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Uganda:
Uganda's Role in South Sudan May Derail Peace Talks, Rebels
Sudan Tribune, 6 February 2014
A member of the SPLM in Opposition - a rebel entity that emerged following a split within South Sudan's ruling party on Thursday claimed his team was less optimistic about… Read more »
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South Sudan:
Washington Demands Withdrawal of Foreign Troops From South Sudan
Sudan Tribune, 8 February 2014
The US government has called for the withdrawal of foreign forces that have interfered in the internal conflict between rival factions in South Sudan and urged to desist from… Read more »
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Uganda:
Uganda Promotes Commander of S. Sudan Operations
Sudan Tribune, 9 February 2014
Kayanja Muhanga, the overall commander of Ugandan army (UPDF) operations in South Sudan has been promoted from a Colonel to Brigadier. Read more »
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South Sudan:
Ethiopia Wants Ugandan Troops Out of South Sudan, Warns of a Regional Conflict
SSNA, 11 February 2014
Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has on Monday said that foreign troops participating in South Sudan's conflict must withdraw from South Sudan. Read more »
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Ethiopia:
Ethiopia Warns S. Sudan Rivals to Prevent Conflict Becoming Proxy War
Sudan Tribune, 11 February 2014
Ethiopian Prime Minister, Hailemariam Desalegn called on the South Sudan's leaders to demonstrate the political will needed to end the internal crisis in the young nations before… Read more »
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South Sudan:
South Sudan, Uganda Deny Pilot Was Shot Down Over Lakes State
Sudan Tribune, 10 February 2014
Authorities in Lakes state capital Rumbek have denied rebel claims that a Ugandan gunship pilot was shot down last week. Read more »
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Ethiopia:
Ethiopia Warns of "Regional Conflict", Calls for Withdrawal of Foreign Troops From S.sudan
Sudan Tribune, 10 February 2014
Ethiopian government has issued a strong warning of a threat of a "regional conflict" in South Sudan unless the Ugandan troops withdraw from the area and avoid the trend. Read more »
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South Sudan:
Mission Accomplished - Uganda Should Leave South Sudan
Daily Maverick, 12 February 2014
Uganda was the country to respond as South Sudan threatened to slide into full-blown civil war late last year. Their intervention helped prop up the government, securing a vital… Read more »
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Uganda:
Uganda's Withdrawal From S. Sudan a Process, Not On Order - Spokesperson
Sudan Tribune, 13 February 2014
A spokesperson for the Ugandan army said Friday that any move to withdraw its troops from South Sudan would be a process, not on order from western nations. Read more »
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South Sudan:
S. Sudan Defence Minister Says His Govt Pays Ugandan Army
Sudan Tribune, 14 February 2014
The South Sudanese defence minister Kuol Manyang Juuk, has admitted that his government is paying the Ugandan army for their military operations against the rebels led by the… Read more »
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South Sudan:
Tossing Out the Baby With the Bath Water in South Sudan
New Times, 17 February 2014
THE DECEMBER crisis in South Sudan presented Africa's youngest nation with the greatest threat to its existence to date. Read more »
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Uganda:
Destructive Move By Presidents Kiir and Museveni Towards IDPs in UNMISS Compound
SSNA, 17 February 2014
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