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South Sudan: President, Opposition Chief to Meet, U.S Official Says
VOA, 9 June 2014
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and opposition leader Riek Machar have assured a senior U.S. State Department official that they will hold face-to-face talks when the next… Read more »
S. Sudan's Warring Factions to Meet
President Salva Kiir and opposition leader Riek Machar have given assurances that they will hold a face-to-face meeting when the next round of peace talks begins in Addis Ababa.
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Sudan: Govt Says Relations With Khartoum Not be Affected by Rebel Activities
Sudan Tribune, 9 June 2014
South Sudan government said its relations with Sudan will not be affected by the activities of the SPLM-In-Opposition rebels who held a press conference last Thursday triggering… Read more »
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South Sudan: Bishop Says 'Bad Governance' Sparked Conflict
Sudan Tribune, 6 June 2014
A South Sudanese bishop has attributed the country's ongoing conflict, which has claimed several lives, to "bad governance", pointing out that leaders at various levels had failed… Read more »
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South Sudan: Juba Denies Security Operatives Intimidated Defected Officials
Sudan Tribune, 6 June 2014
The South Sudanese government has dismissed allegations that the country's security agents have threatened and arrested relatives of politicians who recently defected to opposition… Read more »
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South Sudan: South Sudan Unhappy With Rebel News Conference in Sudan
VOA, 8 June 2014
South Sudan's presidential spokesman says Sudan is undermining the legitimacy of President Salva Kiir's government and bilateral relations between the two nations after… Read more »
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Kenya: Call to Expel 11 South Sudan Leaders
The Star, 7 June 2014
A caucus of parliamentarians on Human Rights wants Interior Secretary Joseph ole Lenku to expel from Kenya Sudanese leaders recently released from prison by President Salva Kiir. Read more »
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South Sudan: Lawmakers Tell Why They Defected to Rebels
VOA, 9 June 2014
More than a dozen members of South Sudan's ruling Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) have quit the party and sided with rebels led by Riek Machar, saying they can no longer… Read more »
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South Sudan: Army Abandons Positions in Jonglei - Rebel Spokesperson
Sudan Tribune, 8 June 2014
A military spokesperson of the South Sudanese rebels led by the former vice president, Riek Machar, has released a statement suggesting a new development in which the South… Read more »
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South Sudan: Rebels Military Spokesperson Says Government Troops and Their Foreign Allies Abandoned Positions in Jonglei
SSNA, 8 June 2014
Addis Ababa, June 8, 2014 (SSNA) -- The Spokesperson for South Sudanese rebels' military wing said government troops with their foreign allies have deserted their positions in… Read more »
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South Sudan: No Amnesty for Serious Crimes - Human Rights Watch
HRW, 8 June 2014
South Sudan's peace talks should proceed on the basis that justice for serious crimes is an essential part of any peace agreement, Human Rights Watch said in a letter addressed to… Read more »
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South Sudan: UN Confirms Looting of Homes, Hospitals As Civilians Face More Hunger
UN News, 6 June 2014
The United Nations mission in South Sudan today confirmed reports of "intense small arms fire and shelling" close to its base in Renk, Upper Nile state, where some of the 93,000… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Multi-Stakeholder Symposium Held to Initiate Inclusive Peace Talks
ERTA, 9 June 2014
Foreign Minister Dr. Tedros Adhanom opened on Friday a multi-stakeholder Symposium aiming to initiate an inclusive phase of IGAD-led peace talks for South Sudan in Addis Ababa. Read more »
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Africa: African Leaders Demand Immediate End to South Sudan Violence
Oxfam, 9 June 2014
In response to the Letter from African Leaders to Salva Kiir and Riek Machar, Oxfam's Executive Director Winnie Byanyima said: Read more »
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South Sudan: Open Letter to the Troika
SSNA, 7 June 2014
Mr. Barack Obama Read more »
