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South Sudan:
China to Send Peacekeepers
Sudan Tribune, 6 September 2014
China has agreed to send about 700 combat forces to South Sudan as part of the United Nations peace keeping mission in the country, the government said. Read more »
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South Sudan:
Stalemate - Violent Leaders, Clueless Mediators
African Arguments, 9 September 2014
South Sudan's internecine civil war broke out almost 9 months ago and has already claimed tens of thousands of lives, displaced nearly two million people and left nearly five… Read more »
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South Sudan:
AU Committee Launches Probe Into Alleged War Crimes
Sudan Tribune, 9 September 2014
A special human rights commission formed by the African Union (AU) has begun its investigations into whether crimes were committed in South Sudan's Jonglei state during the… Read more »
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South Sudan:
Minister Warns Against Pro-Rebel Reporting
Sudan Tribune, 8 September 2014
The government will take punitive measures against journalists giving rebels a voice in South Sudan, information minister, Michael Makuei Lueth said Sunday. Read more »
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South Sudan:
Amid Multiple Crises, 'Responsibility to Protect' More Urgent Than Ever - UN Officials
UN News, 8 September 2014
Today's crises, from the horrors in Iraq and Syria to the persistent violence in South Sudan and Ukraine, demand urgent and collective action to stem atrocity crimes and protect… Read more »
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South Sudan:
Mbeki, Obasanjo Discuss Solutions to S. Sudan's Conflict
Sudan Tribune, 8 September 2014
Former South African president, Thabo Mbeki and his Nigerian counterpart, Olusegun Obasanjo said the solution to South Sudan's current crisis was within the reach of its people,… Read more »
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Kenya:
Kenya Receives More UK Support for S.Sudan Crisis
CAJ News, 5 September 2014
THE United Kingdom pledged further support for Kenya as part of humanitarian response to the South Sudan crisis. Read more »
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South Sudan:
Blog - On the Road in South Sudan
WFP, 29 August 2014
For a road assessment, I travelled with WFP civil engineer Tsota Assegued and logistics officer Allan Busiinge to Rokon, a small locality 80 kilometers northwest of Juba, to… Read more »
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Uganda:
Rebels Dismiss Alleged Link With LRA
Sudan Tribune, 8 September 2014
The South Sudanese rebel faction of the Sudan Peoples' Liberation Movement (SPLM-in-Opposition) has dismissed a recent allegation that the rebel group under the leadership of the… Read more »
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South Sudan:
Citizens Abroad Want Direct Talks Between Rival Leaders
Sudan Tribune, 8 September 2014
A group of South Sudanese peace activists in the diaspora have called for regional and international support to allow the two rival leaders hold direct talks aimed at peacefully… Read more »
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South Sudan:
Media That Report Rebels' Views Are 'Agitators,' Official Says
VOA, 8 September 2014
South Sudanese Information Minister Michael Makuei said at the weekend that journalists who report the views of rebels led by former vice President Riek Machar are "rebels and… Read more »