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South Sudan: Finally, South Sudan to Form Interim Govt
East African, 9 January 2016
The South Sudan Transitional Government of National Unity will be formed on January 22 after the four partners to the peace deal agreed on sharing ministerial portfolios. Read more »
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South Sudan: Peace Partners Choose Govt Ministries
Ethiopian Herald, 10 January 2016
South Sudanese parties to the recently signed peace agreement have successfully concluded selection of ministries on Thursday without disagreement on key ministries, dispelling… Read more »
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South Sudan: Has South Sudan Turned a Corner for the Better?
New Times, 9 January 2016
Many would agree that the political events which took place in Juba in December 2015 has resurrected hope in the possibility that the suffering brought on by the armed conflict… Read more »
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South Sudan: Govt and Rebels Reach Agreement On Transitional Government
DW, 7 January 2016
The two sides, which have been at war for two years, have reached a consensus on the structure of a transitional government. The agreement follows peace talks that lasted months in… Read more »
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South Sudan: Rebels Welcome New Coalition Govt
East African, 8 January 2016
South Sudan rebels on Friday welcomed the decision by President Salva Kiir to appoint 50 MPs from the opposition into his cabinet to signal an end to a three-year strife, but… Read more »
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South Sudan: 'Guns of War Silenced.' Says South Africa's Ramaphosa
Govt of SA, 8 January 2016
South African Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the conflict within the ranks of the Sudanese Peoples Liberation Movement (SPLM) has now come to an end. Read more »
New Peace Deal for South Sudan
The government of President Salva Kiir reached an agreement with rebel leader Riek Machar on the structure of a transitional government. One of the mediators, South African Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa, said that "we can truly say that indeed the conflict that engulfed the Sudanese Peoples Liberation Movement has today come to an end and the guns of war have now been silenced."
Victims of South Sudan's civil war: Civilians wait to collect their rations at a United Nations facility.
InFocus
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The opposition says it is due to violations by the government in passing constitutional amendments after the peace agreement. Read more »
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The African Union Commission says it has identified perpetrators on both sides that might bear the greatest responsibility for crimes committed during the fighting of the past two ... Read more »
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Opposition leader Riek Machar say the decree to split the country into 20 states is retrogressive and risks undermining the peace deal further. Read more »
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The UN says 16,000 children have joined armed groups since South Sudan's civil war erupted two years ago. Read more »
