South Sudan to Form Govt 'Any Time Now'
The former warring factions say they are moving closer to forming a transitional government and the current cabinet will likely be dissolved "any time now".
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South Sudan:
U.S. Warns it Could Sanction Leaders
Al Jazeera, 28 April 2016
The US would consider imposing sanctions or an arms embargo on South Sudan's leaders if they fail to cooperate in a proposed unity government to end a bloody conflict, a senior… Read more »
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South Sudan:
UN Strongly Condemns Attack Against Mission Compound in Bentiu
UN News, 28 April 2016
The United Nations has strongly condemned an attack that took place on 25 April against the compound of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) in Bentiu, where a rocket-propelled… Read more »
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East Africa:
EA Bloc Hails Peace Efforts in South Sudan
New Times, 29 April 2016
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has congratulated the people and government of South Sudan on the momentous occasion of the starting point of the formation of… Read more »
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Uganda:
Armed South Sudanese Official Stopped At Border
Observer, 29 April 2016
There was a standoff at Afoji border post in the West Nile district of Moyo on April 23, when Julius Lokonga, the commissioner for Kajo-Keji county in South Sudan, attempted to… Read more »
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South Sudan:
Back to the Future as South Sudan's Old Rivals 'End War'
Nation, 27 April 2016
The metal gates are still twisted where troops in December 2013 stormed the house of South Sudan's now new Vice President Riek Machar, as war erupted leaving tens of thousands… Read more »
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South Sudan:
Hybrid Court Solution to S. Sudan Mistrust, Says U.S. Diplomat
Nation, 27 April 2016
A top US diplomat says only a hybrid court in South Sudan will help eliminate the "climate of mistrust" between allies of President Salva Kiir and those of his new deputy Riek… Read more »
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South Sudan:
Peace Crafted By Outsiders Won't Last in S.Sudan
Citizen, 27 April 2016
He sees both protagonists in the conflict, Salvar Kiir and Riek Machar, as to blame for the massacres that South Sudan has witnessed since the country plunged into horrific… Read more »
InFocus
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The group says both the government and the former opposition forces should investigate and prosecute rights abuses and release dozens of men arbitrarily detained in Juba. Read more »