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South Sudan: Calls for UN Mission Boss to Resign After Weapons Seizure
Sudan Tribune, 10 March 2014
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has faced heavy criticism after security agents intercepted a weapons shipment in Lakes state, with calls for boss Hilde Johnson… Read more »
South Sudan Claims UN Truck Carried Arms
Government officials say they have intercepted United Nations trucks carrying weapons, which violates the rule that arms should be transported by air for security reasons.
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South Sudan: UNHCR Highlights Urgency of Need for Safe Passage of Food Deliveries in South Sudan
UNHCR, 7 March 2014
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Adrian Edwards - to whom quoted text may be attributed - at the press briefing, on 7 March 2014, at the Palais des Nations… Read more »
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South Sudan: Govt Intercepts UN Trucks Carrying Weapons
VOA, 7 March 2014
South Sudanese officials said Friday they have intercepted 11 United Nations trucks carrying weapons, in violation of a U.N. rule that arms should be transported by air only in the… Read more »
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South Sudan: UN Arms Seizure in South Sudan 'Confirms Unfaithful Conduct'
Sudan Tribune, 9 March 2014
The South Sudan government said on Saturday that the seizure of a UN arms shipment by security agents confirms earlier suspicions over the conduct of "some individuals" within the… Read more »
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South Sudan: African Union Forms Commission of Inquiry Into South Sudan Conflict
Sudan Tribune, 7 March 2014
The African Union has established a commission of inquiry to investigate human rights violations and crimes committed during South Sudan's outbreak of violence in mid-December last… Read more »
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South Sudan: Kiir and the Art of Changing Scapegoats and Manufacturing Crises!
SSNA, 7 March 2014
There are THREE major events this week that are likely to reshape the trends of future dispensations and any other possible solutions and interventions in South Sudan's Crises.… Read more »
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Uganda: Cut Off Uganda Military Aid to South Sudan's Kiir
The Star, 10 March 2014
Despite the IGAD led mediation talks held recently in Addis Ababa, South Sudan's political future looks disturbingly uncertain. In the face of the signing of a ceasefire, fighting… Read more »
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Nigeria: Obasanjo Heads AU Commission of Inquiry Into South Sudan
Daily Trust, 8 March 2014
The African Union (AU) has established a five-member commission of enquiry to investigate human rights violations and other abuses committed during the armed conflict that broke… Read more »
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South Sudan: Commission Appointed for Human Rights Violations, Other Abuses
African Union, 7 March 2014
South Sudan Commission of Inquiry established and members appointed Read more »
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South Sudan: Juba Denies Requesting IGAD Troops to Protect Oil Fields
Sudan Tribune, 7 March 2014
A South Sudanese official on Saturday described as "incorrect" media reports that Juba had requested the Intergovernmental Authority for Development (IGAD) countries to deploy… Read more »
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East Africa: East African Peacekeepers to Be Deployed in S. Sudan - IGAD
Sudan Tribune, 9 March 2014
Five East African countries have expressed willingness to send peacekeeping troops to protect South Sudan's oil field and other major installation, a mediator from the regional… Read more »
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South Sudan: UN Says Clashes in Upper Nile State Prevent Deliveries to Needy Populations
UN News, 7 March 2014
The United Nations refugee agency today expressed its deep concern about the situation in South Sudan's Upper Nile state, where needy populations, including refugees, internally… Read more »
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South Sudan: A Child's Tale - Victims of South Sudan's Conflict
ThinkAfricaPress, 7 March 2014
Politicians and armed soldiers may have started South Sudan's conflict, but it is civilians - in particular children - who are paying the cost. Read more »
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South Sudan: UNHCR Concerned About Getting Food Deliveries to Refugees in South Sudan
UNHCR, 7 March 2014
The UN refugee agency said on Friday it was deeply concerned about the risk to people in South Sudan, including refugees in Upper Nile state, if conditions prevent UNHCR and its… Read more »
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South Sudan: Youth Returning Home to Fight Government
VOA, 10 March 2014
Young South Sudanese who fled the conflict in their country are returning to fight against the government; hundreds have already returned, and more are packing their bags. Read more »
