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South Sudan:
IGAD Says Peace 'Matrix' Signed, Opposition Says It's Not
VOA, 27 August 2014
East African bloc IGAD on Wednesday congratulated the South Sudanese government and opposition for signing a blueprint, called the matrix, to end an eight-month conflict that has… Read more »
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South Sudan:
Rebels Explain Refusal to Sign Ceasefire Agreement
VOA, 28 August 2014
A South Sudanese rebel official said there can be no lasting peace in the country as long as President Salva Kiir is at the helm of government. Read more »
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South Sudan:
Rebels Say President Kiir a 'Symbol of Division'
Sudan Tribune, 28 August 2014
A South Sudanese rebel official on Thursday described president Salva Kiir as "a symbol of division", claiming the latter's presence in the interim administration would undermine… Read more »
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South Sudan:
Presidency Refutes 'Lack of Democracy' Claims
Sudan Tribune, 28 August 2014
The South Sudanese presidency has dismissed as "untrue" claims by sections of its citizens that lack of democracy forced many to flee the nation Read more »
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East Africa:
The Travesty of the IGAD Peace Process
Sudan Tribune, 27 August 2014
The recent Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) heads of state and government summit held in Addis Ababa on 25th August, 2014 proposed a regional plan for a… Read more »
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South Sudan:
Fresh Wave of Violence Hits Rumbek
Sudan Tribune, 28 August 2014
A fresh wave of inter-clan violence flared in Lakes state's Rumbek Central county on Wednesday, leaving three people dead. Traditional spear masters (community leaders) in South… Read more »
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East Africa:
Region's Missed Opportunity for Action On South Sudan
ThinkAfricaPress, 27 August 2014
As people continue to suffer, the latest regional summit ended in little more than repeated promises. Read more »
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South Sudan:
South Sudan Deal Signed
Observer, 29 August 2014
Heads of state of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (Igad) this week signed a power-sharing protocol that could end the South Sudan crisis. Read more »
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South Sudan:
Why Kiir Can Only Be Ousted!!
Sudan Tribune, 28 August 2014
"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemy, but the silence of our friend," Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Read more »