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Key Opposition Figures Reject Troops Deployment in South Sudan

After protests demanding that the decision be reversed, key opposition figures are now throwing their weight behind President Salva Kirr.

Africa: Key Opposition Leaders Back Kiir Rejection of AU Troop Deployment

East African, 21 July 2016

Key senior members of the opposition faction led by Vice President Riek Machar have pledged allegiance to President Salva Kiir and rejected a AU recent approval of additional… Read more »

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South Sudan: Kiir Speaks On Turmoil, Says Machar Carried Gun to Palace

Capital FM, 21 July 2016

South Sudan's leader Salva Kiir has spoken about the sad events of July 8 when a shootout outside the presidential palace in Juba left 272 people dead, mostly soldiers. Read more »
East Africa: How Does South Sudan Cool Off, Move Forward?

Citizen, 20 July 2016

Although a ceasefire between rival forces in the South Sudanese capital, Juba, is largely holding, the underlying tensions that led to five days of deadly violence earlier this… Read more »
Uganda: South Sudanese Refugees Pour Into Uganda

Monitor, 22 July 2016

More than 14,887 refugees have crossed into Uganda from South Sudan since July 7, when war broke out in Africa's youngest country. Read more »
Botswana: Mogae Pins Hope On Leaders Intervention in South Sudan

Botswana Daily News, 19 July 2016

Chairperson of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC) Dr Festus Mogae has appealed to African Union heads of state to urge the two South Sudan leaders to respect the… Read more »

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