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East Africa: U.S. Presses Regional Bloc to Act on Cease-fire Violations
VOA, 16 April 2018
The U.S. government is calling on East African leaders to release five unpublished reports documenting violations of South Sudan's failed December cease-fire and to punish those… Read more »
U.S. Wants Action on South Sudan Ceasefire Violations
The U.S. government is calling on the Intergovernmental Authority on Development to release five unpublished reports documenting violations of the country's failed December ceasefire, and to punish those responsible for the violations.
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South Sudan: Proposed Envoy Tells U.S. Senate Panel He's Ready for the Job
VOA, 13 April 2018
Thomas Hushek, nominated as U.S. ambassador to South Sudan, told a Senate panel Wednesday that he is ready for the job despite the war-torn, impoverished East African country's… Read more »
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South Sudan: Ahead of Peace Talks, A Who's Who in Splintering Civil War
IRIN, 12 April 2018
When the third round of talks aimed at revitalising the chances of peace in South Sudan gets underway in Addis Ababa on 26 April, the country's influential former military chief… Read more »
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Paul Malong has also expressed interest in taking part in the upcoming peace talks organized by the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, but the govt says his ... Read more »
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The U.N. Security Council has renewed its peacekeeping mission in the country for another year and threatened an arms embargo if fighting continues. Read more »
