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South Sudan: Two Activists Arrested on Same Day New Parliament is Sworn In - Reports
allAfrica, 3 August 2021
South Sudan on Monday swore in hundreds of lawmakers to a newly created national parliament, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reports. Read more »
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South Sudan: Peace Monitoring Body Welcomes the Swearing in of MPs
East African, 4 August 2021
South Sudan's peace monitors have welcomed the swearing in of the members of the revitalised Transitional National Legislative Assembly (TNLA), and the Council of States. Read more »
South Sudan Parliament Sworn In, Activists Arrested
A total of 588 MPs - a mix of delegates from the ruling party, the Sudan People Liberation Movement (SPLM) and former rebel factions who signed the truce that ended the country's civil war - took the oath of office at a ceremony in Juba presided over by the chief justice. A coalition of civil society groups issued a declaration, saying they had "had enough" after 10 years of independence marked by civil war, escalating insecurity, hunger and political instability. Kuel Aguer Kuel, a former state governor, and renowned analyst Augustino Ting Mayai, were arrested in the capital Juba for signing the declaration, said Rajab Mohandis, another of the signatories.
President Salva Kiir earlier revoked the appointment of 35 lawmakers to the Revitalized Transitional Legislative Assembly before they took oath of office. The MPs, mostly from Kiir's SPLM, were appointed in May 2021 to participate in the new legislative assembly as stipulated in the 2018 revitalized peace agreement. He however did not give reasons for their dismissal.
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South Sudan: South Sudan's President Kiir Revokes Appointment of 35 MPs
East African, 6 July 2021
South Sudan President Salva Kiir has revoked the appointment of 35 lawmakers to the Revitalized Transitional Legislative Assembly before they took oath of office. Read more »
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South Sudan: South Sudan At 10 - An MSF Record of the Consequences of Violence
MSF, 16 July 2021
The medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has worked in the area that today constitutes South Sudan since 1983. Read more »
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East Africa: Sudan Leader Visits Juba, Urges Peace Deal Implementation
VOA, 15 July 2021
Sudan's vice president visited South Sudan's capital on Wednesday to reiterate Khartoum's support for its neighbor and to urge the government and armed groups to fully implement… Read more »
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