Juba, South Sudan | Xinhua | South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir and his First Vice President Riek Machar are holding discussions to end the deadlock over the security arrangements, a senior official said on Thursday. Bol Makueng, Secretary for external affairs of Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) led by President …
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Juba, South Sudan | Xinhua | South Sudan’s First Vice President Riek Machar on Wednesday called for the start of the healing and reconciliation process in order to unite people to support the parties to conclude pending tasks in the peace process. Machar who leads the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-In-Opposition (SPLM-IO) …
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SOUTH SUDAN: Bringing peace puzzles regional big men Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | The Nov.12 deadline for forming a government of national unity in South Sudan was never going to be met. A tripartite summit where President Museveni met both President Salva Kiir and his former vice president-turned-rival Riek …
Read More »South Sudan rebel general returns to Juba ahead of Machar
Juba, South Sudan | AFP | South Sudan’s top rebel military commander Simon Gatwech Dual returned to Juba Monday in a key step forward in a floundering peace process, calling for an end to war. “We are one South Sudan,” rebel chief of staff Dual shouted, waving a walking stick …
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