South Sudan peace talks resume after 4 months and the sacking of a government delegation
1 month ago

South Sudan peace talks resume after 4 months and the sacking of a government delegation

Associated Press  

JUBA, South Sudan — After four months and the sacking of a government delegation, the stalled South Sudan peace talks resumed Wednesday in Kenya, the latest effort to end the conflict that has long crippled the African country’s economy. The talks are taking place between South Sudan’s government and opposition groups that were not part of the 2018 agreement that ended a five-year civil war in which more than 400,000 people died. They subsequently stalled, after South Sudanese President Salva Kiir sacked the previous government delegation to the talks. The head of the South Sudan Opposition Movement Alliance, Pagan Amum, asked the new government delegation to commit to what has already been agreed on.

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Presidents of South Sudan and Kenya push for a resolution in stalled peace talks
2 months ago

Presidents of South Sudan and Kenya push for a resolution in stalled peace talks

Associated Press  

JUBA, South Sudan — South Sudan peace talks, previously held in neighboring Kenya, will resume under a directive from President Salva Kiir and his Kenyan counterpart, William Ruto, who met Wednesday and directed the mediation team to reconvene and resolve all outstanding issues within two weeks. The talks had stalled after Kiir’s former rival, Riek Machar’s party, withdrew in July, …

US imposes visa sanctions on Sudanese officials over aid obstruction
4 months, 1 week ago

US imposes visa sanctions on Sudanese officials over aid obstruction

Firstpost  

The US State Department did not name the individuals it was sanctioning, only saying they “participated in obstructing life-saving humanitarian aid through the taxation of aid shipments.” The United States on Friday announced visa sanctions on an unspecified number of individuals in South Sudan, including members of its government, who it accused of obstructing the delivery of humanitarian aid to …

UN envoy says South Sudan is not ready to hold its first post-independence elections in December
4 months, 3 weeks ago

UN envoy says South Sudan is not ready to hold its first post-independence elections in December

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Nicholas Haysom told the U.N. Security Council that the …

South Sudan peace talks face collapse over a new security law as country gears up for first election
6 months ago

South Sudan peace talks face collapse over a new security law as country gears up for first election

Associated Press  

JUBA, South Sudan — South Sudan peace talks that almost reached completion faced a stumbling block with opposition groups demanding a newly passed bill allowing the detention of people without an arrest warrant scratched out in order to sign a proposed agreement. Pagan Amum Okiech, negotiating on behalf of the South Sudan Opposition Movement Alliance, told The Associated Press on …

S.Sudan leader urges unity on independence anniversary
6 months ago

S.Sudan leader urges unity on independence anniversary

Hindustan Times  

South Sudan's leader Salva Kiir urged unity on the anniversary of the independence of the conflict riven young nation, saying there had been progress on a long-delayed peace agreement. S.Sudan leader urges unity on independence anniversary The world's newest country is still plagued by violence and political infighting since achieving independence from Sudan in 2011. A peace agreement six years …

No oil, no food: Damaged pipeline piles misery on South Sudan
6 months ago

No oil, no food: Damaged pipeline piles misery on South Sudan

Hindustan Times  

At 75, Galiche Buwa has lived through civil wars, famine and natural disasters, but the South Sudanese widowed mother of four always managed to get by, thanks to her grocery business. No oil, no food: Damaged pipeline piles misery on South Sudan Now, however, even that standby is on shaky ground, as the oil-dependent nation's economy reels from revenue losses …

South Sudan’s vice president expresses concerns over ongoing peace talks
6 months, 3 weeks ago

South Sudan’s vice president expresses concerns over ongoing peace talks

Associated Press  

JUBA, South Sudan — South Sudan ’s vice president said Thursday that peace talks in neighboring Kenya have failed to acknowledge the country’s peace agreement established in 2018, alleging a new draft agreement is aimed at replacing the original peace deal. Riek Machar in a protest letter to the talks’ mediator said the draft established alternative institutions to replace or …

EU official denies allegation that Western powers want to delay South Sudan’s elections
7 months, 1 week ago

EU official denies allegation that Western powers want to delay South Sudan’s elections

Associated Press  

JUBA, South Sudan — The European Union delegation in South Sudan has denied reports that it is working to delay elections in the country as was alleged by President Salva Kiir. Deputy Head of the EU Delegation Lothar Jaschke said Thursday that his group is fully supporting an environment to enable elections, a constitution and transitional justice. South Sudan is …

UN experts say South Sudan is close to securing a $13 billion oil-backed loan from a UAE company
7 months, 3 weeks ago

UN experts say South Sudan is close to securing a $13 billion oil-backed loan from a UAE company

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — U.N. experts say South Sudan is close to securing a $13 billion loan from a company in the United Arab Emirates, despite the oil-rich country’s difficulties in managing debts backed by its oil reserves. The experts, who monitor an arms embargo against South Sudan, said in the oil section of the report obtained by The Associated Press …

South Sudan government and rebel groups sign ‘commitment’ for peace in ongoing peace talks in Kenya
7 months, 3 weeks ago

South Sudan government and rebel groups sign ‘commitment’ for peace in ongoing peace talks in Kenya

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — The government of South Sudan and rebel opposition groups on Thursday signed a “commitment declaration” for peace during high-level mediation talks in Kenya, described as key step in efforts to end the conflict in South Sudan that has long crippled its economy. The rebel opposition groups were not part of the 2018 agreement that ended South Sudan’s …

South Sudan mediation talks launched in Kenya with a hope of ending conflict
8 months ago

South Sudan mediation talks launched in Kenya with a hope of ending conflict

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — High-level mediation talks on South Sudan were launched Thursday in Kenya with African presidents calling for an end to a conflict that has crippled the country’s economy for years. South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir thanked his Kenyan counterpart, William Ruto, for hosting the talks and said that his government would negotiate in good faith and with an …

After a year of war in Sudan, what is the situation now?
9 months ago

After a year of war in Sudan, what is the situation now?

Al Jazeera  

Peacemaking efforts and attempts at ceasefire have all collapsed since fighting broke out in Khartoum last year. The war in Sudan broke out on April 15, 2023, when a power struggle between the army chief, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan “Hemedti” Dagalo reached a tipping point. According to a UN report seen by Reuters in January, between …

South Sudan’s president warns against clinging to power after call to postpone elections
9 months, 1 week ago

South Sudan’s president warns against clinging to power after call to postpone elections

Associated Press  

JUBA, South Sudan — South Sudan ‘s President Salva Kiir on Wednesday warned lawmakers “not to cling to power” just weeks after his former rival turned deputy proposed a postponement of elections expected to be held in December. South Sudan was supposed to hold elections before February 2023 but that timetable was pushed back last August to December 2024. The …

South Sudan on the brink after oil exports derailed by Sudan’s civil war
9 months, 2 weeks ago

South Sudan on the brink after oil exports derailed by Sudan’s civil war

Al Jazeera  

Experts say that a halt in oil production could escalate already acute levels of violence and insecurity in South Sudan. Violence and insecurity could worsen in South Sudan after one of its key oil pipelines to international markets, which passes through neighbouring Sudan, was damaged last month, according to experts. There could be indirect – not direct – consequences from.” …

Violence and rights abuses threaten South Sudan’s stability, a UN report warns
10 months, 1 week ago

Violence and rights abuses threaten South Sudan’s stability, a UN report warns

Associated Press  

JUBA, South Sudan — Mass violence and gross human rights violations in South Sudan continue unabated ahead of landmark elections due to take place in December, a report by the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan has warned. The report presented to the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva Friday said the elections face severe political and logistical …

Sudan’s army and rival paramilitary force resume peace talks in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia says
1 year, 2 months ago

Sudan’s army and rival paramilitary force resume peace talks in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia says

Associated Press  

CAIRO — The Sudanese army and its rival paramilitary force resumed peace talks Thursday in a new push to end the nearly seven-month conflict between Sudan’s warring factions, Saudi Arabia said. The revived talks between representatives from the Sudanese army, led by Abdel-Fattah Burhan, and the Rapid Support Force paramilitary, commanded by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, are underway in the Saudi …

Sudan warring sides resume peace talks in Saudi Arabia
1 year, 2 months ago

Sudan warring sides resume peace talks in Saudi Arabia

Al Jazeera  

Representatives of the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces return to negotiating table in Jeddah. Sudan’s warring parties have resumed negotiations in Saudi Arabia aimed at ending the war that has killed more than 9,000 people and displaced some 5.6 million since April. The deadly war between forces loyal to army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his former …

Sudan war will end with negotiations says army’s second in command
1 year, 4 months ago

Sudan war will end with negotiations says army’s second in command

Al Jazeera  

Deputy head of Sudan’s Sovereign Council says a caretaker government must be formed in the country. A top Sudanese official has said that a plan should be put in place to end the conflict between the army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces amid the continuing violence in the country. The deputy head of Sudan’s Sovereign Council, Malik Agar, said on …

South Sudan’s sluggish peace deal and unsteady road to elections
1 year, 6 months ago

South Sudan’s sluggish peace deal and unsteady road to elections

Associated Press  

KOWACH, South Sudan — Martha Nyanguour didn’t have time to bury her husband, son or granddaughter when they were killed by gunfire in September. “I thought maybe there would be peace in the future, but now, hearing gunshots daily, I think South Sudan will remain in war.” In 18 months, South Sudan is supposed to hold its first presidential elections, …

What’s the latest in Sudan? Suspended talks, sanctions, fighting
1 year, 7 months ago

What’s the latest in Sudan? Suspended talks, sanctions, fighting

Al Jazeera  

The conflict is creating a humanitarian crisis and continues with no signs of abating in its seventh week. Sudan’s conflict has continued for a seventh continuous week, where fighting has propelled the nation into an all-out war since fighting between duelling generals from the Sudanese army and its rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces broke out on April 15. The country …

Sudan’s military says it has suspended its participation in talks with paramilitary rival
1 year, 7 months ago

Sudan’s military says it has suspended its participation in talks with paramilitary rival

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Sudan’s military suspended its participation in talks with a paramilitary force it’s been battling for weeks for control of the northeastern African country, a military spokesman said Wednesday. Responding to the military’s move, the RSF said it “unconditionally backs the Saudi-U.S. initiative.” Two other senior military officials said the army sent a letter to the Saudi and American …

Sudanese Army suspends talks over ceasefire - diplomatic source
1 year, 7 months ago

Sudanese Army suspends talks over ceasefire - diplomatic source

The Hindu  

Sudan's Army suspended talks on May 31 over a ceasefire and enabling humanitarian access, a Sudanese diplomatic source said, raising fears of fresh bloodshed and chaos. The talks with the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces began in early May and had produced a declaration of commitments to protecting civilians and two short-term ceasefire deals that had been repeatedly violated. The …

Fighting in Sudan: A timeline of key events
1 year, 7 months ago

Fighting in Sudan: A timeline of key events

Al Jazeera  

Six weeks after fighting erupted between Sudan’s army and the RSF, multiple ceasefire deals have faltered and hundreds have been killed. Efforts to end Sudan’s war, in its seventh week, suffered a major setback when the Sudanese army suspended talks with its rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The army, led by Sudan’s de facto ruler Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the …

Sudan army suspends participation in Jeddah ceasefire talks
1 year, 7 months ago

Sudan army suspends participation in Jeddah ceasefire talks

Al Jazeera  

Move raises fears of renewed fighting between the army and the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces. “The General Command of the Armed Forces has decided to suspend the current talks in Jeddah due to the rebel militia’s lack of commitment to the implementation any of the terms of the agreement and its continuous violation of the ceasefire,” according to the …

UN warns against losing sight of South Sudan peace process amid Sudan crisis
1 year, 7 months ago

UN warns against losing sight of South Sudan peace process amid Sudan crisis

Associated Press  

JUBA, South Sudan — The United Nations Mission in South Sudan has warned the country’s leaders not to lose sight of the pending implementation of the peace deal that could “make or break” the country” amid the ongoing crisis in neighboring Sudan. The head of UNMISS, Nicholas Haysom, on Wednesday said even though South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir was mediating …

In Sudan, Ceasefire Deals Have Become A Joke. They Just Fail To Hold
1 year, 7 months ago

In Sudan, Ceasefire Deals Have Become A Joke. They Just Fail To Hold

ABP News  

Five ceasefire agreements signed by the combating Sudanese Armed Forces, headed by Sudanese President Lt. Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces of Vice President Mohamed Hamdan “Hemedti‘ Dagalo, both members of the ruling military junta, have failed to hold. A frustrated Joe Biden administration, which heavily invested its diplomatic capital in the ruling junta for transfer …

Sudan ceasefire deal raises hopes for relief in Khartoum
1 year, 7 months ago

Sudan ceasefire deal raises hopes for relief in Khartoum

Firstpost  

Sporadic fighting between Sudan’s warring factions could be heard in the capital Khartoum on Sunday, residents said, after a Saudi and U.S.-brokered deal for a week-long ceasefire raised hopes of some let-up in the five-week conflict. Repeated ceasefire announcements since the conflict started on April 15 have failed to stop the fighting, but the Jeddah deal marks the first time …

'The conflict goes on': South Sudan's never-ending war
1 year, 10 months ago

'The conflict goes on': South Sudan's never-ending war

Firstpost  

Conflict still torments the oil-rich but deeply-poor country half a decade after its leaders declared an end to the civil war that killed 380,000 people Nairobi, Kenya: “South Sudan remains significantly peaceful”, declared the opening line of a government-issued fact sheet for visitors and press as they awaited the historic arrival of Pope Francis in the country this month. “In …

South Sudan again delays its 1st election, until late 2024
2 years, 5 months ago

South Sudan again delays its 1st election, until late 2024

Associated Press  

JUBA, South Sudan — Parties to the peace deal ending South Sudan’s devastating civil war have again delayed the country’s first elections since independence by extending the transitional period by two years. The United States, Britain and Norway shortly before Thursday’s announcement in the capital, Juba, warned in a letter to President Salva Kiir they wouldn’t send their top diplomats …

South Sudan again delays its 1st election, until late 2024
2 years, 5 months ago

South Sudan again delays its 1st election, until late 2024

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Parties to the peace deal ending South Sudan’s devastating civil …

South Sudan president dissolves parliament as part of peace deal
3 years, 8 months ago

South Sudan president dissolves parliament as part of peace deal

Al Jazeera  

Activists welcome the move in line with a 2018 peace accord, saying it was long overdue but also expressing distrust. South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has dissolved parliament, opening the way for lawmakers from opposing sides of the country’s civil war to be appointed under a 2018 peace accord. “It is a welcome development and we hope that the dissolution …

South Sudan at risk of ‘large scale conflict’: UN report
3 years, 8 months ago

South Sudan at risk of ‘large scale conflict’: UN report

Al Jazeera  

Experts warn that the slow pace of reforms and political disputes are threatening a 2018 peace deal that halted a bloody civil war. In the 81-page report sent to the UN Security Council on Monday, a panel of experts said slow-moving reforms by President Salva Kiir’s government and more than a year of political disputes and disagreements over how to …

Sudan and main rebel group restart peace talks
3 years, 9 months ago

Sudan and main rebel group restart peace talks

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Sudan’s interim government and the main rebel group in the country agreed on Sunday to re-start peace talks, according to the rebel group and Sudan state news. Al-Hilu’s movement is Sudan’s single largest rebel group and is active in the Blue Nile and South Kordofan provinces, where it controls significant chunks of territory. Sudan’s transitional government has been …

Sudan’s government, rebel groups sign landmark deal
4 years, 3 months ago

Sudan’s government, rebel groups sign landmark deal

Al Jazeera  

Transitional gov’t and various rebel groups ink deal in Juba a year after peace talks began, but two key groups are not part of it. Sudan’s transitional government and several rebel groups have signed a peace agreement aimed at resolving years of war in which hundreds of thousands of people died and millions displaced in different regions across the country. …

After 6 years of war, will peace finally come to South Sudan?
4 years, 10 months ago

After 6 years of war, will peace finally come to South Sudan?

Al Jazeera  

South Sudan’s warring parties have once again declared an official end to the country’s brutal civil war that killed an estimated 400,000 people and displaced millions of others over the past six years. “Peace is here in Juba and it will spread to all corners of our country.” Broken deals This is the bitter rivals’ latest attempt at peace since …

South Sudan’s opposition leader warns of return to civil war
5 years, 2 months ago

South Sudan’s opposition leader warns of return to civil war

Associated Press  

JUBA, South Sudan — South Sudan’s opposition leader Riek Machar warned Sunday that the country could return to civil war if a coalition government is formed by a Nov. 12 deadline and he asked for another months-long delay for the crucial step in a fragile peace deal. The Security Council still wants the Nov. 12 deadline met, South Sudan government …

Sudan: A chance for peace
5 years, 5 months ago

Sudan: A chance for peace

The Hindu  

In the first week of July, just a month after the bloody crack down on peaceful civilian protesters by the Sudanese military and at a time when hopes for a compromise solution to the crisis in Sudan were fading, the African Union announced that the political impasse had finally ended. According to reports, it was the behind-the-scenes role of the …

Sudan's military scraps deal with Opposition, calls for elections within 9 months
5 years, 7 months ago

Sudan's military scraps deal with Opposition, calls for elections within 9 months

The Hindu  

Sudan's Transitional Military Council said on Tuesday it canceled all previous agreements with the main opposition coalition and called for snap elections following deadly violence in the capital Khartoum after security forces moved to disperse the main protest camp outside the Defense Ministry. Security forces stormed a protest camp in the Sudanese capital Khartoum in the early hours of Monday …

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