By Sudan Tribune, An East African regional heads of states and governments summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Thursday authorised the prompt deployment of a Protection and Deterrent Force (PDF) from the region to help restore peace and stability in South Sudan. According to a a communiqué issued during the 25th extraordinary session of the […]
Continue ReadingBy France 24, Rebel forces in South Sudan launched a major assault Tuesday on the key oil town of Malakal, the army said, as a ceasefire deal agreed with the government late last month appeared to be in collapse. “Fighting is still continuing. There are pockets of rebels in Malakal town but they are not […]
Continue ReadingBy Bereket Habteab, The fighting between soldiers loyal to President Salva Kiir and his former deputy Riek Machar broke out in mid-December and Uganda sent its troops several days later to fight alongside forces loyal to President Kiir. However, the mystery behind who is sustaining the rebels in the conflict has got a hint of […]
Continue ReadingBy Radio Tamazuj, South Sudan’s government headed by Salva Kiir and opposition forces led by Riek Machar have accepted a ceasefire agreement after negotiations in Addis Ababa, top sources in both Juba and the Ethiopian capital told Radio Tamazuj. Under the terms of the agreement the soldiers of both the national army and the opposition […]
Continue ReadingBy TesfaNews, The Eritrean Embassy in South Sudan says it is giving priority to evacuating citizens from Benitu and Unity State amid reports of escalating violence and alarming discovery of mass graves. Unconfirmed reports indicate that around 500 Eritreans taking refuge at a United Nation Peace Keeping compound in Bor along with thousands of displaced […]
Continue ReadingGeneral Peter Gadet, a Nuer and close confidant of VP Machar, today defects to complicate the security situation in Jonglei By Reuters, South Sudan’s army said it had lost control of the flashpoint town of Bor on Wednesday, its first acknowledged reversal in three days of clashes between rival groups of soldiers that have triggered […]
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