President Salva Kiir Downplays Refugee Crisis, Blames Social Media

“The flood of refugees fleeing South Sudan aren’t a big deal … many were chased away by ‘social media’ in a conspiracy against the government.” – President Salva Kiir BY ADRIAN KRIESCH | DW South Sudan has been embroiled in a violent conflict since 2013, when a split between President Salva Kiir and his former […]

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President Kiir Declines to Attend IGAD Summit

BY SUDAN TRIBUNE South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir will not attend regional bloc’s (IGAD) extraordinary summit due in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa on Monday, his office announced on Thursday. The summit, to be attended by IGAD heads of state and government, is expected to discuss the dire security and humanitarian situation facing South Sudan […]

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Eritrea Reiterates Solidarity with South Sudan

BY SHABAIT Eritrea’s delegation consisting of Foreign Minister Osman Saleh and Presidential Adviser Yemane Ghebreab met, at state house in Juba, South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir Myardit on Monday 3 April this week. The Eritrean delegation conveyed to President Kiir a message from President Isaias Afwerki expressing Eritrea’s solidarity and support for the people and […]

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President Salva kiir in Ethiopia for Security Talks

By Sudan Tribune, South Sudan President Salva Kiir has arrived in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa for talks on the implementation of border control and security cooperation deal signed last year. On 28 October 2016, President Kiir and Ethiopian Hailemariam Desalegn signed a series of cooperation agreements on Friday, including a security arrangement to stop […]

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President Salva Kiir on State Visit to Egypt

By Ahram Online, South Sudan’s President Silva Kiir arrived in Cairo on Monday on a three-day visit for talks with the Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, state’s news agency MENA reported. The two presidents will discuss bolstering bilateral relations and the latest developments in the Nile Basin and the Horn of Africa, according to MENA.

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