Month : January 2014

Adopted from The Christian Science Monitor Foreign Minister Barnaba Marial Benjamin says Juba will free remaining detainees in time to join peace talks scheduled for Feb....

South Sudan’s Former Vice President, Riek Machar gestures as he talks to his men in a rebel-controlled territory. Photo| Reuters. January 31, 2014 [Reuters] —...

Adopted from Radio Tamazuj!                            Ugandan troops in a convoy of Casspir and Mamba Mine Protected Vehicles, rolling into neigboring Somalia,     where they are still...

UNMISS Report SSNPS makes efforts to build people’s trust Ugandan Police Commissioner, Fred Yiga, currently commissioning the UNMISS police, has been the chief technical adviser...

By Aaron Maasho and Edmund Blair | Reuters Flag of the United States. Photo|Reuters January 30, 2014 [ADDIS ABABA (Reuters)] — The United States called on South Sudan...

Central African Republic, South Sudan dominate talks as African Union summit opens By AFP                      ...

BY: Elizabeth Apajook Deng Lual, USA, JAN/29/2014;   After the untimely and suspicious death of Dr. Garang, the founder of South Sudan ruling party Sudanese...

Adopted from the BBC! South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar has told the BBC that treason charges laid against him and some of his allies...

President Uhuru Kenyatta has applauded his South Sudan counterpart, president Salva Kiir for releasing 7 of the 11 political detainees who were previously held in...

The South Sudan rebel leader, Dr Riek Machar, has rubbished the findings of the investigation report carried out on detained former cabinet ministers as regards...

4 of 11 detained SPLM leaders to face charges, not released Pres. Salva Kiir Mayardiit, South Sudan. Photo: Reuters January 28, 2013[JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN] —...

Adopted from Satellite Sentinel Project By SSP Team on Tuesday, January 28, 2014 Today, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos travels to...

By GERALD IMRAY, AP Sports.                                                                  South Sudan’s national soccer squad pose for...

SPLA spokeman, Col. Phili Aguer and Ateny Wek. Photo|File January 25, 2014[JUBA] — Bullets started whizzing in the air at 10pm in an area known...

The rebel leader says they are ready to talk peace but also blames the UPDF on the other hand for war crimes in Northern Uganda....

South Sudan Rebels Say Fighting Has Worsened Since Truce By William Davison and Ahmed Feteha SPLA army, 2013. Phono|File January 26, 2014 ()– Rebels say...

Uganda People’s Defence Force’s armed combat mission in South Sudan has sparked outrage among Ugandans who have expressed displeasure at the decision taken by the...

A sustainable peace requires addressing the root causes of the crisis and an inclusive national dialogue.  By Laura Beny and  Ahmed Hussain Adam South Sudan...

By Rogers Atukunda, posted by editorial team,2014 January 26, 2014[Kampala] –– President Yoweri Museveni has expressed disgust at individuals in the country who are opposed...

It is one month since Uganda militarily intervened in the conflict pitting South Sudan President Salva Kiir against his ex-vice president, Riek Machar, whom he...

Eastern Africa hotspots Somalia and South Sudan could be admitted to the East African Community later this year after the bloc’s council of ministers put...