Essay: South Sudan on the brink of civil war – bold action from the international community is needed
MADHAV JOSHI, in an article first published on The Conversation, look at the challenges holding back peace…
US revokes all South Sudan visas over failure to repatriate citizens
Washington DC, US Reuters The US said on Saturday it would revoke all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders over South Sudan’s failure to accept the return of its repatriated citizens, at a time when many in Africa fear that country could return to civil war. US President Donald Trump’s administration has taken aggressive […]
Uganda’s Museveni arrives in South Sudan amid political crisis
Nairobi, Kenya Reuters Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni arrived in neighbouring South Sudan on Thursday, in the highest level mission there since clashes and the detention of the Vice President triggered regional fears of a return to civil war. Museveni was met at the airport by South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir, whose administration has accused First […]
South Sudan says arrested VP Machar tried to stir rebellion
Nairobi, Kenya Reuters South Sudan’s First Vice President Riek Machar is under arrest and will be investigated on charges of trying to stir up rebellion, the government said on Friday, the first confirmation of a detention that world powers fear could reignite civil war. Reports that Machar – a longtime rival of President Salva Kiir […]
Detention of South Sudan’s VP Machar cancels peace deal, his party says
Reuters The detention of South Sudan’s First Vice President Riek Machar has effectively collapsed the peace deal that ended the 2013-2018 civil war, his party said on Thursday. The UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan called for restraint, saying the country stood on the brink of relapsing into widespread conflict. “This will not only devastate […]
South Sudan VP Machar’s party trying to locate him after arrest warrant issued
Reuters The party of South Sudan’s First Vice President Riek Machar said on Wednesday it was trying to locate him after the defence minister and chief of national security “forcefully entered” his residence and delivered an arrest warrant. In a statement, Machar’s SPLM-IO party condemned “a blatant violation of the Constitution and the Revitalized Peace […]
East African bloc urges South Sudan to free arrested officials
Nairobi, Kenya Reuters A bloc of East African nations on Wednesday called for South Sudan’s government to release detained officials and lift security restrictions as part of efforts to prevent recent mounting factional tensions from erupting into renewed war. South Sudan has formally been at peace since a 2018 peace deal ended a five-year civil […]
South Sudan situation deteriorating at alarming pace – UN rights body
Nairobi,. Kenya Reuters Increased violence and political friction in South Sudan threaten its fragile peace process, a United Nations rights body said on Saturday, days after the arrests of several officials allied to the country’s vice president. Earlier this month, security forces loyal to President Salva Kiir arrested two ministers and several senior military officials […]
General among dozens killed in attack on UN helicopter evacuation in South Sudan
Narobi, Kenya Reuters A South Sudanese general and dozens of soldiers were killed on Friday when a United Nations helicopter trying to evacuate them from the northern town of Nasir came under attack, the government said. The United Nations said the incident, which could deal a blow to an already fragile peace process, was “utterly […]
Essay: South Sudan’s long-delayed election will be a landmark moment – but economic decline and political strife put vote at risk
In an article first published on The Conversation, ABIGAIL KABANDULA, director of the Africa Center at the University of Denver, says an election in the African nation would represent a “critical opportunity to consolidate a hard-won peace and chart a course toward a more stable and democratic future”…