Residents of Juba were forced to stay indoors early Wednesday after fighting erupted in a renowned military barrack near Juba University in Giyada area. According to local reports, gun fire and heavy explosions rang in the barrack known as Geida,… Read more ›
The second round of negotiations between the warring factions in South Sudan failed to resume on Monday, despite earlier indications from both delegations that the talks were scheduled to recommence. Spokesman for the government of South Sudan, Michael Makuei, told… Read more ›
The Minister of Information of South Sudan, Michael Makuei Lueth, has censured the Inter-governmental Agency for Development’s (IGAD) decision to dispatch an advance team of its Joint Technical Committee to the destabilised nation on Sunday. According to him, the team… Read more ›
Representatives of President Salva Kiir and his former deputy Riek Machar have signed a ceasefire agreement in Addis Ababa on Thursday to halt over a month of fighting in the world’s youngest nation. This development comes after the government of… Read more ›
South Sudanese authorities have confirmed that an Inter-governmental Authority for Development (IGAD) summit, scheduled for Juba today, has been cancelled. Mawien Makol, spokesperson for South Sudan’s Foreign Ministry told reporters that “The reason [the summit has been cancelled] is because… Read more ›
Officials representing both sides of the divide in South Sudan say a ceasefire deal has been agreed on to allow negotiations in Addis Ababa proceed. Until now, the talk being mediated by the Inter-Governmental Agency for Development (IGAD) has virtually… Read more ›