South Sudan defends army dismissals
BBC News
South Sudan has denied to the BBC that the dismissal of more than 30 top army officers has anything to do with a rumour about a coup attempt. The country’s information minister said the changes were been made to bring younger people into top positions.South Sudan’s President Kiir fires 34 military chiefs and a governor
Africa Review
South Sudan President Salva Kiir. PHOTO | AFP. South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has reshuffled the army’s command, firing 11 top army officers, including deputies to the Chief of the General Staff, and 23 more senior commanders. Mr Kiir has also … |
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South Sudan’s special envoy arrives in Luanda
AngolaPress
1/22/13 3:55 PM Angola South Sudan’s special envoy arrives in Luanda. Luanda – The adviser to South Susan President, Nafie Ali Ahmed, arrived on Tuesday in Luanda, for a two-day official visit, Angop has learnt. In Luanda, the special envoy of …
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Kiir appoints new head of South Sudan police
Sudan Tribune
General Kuol served as Deputy Chief of General Staff for Finance and Administration in South Sudan’s army (SPLA) before being removed from active military service on Monday and put on reserve list of senior military officers who are awaiting reassignment.
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South Sudan, Intransigence and Repudiation
Sudan Vision
The latest round of talks between Sudan and South Sudan ran its course without an agreement on any of the tracks—security arrangements in Abyei, security arrangements in the buffer zone, and a comprehensive matrix of timeframes to implement the …
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Ethiopian, South Sudan Armies To Collaborate On Border Security
Bernama
GAMBELLA, ETHIOPIA, Jan 23 (BERNAMA-NNN-ENA) — Senior army officers from Ethiopia andSouth Sudan have signed an agreement to collaborate on issues related to ensuring peace and security along their common border. The head of the Ethiopian … |
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The Battle for South Kordofan – by James Verini
Foreign Policy (blog)
And the creation of the Republic of South Sudan in 2011 didn’t much improve matters, ironically. It merely turned a civil war into a border war. South Kordofan — a region on the central border between the two countries, populated by an assortment of … |
US chides Sudan, South Sudan for oil export delay
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States criticized Sudan and South Sudan on Tuesday for failing to resume oil exports that are vital for both economies, saying the delay undermines the peace process. The two African neighbors last Saturday failed to … |
Sudan: UN to Hold Consultations On Sudan, South Sudan Relations
AllAfrica.com
Khartoum/Juba — Members of the United Nations Security Council will, on Tuesday, hold consultations on relations between Sudan and South Sudan, in accordance with resolution 2046 adopted on 2 May 2012. Hervé Ladsous, the Under-Secretary-General … |
UNHCR to open new refugee camp in South Sudan’s Unity State
UNHCR (press release)
In South Sudan’s Unity State, UNHCR is set to open a new refugee camp in the coming weeks. This will help us to manage further inflows of Sudanese refugees and to decongest the existing settlement in Yida, where essential services are overstretched. |
South Sudan’s President Kiir fires 34 military chiefs and a governor
Africa Review
South Sudan President Salva Kiir. PHOTO | AFP. South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has reshuffled the army’s command, firing 11 top army officers, including deputies to the Chief of the General Staff, and 23 more senior commanders. Mr Kiir has also … |
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