Tag Archives: Juba
By Beny Gideon Mabor 1. Introduction The President of the Republic of South Sudan Gen. Salva Kiir Mayardit is keenly observed as a man of peace. History tells us of his records and that is what made him different from … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Op-ed, South Sudan
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Tagged David Yau Yau, IndepthAfrica, John Garang, Juba, Kiir, Salva Kiir Mayardit, South Sudan, SPLM, Sudan
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By Luka Biong Deng* It seemed the moderates within Sudan’s ruling NCP eventually prevailed over the hardliners, allowing for president Omar el-Bashir’s visit to Juba to go ahead. This is a positive sign. However, the visit was also necessitated by … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Op-ed, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Abyei, Barack Obama, Bashir, IndepthAfrica, Juba, Khartoum, Omar al-Bashir, South Sudan, Sudan
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By Luka Biong Deng With the signing of the implementation matrix for the nine agreements signed by South Sudan and Sudan in September 2012, there is now a growing optimism in the normalization of relations between South Sudan and Sudan. … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Op-ed, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Abyei, Bashir, Blue Nile, IndepthAfrica, Juba, Khartoum, Nuba Mountain, South Sudan, Sudan
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By Joe de Tuombuk The recent developments in the implementation of Cooperation Agreement between Sudan and South Sudan are a cause for optimism that the two countries are beginning to realize that their futures are closely linked. If implemented in … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Abyei, Cooperation Agreement, IndepthAfrica, Juba, Khartoum, South Kordofan, South Sudan, Sudan, United States
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By Peter Gai Manyuon Since the beginning of the Republic of South Sudan starting from 2005 to date, there was no one from the Government of South Sudan that has resigned due to the disorganization of the System within the … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali, South Sudan
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Tagged Comprehensive Peace Agreement, Government, IndepthAfrica, John Clement, Juba, Republic of South Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit, SouthSudan, Sudan
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By Jacob K. Lupai A fellow prolific writer, a friend and a brother Ateny Wek Ateny in his Column, Beating The Drum of Truth, under Just a simple way to advise Mr. Joseph Akim Gordon and some of his fellow Equatorians, … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda
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Tagged Ateny, Bahr el Ghazal, Equatoria, Juba, Kenya, London, SouthSudan, Uganda
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Sudan Tribune Juba — A senior regional leader in Ethiopia has welcomed the proposed road project in South Sudan that would connect the two sisterly countries and promote trade between them. Gambella region’s vice president in Ethiopia, Gatluak Tut, told … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Barnaba Marial Benjamin, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, IndepthAfrica, Jonglei, Juba, latest ethiopian news, news ethiopia, SouthSudan, Sudan, Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement, Upper Nile
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By Machien Luoi On January 11, 2013 the Council of Ministers of the Republic of South Sudan “approved of a memo on the national reconciliation process in the country,” according to Sudan Tribune report. The process is earmarked at an … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Cattle raiding, Ethnic violence, IndepthAfrica, Juba, National Reconciliation, reconciliation, Restorative justice, South Sudan, Sudan
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Ethiopia and Britain vowed to jointly exert more support to ensure durable peace and stability in the volatile Horn of Africa’s region after a meeting between the United Kingdom’s Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg and Ethiopian Prime Minister, Hailemariam Dessalegn, … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somali
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Tagged Addis Ababa, African Union, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Horn of Africa, IndepthAfrica, Juba, latest ethiopian news, news ethiopia, Nick Clegg, Somalia, Sudan
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By Jacob K. Lupai A federal system of government appropriate for South Sudan is a view that is hoped to increase understanding. There is already an expressed fear of a federal system of government for South Sudan as too fragmenting. … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Bahr el Ghazal, Equatoria, IndepthAfrica, Jonglei, Juba, SouthSudan, Sudan, Upper Nile, Warrap
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By Jacob K. Lupai Recently land grabbing in and around Juba has hit news headlines. The Citizen newspaper of Friday, January 25, 2013 – Vol.7. Issue No. 356 had as a lead news headline ‘Interior Ministry Orders Arrest of Land … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Central Equatoria, Deputy Minister of Interior, IndepthAfrica, Interior ministry, Juba, Land grabbing, news about sudan, news for sudan, news from sudan, news in sudan, news of sudan, news on sudan, Provisional constitution, SouthSudan, Sudan
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Ethiopia and South Sudan have signed an agreement to work jointly on measures aimed at combating regional security threats and ensuring peace along their shared border. The agreement was reached after senior army officers from the two neighbouring countries held … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, South Sudan
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Tagged Addis Ababa, East Africa, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, IndepthAfrica, Jonglei, Juba, latest ethiopian news, news ethiopia, SouthSudan, Sudan, Upper Nile
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By Luk Kuth Dak Believe it or not, experts, pundits and political scentriec see it that the illegal influx of illegal immigrants into the Republic of South Sudan (RSS) is nothing less than a time bomb. Occasionally, I am painfully … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, indepthafrica africa news, Juba, Ohio, RSS, Somalia, SouthSudan, Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement, United States, Washington DC
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By Beny Gideon Mab Long overdue media legislation in the Republic of South Sudan has for the first time in eight years seen light of the day in what I may described as a serious policy and legislative developmental process. … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Bill, Human rights, IndepthAfrica, Juba, National Assembly, press freedom, SouthSudan, Sudan, United Nations Human Rights Council
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JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Officials say South Sudan and Sudan have failed to reach an agreement on security arrangements and oil exports after several days of talks in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. The two sides were negotiating the … read more »
Posted in East Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Associated Press, Darfur, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica news, Juba, Khartoum, List of countries by oil exports, SouthSudan, Sudan
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By Steven Wöndu A report by New Times of January 14th that the government of Central Equatoria plans to construct roads and distribute seeds and fertilizers breathed fresh air into my ears. Last year I published a complaint that the … read more »
Posted in East Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Central Equatoria, Clement Wani Konga, IndepthAfrica, John Garang, Juba, National government, Paul Lodu Bureng, SouthSudan, Sudan
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By Justin Maker Bol, opinion During the civil wars, many South Sudanese people fled their country to neighboring countries looking for a refuge and better life for their families . They stayed at the UN camps as refugees and eventually … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged AIDS, IndepthAfrica, Juba, Kenya, SouthSudan, Sudan, sudanese news, Uganda, United Nations, United States
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By Luka Biong Deng Presidents Salva and Bashir will meet on 4th January 2013 in a summit that is widely expected to be decisive and final in giving the last chance for the two countries. This summit came as result … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Abyei, Bashir, Ethiopia, IndepthAfrica, Juba, Khartoum, Peace and Security Council, Salva, Sudan, United Nations Security Council
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By Steven Wöndu I am recycling and article I posted in the middle of the year 2012 complaining about the health and security or rather, the lack of health and security in Juba. Today, we are beginning the year 2013 … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Chukudum, Episcopal Church, IndepthAfrica, J-Street, John Garang, Juba, Second Street, SouthSudan, Yambio
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By Prof. Wani Tombe Official death squads (ODS) are invariably, the characteristics of those human societies, in which, their mode of governance is riddled with unconstitutionalism to the extent that, the peoples are no more the sovereign. These are societies … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Article, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Dinka people, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Juba, SouthSudan, Sudan, Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement, Wau, Wau South Sudan
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By Eric Reeves, On December 21, 2012—in a deeply tragic accident—military forces of South Sudan shot down a UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) MI-8 helicopter with four Russian pilots aboard. The incident occurred in Jonglei state, in a region … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Ban Ki-moon, Jonglei, Juba, South Sudan, SPLA, Sudan, UN helicopter, United Nation, Unmiss
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By Steve Paterno The agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), charged with helping the investigation of Isaiah Abraham death, is reported to have landed in Juba, the capital of South Sudan. This senior official from the bureau is … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Abraham, FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation, IndepthAfrica, Isaiah Abraham, Juba, SouthSudan, Sudan, United States
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By Getahune Bekele The most pre-eminent among hordes of loathsome TPLF warlords, he became famous after threatening the entire Eritrean population with genocide during the 1998 – 2000 boarder war. However, when he later turned his anger on the late … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Getahune Bekele
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Tagged Eritrea, eritrean news, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, IndepthAfrica, Juba, Meles Zenawi, Mengistu Hailemariam, South Sudan, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front, TPLF, TPLF news
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By Steve Paterno Last week, in commemoration of Human Rights Day, I was interviewed by Radio France International (RFI) http://us.mg5.mail.yahoo.com/neo/#http://www.english.rfi.fr/africa/20121211-protestors-killed-south-sudan so as to highlight the issues of human rights abuses in South Sudan. The interview was as timely as it … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, Juba, Khartoum, Murle people, Small Arms Survey, SouthSudan, SPLA, Sudan, Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement
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United States has asked South Sudan to allow the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) assist in probing the recent killing of Isaiah Abraham, a renowned South Sudanese political commentator. South Sudanese political commentator, Isaiah Ding Abraham Chan Awuol, who was … read more »
By Aly Verjee Princeton Lyman, US special envoy for Sudan and South Sudan, is stepping down. A White House source characterised Lyman’s departure as “the kind of personnel change that is normal at the end of a president’s first term … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, Juba, Khartoum, Lyman, Scott Gration, South Kordofan, SouthSudan, Sudan, United States
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The discovery of putrefying bodies of an undisclosed number of Darfur students enrolled at Al-Gezeira University in a canal in the city of Wad Madani corroborate petrifying portents for Sudan. Whether this grizzly incidence dooms Sudan’s peace prospects depends on … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged African Union, Blue Nile, IndepthAfrica, Juba, Khartoum, Omar al-Bashir, South Kordofan, SouthSudan, Sudan
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By Steve Paterno The cold blooded murder of Isaiah Abraham is a shock, but it never came as a surprise to observers of South Sudan events, including this writer. South Sudan, a newly independent country is experiencing a cruel evolution, … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Abraham, IndepthAfrica, Isaiah Abraham, Jonglei, Juba, Kenya, Murder, SouthSudan, Sudan, sudanese news
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Political and Military Implications, International Obligations By Eric Reeves Recent commentary on the purported “coup attempt” in Khartoum has been quite various, sometimes even fanciful, with little in the way of consensus about how serious the “coup” was or precisely … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Arab Spring, Economy of Sudan, Eric Reeves, IndepthAfrica, Juba, Khartoum, SouthSudan, Sudan, sudanese news, Sudapet
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By Abdulkadir Suleiman The high focus of creating an autonomous administration in the southernmost regions of Somalia solely by Kenya and its interlocutors has cultivated a new looming future across the country. Populations living in that part of the country … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, IndepthAfrica, Juba, Kenya, Kismayo, Kismayu, Ras Kiamboni, Somali, somali news, Somalia, Somalia News
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