Tag Archives: Permanent Court of Arbitration

How beneficial is cooperation agreement with Sudan?

October 9, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Beny Gideon Mabor and Thuou Loi Cingoth We were honored and privileged at the roundtable by Radio Miraya with SPLM Secretary General, Pagan Amum, last week, where we were asked for a comment each on national agenda of greater … read more »

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Abyei: A test of good relations between the two Sudans

August 22, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Luka Biong Deng The African Union Roadmap for normalizing relations between the South and Sudan is now approaching its final phase. The negotiation between the two countries will resume towards the end of next week on the pending issues. … read more »

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The African Union Roadmap: Will it yield win-win solutions?

June 11, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Luka Biong Deng The roadmap adopted by African Union (AU) came as a result of the failure of Sudan and South Sudan to reach an agreement on the post-secession issues, which degenerated into war that threatened regional peace and … read more »

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Sudan, S.Sudan break off talks, no deal in sight

June 8, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Sudan and South Sudan broke off security talks on Thursday after failing to agree on a demilitarised zone along their disputed border to help prevent them slipping into outright warfare. The African neighbours came close to war when a border … read more »

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Eritrea dismisses Ethiopia’s military threat after weeks of silence

May 2, 2011 by benim

Eritrea through its envoy to Africa Union (AU) has dismissed the latest military threats from Ethiopia in a speech to the AU on 26 April. Delivering a speech at an AU meeting in Addis Ababa, the Eritrean Ambassador Girma Asmerom … read more »

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The South Sudan and Eritrean Precedents

March 3, 2011 by benim

If there is solace for the injured pride of the northern Sudanese, who have to grapple with the unambiguous rejection of the southern Sudanese, it lies, ironically, in the exceptionally high percentage, 98.8%, who voted for independence. In neighbouring Eritrea, … read more »

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Abyei Solution Key to South Sudan Stability

January 15, 2011 by benim

With South Sudan heading rapidly towards independence, now is the time to start talking seriously about Abyei, because until something is done about this contested region peace cannot be guaranteed. Abyei, a fairly small strip of land in the centre … read more »

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SPLM Warns of Possible Chaos After Collapse of Abyei Talks

October 16, 2010 by benim

Juba — Pagan Amum, the SPLM secretary general returned to Juba on Tuesday from what he termed as “nine days of difficult negotiations” in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He said that the NCP is not only determined to sabotage the successful … read more »

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