Tag Archives: Riek Machar

Is die huidige Suid-Soedan Republiek van die land waarvoor ons geveg het?

December 1, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

N ope brief aan die Voorsitter Kiir Deur Bol Garang de Bol U Eksellensie, die President van die Republiek van Suid-Soedan, Algemene Salva Kiir Mayardit, as u bewus mag wees, maar ons versoek, advies, menings lyk om geïgnoreer te word … read more »

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Je, hii ya sasa Sudan Kusini Jamhuri nchi tukapigana?

December 1, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Barua ya wazi kwa Rais Kiir Kwa Bol Garang de Bol Mheshimiwa, Rais wa Jamhuri ya Sudan Kusini, Salva Kiir Mayardit Mkuu, kama unaweza kuwa na ufahamu, ingawa ombi letu, ushauri, maoni kuonekana kuwa kupuuzwa na wewe na Mawaziri wako, … read more »

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Sudan: Pragmatism should not be synonymous with opportunism

November 2, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Lam Akol The Son of my Brother, Kuir E Garang, Since you addressed me in your open letter as “uncle”, allow me to take the liberty of calling you the “son of my brother”. This is one of our … read more »

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South Sudan rebel faction abandons war against Juba

May 8, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

South Sudan announced on Monday that a group of rebels have abandoned their armed struggle and returned to the country’s capital Juba, apparently in a response to a presidential amnesty to all rebel groups. JPEG – 10.1 kb South Sudan … read more »

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South Sudan rebel chief killed

December 20, 2011 by IndepthAfrica

Juba – South Sudanese rebel chief George Athor has been killed in a clash with soldiers of the newly independent nation, Vice President Riek Machar said in a statement on Tuesday. Athor died when a South Sudanese border patrol clashed … read more »

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Kiir vows to fight corruption in South Sudan government

September 20, 2011 by benim

The president of South Sudan, Salva Kiir, has vowed to fight corruption in the government, nearly a month after the formation of his first cabinet since the country’s independence on 9 July 2011. In a statement read on his behalf … read more »

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China to expand investment in South Sudan after independence

June 2, 2011 by benim

The Peoples Republic of China – the world’s emerging second largest economy – has expressed its readiness to invest in South Sudan after its declaration of independence in July. The announcement came in a meeting this week between the vice … read more »

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High-level talks on Sudan’s Abyei fail

May 30, 2011 by benim

South Sudan’s vice president Riek Machar failed on Monday to persuade Khartoum to withdraw its army from the flashpoint Abyei area, he told a news conference after meeting his northern counterpart. Northern troops overran the contested border region nine days … read more »

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South Sudan VP due in Khartoum for Abyei talks

May 28, 2011 by benim

South Sudan’s vice president will meet northern officials on Saturday to try to defuse tensions between the two sides, an official and state media said, just six weeks before the south is set to secede. Northern Sudanese armed forces seized … read more »

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Over 80% of countries in Africa to attend South Sudan’s independence celebration

May 10, 2011 by benim

Over eighty per cent (80%) of the 53 countries in Africa have already accepted invitations by South Sudan’s leadership to participate in the formal declaration of the region’s independence on 9 July. The people of South Sudan overwhelmingly voted by … read more »

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South Sudan government to scale up HIV awareness campaign

April 18, 2011 by benim

Across the ten states of South Sudan 116,000 people have been affected by the incurable disease, according to the findings reported to the Council of Ministers on Friday by the region’s vice president, Riek Machar, who was also assisted South … read more »

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Rebels and rumours as Sudan separation looms

April 4, 2011 by benim

The South Sudanese say they know things are bad when people stop blaming violence on former civil war enemies in the north and start accusing each other. And that is exactly what has been happening in recent weeks, souring the … read more »

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Remove Ethiopia head of mission, South Sudanese tell Kiir

March 7, 2011 by benim

Southern Sudanese communities living in Ethiopia are demanding for the immediate removal of the country’s head of mission, citing his alleged misuse of funds allocated by the Southern Sudan Referendum Taskforce. The taskforce was created to prepare the region and … read more »

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Sudan: Bashir not standing for re-election

February 21, 2011 by benim

Khartoum – Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir will not stand at the next election as part of a package of reforms aimed at democratising the country, a senior official of the ruling party said on Monday. Bashir took power in … read more »

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South Sudan should have a prime minister after independence – SPLM-DC

February 21, 2011 by benim

he Sudan People Liberation Movement for Democratic Change (SPLM-DC) said Saturday that South Sudan, when it becomes independent in July, should have a prime minister as well as a president. Sudan’s South is currently writing a constitution ahead of its … read more »

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South Sudan political parties leaders to discuss transitional period on Monday

February 13, 2011 by benim

Leaders of all the political parties in South Sudan will on Monday, February 14, hold a leadership forum meeting to begin discussing the post-referendum arrangements leading to formation of an inclusive broad-based transitional government in July this year. In accordance … read more »

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Machar urges resolution of Darfur conflict, vows to settle Abyei issue by March

February 3, 2011 by benim

The leadership of the soon-to-be independent state of South Sudan wants to see the ongoing armed conflict between Darfur rebels and northern Sudan government quickly brought to an end peacefully, saying it has invested interest in achieving peace in that … read more »

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South Sudan signs ceasefire with rebels

January 5, 2011 by benim

JUBA, Sudan — South Sudan’s army signed a “permanent ceasefire” with rebel forces it has been fighting since an election last April, just four days ahead of an historic independence referendum. The deal with renegade senior officer George Athor, who … read more »

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Sudan’s North & South sign agreement on securing oilfields

December 7, 2010 by benim

The Sudan Armed forces (SAF) and the Sudan People Liberation Army (SPLA) on Monday signed a framework agreement on securing oilfields and related infrastructure in the South. The accord states that the Joint Integrated Units (JIU) will continue their in … read more »

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South Sudan political forces join hands ahead of referendum

October 19, 2010 by benim

The Southern Sudan political parties conference in the region’s capital, Juba, have come out with a united voice and called for timely and transparent conduct of the region’s referendum on independence scheduled for January 9, 2011. On Sunday, the text … read more »

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