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Tag Archives: Salva Kiir Mayardit
General Amnesty to Renegade Commanders: Will it Bring Peace in South Sudan?
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
Tagged David Yau Yau, IndepthAfrica, John Garang, Juba, Kiir, Salva Kiir Mayardit, South Sudan, SPLM, Sudan
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South Sudan Economy : need for political and economic measures
By Suzanne Jambo The South Sudanese economy been set back by severe austerity measures for close to two years now; almost since our Independence in July 2011. Much of the real causes of these austerity measures maybe of high(est) speculations, … read more
Posted in Article, East Africa, Op-ed, South Sudan, Sudan
Tagged Addis Ababa, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, IndepthAfrica, Khartoum, Omar al-Bashir, RSS, Salva Kiir Mayardit, South Sudan, Sudan
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The struggle for sovereignty of South Sudan joint effort
By Jacob K. Lupai This is a response to a series of parts of article, Rebuttal to Mr. Jacob K. Lupai’s advice on Issues Raised in Equatoria Conference 2013, by my valued friend, Ateny Wek Ateny, in his column, Beating … read more
Analysis: South Sudan Justice John Clement Resignation from Judiciary
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
Political Parties Council: A test for pluralism in South Sudan
By Beny Gideon Mabor The Republic of South Sudan is the youngest and promising developmental state in the region with a lot of ambitions in the course of nation building including its Transitional Constitution passed in 2011. One ambitious provision … read more
What Constitution Do We Need In South Sudan
By Beny Gideon Mabor 1. Introduction South Sudan fought for decades against Khartoum regimes since August 18, 1955 for many reasons. Chief amongst causes of liberation struggle was to have federal system of governance in place so that the black … read more
Posted in Article, East Africa, Sudan
Tagged Chief Justice of South Africa, IndepthAfrica, Joseph Lagu, Salva Kiir Mayardit, South Sudan, Sudan, Sudan news
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Can South Sudan survive without Sudan?
By Luka Biong Deng As expected, the summit between presidents Salva Kiir and Omar el-Bashir on January 25 did not produce any results. The term summit, which usually refers to a high-level meeting, is losing its meaning in the context … read more
Distracted presidents thrash out Sudanese peace deal, again
Yet more peace talks in Addis Ababa did little to solve the many and varied issues between Sudan and South Sudan. The final agreement looks suspiciously like other agreements which have come before, none of which have been properly implemented. … read more
Posted in Article, East Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
Tagged Addis Ababa, Bashir, IndepthAfrica, National Congress Party, Omar al-Bashir, Salah Gosh, Salva Kiir Mayardit, SouthSudan, Sudan
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Sudan, South Sudan accuse each other of border attacks
Sudan and South Sudan on Thursday accused each other of incursions into disputed border areas, in a new setback to plans to secure their volatile boundary and resume cross-border oil flows. The accusations come a day after Sudan’s President Omar … read more
Posted in East Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
Tagged African Union, Bahr Al-Arab, IndepthAfrica, Omar al-Bashir, Salva Kiir Mayardit, SouthSudan, Sudan, United Nations, Western world
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Je, hii ya sasa Sudan Kusini Jamhuri nchi tukapigana?
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
Posted in Swahili
Tagged Arok Thon Arok, IndepthAfrica, John Garang, Kuol Manyang Juuk, Lam Akol, News in Swahili, Riek Machar, Salva Kiir Mayardit, SouthSudan, Sudan
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Is this current South Sudan Republic the country we fought?
An open Letter To President Kiir By Bol Garang de Bol Your Excellency, the President of the Republic of South Sudan, General Salva Kiir Mayardit, as you may be aware, although our request, advice, opinions seem to be ignored by … read more
The Sudan: Two States, Nine Lessons From Historic Agreement
By Oghogho Obayuwana LAST month, Sudan and South Sudan signed a historic agreement in Addis Ababa, one of the nine various accords framed as agreements and covering a range of issues that both “brotherly” nations have been negotiating since 2010. … read more
South Sudan: What next for a successful state?
By Beny Gideon Mabor The Republic of South Sudan got independence on July 9, 2011 exactly one year and three months from now since we honorably joined community of nations. Our national flag was hoisted at the offices of all … read more
South Sudan: How President Salva was betrayed
By Mareng Chuor Deng When the word honesty is mentioned, its antonym dishonesty easily comes to mind. A combination of such reference and rampant betrayal makes politic such a dirty game indeed. This is because those who make politics dirty … read more
Should South Sudan parliament ratify Addis Ababa agreements?
By Luka Biong Deng On 27th September, President Salva Kiir and President Omer Al Bashir penned in Addis, Ethiopia, the Cooperation Agreement between the Republic of South Sudan and Republic of Sudan. This Agreement was witnessed by President Thabo Mbeki … read more
Sudan and South Sudan: a civilised divorce
By Ahmed Badawi Divorce with kids involved is often a painful affair. But once the recriminations have been cast and the tears have dried, the two protagonists, it’s hoped, will work together for a common good: providing their children – … read more
North and South Sudan Reach Deal on Oil
Sudan and South Sudan signed agreements Thursday to demilitarize their border and resume the transport of southern oil through the north. The signed agreements do not deal with the oil-producing Abyei region and several other disputed border regions. President Omar … read more
Potential Paths Towards Ending Capital Punishment in South Sudan
By Elizabeth Ashamu and David Deng When the Republic of South Sudan declared independence in July 2011, it joined the ranks of a small handful of African countries that continue to carry out judicial executions. On August 21, two men … read more
The irony of urgency in Juba
By Zechariah Manyok Biar South Sudanese tend to develop bad habits and cherish them. One of these bad habits is crazy driving on Juba roads. People die every day as a result and nobody seems to care. This crazy driving … read more
Posted in Article, East Africa, News, South Sudan, Sudan
Tagged Addis Ababa, Africa Countries, africa facts, africa for kids, africa karl wolf, africa lyrics, Africa news, africa news today, africa song, africa toto, african food, African History, Driving, Equity Bank, IndepthAfrica, Juba, Republic of South Sudan, reuters africa news, Salva Kiir Mayardit, South Sudan, Sudan
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Fears for collapse of the Sudanese talks in Ethiopia
By Isaiah Abraham August 1, 2012 — The Sudanese delegations from the Republic of the Sudan and that of its Southern counter part, the Republic of South Sudan are meeting for the past few weeks in the Federal Republic of … read more
Posted in Article, Columnist, East Africa, Isaiah Abraham, News, South Sudan, Sudan
Tagged Africa Countries, africa facts, africa for kids, africa karl wolf, africa lyrics, Africa news, africa news today, africa song, africa toto, african food, African History, Ethiopia, IndepthAfrica, Juba, Khartoum, National Congress Party, Omar al-Bashir, reuters africa news, Salva Kiir Mayardit, South Sudan, Sudan
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Martyr Day isn’t an ordinary Day South Sudanese leaders
By Isaiah Abraham I happened to watched some leaders, and especially South Sudan President Gen. Salva Kiir Mayardit on Martyr Day couple of years ago. One thing that fouled my mood was his casual representation of the Day, and on … read more
Posted in Article, East Africa, News, South Sudan, Sudan
Tagged afria travel, Africa news, East Africa, Garang, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, india south africa, John Garang, Juba, Khartoum, Machar, map africa, map of africa, news, news in africa, North Africa, Salva Kiir Mayardit, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement, travel to africa, West Africa
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South Sudan accuses Sudan of bombing its territory
South Sudan on Saturday accused Sudan of launching an aerial bombardment on its side of their disputed border, but the Sudanese army denied the charge. The two countries came close to all-out war in April following border clashes, the worst … read more
Posted in Daily News Wrap, East Africa, News, South Sudan, Sudan
Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, African Union, All Africa, breaking news, East Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, Khartoum, Nigeria news, niheria newspapers, Northern Bahr el Ghazal, nothafrica, Omar al-Bashir, Salva Kiir Mayardit, South Sudan, Sudan, United Nations Security Council, West Africa
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Sudanese leaders in first talks since April clashes
The presidents of Sudan and South Sudan have met for the first time since a border dispute brought their countries close to conflict in April. Omar al-Bashir sat down with Salva Kiir on the sidelines of an African Union summit … read more
Posted in East Africa, News, South Sudan, Spotlight
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South Sudan Corruption Probe: MPs suspend officials
South Sudan’s parliament has voted to suspend at least 75 senior officials accused of massive corruption. President Salva Kiir sent a letter to the current and ex-government employees, asking them to return at least $4bn (£2.6bn) of stolen money. About … read more
Posted in East Africa, News, South Sudan
Tagged bbc, Indepth Africa Magazine, Juba, Khartoum, member of parliament, Salva Kiir Mayardit, South Sudan, Sudan
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