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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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Leaders of Sudan, South Sudan to meet in second push for peace

The leaders of Sudan and South Sudan will hold their second summit in a month on January 24, a Sudanese official said on Tuesday, in a fresh bid to defuse tensions over oil, territory and other disputes. The neighbors came … read more »

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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 »

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Ethiopia’s PM Desalegn Expresses Satisfaction with Addis Ababa Summit Outcomes

Ethiopian Prime Minister, Hailemariam Desalegn expressed his satisfaction with the results of Al Bashir-Salva Kiir summit in Addis Ababa. In a joint press conference with the President of the African mediation, Thabo Mbeki, after the end of the summit, Desalegn … read more »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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Why South Sudanese must disrupt President Al-Bashir visit to Juba

By Steve Paterno October 28, 2012 — Finally, it is officially confirmed, early next months, the Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir will make an official trip to the Republic of South Sudan. This visit is intended as a gesture of good … read more »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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S. Sudan refutes claim of President Kiir’s “apology letter” to Obama

South Sudan on Tuesday strongly refuted reports that its President, Salva Kiir wrote “an apology letter” to his US counterpart, Barack Obama denying his alleged support for Sudanese rebels, SPLM-N. The report, which appeared in McClatchy, one of US largest … read more »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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South Sudan publishes account to retrieve stolen public funds

South Sudan on Saturday published an account of top-level government officials who have been contacted to inform them of an amnesty, offering them the opportunity to return embezzled funds. JPEG – 37.3 kb South Sudan president, Salva Kiir (Central Banking) … read more »

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South Sudan: President Salva demands officials to return the ‘stolen $4bn’

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has accused officials of stealing at least $4bn (£2.6bn) from state resources. He has written to 75 current and former senior government employees, asking for the money be returned. “People in South Sudan are suffering … read more »

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