Five chairpersons and two deputy chairpersons of the Specialized Committees in the parliament have been fired. Continue reading “Speaker sacks 5 parliamentary committee heads”

The African Union has warned that the peace deal has reached a critical stage and has urged the SPLM in opposition to attend the next meetings of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission. Continue reading “AU appeals to SPLM-IO to attend JMEC meetings”

The chairman of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission, Festus Gontebanye says IGAD has secured air tickets for the Former Detainees to come to Juba. Continue reading “IGAD secures air tickets for Former Detainees”

The Minister of Cabinet Affairs says leaders of other political parties have failed to sign the agreement as stakeholder because IGAD wants some provisions of the deal to be changed. Continue reading “Other political parties fail to sign peace deal”

The UN Mission in South Sudan says one of its Ethiopian military peacekeepers was killed on Monday during a shooting at its camp in Tongpiny suburb in Juba. Continue reading “Fighting among UN peacekeepers leaves 1 dead”

A section of national assembly MPs and politicians have questioned the procedure of amending the constitution to accommodate more states. Continue reading “Row breaks over legality of constitutional amendments”

The leader of the National Alliance of opposition political parties, Dr. Lam Akol, says Dr. Elia Lomoro cannot sign the peace agreement on behalf of the other political parties. Continue reading “Opposition leaders disagree over who should sign August deal”

In Western Equatoria, civilians and the army in the state have signed an agreement to cease hostilities against each other and allow citizens to return home, the state minister information has said. Continue reading “WES: Army, civilians agree to cease hostilities against each other”

The Office of the president says the government does not have funds to move the army out of Juba. Continue reading “No money to relocate army”

The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General on Sexual Violence, Zainab Hawa Bangura, has urged the government to sign documents on preventing sexual violence in conflict. Continue reading “Gov’t urged to sign documents against sexual violence”