President Kiir says the government delegation has suspended its participation in the IGAD-led peace talks until the mediators explain the content of the press statement in which he was insulted. Continue reading “Kiir pullouts peace team from talks over an alleged insult”

President Salva Kiir has rejected the proposal of the SPLM- in Opposition to dissolve and reconstitute the cabinet Continue reading “Interim government without Kiir is ‘red line’”

The UN Security Council has extended the mandate of the United Nations peacekeeping force in Abyei until the 15th of October 2014. Continue reading “UNISFA’s mandate extended to October”

The UN Security Council has extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan until the 30th of November this year. Continue reading “UNSC extends UNMISS’ mandate”

The US government says it cannot decide on whether the elections should take place in South Sudan next year or not. Continue reading “‘US doesn’t have a position on when RSS elections should be’”

A senior commander of the Uganda People’s Defense Forces is calling for urgent deployment of the East African Regional Force in South Sudan. Continue reading “UPDF calls for urgent deployment of IGAD forces”

Donors for South Sudan in the Norwegian capital, Oslo, are urging President Salva Kiir and Dr. Riek Machar to use the agreement signed on 9th Continue reading “Oslo hosts donor conference for South Sudan”

The United States has pledged to grant South Sudan $300 million to help boost response to the humanitarian crisis in the country. Continue reading “US pledges $300m to tackle humantarian crisis in RSS”

The UN Security Council will convene a meeting today to discuss the status of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei, UNISFA, whose mandate will come to an end this month. Continue reading “UN Security Council discusses UNISFA”