A delegation from the UN Security Council is in Juba in a bid to resolve the current crisis.

The delegation has met with UNMISS and government officials and is also scheduled to meet President Salva Kiir.

The government chief negotiator, Nhial Deng Nhial, is returning to Juba for consultations on the progress of peace talks in Addis Ababa. Continue reading “IGAD heads of state’s meeting postponed”

The National Ministry of Roads and Bridges has signed an 11-million South Sudanese pound contract to upgrade the Lasu -Yei road. Continue reading “Roads Ministry signs 11million SSP contract to upgrade Lasu-Yei raod”

A rebel spokesman says that there can be no talks with the Government until all political prisoners are freed.

A human rights activist is calling on the warring parties to engage in dialogue to end the crisis.

An official says more than 100 dead bodies are lying on the streets of Malakal following clashes over the last week.

Residents of Enderi payam in Ezo County, Western Equatoria, say they have spotted three suspected Lord’s Resistance Army rebels.

 

 

 

The UN mission in South Sudan says the first contingent of additional peacekeepers approved by the Security Council earlier this week is expected in the country today.

The Minister of Petroleum says the flow of oil has not been affected despite reports that rebel forces are in control of parts of oil-producing Unity State.

The leader of the National Congress Party is urging President Salva Kiir and his former deputy Riek Machar to engage in dialogue in order to end the crisis.

 

 

East Africa’s leaders are expected to attend an IGAD summit in Nairobi to discuss the conflict in South Sudan, where thousands of people are believed to have died.

The widow of the late Dr. John Garang, Rebecca Nyandeng, has urged President Salva Kiir to release political detainees in order to facilitate dialogue.

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says over 120, 000 people have been displaced by the violence.

The Government of Central Equatoria State says it has set up a committee to oversee the humanitarian needs of those who have been affected by the crisis.

 

The Kenyan president and the Ethiopian prime minister have been having talks with President Kiir in Juba to try to defuse tension between the warring parties.

SPLA Spokesman Colonel Philip Aguer says fighting has resumed in Malakal town.

Dozens of people who have sought refuge in the parish of Saint Theresa Catholic Church in Juba say they will not return to their homes because of the insecurity.

 

 

 

One of the leaders of the opposition, Peter Abdulrahman Sule, has called on the US Special Envoy to South Sudan to put pressure on the warring parties so they cease hostilities.

 The US Ambassador to South Sudan, Susan Page, has urged the people of South Sudan to focus on peace as they celebrate Christmas.

 Pope Francis has appointed the first Vatican Ambassador to South Sudan. He is US Archbishop Charles Daniel Balvo.

 

 

Eye Radio wishes you love, peace and happiness this Christmas Season

What do you want for South Sudan, conflict or peace? We have just come out of decades of suffering. Let us not be tempted away from achieving our dream: a country where we can all live side by side. Do not allow violence to take over. Let us choose peace.”

 

This is a message from Eye Radio