Monday 31 October According to the new Global Impunity Index by The Committee to Protect Journalists, South Sudan ranks among the top five countries where journalists have been murdered with impunity in 2016. Tuesday 1 November The newly emerged rebel group, the South Sudan Democratic Front (SSDF) called for the removal of the “failed and illegitimate… Read more »
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This Week in South Sudan – Week 43
Monday 24 October Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir has given the Government of South Sudan (GOSS) a two-month deadline to force Sudanese rebels in South Sudan to leave the country. According to the SPLA (IO), 11 government soldiers were killed during a road ambush along the Kola-Wedakona road in northern Upper Nile State. A SPLA (IO)-allied… Read more »
This Week in South Sudan – Week 42
Monday 17 October Riek Machar claims that following the July clashes in Juba, the SPLA used seven different planes to locate and attempt to kill him as they pursued him for 37 days from Juba to the Congolese border. IRIN Analysis: “Congo’s South Sudan rebel problem” The Guardian: “Attack on aid workers in South Sudan:… Read more »
This Week in South Sudan – Week 41
Monday 10 October China’s defence ministry rejected allegations by The Center For Civilians in Conflict that Chinese peacekeepers had in July this year abandoned their posts in Juba instead of protecting civilians. A top SPLA General, Lt. Gen. Bapiny Mantuil Wichjang, resigned from the Government of South Sudan (GOSS), accusing President Kiir and his inner… Read more »
This Week in South Sudan – Week 40
Monday 3 October At least 12 Dinka Bor cattle keepers were killed in the outskirts of Juba over the weekend. African Affairs: “Briefing: Prospects for Peace and the UN Regional Protection Force in South Sudan” The Economist Explains: “Why South Sudan is still at war” Tuesday 4 October Nestle’s Nespresso is temporarily suspending imports from… Read more »
This Week in South Sudan – Week 39
Monday 26 September Nearly 40 aid workers, the majority from UN agencies, have been evacuated from Jazeera and Nhialdu in Unity State due to deteriorating security. Tuesday 27 September A faction of the South Sudan Democratic Movement/Cobra Faction has again vowed to wage war against the Government of South Sudan (GOSS) citing failure to implement… Read more »
This Week in South Sudan – Week 38
Monday 19 September A SPLA spokesperson openly accused UNMISS of “making South Sudan very conducive for rebellion” Foreign Policy Journal: “South Sudan’s American-Made Robber Barons” Tuesday 20 September The SPLM (IO) criticized the United States government and the UN for receiving Taban Deng Gai in the US. Taban Deng attended the 71st sessions of the… Read more »
This Week in South Sudan – Week 37
Tuesday 13 September In response to a recent UN report, the SPLA denied responsibility for the July fighting in Juba, saying it was ‘outraged’ by the report and ‘UN’s continuation of negative smear campaign against top leadership of the military’. Taban Deng Gai vowed to shortly integrate SPLA (IO) forces in Equatoria into the SPLA faction… Read more »
This Week in South Sudan – Week 36
Monday 5 September The Government of South Sudan (GOSS) announced that despite their acceptance of the additional UN peacekeeping force, important details of the troop deployment still needs to be worked out, such as the exact number and the nationality of UN peacekeepers. Voice of America: “Some South Sudanese Want Restrictions on Troop Deployment” Tuesday… Read more »
This Week in South Sudan – Week 35
Tuesday 30 August Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta urged South Sudan’s leaders to implement the August 2015 peace deal and stabilize the country during his one-day visit to Juba. The UN Humanitarian Aviation Services (UNHAS) was forbidden to deliver medical supplies after the Government of South Sudanese (GOSS) imposed a new control on transport of medicines… Read more »