Monday 30 March

• War Economy: South Sudan’s budget for the current fiscal year is twice as much as last year’s oil revenues according to Petroleum Minister Stephen Dhieu Dau.
• War Economy: South Sudan has suffered huge production losses, amounting to about 20 million barrels of crude oil as a result of the 15-month shutdown of oil production in Unity State.
• The British government has permitted the deployment and usage of its air force by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).

Tuesday 31 March

• South Sudan has opposed the direct involvement of United Nations Security Council and the Troika countries in the next round of IGAD peace talks.

Wednesday 1 April

• South Sudan’s Justice Minister, Paulino Wanawilla Unago said South Sudan will not sign the Rome Statute and become a member of the International Criminal Court.

Thursday 2 April

• SPLA commander James Bugo was killed, along with 12 other SPLA soldiers, in an ambush in Upper Nile state by gun men allegedly belonging to the ‘white army’ militia of the Dinka of Akoka County.
• The US president, Barack Obama, signed a continuation of an executive order regarding the ongoing crisis in South Sudan, saying the civil war poses a threat to US national security and foreign policy.

Saturday 4 April

• The head of the South Sudan Demining Commission accused members of the SPLA (IO) of planting new mines. The SPLA (IO) later denied these allegations, inviting international observers to verify it.

Monday 16 March

• Between 70 to 100 people estimated killed in Lakes State after clash between youths from Rumbek East and Rumbek Center.

Tuesday 17 March

• Five dead in another inter-clan clash in Lakes state between youth from the Pakam community and Ruop in Rumbek Central.
• At least two people were shot dead, allegedly by an SPLA soldier, in Paloich area in South Sudan’s Upper Nile State.
• The African Union denied any connection with the document leaked 10 days ago that purports to be a draft of the African Union Commission of Inquiry report.

Wednesday 18 March

• The perimeter of a UNMISS protection of civilians site in Bentiu, Unity State was temporarily breached by SPLA soldiers during fighting in the vicinity of the compound.
• President Salva Kiir declared during his first public rally since last month’s negotiating failure that he is not intimidated by the ‘stick’ of sanctions waved by Western powers.

Thursday 19 March

• The SPLA (IO) claimed to have killed 13 government soldiers and seriously injured several others in an ambush in Nyabol Kubur, Unity state.

Friday 20 March

• UNICEF reports the warring parties in South Sudan have recruited more than 12,000 child soldiers.

Sunday 22 March

• The Joint Border Commission (JBC) of Sudan and South Sudan agreed to establish an escrow account to pay for the demarcation of their shared border.
• N. warns that South Sudan’s economy is threatened by rampant inflation as the central bank is allegedly printing money to meet a budget shortfall.

Monday 23 March

• The inter-communal clashes in cattle camps in Lakes State last week resulted in about 100 deaths, according to estimates by the UN humanitarian office in Juba.
• According to government officials, SPLA (IO) briefly shelled Bentiu in Unity State.

Monday 9 March

• A high ranking SPLA officer said they launched a military offensive to retake Wadakona from the SPLM/A (IO) last week.

Tuesday 10 March

• Clashes between SPLM/A (IO) and government forces continued in Manyo County in Upper Nile State.
• According to Vice-president, James Wani Igga the IGAD peace talks hit a deadlock after SPLM (IO) delegation made “nine impossible” demands.
• Amnesty International: 76 organizations call for publication of AU Inquiry Report as deadline for peace passes.

Wednesday 11 March

• UNMISS plans to establish a “forward operating base” inside Malakal town in Upper Nile.
• South Sudan’s army says it captured ten soldiers belonging to SPLA-IO forces during clashes in Wadakona on 8 March.
• South Sudan’s economy weakens, as the price of the South Sudanese pound against the US dollar dropped in the black market to the lowest level since South Sudan’s independence.

Thursday 12 March

• IGAD announced its plan to resume peace negotiations in April, with a renewed approach referred to as the “IGAD-plus” formula.
• According to a government official, the SPLM does not want the ‘Troika’ to be included in the mediation team for new peace talks.
• The 18 South Sudanese political parties that form the loose opposition association known as ‘PPLF’ welcome the international sanctions

Saturday 14 March

• According to a SPLM/A (IO) spokesperson, rebel forces bombed and destroyed a ferry in Manyo county,Upper Nile state.

Sunday 15 March

• According to IGADs report on ceasefire violations in February 2015, both SPLA factions shelled each other, killed civilians, burned hospital and humanitarian infrastructure, and conscripted child soldiers in Unity and Upper Nile states.
• Clashes between the two SPLA factions resume in Manyo county in Upper Nile state.
• According to justice minister, Paulino Wanawilla Unango, South Sudan’s controversial security bill can become a law after the 30 days.

Wednesday 4 March

• The South Sudanese government condemned the attack on Marialachak village in Abyei, where some 100 armed Misseriya killed 4 civilians, wounded 3 others and prompted some 4000 residents to flee the village.
• The SPLA has attempted to contain a violent police strike over unpaid salaries in Wau, capital of Western Bahr el Ghazal.
• According to a government spokesman, the SPLM/A (IO) attacked SPLA positions in Ayod County of Jonglei State, and Nasir in Upper Nile on 2 March.
• The South Sudanese government said it is seeking to borrow up to $500,000,000 from multiple financial institutions to finance the continuation of government activities.

Thursday 5 March

• Allegedly, SPLA (IO) soldiers and forcibly recruited boys moved out from Old Fangak in Jonglei.
• According to a local official, the SPLA (IO) attacked a SPLA position in the Sere Malaga area, along the border with the disputed Kafia Kinji area.

Friday 6 March

• The IGAD-led peace talks in Addis Ababa, between the government of South Sudan and the SPLM (IO) ended with no agreement, even after a day’s extension.
• South Sudan’s rival forces have allegedly threatened an all-out war after the collapse of peace talks.
• The Bugaya area in Maban County of Upper Nile State has been attacked and a healthcare centre looted and burned.
• Renk town in Upper Nile state came under renewed artillery fire by the SPLM/A (IO) based on the west bank, according to a local official.
• A draft of the report from the AU investigation of war crimes in South Sudan was leaked to Reuters. According to the news agency the report calls for President Salva Kiir and Riek Machar to be barred from a transitional government and for South Sudan to be placed under AU administration.
• UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed his profound disappointment over the South Sudanese factions’ failure to display statesmanship and reach an agreement.

Saturday 7 March

• According to a government official, SPLA forces regained full control of Wadakona in Upper Nile state, ending days of intensive fighting with the SPLM/A (IO). The latter claim it carried out a “tactical” withdrawal.
• The SPLM/A (IO) repeated their demand for the AU to publish the leaked report on crimes committed by the warring parties in South Sudan.
• The United States strongly condemned what it described as lack of political leadership to resolve South Sudan’s conflict, despite pledges from the warring parties.

Sunday 8 March

• Lul Ruai Koang, former SPLM/A (IO) spokesperson, claimed to have established a new army known as South Sudan Resistance Army (SSRA) and to be operating in his home area of Greater Akobo (Lou Nuer).
• PRIO Global Fellow, Luka Biong Deng: What next after the final South Sudan Peace Talks?

Tuesday 24 February

• The Juba-based Committee for Eradication of Abduction of Women and Children called on the AU and international community to intervene and rescue the 89 boys abducted last week.
• Foreign Policy Magazine:The United States is threatening sanctions against South Sudan, yet again.
• The Guardian, in Pictures: South Sudan battles kala azar as the number of cases has more than doubled in the previous year.
• South Sudan warring factions discuss foreign troop withdrawal in Addis Ababa and have allegedly reached a preliminary agreement on ‘the disengagement, separation and withdrawal of the forces, including the allied forces.’

Wednesday 25 February

• Clashes between SPLA troops and civilians in Owiny Kibul, Magwi County, Eastern Equatoria have left 1 dead and over 30 injured following a bar fight. Magwi chief blamed the SPLA trainers for failing to keep discipline of new recruits.
• The SPLM/A (IO) have formed a committee to investigate the Bentiu massacre in April 2014.
• More than 600 child soldiers have been demobilised in GPAA so far, as demobilising exercises have been completed in Gumuruk, Zertet and Pibor, with Likuangule, Boma and Pochalla to be targeted in the coming days.
• Foreign Policy Magazine: Unmade in the USA; the inside story of a foreign-policy failure.

Thursday 26 February

• According to Oyai Deng Ajak, the SPLM-G10 members will only return to Juba once a final peace deal is reached through the ongoing talks in Addis Ababa.
• At least 12 people were killed in clashes between herders along the Yei-Juba road and elsewhere in Central Equatoria state.
• According to Unity State Security Advisor, William Bajuoc Bakuet, SPLM/A (IO) forces attacked an army position near Pariang County.
• Renk town in northern Upper Nile State came under renewed artillery fire by SPLM/A (IO) forces based on the west bank of the Nile.
• In a unanimous vote, the Security Council extended the United Nations peacekeeping force in Abyei through July 2015.

Friday 27 February

• Representatives of the SPLM/A (IO) said they are pessimistic about reaching a peace deal by the 5 March deadline, citing the absence of Salva Kiir as an indicator that SPLM is not genuine in their efforts.
• 144 more Chinese infantry troops arrived in Juba as part of UN’s peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, bringing the total number of Chinese troops to 180.
• China questioned the logic behind a U.S. push to create a UN sanctions regime for South Sudan while the warring parties are negotiating a power-sharing deal to end the conflict.
• The Egyptian government has pledged $2 billion for the construction of a multi-purpose hydroelectricity power project on Jur River in South Sudan’s Western Bahr el Ghazal state.
• PRIO Global Fellow, Luka Biong Deng: What do we expect from the final South Sudan Peace Talks?

Saturday 28 February

• A new scientific study showed that oil production at Thar Jath and Mala fields in Unity State has polluted the areas groundwater to such an extent that it is no longer safe for human consumption.
• UNICEF stated hundreds, and not 89 school boys, were abducted last week, and that the responsible armed group was a Shilluk Militia under the control of Johnson Oloni; the militia is aligned with the Government’s SPLA forces.
• The South Sudanese government denied reports that up to 16,000 additional troops from Uganda have been deployed to South Sudan’s border areas with Sudan.

Monday 2 March

• South Sudan and Sudan’s oil ministers met in Juba to discuss outstanding issues relating to the 2012 Cooperation Agreement.
• The SPLM/A (IO) has allegedly carried out mass recruitment of child soldiers in southern Unity State including in Panyijar and Leer.

Tuesday 3 March

• International New York Times: For the U.S. and China, a Test of Diplomacy on South Sudan.
• President Salva Kiir arrived in Addis Ababa to attend the ongoing IGAD negotiations, just days before the March 5 deadline to reach a final peace deal.
• The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution to impose a sanction regime in South Sudan; threatening those who disrupt the peace efforts in South Sudan.

Tuesday 17 February

• South Sudan’s Information Minister, Michael Makuei warned media groups and journalists of harsh punishments if they publish or broadcast interviews with rebels inside South Sudan.
• New clashes in Upper Nile between government forces  and the SPLA (IO) in Renk and Manyo.
• Lakes state parliamentary speaker, Baipath Majuec Relpuou, called on caretaker governor Maj-Gen Matur Chut Dhuol to reopen state parliament which has been on continuous recess for the last 10 months.
• The three SPLM factions have signed yet another roadmap agreement outlining a timeframe for the implementation of the 21 January Arusha’s agreement.
• A revenue collection committee removed illegal checkpoints in Renk County in Upper Nile state.

Wednesday 18 February

• British aid worker killed by unknown gunman within the Carter Center’s compound in Juba.
• South Sudan’s interior minister, Aleu Ayieny Aleu announced plans to train some 5,000 new police officers to quell ongoing insecurity in Rumbek, Lakes state, as well as some 5000 youth from neighbouring Warrap state.
• The African Union voiced their concern over recent killings and abductions, as well as raiding of livestock in the Abyei area.
• The SPLM signed a document agreeing to end the “status of exile” imposed on members of the SPLM-G10 faction within two weeks.

Thursday 19 February

• Manyo official says the SPLA (IO) withdrew from Haluf area in Upper Nile state, and denied claims that the SPLA (IO) had captured Kaka area recently.

Friday 20 February

• Foreign Policy Magazine – argument by Peter Biar Ajak: ‘A second chance for South Sudan.’
• Lul Ruai Koang, military spokesman and one of the lead negotiators for the SPLM/A (IO), defected earlier this week due to concerns about the movement’s leadership; unclear what consequences this will bring.    
• UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon submitted a report to the UN Security Council claiming  there has been ‘no tangible progress’ in setting up the Greater Pibor Administrative Area.
• The SPLA is responsible for 97% of all violations of the UN status-of-forces agreement in South Sudan since November, including incidents of detention, harassment and assault, according to the same UN Secretary General report.

Sunday 22 February

• Unidentified gunmen raided a school near Malakal, Upper Nile state and abducted at least 89 boys.
• Following a 2-day conference in Juba, attended by representatives from all the 64 ethnic groups in South Sudan, a resolution supporting federalism was passed.

Monday 23 February

• The governor of Western Equatoria state denied claims that a new rebellion under the command of Major Lasuba Lodoru has emerged.
• South Sudan’s warring parties resume peace talks in Addis Ababa, in what mediators have said will be the last round of negotiations.

Tuesday 10 February

• New clashes between government forces and the SPLM/A (IO) in Obudo County, Upper Nile state, and north of Bentiu in Unity state.  
• The Nuer Council of Elders (NCE) issued a statement criticizing the IGAD for suffering from conflict of interest and called for greater impartiality.
• Juba and Kampala denied claims by the SPLM/A (IO) about the alleged Ugandan deployed an additional 7,000 troops in South Sudan over the weekend.

Wednesday 11 February

• 300 boys, aged 11 to 17, were freed from David Yau Yau’s Cobra Faction in Pibor town; the second demobilization event aimed at returning former child soldiers to their families and enrolling them in school.

Thursday 12 February

• The US warned South Sudan’s warring parties to respect the 5 March deadline for a final agreement to resolve the conflict, or it may face action from the international community.

Friday 13 February

• The government announced that it seeks to postpone the national elections, set for June 30, and extend the terms of President Salva Kiir and the National Assembly by two years.
• A splinter group of the Cobra forces of Greater Pibor Area of Murle ethnic group announced their defection from the SPLM/A to the SPLM/A (IO); the relation between the defected forces and the Cobra faction was later dismissed.
• The South Sudanese government rejects the global campaign seeking to impose an arms embargo.
• South Sudan’s government repeated it would never agree to proposals removing the incumbent vice-president, James Wani Igga, saying the move would be unconstitutional.

Saturday 14 February

• President Salva Kiir attended a peace conference in Lakes state, aimed at exploring strategies to end hostilities and revenge killings between the different sections and clan members in the region.

Sunday 15 February

• According to presidential spokesperson, Ateny Wek Ateny, the government plans to send a proposal to parliament for a constitutional amendment to extend President Salva Kiir’s term of office.
• South Sudan’s parliamentary speaker admitted that almost all parliamentary activities have been halted due to a lack of funds.

Monday 16 February

• South Sudan’s military is still actively recruiting children into the armed forces despite assurances to the contrary according to Human Rights Watch.
• PRIO Global Fellow, Luka Biong Deng ‘Why government is right to postpone elections in South Sudan?’ 
  

Monday 2 February

• At least five people were killed and seven others wounded when unknown gunmen attacked a village in Jalle payam in Jonglei’s Bor county.
• Abdalla Kuot, spokesperson for rebel fighters under the overall command of General Dau Aturjong, said the SPLA (IO) planned to intensify its recruitment efforts in and outside South Sudan to boost its ranks.
  

Tuesday 3 February

• South Sudanese newspaper, the Nation Mirror, was ordered to close by the National Security Service (NSS) for publishing allegedly “anti-government” stories.
• SPLM/A (IO) leader, Riek Machar, appointed Khamis Abdel-latif as the commander of opposition forces in Lakes state.
• The International Crisis Group warned in its new report that the ongoing war in South Sudan may lead to a mering of the wars in the region .
• Western Equatoria county commissioner, Wilson Thomas, downplayed the significance of a new local rebellion, saying government forces security maintain control of the area.

Wednesday 4 February

• According to a Ugandan military spokesman, Maj. Henry Obbo, the governments of Uganda and South Sudan signed a memorandum of understanding, extending Uganda’s military presence in South Sudan with four additional months.
• A peace and reconciliation initiative is underway among communities of Kajo-Keji County of South Sudan and Uganda’s Moyo district, Radio Miraya reports.

Thursday 5 February

• While fighting has decreased in South Sudan , the UN maintains that human rights violations continue.

Friday 6 February

• South Sudan Information Minister, Michael Makuei, supported the AU’s decision not to release a report on human rights abuses.
• Riek Machar confirmed the release of the national bureau of statistics chairperson, Isaiah Chol Aruai, and two aid workers held in captivity in SPLM/A (IO) controlled areas.
• At least 11 people were killed and eight others injured in renewed inter-clan clashes in Lakes state.

Saturday 7 February

• The Troika nations demand the release of the AU’s Commission of inquiry on South Sudan report.
• The SPLM/A (IO) welcomed Ethiopia’s plan to deploy troops in South Sudan.
• Document: IGAD lists South Sudan ceasefire violations in December and January.

Sunday 8 February

• The SPLM/A (IO) said it had not abandoned the quest for federalism, vowing the matter remained critical in peace negotiations with President Salva Kiir’s government.

Monday 9 February

• International donors pledged an additional $529 million toward humanitarian relief in South Sudan.
• Government forces accused the SPLM/A (IO) of launching new military offensives in in Unity and Upper Nile state.

Monday 26 January

• Foreign Policy article ‘Inside the White House Fight over the slaughter in South Sudan’ focuses on the threat of an arms embargo and the slow pace of American diplomacy on South Sudan.
• South Sudan fighting grinds on, one year after the Cessation of Hostilities agreement was signed.

Tuesday 27 January

• The UN has secured the release of 3,000 child soldiers in South Sudan, calling it one of the largest demobilizations of children ever. So far 280 children have been released, ages 11-17, while the rest of the children will disarm over the next several weeks.
• According to South Sudan’s petroleum minister, Stephen Dhieu Dau, oil production has risen by about 9,000 barrels per day from 160,000 bpd, December last year, to 169,000 bpd.
• At least 13 dead, including 4 journalists, as gunmen attacked a convoy in Raga town, Western Bahr el-Ghazal. The attack was allegedly carried out by the Ugandan rebel group, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA).
• Lawmakers in Northern Bahr el Ghazal have voted to impeach the state’s caretaker governor, Kuel Aguer Kuel, accusing him of corruption, nepotism, sympathizing with rebels, defamation and violating the state constitution.

Wednesday 28 January

• According to President Salva Kiir, parts of the Arusha agreement from last week, to reunify the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM), were changed before it was signed.
• A former director of research at South Sudan’s ministry of defense, Major Lasuba Lodoru Wongo, said there is a new rebel group in South Sudan, composed of more than 200 soldiers who left the army because they were disappointed with how the two faction leaders are handling the peace talks.
• UN secretary-general, Ban Ki-moon appointed an Ethiopian general, Haile Tilahun Gebremariam, as the new Head of Mission of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA).
• PRIO Global Fellow, Luka Biong Deng on the AU Commission of Inquiry report and the Arusha deal.

Thursday 29 January

• In Pictures: Nuba refugees in South Sudan strive for independence.
• In Pictures: Arab nomads in Upper Nile State.
• According to a new Small Arms Survey report, the Chinese oil company, the Greater Pioneer Operating Company (GPOC), is financing a South Sudanese government militia to protect the Unity oil field.

Friday 30 January

• In order to advance the mediation process, the African Union has postponed releasing the report expected to reveal those responsible for atrocities committed in the violence in South Sudan. Human rights groups, like Amnesty International, criticized the AU this decision saying the report would have helped bring accountability.
• UN warns surge in Sudanese refugees, as they flee aerial bombardments and ground attacks in Nuba Mountains in Sudan, pushes camp capacity to its limit in Yida and Ajuong Thok, Unity State.
• The SPLM/A (IO) warned of imminent multi-front attacks by troops loyal to President Salva Kiir, calling on international and regional players to reign in the government.
• Leaders from South Sudan’s Greater Equatoria region opposed a proposal by IGAD to have rebel leader Riek Machar appointed as the country’s first vice-president, making the current vice president, James Wani Igga the second vice-president.

Saturday 31 January

• The African Union Peace and Security Council said sanctions will be imposed on all parties in South Sudan who continue to undermine the cessation of hostilities agreement.
• According to a rebel official, fresh clashes occurred Friday between SPLA and  SPLM/A (IO) in Unity state’s Mayom county.

Sunday 1 February

• President Salva Kiir and Riek Machar have signed a new deal committing to end the conflict, but consultations will continue on the contentious issue of a future government and power-sharing.