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SA High Court orders arrest of ICC Fugitive Omar al-Bashir of Sudan

June 15, 2015 Global Author

Pretoria, South Africa – On Monday 15 June 2015, a full bench of the North Gauteng High Court, comprising Judge President Dunstan Mlambo, Deputy Judge President Aubrey Ledwaba, and Judge Hans Fabricius, made an order for the arrest of the President of Sudan, Omar Al-Bashir. Immediately thereafter the State confirmed that President Bashir had been allowed to leave the country... Read More

South Sudan’s Warring Factions Sign Peace Deal

January 22, 2015 Global AuthorKampala, Peace, South Sudan, Sudan, war

ENLARGE South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir, left, exchanges documents with rebel leader Riek Machar, right, in Arusha, Tanzania, as Tanzania’s President Jakaya Kikwete looks on. PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES KAMPALA Uganda—Warring factions in South Sudan have signed an agreement to reconcile the ruling Sudan People’s Liberation Movement party, officials said on Thursday, in the latest effort to resolve the conflict that… Read More

Al Jazeera exclusive: South Sudan rebel threatened UN just before helicopter shooting

September 11, 2014 Global AuthorAl Jazeera, South Sudan, Sudan, UN

Jazeera has aired exclusive audio of South Sudan Liberation Army rebel commander Peter Gadet threatening to shoot incoming UN aircraft, just nine days before a UN helicopter was shot down on 26 August 2014 over Bentiu in Unity State, South Sudan. Three Russian crew were killed in the crash. . Read More

Salva Kiir Mayardit Exchange Messages Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir

January 26, 2014 Global AuthorAfrican Conflicts, Omar Al Bashir, Salva Kiir Mayardit, South Sudan, Sudan

KHARTOUM, Jan. 26 -- Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Sunday received message from his South Sudanese counterpart Salva Kiir Mayardit in dealing with the developments in South Sudan and issues of mutual concern. "I have delivered a message from South Sudan President Salva Kiir to Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir in dealing with bilateral relations and development of the situations in... Read More

President Salva Kiir accuses UN workers in his country of siding with rebel fighters seeking to overthrow him.

January 24, 2014 Global Authorafrica, Riek Machar, Salva Kiir, Sudan, UN

The relationship between South Sudan and the United Nations (UN) is souring during a critical time of conflict and mass death inside the world's newest country. After a month of fighting between President Salva Kiir's government and rebels loyal to former Vice President Riek Machar, the UN suddenly finds itself under verbal attack from South Sudan. Read More

UN says South Sudan civilians tied and shot in war

January 17, 2014 Global AuthorBentiu, President Kiir, Riek Machar, South Sudan, UN

A UN rights envoy in South Sudan said Thursday he had seen bodies in the streets that had been tied before being shot as the global body stepped up warnings over rights abuses. The UN has accused both sides of carrying out atrocities in the conflict that started on December 25 between President Salva Kiir and deposed vice president Riek... Read More

S. Sudan Rebels Want Prisoners Released at Peace Talks

January 2, 2014 Global AuthorPresident Kiir, South Sudan, Sudanese vice president Riek Machar

ADDIS-ABABA — Releasing their imprisoned colleagues will be a top priority for South Sudanese rebels during peace talks that are to start Friday in Ethiopia. The government arrested some pro-rebel officials during the initial outbreak of fighting in South Sudan's capital, Juba, last month.Delegates of former South Sudanese vice president Riek Machar see the release of detained prisoners as an important... Read More

Nigerian T.B Joshua prays for Peace in South Sudan

December 29, 2013 Global AuthorJoyce Banda, Machar, Salva Kiir Mayardit, South Sudan, T B Joshua

According to postings on T.B Joshua's facebook page, The President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit, sent a delegation with an official letter to him, acknowledging the prophetic message he gave concerning the current crisis in his nation and requesting prayers for the peace of his nation. On Sunday T.B Joshua said the following prayer:"Ask God to redeem the land,... Read More

U.S. Marines poised to enter South Sudan

December 23, 2013 Global AuthorRebels, South Sudan, US Marines, war

About 150 U.S. Marines are poised to enter turbulent South Sudan to help evacuate Americans and provide security for the U.S. Embassy, two U.S. military officials said Monday. The troops are moving from Spain to Africa, probably to the nation of Djibouti, the officials told CNN’s Barbara Starr on Monday. An estimated 100 U.S. citizens are believed to be… Read More

Profile of South Sudan’s Riek Machar Teny Dhurgon

December 23, 2013 Global Authorafrica, John Garang, Kong Chuo, South Sudan, SPDF, Sudan People's Liberation, USA

Riek Machar Teny Dhurgon (born 1953) is a South Sudanese politician who had been Vice President of South Sudan from its independence in 2011 until his dismissal in 2013. Machar obtained a PhD in mechanical engineering in 1984 and then joined the rebel Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A) during the Second Sudanese Civil War (1983–2005). Riek fell out with the... Read More

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