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Africa Subsaharan
South Sudan denies president's death amid rumours
2025-05-16
[PUNCHNG] South Sudan
...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans...
's government on Thursday denied that President Salva Kiir had died, following online speculation.

The long-serving 73-year-old leader has long been dogged by rumours of ill health.

But he has been pictured in recent months meeting visiting dignitaries and ordering a series of dramatic government reshuffles.

He has also moved decisively against his long-time rival and the current first vice-president, Riek Machar, placing him under house arrest and detaining several of his allies.

Late Wednesday, reports began emerging on social media, claiming that Kiir had, in the words of one Kenyan personality, ''kicked the bucket.''
"He's pining for the Sudanese fjords"
South Sudan's foreign ministry issued a statement the following day, saying it ''categorically and strongly denies the false and malicious reports circulating on social media claiming that His Excellency President Salva Kiir Mayardit has passed away.''

The posts were ''entirely baseless and irresponsible rumours fabricated by enemies of peace, development, nation building, and stability,'' it added.

It comes as South Sudan faces another bout of insecurity, with festivities between forces aligned with Kiir and Machar breaking out in several areas around the country, raising fears of renewed civil war.
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Africa Subsaharan
South Sudan confirms presence of Ugandan troops, citing military pact - Sudan Tribune
2025-03-19
[SUDANTRIBUNE] South Sudan
...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans...
's government confirmed the presence of Ugandan troops in the country on Monday, citing a military agreement between the two nations for technical support, training, and maintaining peace and stability.

Information Minister Michael Makuei Lueth told a news conference that the government acknowledged the presence of Ugandan troops to dispel rumours circulating in the media and other sources.

''One of the reasons I called this presser is to update you about the general situation, and one of them is the presence of the Ugandan People's Defence Forces (UPDF). It is present here in Juba, and you have seen it,'' Lueth, the government front man, said.

Lueth, a long-time ally of President Salva Kiir, justified the presence of Ugandan troops despite provisions in the 2018 revitalized peace agreement that calls for the country to be free of foreign forces.

''Why is it present here in Juba? They are present because the government of Uganda and the government of South Sudan have a military pact that dates back to the time of the Lord's Resistance® Army,'' he said. ''This is the same pact which is continuing. We have not nullified it, but we use it when necessary. So, the UPDF that arrived here in Juba are the support and technical units. They have come to support their brothers and sisters in the South Sudan People's Defence Forces (SSPDF).''

He said the presence of Ugandan troops was no longer a secret, even though it should have been confidential for security reasons.
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Africa Horn
UNESCO condemns looting of Sudan National Museum
2024-09-16
[SUDANTRIBUNE] UNESCO on Tuesday strongly condemned reports that Sudan's National Museum has been looted by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) elements, highlighting a growing threat to the country's cultural heritage amid ongoing conflict.

Last week, Sudanese researchers called on South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit to help recover valuable artefacts looted from the National Museum in Khartoum under the RSF control and taken to South Sudan for sale.

The U.N. cultural agency said it has been closely monitoring the impact of the conflict on Sudan's heritage since it began in April 2023. Recent weeks have seen an alarming escalation, with reports of widespread looting of museums, heritage sites, and archaeological sites.

''UNESCO is particularly concerned by reports of looting at the National Museum of Sudan,'' the agency said in a statement. The museum, which houses important historical artefacts and archaeological collections, has been undergoing restoration coordinated by UNESCO with funding from Italy since 2019.

The agency also condemned reports of looting at the Khalifa House Museum and Nyala Museum, emphasizing that such acts constitute a grave violation of international humanitarian law.

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International-UN-NGOs
Security Council President calls for end to Sudan conflict
2024-06-17
[SUDANTRIBUNE] The President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Dennis Francis has called for an immediate stoppage of what he described as the “unprecedented escalation of violence in Sudan”.

The Trinidad and Tobago diplomat, on a visit to South Sudan, expressed his readiness to help build peace and sustainability in war-torn Sudan.

“As President of the General Assembly, my door remains open to help build peace, progress, prosperity, and sustainability for all – here in the Republic of South Sudan, in the wider region, and including in neighboring Sudan where we are witnessing the unprecedented escalation of violence that must stop, now; and indeed, around the world”, he said after meeting President Salva Kiir.

Francis, who has served as his country’s permanent representative to the UN since 2021, said peace remains the only way to end political disputes.

“Here, I must emphasize that there is inspiration to be drawn from Mahatma Gandhi’s apt words of wisdom that: “There is no way to peace. Peace is the way”, he said.

South Sudan’s minister of Foreign Affairs, Ramadan Mohammed Abdallah Goch Ayuel commended Francis’s visit in support of South Sudan’s peace process.
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Africa Horn
South Sudan's president says against Sudan's disintegration
2024-04-24
[SUDANTRIBUNE] South Sudan
...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans...
 President Salva Kiir has raised an alarm over the war in Sudan, saying the country should not be allowed to split.
I thought South Sudan was the first phase of Sudan's disintegration?
"Sudan is too important, a country, in the African context, that cannot be abandoned to be consumed by its internal conflict. It can not be allowed to disintegrate", said Kiir.

He made the remarks during a visit of his South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa where they discussed the status of implementation of the September 2018 peace agreement.

South Africa, Uganda, and Sudan were guarantors of the deal. The African Union
...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful...
entrusted the five member countries with periodic review and evaluation of the status of the agreement. This committee, known as C5, comprises Algeria, Rwanda, Nigeria, Tanzania, and South Africa as the chair.

The South Sudanese leader explained that Sudan was a buffer zone of turmoil in Africa for it to be allowed to be consumed by its internal conflict.

He did not suggest what the continent should do.

"And as you know, Sudan is a buffer between the two zones of turmoil in Africa and if it is to be allowed to be consumed by its internal conflict, I think the whole of the heart of Africa and maybe the whole of Africa will be bleeding", he warned.

Kiir explained where the two zones exist and how internal conflicts have been negatively affecting regional peace and stability over past decades.

"The first zone, from these two zones extends from Libya to the Great Lakes region. This zone has been experiencing perennial conflicts emanating from legitimate political cases. Nobody can dismiss the genuineness of these conflicts in the region. For example, there is political opposition in Chad. It has its genuine political reasons for existence. There was a conflict in Darfur which we addressed with the signing of the 2020 Juba Peace Agreement but this agreement was affected by the eruption of the current conflict between the rapid support force and the Sudan armed forces. the implementation has now stalled and the signatories of the agreement are now divided in this fight. Some are with Sudan armed forces and others have taken a neutral position. there is another in Central Africa Republic," said Kiir.

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Africa Subsaharan
South Sudan president presses on holding elections as scheduled
2024-04-05
Will South Sudan hold delayed polls this year?

President Salva Kiir on Wednesday (Aprl. 03) warned politicians against an extension of the period of transition.

He argued it would deny citizens an opportunity to choose their leaders and urged parliament to pass the necessary laws to pave the way for the elections.

Parliament Speaker Jemma Nunu Kumba said politicians would redouble their efforts to ensure that all the prerequisites for elections are met.

His adress to parliament which return from recess comes just weeks after Salava Kiir's deputy and former rival Riek Machar proposed a postponement of elections expected to be held in December.

Vice President Machar suggested last month an extension of the transitional government’s term to allow for adequate preparation for the elections.

South Sudan became independent in 2011. After a peace deal in 2018 ended a civil war, elections were due to be held in February 2023. However,
some men learn by reading. A few learn by observation. The rest have to pee on the electric fence for themselves...
 the government of national unity of Salva Kiir and Riek Machar has failed to meet key clauses of the deal.

The nation is working to put into place a permanent constitution, an electoral commission and a unified police force, made up of pro-government and rebel factions, that would provide security to the troubled nation.

The landlocked country is facing an economic crisis due to a decline in oil exports after war-torn Sudan last month declared force majeure on oil shipments passing through the country. The fighting in Sudan has affected shipments destined for a terminal near Port Sudan along the Red Sea coast.

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Africa Horn
German FM urges South Sudan leaders to renounce violence
2024-01-30
[SUDANTRIBUNE] The German Foreign minister, Annalena Baerbock has urged South Sudanese leaders to renounce the violence in the electoral process.

She was speaking after meeting President Salva Kiir
whose predecessor died under mysterious circumstances when his plane exploded...
and First Vice President Riek Machar
Who's been in near continuous rebellion against Kiir and his forces...
in Juba on Friday as part of a tour that saw her visit Kenya and Djibouti.

The official stressed the need for free, fair and peaceful elections in the country.

She emphasized the need for progress in the implementation of the Revitalized Peace Agreement, greater transparency in the management of public finances, increased investment in basic services by the transitional government and the facilitation of safe and unhindered humanitarian access in South Sudan.
And ponies for everyone!
While opening a new United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) women’s friendly space at Gorom refugee settlement on Friday, Baerbock has condemned the widespread sexual and gender-based violence women affected by war face.

“Sexual violence and rape are systematically used as a weapon of war. The women I just spoke to suffered the worst – they had to watch their daughters being raped in front of their eyes, they lost their children while fleeing. And then they arrived here in South Sudan and urgently need humanitarian support, water, food, but, above all, what everyone says above all, medical care,” she stressed.

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Africa Horn
President Kiir calls for ceasefire in Sudan conflict
2024-01-22
[SUDANTRIBUNE] South Sudan President Salva Kiir has urged an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in the ongoing conflict in neighbouring Sudan, citing the deteriorating security and humanitarian situation caused by nine months of fighting.

President Kiir made the call during a meeting with Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, the commander of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Force, on Saturday after participating in a summit organized by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), a regional grouping of eight member countries.

The South Sudanese leader used the meeting to reiterate his administration’s commitment to supporting the regional-led peace process as the only viable path to achieving a lasting peace and resolving the conflict in Sudan. He also urged the paramilitary group’s leader to embrace peaceful dialogue and work towards a peaceful solution to the underlying causes of the war.

President Kiir also called for the establishment of humanitarian corridors to ensure access to assistance and services for people trapped in remote areas of Sudan due to the conflict.

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Africa Subsaharan
South Sudan's Warrap State approves shoot-to-kill law to combat violence
2024-01-12
[SUDANTRIBUNE] South Sudan
...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans...
’s Warrap State, home to President Salva Kiir, has approved a law authorizing the use of lethal force against individuals involved in cattle raiding, Dire Revenge killings, and other criminal activities.

The decision, reached during a meeting of the Warrap State Council of Ministers chaired by Governor Kuol Muor Muor, is part of an effort to restore law and order in the state, which has been plagued by chronic communal conflicts and cattle theft.

The Conflict Resolution and Sustainable Development Bill 2024, also known as the Green Book, was unanimously endorsed by the council members. The bill, which now awaits approval by the State Transitional Legislative Assembly, aims to address the root causes of violence in Warrap State, including land disputes, unilateral naming of other people’s places, kidnapping of girls, forced marriage and adultery, and competition for limited resources such as water and pastures for cattle.

Under the new law, individuals found guilty of cattle raiding or Dire Revenge killings will be sentenced to death by firing squad. Those caught with illegal firearms will face fines and up to seven years in prison, while those who illegally rename ancestral land will be fined, incarcerated
Maw! They're comin' to get me, Maw!
 for three years, and forced to adhere to local customs.

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Africa Horn
Sudanese RSF leader pledges safe passage for Abyei and South Sudan returnees
2024-01-08
[SUDANTRIBUNE] General Mohammed Hamdan Daglo "Hemetti", the head of the Sudan
...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans...
ese paramilitary group Rapid Support Force (RSF), has reaffirmed his commitment to facilitate the safe return of Abyei natives and South Sudanese nationals who have fled the conflict in Sudan.

The pledge was made during a meeting with Abyei leaders Francis Mading Deng and Luka Biong Deng in Nairobi, Kenya on January 3, 2024. The meeting, which lasted for an hour, was characterized as amicable, open, and forward-looking by Francis Kuol, a former Sudan cabinet affairs minister.

The primary purpose of the meeting was to follow up on previous discussions held in Khartoum regarding the final status of Abyei and the repatriation of Abyei citizens who had sought refuge in Sudan prior to the Sudanese crisis. Francis Deng, who has also engaged in similar discussions with General Burhan, the head of the Sudanese Sovereign Council, in New York, USA during his participation to the United Nations
...an idea whose time has gone...
 General Assembly in September 2022, added that he had also held similar dialogues with General Malik Agar, the Deputy Chairman of the Sudanese Sovereign Council, during his visits to Juba.

The Abyei leaders expressed their appreciation to Daglo for his endeavours to bring an end to the brutal civil war in Sudan and his historic diplomatic initiatives to neighbouring African countries in pursuit of peace.

The meeting touched upon three critical issues: peace in Sudan, the potential role of South Sudan under the leadership of President Salva Kiir in facilitating Sudanese peace, and the repatriation of Abyei natives displaced and stranded in RSF-controlled areas.

Deng highlighted the pivotal role that South Sudan, under the leadership of President Salva Kiir Mayardit, could play in mediating Sudanese peace. He emphasized the urgent need to establish secure conditions to enable the return of Abyei citizens displaced by the conflict in Sudan and the crucial role of the RSF in securing transit routes for the return of South Sudanese citizens.

The authorization of the meeting by President Salva Kiir and members of his administration remains unclear. The South Sudanese ambassador in Kenya declined to comment when asked if he had been informed of the arrangement.

Hemetti, heads the paramilitary Rapid Support Force, which has been engaged in a war against the Sudan Armed Forces under the command of its chief and Chairman of the Transitional Sovereign Council, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, since April 2023.

The RSF has been out of the public eye for several months. He utilized this period to embark on diplomatic missions to neighbouring countries and participate in global events and functions.

In late December 2023, the head of the Sudanese paramilitary group made his first wartime diplomatic trip to Uganda, where he met with President Yoweri Museveni
...President-for-Life of Uganda. He assumed office in 1985. His primary virtue is being prefereable to both his predecessors, Idi Amin and Milton Obote...
. He also met with leaders from Uganda, Æthiopia, Djibouti, Kenya, South Africa, and Rwanda.

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Africa Horn
Somalia signs treaty to formally join East African Community
2023-12-17
[AFRICANEWS] Somalia was on Friday formally admitted as the 8th member state of the East African community (EAC), three weeks after being approved at a leaders’ summit in Arusha, Tanzania.

President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud signed the Treaty of Accession in the presence South Sudan
...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans...
 President Salva Kiir, the current chair of the East African Communty and Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni
...President-for-Life of Uganda. He assumed office in 1985. His primary virtue is being prefereable to both his predecessors, Idi Amin and Milton Obote...
 at a ceremony held in Entebbe, Uganda.

The EAC is a trade bloc as well as a customs union. But the region's biggest economies - Kenya and Tanzania, have been accused of attempts to stifle free trade.

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Africa Horn
Shoigu meets with the Minister of Defense of South Sudan
2023-09-30
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu met with his South Sudanese counterpart, General Chol Thon Balok . The press service of the Russian Ministry of Defense reported this on September 29.

It is noted that during the meeting, promising cooperation projects in the defense sector were discussed, and the parties exchanged views on current issues of regional security.

At the meeting, the importance of the partnership between the military departments of Russia and South Sudan was noted to ensure security and stability in Central Africa. The defense ministers of the two countries agreed on further joint steps to develop bilateral relations in the military field, the press service clarified.

As Regnum reported, Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks in the Kremlin on September 28 with his South Sudanese counterpart Salva Kiir, during which he noted that much remains to be done for the economic development of the two countries. According to Putin, Russian-South Sudanese relations are developing very intensively. He recalled that Moscow was one of the first to recognize the sovereignty and independence of South Sudan.

Putin noted that the two countries have many good opportunities in a variety of areas, including energy. He expressed hope that the existing developments, including the construction of a refinery in South Sudan with the participation of a Russian company and the creation of the second stage of this plant, will benefit the development of our trade and economic ties.

In addition, the Russian leader emphasized that the further development of the two countries should be linked to ensuring security in the region.

As, in turn, Salva Kiir noted, the South Sudanese authorities do not see alternatives to friendship with Russia and intend to develop cooperation with Moscow.
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