President Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenya. Photo: Museke March 02, 2014 (Nairobi,Xinhua) — Kenya and South Sudan on Wednesday reached agreement to allow Kenyans to travel with ease when they visit the world’s youngest nation. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, who returned from a day-long visit to Juba, said Kenyans visiting South Sudan will now no longer…
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Juba asked IGAD nations to deploy troops to protect oilfields: official
Pres. Salva Kiir Mayardiit. Photo: Reuters March 3, 2014 (KHARTOUM) – South Sudan’s government said it submitted a proposal to the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) to deploy 10 battalions to protect its capital, Juba and the oilfields against attacks by rebel groups from Burundi and Rwanda. Ateny Wek Ateny, the press secretary to South…
Ateny Wek: South Sudan oil production down 29%
AFP File photo: oil storage facility in Bentiu (Charlton Doki, Upperniletimes.net) March 02, 2014 [Khartoum (AFP)] — Fighting in South Sudan has cut production from the country’s lifeline oilfields by about 29 percent, the press secretary to President Salva Kiir said in Khartoum on Sunday. “South Sudan is still getting more than 175,000 barrels a…
