Former vice president, Dr. Riek Machar, fighting to ensure democracy, pluralism, free elections, and good governance. Photo|Past file February 03,2014 [VOA] — South Sudan’s former vice president says he has formed a “resistance” group that will fight the government to ensure democracy and good governance in the war-battered country.South Sudan’s government had accused Riek Machar of leading a coup…
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Unicef blasts S Sudan over looted school packs
Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) soldiers wearing Unicef backpacks walk along a road in Mathiang near Bor. (Carl de Souza, AFP) February 3, 2014 [Juba] – Unicef said on Monday it was “extremely concerned” over the looting by South Sudan government troops of school supplies and backpacks that were supposed to be destined for children. The complaint…
Uganda’s South Sudan adventure
Why supporting Salva Kiir may turn out to be Museveni’s most ill-advised military intervention Read the original copy here February 3, 2014 [Kampala] — The Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) recent military adventure into South Sudan follows a pattern that has made our country a regional military hegemon and our president, one of Africa’s most…
