Testimony prepared for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Adopted from the United States Institute of Peace January 9, 2014[USIP] — Ambassador Princeton N. Lyman is a senior advisor to the president of the U.S. Institute of Peace and a former U.S. special envoy for Sudan and South Sudan. Thank you for the opportunity to testify…
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U.S. says ‘no evidence of coup attempt’ in South Sudan
January 9, 2014(mtv)–South Sudan’s young democracy risks “shattering” amid fierce fighting which has cost over 1,000 lives, a U.S. official warned Thursday, adding Washington had no evidence there had been an attempted coup. Speaking on the third anniversary of the nation’s independence, U.S. Assistant Secretary for Africa Linda Thomas-Greenfield told lawmakers: “Today, tragically, the world’s…
South Sudan: Thousands Flee City As Government Troops Launch Offensive
Oil-rich state capital Bentiu is left a ghost town as soldiers loyal to President Salva Kiir try to recaptue it from forces loyar to the former Vice President, Dr. Riek Machar. Written by Jessica Hatcher in Juba and David Smith, Africa correspondent, The Guardian. File photo: oil storage facility in Bentiu (Charlton Doki, Upperniletimes.net) January 9, 2014[Juba] — Thousands…
