Decision to give internally displaced people sanctuary probably saved lives, but it has also caused problems for the UN. March 20, 2014 (Al jazeera) — About 77,000 people have sought refuge at several United Nations bases in South Sudan since December. Some people who took shelter three months ago are building homes, setting up businesses…
Category: Uncategorized
Two S. Sudan gov’t officials defect to rebels
Source: World Bulletin/ News Desk Members of South Sudanese army joking in Juba before the current crisis(Photo: zagrava) March 19, 2014 (Addis Ababa) — Two senior South Sudanese government officials, including a former presidential adviser, joined rebel forces loyal to sacked vice president Riek Machar on Tuesday, blaming President Salva Kiir for the nascent country’s…
International Community Running Out of Patience with South Sudan
Marthe van der Wolf, VOA. Palace of Europe, Parliament’s Strasbourg hemicycle until 1999(Photo: Wiki) March 19, 2014 (ADDIS ABABA) — The international community says it is running out of patience with the progress of the South Sudan peace negotiations. The talks between South Sudan’s government and rebel forces have dragged on for nearly three months,…
Nyamilepedia 