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US Lawmaker to Obama: Phone Kiir on South Sudan Crisis

Source: Voice of America President Barack Obama(AWR) March 3, 2014 (WASHINGTON) — U.S. Congressmen and a top rights activist have called for the United States to step up its diplomatic efforts to end the crisis in South Sudan, including by getting President Barack Obama to make a phone call to his counterpart in Juba, President…

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New Agreement: Kenya, South Sudan visa deal!

  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…

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