By BARBARA AMONG Special Correspondent May 18, 2014(Nyamilepedia) — Unilateral action by South Sudan President Salva Kiir is testing the patience of key parties in the region, who have stood between him and a rebel advance on his crumbling regime. The EastAfrican has learnt that his decision to unilaterally postpone next year’s General Election and disregard some…
Category: Eastern Africa
South Sudan: Machar’s Diplomatic Missions Begin With 4 African States
May 16, 2014(Nyamilepedia) — Dr. Riek Machar Teny, the former vice president and the current chairman of SPLM [in opposition] will begin a regional tour next week. Machar will visit 4 African countries that include Sudan and Djibouti. “Machar will give a briefing on the peace talks between the South Sudan government and the SPLM/A-in-opposition…
Ethiopian leader ‘threatened to jail Riek and Kiir’ to secure South Sudan ceasefire
May 12, 2014(Juba) — Hailemariam Desalegn, the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, threatened to detain South Sudanese rebel leader Riek Machar and even the President of South Sudan Salva Kiir in order to pressure them into signing a ceasefire, the latter has claimed. Although Kiir described the threat against himself as a joke, he implied that…
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