COMMUNIQUE OF THE 26th EXTRA ORDINARY SESSION OF THE IGAD ASSEMBLY OF HEADS OF STATEAND GOVERNMENT ON THE SITUATION IN SOUTH SUDAN ADDIS ABABA,10June 2014 June 11, 2014(Addis Ababa) — The IGAD Assembly of Heads of State and Government held its 26th Extra-Ordinary Summit on the 10th of June 2014 at the National Palace in…
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S Sudan’s warring leaders agree deadline for new govt: Ethiopian PM
June 10, 2014(Nyamilepedia) — ADDIS ABABA: South Sudan’s president and rebel chief met on Tuesday in a bid to end six months of civil war, agreeing to forge a transitional government within a 60-day deadline, Ethiopia’s prime minster said. “They agreed to complete the dialogue process within the coming 60 days on what how, when…
The cost of war: Uganda borrows to fund its military in South Sudan
By DANIEL K. KALINAKI June 08, 2014(The EastAfrican) — The government of Uganda has raised its domestic borrowing ceiling as it seeks to raise money to plug a budget deficit and, among other expenditures, support its military intervention in South Sudan. Central bank sources said that the domestic borrowing ceiling has been raised by Ush675 billion…
