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…
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South Sudan Interim Government Proposal: 5 Presidents, Fewer Ministers
May 14, 2014(JUBA) — A group made up of former officials in the South Sudanese government, political analysts and lawyers has crafted a plan for what an interim government for the country could look like — and their vision is very different from the current reality. The draft proposal, released over the weekend by the Development Policy…
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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