Written by Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor. Ghanaian troops enplaning for Mali January 9, 2014 [Ghana] –Folks, the headline is loud and clear: “Ghana to send peacekeepers to South Sudan”. Miss Hannah Tetteh, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, has said that Ghana will be contributing troops for peacekeeping operations in South Sudan. We are…
Former US special envoy calls for more engagement with S. Sudan
January 8, 2014 (KHARTOUM) – The United States former special envoy to Sudans, Princeton Lyman, has stressed that the international community must act more robustly to assist South Sudan in becoming a viable state. FILE – U.S. President Barack Obama meets with Sudan Special Envoy Ambassador Princeton Lyman in the Oval Office, April 1, 2011.…
South Sudan: Rebels Reject Government Plan To Unblock Peace Talks
Written by AAARON MAASHO AND CARL ODERA South Sudanese people take part in a peace match organized by the civil society groups in the capital Juba, south Sudan Wednesday, January.8. 2014.Officials in Ethiopia say peace talks for South Sudan are stalled over the issue of political prisoners, describing the take as “on and off” after…
