Former Vice President Riek Machar on South Sudan civil war, Addis Ababa peace talks Written by Mustafa Sirri January 1, 2014[London, Asharq Al-Awsat]—Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsatvia satellite phone from somewhere within the rebel-held territory of South Sudan, former vice-president Riek Machar laid the blame for the ongoing civil war firmly on the shoulders of embattled…
IGAD leaders buried their heads in the sand
Written by JOSHUA OSBORNE-PWOD Ethiopian Minister for Foreign Affairs Tedros Adhanom reads communique of the Extra Ordinary Session of the Igad Assembly of Heads of States and Governments on the situation in South Sudan at the Kenyan State House in Nairobi on the 27th of December, 2013. The statements issued by the leaders and the…
Uganda: MPs angered by Museveni’s comments on S.Suda
Written by Henry Sekanjako and Joyce Namutebi MPs Katuntu (left) and Ssekikubo speaking to journalists at Parliament yesterday. Photo by Abu Mwesigwa newvision A cross-section of MPs have called on President Yoweri Museveni to refrain from making statements that might worsen…
