UN Security Council split over South Sudan sanctions

By KEVIN J. KELLEY May 03, 2014( NEW YORK) — The United Nations Security Council signalled on Friday that it is likely to approve deployment of East African troops in South Sudan, but divisions emerged within the council over possible UN sanctions on leaders of South Sudan’s warring factions. All five of the council’s veto-wielding…

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South Sudan conflict ‘struggle for power’: Info Minister

Makuei spoke about the possible U.S. role in resolving the dispute and Juba’s relations with former foe Sudan. By Mohammed Taha Tewekel and Abdu Abdulkerim, Anadolu Agency May 03, 2014(ADDIS ABABA) — South Sudanese Information Minister Michael Makuei believes that the ongoing conflict in his country is merely “a struggle for power” unrelated to the…

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South Sudanese rebel leader says no transitional government without programme

May 03, 2014(Nyamilepedia) — South Sudanese armed opposition leader Riek Machar has said he would only accept a transitional government that comes with a workable programme to be agreed upon by the parties to the conflict and implemented before next elections. In an exclusive interview with Sudan Tribune in undisclosed location in Upper Nile state,…

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