SPLM secretary General, Pagan Amum will face treason charges for an alleged “coup” attempt in Dec 2013.(Photo IRIN) March 9, 2014 (RT) — The government of South Sudan disclosed that four political prisoners will be tried starting Monday in Juba, among them former SPLM Secretary-General Pag’an Amum Okiech. Amum together with three other detainees is…
South Sudan wounded ‘stranded’ in UN camp in Bo
Around 120 Nuer people in South Sudan have been refused flights to better health facilities in the capital Juba, amid concerns the government could not assure their safety. By Ilya Gridneff Wounded South Sudanese soldier Satine Riek defected from South Sudan’s army and was shot in Jabor on January 14 when government troops recaptured Bor.…
Nabil Fahmy meets with South Sudan foreign minister
Ali Omar Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy met Saturday with his South Sudanese counterpart Barnaba Benjamin.(Photo Ministry of Foreign Affairs Handout) March 9, 2014 (Cairo) — Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy met Saturday with his South Sudanese counterpart Barnaba Benjamin as the pair seek to expand economic ties and trade relations between the two African nations. The…
