Pres. Salva Kiir Mayardiit. Photo: Reuters March 3, 2014 (KHARTOUM) – South Sudan’s government said it submitted a proposal to the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) to deploy 10 battalions to protect its capital, Juba and the oilfields against attacks by rebel groups from Burundi and Rwanda. Ateny Wek Ateny, the press secretary to South…
Ateny Wek: South Sudan oil production down 29%
AFP File photo: oil storage facility in Bentiu (Charlton Doki, Upperniletimes.net) March 02, 2014 [Khartoum (AFP)] — Fighting in South Sudan has cut production from the country’s lifeline oilfields by about 29 percent, the press secretary to President Salva Kiir said in Khartoum on Sunday. “South Sudan is still getting more than 175,000 barrels a…
South Sudan: U.S Accuses Both Sides of Abuses
Voice of America (Washington, DC). Women carry belongings on their heads as they head towards the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) base in Malakal, South Sudan (Associated Press/Mackenzie Knowles-Coursin). March 02, 2014 (VOA) — The United States has accused both sides in South Sudan’s violent political conflict, which has seen thousands killed and…
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