19th April 2024
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Dr. Riek Machar forms a delegation to take part in Addis Ababa talks with GOSS

Former Vice President Riek Machar, who fled Juba two weeks ago following what the Government said was an attempted coup, has formed a delegation to take part in talks in Addis Ababa with the Government of South Sudan.

The four-man committee was announced during a news conference in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi.

The deadline set by IGAD countries for the warring parties to engage in talks expires on Tuesday.

More than 1,000 people are believed to have been killed.

 

 

Over 60,000 people from Jonglei State in dire need of humanitarian assistance in Lakes state

Over 60,000 people from Jonglei State are in dire need of humanitarian assistance in Lakes state.

The Internally Displaced Persons escaped from violence in Jonglei state after rebels attacked government forces and Bor town last week. Continue reading “Over 60,000 people from Jonglei State in dire need of humanitarian assistance in Lakes state”

News Headlines 4:00 PM

1. Over 60,000 people from Jonglei State who have sought refuge in Lakes State are in dire need of humanitarian assistance, an official says.

 

2. The  Government of Sudan has sent 40 tons of food and non-food items to South Sudan as the country continues to undergo unrest.

 

3. The Uganda government has evacuated over 3,000 of its nationals from South Sudan.

News Headlines 3:00 PM

1. The SPLM says the amnesty offered by President Kiir to those who have rebelled against the government is still valid.

2. The government says that rebels should accepts talks without preconditions.

3. The Ministry of Petroleum says that an oil company has suspended some of its operations in Unity State but that oil production in Upper Nile is continuing as usual.

 

 

News 1:00 PM

South Sudan’s former Vice-President Riek Machar says his group welcomes the call by regional leaders for a cessation of hostilities, Sudan Tribune reports.

The Ministry of Petroleum says that an oil company has suspended some of its operations in Unity but that oil production in Upper Nile is continuing as usual.

The Police Commissioner of Central Equatoria State says the dawn-to-dusk curfew now starts at 8pm instead of 6pm.

 

 

 

 

 

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