The mediation team from the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, IGAD, says a team of observers will be deployed to areas affected by conflict in South Sudan tomorrow to monitor the implementation of the cessation of hostilities agreement.

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The Catholic bishops of Sudan and South Sudan are calling for urgent reforms within the ruling SPLM and other political parties in South Sudan.

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The US Government is urging the warring parties in South Sudan to speed up the formation of a joint Monitoring and Verification Team to ensure the two agreements are implemented.

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More than 600 Sudanese nationals who have been wounded in the conflict in South Sudan are being treated in Wau Teaching Hospital.

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The African Union has appointed a Senegalese national, Binta Diop, as Special Envoy for Women, Peace and Security.

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The government has warned members of the organized forces against harassing civilians and causing insecurity.

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The seven political officials who have been handed over to the Kenyan government say they have no resentment towards the government of South Sudan. Continue reading “The seven political officials handed over to the Kenyan government say they do not resent the government of South Sudan”

The African Union is urging the warring parties in South Sudan to honor the two agreements they signed last week in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. Continue reading “African Union urges the warring parties in South Sudan to honour signed agreements”