Category: Politics

CES youth union leaders reunite after year-long internal wrangles

Members of the Central Equatoria State Youth Union have resolved their differences that have caused division within the body, stalling its activities for a year.

This was on 4, September during a one-day reconciliation forum with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).

The dialogue held under the theme: “Fostering Unity among Youth” aimed to address the internal disputes and power wrangles within the union.

Speaking to Eye Radio, Charles Lado, the Chairperson of Central Equatoria Youth Union said, the members’ political affiliations and lack of internal regulations within the union were to blame.

“We also acknowledge that the Youth’s political affiliation, non-respect of internal regulations within the union, lack of trust among ourselves, and misunderstanding have caused division within the Youth.”

According to Lado, there was a lack of trust among the members which resulted in the misunderstanding.

But the members have now resolved to put their differences behind them and reunite.

“The resolutions that came out yesterday are as follows; First of all, we recognize the negative impact of the division that has existed within the Youth Union for the last twelve months and its implications on the activities.

“Central Equatoria Youth Union has really split the union and therefore, we have reunited and left all this,” he added.

Kiir jets to South Africa for BRICS Summit

President Salva Kiir left Juba on Tuesday for South Africa to attend the BRICS Summit which seeks to discuss economic revival and ways to counter Western dominance in global affairs.

BRICS leaders are meeting in the city of Johannesburg starting August 22, to discuss political and economic cooperation.

South Sudan’s Minister of Presidential Affairs Dr. Barnaba Marial Benjamin said the meeting will focus on consolidating political and economic influence in the developing world, marking a crucial moment in international diplomacy.

“President Kiir has been officially invited to participate in the meeting, which discusses crucial economic matters in the global South”, Marial said, according to the Office of the President.

BRICS is a grouping of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, and the leaders will in this meeting discuss the proposed expansion of the bloc.

Representing 40 percent of the world’s population across three continents, with economies at different levels of growth, the BRICS share a common desire for a global order they see as better reflecting their interests and rising clout.

The theme of its 15th summit is “BRICS and Africa” and comes as the continent emerges as a renewed diplomatic battleground with the United States, Russia and China jostling for economic and diplomatic influence.

 

President Kiir travels to Kenya for bilateral talks

President Salva Kiir traveled to the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Saturday morning on a one-day visit to discuss bilateral relations and economic cooperation with President William Ruto.

According to Kiir’s office, Acting Foreign Minister Deng Dau said Kiir and Ruto will discuss trade, transport, and security management along the common borders.

“The two leaders will also discuss regional peace and security, particularly the crisis in Sudan and the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo,” says a press statement from the office of the president.

Kiir was accompanied by four ministers: the Minister of Presidential Affairs Dr. Barnaba Marial Benjamin, Acting Foreign Minister Deng Dau Malek, Cabinet Affairs Minister Dr. Martin Elia Lomuro, Transport Minister Madut Biar Yel.

In December last year, President Kiir and his counterpart Ruto discussed the Lapset Corridor Program among other regional issues, when the Kenyan president visited Juba.

The Lapsset Corridor Program is a regional flagship project intended to provide transport and logistics infrastructure aimed at creating easy connectivity between the Eastern African Countries of Kenya, Ethiopia, and South Sudan.

The project connects a population of 160 million people in the three countries.

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