Author: Martin Berge, Jr.

South Sudan has until 22 February to form a coalition government. One particular quarrel has proven intractable, until recently

The delegation of the Sudanese government agreed with the leaders of the Sudanese Revolutionary Front (SRF) rebel alliance during peace negotiations in Juba that peace agreements will prevail over the Constitutional Declaration, “because of the importance of peace for the Sudanese people and the stability of the transitional period”

Avvisningen kommer dagen etter at president Salva Kiir åpnet opp for å gi etter for ett av opprørernes viktigste krav: At landet igjen skal deles inn i ti delstater slik det var da Sør-Sudan ble et eget land i 2011. Men Kiir vil samtidig dele landet inn i tre administrative områder, noe Machar ikke vil godta

Den verste gresshoppeinvasjonen i Øst-Afrika på mange år har nådd sultrammede og krigsherjede Sør-Sudan

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir said on Saturday he was cutting the number of states from 32 to 10, unlocking a stalled peace deal and paving the way for the formation of a long- awaited unity government

With only20 days before to the February 22 deadline for the formation of a unity government, security arrangements in South Sudan appear to have gained momentum as former holdouts to the peace process are sending feelers for their inclusion in the government of national unity

The expert leading UN efforts to stamp out sexual violence committed during wartime has welcomed the release of 78 women and 50 children by an armed group in South Sudan.

Mohamed El Taayshi, Member of Sudan’s Sovereign Council and the spokesperson for the government delegation for the peace talks, confirmed that a new round of peace negotiations with rebel movements will be started on Tuesday. After a long meeting with Sudan’s Supreme Peace Council, El Taayshi confirmed that a final peace agreement will be reached within February

Sudan’s military leader met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and agreed to work toward normalizing relations, in what would be a historic step for the Arab League member that’s never officially recognized the Jewish state