Author: Martin Berge, Jr.

In a tweet, Puok Both Baluang, the Acting Press Secretary in the Office of the First Vice President and SPLM-IO Director of Information and Public Relations, said that Chief Justice Madut’s removal is critical for ensuring free and fair elections as he has suggested he is politically allied to Kiir’s SPLM faction.

South Sudan President Salva Kiir has accused his first deputy in the transitional government of National Unity, Riek Machar, of keeping a separate army, which he describes as the work of those who do not desire peace.

Speaking during the RJMEC monthly meeting in Juba on Thursday, Gituai said that there is no progress in the permanent constitution-making progress as the constitution review commission is not yet reconstituted and key institutions not yet established.

American and Saudi mediators Saturday announced a new three-day ceasefire agreement between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

Implementation of the peace agreement has been sluggish. The elections, originally scheduled for this year, were postponed until December 2024. Other key elements of the deal have not been implemented, sparking concern that the country could see a return to war instead of a transfer of power.

While Saturday marked the calmest day since the conflict began, fighting resumed on Sunday with renewed intensity.

Unicef says ‘more and more unaccompanied children’ among thousands of refugees streaming across 1,000km-long border.

Residents and regional experts say governments and NGOs should have been better prepared for violence.

A ceasefire in Sudan appears to be holding after taking effect at midnight local time