WAU -
20 Jul
Fresh fighting erupts in Wau despite ceasefire
Fresh fighting has broken out between the South Sudanese army and SPLA-IO rebels in Wau state on Thursday and Friday, both sides confirmed.
JUBA -
20 Jul
Kiir orders opening of political school for SPLM
South Sudan President Salva Kiir, who doubles as chairman of the SPLM party, has directed the opening of a political school for the SPLM party.
KHARTOUM -
20 Jul
Sudan FM ‘is not honest with himself’: Michael Makuei
South Sudan information minister Michael Makuei, who is a member of the negotiating team, declared on Thursday that Sudan’s Foreign Minister Al-Dirdiri Mohamed Ahmed “is not honest...
AWEIL -
20 Jul
Let girls go to school: Aweil education official
Aweil State education minister is urging communities to shun early and forced marriages and give girls a chance to pursue education.
NAIROBI -
20 Jul
Malong's rebel group says seeking ‘regime change’
South Sudan’s United Front, a rebel group led by former army chief Paul Malong, says it is now pursuing “regime change” in the country.
ULANG -
20 Jul
Government official resigns as commissioner, joins rebels
A South Sudanese government official in Latjor state has defected to the rebels led by former vice president Riek Machar.
