A roundup of a few key stories from the past week on political issues in Sudan and South Sudan:

South Sudan to cancel presidential election amid civil war (Bloomberg, 13 February 2015) -- South Sudan’s government plans to cancel presidential elections scheduled for June 30 and extend its own term by two years amid efforts to end the conflict in the oil-producing country.

N Bahr el Ghazal advisor takes Defense Ministry to court over arrest (Radio Tamazuj, 13 February 2015) -- Defense lawyers representing Yel Deng Nguel, a development advisor in South Sudan’s Northern Bahr al Ghazal state, have sued the Ministry of Defense for unconstitutionally arresting and detaining their client.

Exclusive: Uhuru-Machar meeting delayed South Sudan peace talks (Radio Tamazuj, 11 February 2015) -- Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta caused a significant delay in the start of the last round of South Sudan's peace talks, which ultimately ended in failure to reach an agreement, multiple sources told Radio Tamazuj.

Lagawa teachers threaten mass resignation over transfer order (Radio Tamazuj, 11 February 2015) -- Lagawa teachers intend to submit mass resignations if the West Kordofan government transfers them to other areas in the state, an active member of the town's protest committee said.

6 South Sudanese governors travel to East Africa over IGAD proposal (Radio Tamazuj, 9 February 2015) -- The South Sudanese government has dispatched a delegation of governors to East African countries to respond to a regional proposal seeking to create a new position of 'first vice president' in lieu of the earlier proposal of creating a prime minister.