Your weekly roundup of key political stories from Sudan and South Sudan:
UN state coordinator back in Bentiu after reversal of expulsion (Radio Tamazuj, 17 July 2015) – The Unity State Government has reversed a decision to expel the State Coordinator of the UN Mission (UNMISS), Mary Cummins.
UNMISS admits it will not be part of new mediation mechanism (Radio Tamazuj, 17 July 2015) – The UN Mission in South Sudan has acknowledged that it is “not in the peace process” even after the expansion of the IGAD mediation team into the so-called ‘IGAD Plus’ mechamism, which includes not only the East African special envoys but also other stakeholders.
UN Security Council concerned about delay delineating North-South buffer zone (Radio Tamazuj, 16 July 2015) – The United Nations Security Council said in a resolution passed on Tuesday that it is concerned about the delay in delineating the demilitarized border zone between Sudan and South Sudan.
Corruption cases, Warrap political rift put Kiir under increasing pressure (Radio Tamazuj, 13 July 2015) – Politicians and youth activists from President Salva Kiir’s home state are increasingly vocal in demanding the removal of Warrap Governor Nyandeng Malek on charges of corruption and incompetence and in seeking the containment of corruption within Kiir’s own office.
UDF calls for more pressure on S Sudan warring parties (Radio Tamazuj, 13 July 2015) – South Sudanese opposition party United Democratic Forum has called for more international pressure on South Sudan’s warring parties in order to bring peace to the nation.