Your weekly roundup of key political stories in Sudan and South Sudan:
Sudan’s national dialogue conference to start in October (Radio Tamazuj, 8 August 2015) – The conference of the national dialogue in Sudan, chaired by President Omar Al Bashir, is scheduled to start on Saturday 10 October this year.
Mediators call on Juba to allow Lam Akol group to travel peace talks (Radio Tamazuj, 7 August 2015) – The Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and its international backers have called on the South Sudanese government to allow all of the invited delegates to travel to peace talks in Addis Ababa.
Dinka ‘Council of Elders’ rejects key provisions of IGAD proposal (Radio Tamazuj, 6 August 2015) – The Jieng Council of Elders has issued another position paper rejecting key provisions of the ‘compromise agreement’ proposed by the Intergovernmental Authority on Developments (IGAD).
Joseph Lagu says a bad peace deal would not end insurgencies (Radio Tamazuj, 6 August 2015) – Joseph Lago Nyanga, former South Sudan regional president, has predicted that a new rebellion will emerge in South Sudan if the two warring SPLM factions sign an unacceptable peace agreement in Addis Ababa.
Sudan Minority Leader says IGAD proposal ‘good working paper’ (Radio Tamazuj, 4 August 2015) – The leader of the Minority in South Sudan’s National Parliament Hon Onyoti Adigo Nyikwec said that the current IGAD proposal is a ‘good’ working paper for the two warring parties to reach a compromise that will end the 19 months of fighting in the country.