Sudan and South Sudan: 5 key political stories
Your weekly roundup of key political stories from Sudan and South Sudan:
Some participants leave Sudan Dialogue over 'provocative' statement (Radio Tamazuj, 5 November 2015) - A group of political parties and armed movements participating in Sudan’s National Dialogue have announced their withdrawal from upcoming meetings to protest statements made by a top ruling party official dismissing the possibility of forming a new government.
Plans for Machar to visit Juba next week (Radio Tamazuj, 5 November 2015) - Former Vice President Riek Machar will return to Juba next week for the first time since the start of South Sudan's civil war, according to a senior opposition politician.
Kiir delays operationalization of order creating 28 states (Radio Tamazuj, 4 November 2015) - South Sudan President Salva Kiir has quietly extended the period during which he was expected to appoint governors of recently proposed new states, following an executive order expanding the number of states in the country from 10 to 28.
SPLA factions reach 'breakthrough' at talks on Juba security (Radio Tamazuj, 3 November 2015) - An SPLA general representing South Sudan's government and a general of the SPLA-IO today signed a 'breakthrough' agreement on the security arrangements for Juba during the upcoming transitional period.
JEM says no prepatory meeting without opposition alliance, civil society (Radio Tamazuj, 2 November 2015) - Jibril Ibrahim, the chairman of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), said Darfuri armed movements will not participate in the upcoming preparatory conference in Addis Ababa without the presence of the Sudanese opposition alliance and civil society organizations.