Your weekly roundup of key political stories from Sudan and South Sudan:
New round of Sudan peace talks begin in Addis (Radio Tamazuj, 20 November 2015) – The tenth round of the AU-led peace talks between the Sudanese government, SPLA-North, and Darfuri armed movements kicked off Thursday at the Marriott Hotel in Addis Ababa.
Liberal Party says Elia Lomuro doesn’t represent opposition (Radio Tamazuj, 20 November 2015) – Peter Mayen Majondit the Chairman of the People’s Liberal Party said Thursday in Juba that Minister of Cabinet Affairs Martin Elia Lomuro is creating divisions trying to forcefully sign the peace agreement.
Less than 2/3 of S Sudan parliament members vote to approve 28 states proposal (Radio Tamazuj, 19 November 2015) – Less than two thirds of South Sudanese parliament members today voted to approve constitutional amendments to create 28 new states, creating uncertainty about the future of President Salva Kiir’s plan to sub-divide the existing 10 states along ethnic lines.
SPLM caucus to vote to give Kiir more constitutional powers (Radio Tamazuj, 18 November 2015) – The SPLM parliamentary caucus has met in a closed-door meeting attended by President Salva Kiir and Vice President James Wani Igga and has agreed to give Kiir new constitutional powers to appoint governors and state assembly members.
Kiir urges citizens to welcome home ex-rebels (Radio Tamazuj, 18 November 2015) – South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has urged citizens to “forget the past” and to welcome home the SPLM-IO rebels and SPLM-G10 politicians from exile after these groups signed a peace deal with the government allowing them to return back to Juba and other parts of the country.