Your weekly roundup of key political news from Sudan and South Sudan:

'Former Detainees' name Deng Alor, John Luk as ministers in S Sudan transitional government (Radio Tamazuj, 15 January 2015) - The "Former Detainees" faction of South Sudan's ruling SPLM party have nominated their two ministers for the proposed transitional government of national unity.

South Sudan women demand position of parliamentary speaker (Radio Tamazuj, 15 January 2015) - A group of female parliamentarians have demanded a woman be appointed as speaker of the national legislative assembly in South Sudan's proposed transitional government.

New round of Sudan peace talks to begin Friday in Germany (Radio Tamazuj, 14 January 2015) - The twelfth round of talks between the Sudanese government and Sudan People’s Liberation Army-North rebels is scheduled to take place in Germany on Friday.

SPLM party registers with political parties council in Juba (Radio Tamazuj, 14 January 2015) - South Sudan's ruling party, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM), registered with the Political Parties Council in the capital Juba on Wednesday.

Cobra Faction leader joins SPLM party (Radio Tamazuj, 11 January 2015) - The leader of the SSDM Cobra Faction, who signed a peace agreement with the government in 2013, has officially joined the ruling party SPLM in Juba, in another sign of continuing efforts to integrate the former rebel group into the country's government and army.