Your weekly roundup of key political stories from Sudan and South Sudan:
Sudan: Governance Committee members disagree on NISS powers (Radio Tamazuj, 5 February 2016) – Members of the Governance and Outcomes Committee in Sudan’s ongoing national dialogue have carried out a heated debate on the status of National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS), multiple sources told Radio Tamazuj.
SPLM Former Detainees look forward to establishment of unity govt (Radio Tamazuj, 4 February 2016) – The faction of South Sudan’s SPLM known as the ‘Former Detainees’, formerly the Group of Ten, say they welcome steps toward creation of a power-sharing government in South Sudan.
South Sudan’s govt says it accept IGAD communique (Radio Tamazuj, 2 February 2016) – Michael Makuei, spokesman of the government of South Sudan, says the government has adopted the recent IGAD communiqué as the best roadmap for the implementation of the country’s peace agreement.
Mogae says threats of war over 28 states ‘unacceptable’ (Radio Tamazuj, 1 February 2016) – The Chairman of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC) Festus Mogae says that South Sudan should not be plunged back into war over the controversy of creation of 28 states.
Baba Medan arrives in Pibor and appoints his government (Radio Tamazuj, 1 February 2016) – The newly appointed governor of Boma State announced his government on Saturday following his arrival to Pibor on Friday where he and his team were received by residents from the area.