Your weekly roundup of key political stories from Sudan and South Sudan:
Kiir doesn’t plan to appoint foreign minister before transitional government (Radio Tamazuj, 1 April 2016) – South Sudan’s Presidential Press Secretary Ateny Wek says President Salva Kiir does not plan to appoint a new foreign minister to replace Barnaba Marial before the formation of Transitional Government of National Unity (TGoNU).
S Sudan parliament enters two weeks without sitting (Radio Tamazuj, 1 April 2016) – South Sudan’s parliament has this Thursday entered into the second week of having no sitting amid reports of sharp divisions within the assembly.
Abu Jabra citizens boycott voter registration for Darfur referendum (Radio Tamazuj, 31 March 2016) – Citizens in Abu-Jabra locality in Sudan’s East Darfur state have reportedly boycotted the ongoing voter registration for the referendum on Darfur’s administrative status.
Deadline for Sudanese parties to sign AU peace roadmap passes (Radio Tamazuj, 29 March 2016) – The deadline set by the African Union High Implementation Panel led by Thabo Mbeki for Sudanese rebels and the Nation Umma Party to sign the roadmap which resulted from the consultative meeting in Addis Ababa has passed.
Sudan and S Sudan expect normal relations, but stand by accusations (Radio Tamazuj, 29 March 2016) – The governments of Sudan and South Sudan say they expect their relationship to return to normal following recent tension, but maintain their accusations against each other.