Your weekly roundup of key political stories from Sudan and South Sudan:
South Sudan forms Transitional Government of National Unity (Radio Tamazuj, 29 April 2016) – South Sudan formed its transitional government of national unity today, more than eight months after President Salva Kiir and then-rebel leader Riek Machar signed a peace deal.
Kiir dissolves cabinet, names ministers of Transitional Government (Radio Tamazuj, 28 April 2016) – President Salva Kiir has dissolved his cabinet and named appointees for the cabinet of the Transitional Government of National Unity (TGONU).
Bakosoro urges President Kiir to release all political prisoners from NSS jails (Radio Tamazuj, 28 April 2016) – Joseph Bangasi Bakosoro, former governor of Western Equatoria state, has appealed to President Salva Kiir to release all political prisoners.
Makuei behind expulsion of peace monitor from South Sudan: document (Radio Tamazuj, 28 April 2016) – South Sudan’s government has expelled a senior official of peace monitoring body JMEC, acting on the recommendation of Minister of Information Michael Makuei, according to a government document seen by Radio Tamazuj.
Back where it all started: Riek Machar returns to Juba (Radio Tamazuj, 26 April 2016) – South Sudan’s Riek Machar, who served from 2005 to 2013 as vice president, has arrived to the capital Juba today on a flight from Gambella, Ethiopia, more than two years after he fled the city and started the rebel group SPLM-in-Opposition, which sought to overthrow President Salva Kiir and place Machar in the presidency.