Your weekly roundup of key political stories from Sudan and South Sudan:
Khartoum rejects proposal for Qatar mediator to join AUHIP mediation (Radio Tamazuj, 19 May 2016) – The Sudanese government has rejected the invitation by the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) and Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) for the Qatari mediation to join the mediation efforts by the African Union High Implementation Panel (AUHIP) led by former South Africa President Thabo Mbeki.
National Alliance says Kiir’s SPLM faction amending list of MP nominees (Radio Tamazuj, 18 May 2016) – South Sudan’s National Alliance of opposition parties has accused Salva Kiir’s SPLM faction of delaying the formation of the transitional parliament by trying to amend the list of nominees of political parties to the parliament.
SPLM-IO members differ over President Kiir’s 28 states (Radio Tamazuj, 18 May 2016) – Members of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) have differed over President Salva Kiir’s administrative division of states in South Sudan, a senior opposition official said.
Sudanese govt says ready to reach understanding with armed movements (Radio Tamazuj, 17 May 2016) – A senior Sudanese official says the government is ready to reach an understanding with the armed movements for peace and stability in the country, but a rebel spokesman has downplayed the conciliatory remarks.
Ramaphosa meets Kiir, Machar over SPLM reunification (Radio Tamazuj, 17 May 2016) – South African Deputy President Cyril Ramphosa visited South Sudan’s capital Juba on Monday in an attempt to bolster the reunification of the ruling Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM).