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Vice President Dr. Machar calls for withdrawal of Ugandan special forces in South Sudan

South Sudan’s first vice-president Dr. Riek Machar has called for immediate withdrawal of Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) from South Sudan. In a letter to the United Nations, African Union and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development regional bloc, Machar said that Uganda’s military

March 26, 2025

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Conflict in Nasir is ‘politicized’, says SSPDF

The South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) have broken its silence over the recent clashes that led to killing of Major General in Upper Nile state. Speaking in Juba, Lt-Gen James Koang Chuol, assistant chief of defence forces in charge of operation

March 10, 2025

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William Ruto, Raila Odinga Sign Much-Anticipated MoU Signaling 2027 Partnership

The two leaders, bitter political rivals in the past, signed a memorandum of understanding specifying how they will relate going forward. The agreement between the ruling party, the United Democratic Alliance (UDA), and the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party centred on a

March 7, 2025

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African Union takes part in the 56th session of the UN Statistical Commission

Source: African Union (AU.net) Members of the bureau of the Committee of the Directors general of the National Statistics offices together with the representatives from the African Union Institute for Statistics (AU STATFRIC) represented by Mrs. Botho Kebabonye Bayendi, Ag. Executive Director;

March 7, 2025

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Tumaini Peace Initiative postponed until March

President William Ruto called for a meeting with the South Sudan opposition hold out group to discuss the adjournment of the Tumaini peace Initiative with regard to a request from his counterpart President Salva Kiir Mayardit.

February 20, 2025

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Analysts weigh in on what’s next for Raila after AUC defeat

Raila Amolo Odinga is a Kenyan politician who served as the Prime Minister of Kenya from 2008 to 2013. He was the Member of Parliament for Langata Constituency from 1992 to 2013 and has been the Leader of Opposition in Kenya since

February 18, 2025

Vice President for Economic Cluster Dr. Benjamin Bol Mel.

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Vice President Dr. Benjamin Bol Mel, the chair of economic cluster.

The face of economic recovery

February 5, 2025

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Sudan’s RSF postpones launched parallel government in Nairobi

The highly anticipated formation of a parallel government in Nairobi by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and other allied rebels fighting to take over leadership in the war-torn Sudan has been postponed.

February 5, 2025

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Rwanda parts ways with Belgium over DRC conflict dispute

The move comes as Rwanda criticises Belgium for taking sides in the crisis and using development aid as a political tool.

February 5, 2025

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What is there to hope for when Tumaini is dead?

The Tumaini Initiative, launched in May 2024, represents a renewed effort to bring peace to South Sudan by engaging holdout groups not part of the 2018 peace agreement. Named 'Tumaini,' which means 'hope' in Swahili, this initiative aims to craft a more

February 5, 2025