Strategic Thinking on East Africa

From The Sudan Tribune September 2, 2015 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan’s foreign minister Ibrahim Ghandour has criticized the United Nations saying the international organization fell under the domination of some powerful countries. Sudan’s foreign minister Ibrahim Ghandour, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventieth session on 2 October 2015 (Photo UN/Cia Pak) He told […]

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from Red pepper.com (Uganda) By Our Reporter - South Sudan’s president and a rebel leader accused each other on Tuesday of violating a ceasefire brokered to end a 21-month conflict in the world’s newest state as United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon appealed to them “not to betray and disappoint us.” Mr Kiir (R) is a member of […]

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The President of South Sudan Salva Kiir addresses the nation from State House on September 15, 2015, in Juba. South Sudan’s army has said it is preparing bases outside the capital ahead of a pull out from Juba as part of a peace deal to end the 21-month civil war. PHOTO | CHARLES ATIKI LOMODONG […]

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From the Sudan Tribune September 24, 2015 (KHARTOUM) - The leader of the opposition National Umma Party (NUP) Sadiq al-Mahdi Thursday renewed calls for an inclusive process to end the armed conflicts peacefully and achieve democratic reforms, saying that his party remains the major political force in the country. Opposition Umma Party leader and former […]

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From The Daily Nation A woman prepares food in a shelter for internally displaced people in the UNMISS camp in Juba on June 20, 2014. Conditions in war-torn South Sudan have worsened, with thousands fleeing fighting since a ceasefire deal three weeks ago, the United Nations has warned. AFP PHOTO | CHARLES LOMODONG In […]

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From The Sudan Tribune September 18, 2015 (NEW YORK) – The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will again table the draft proposed sanctions on top military commanders in South Sudan after the expected UN General Assembly scheduled for 29 September. The UN Security Council votes unanimously to impose sanctions on those blocking peace in South […]

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From The South Sudan News Agency Russia’s Ambassador to the UN, Vitaly Ivanovich Churkin. Photo: The Washington Post New York, September 15, 2015 (SSNA) — The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) latest attempt to impose sanctions on South Sudan’s rival military Generals was on Tuesday blocked by Russia and Angola. Russia claims that the punitive measures […]

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إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية by Naharnet Newsdesk The U.N. Security Council is weighing a U.S. request to slap sanctions on South Sudan’s army chief and a rebel commander for violating a ceasefire agreed under a new peace deal, diplomats said Monday. The global travel ban and assets freeze target South Sudan army chief Paul Malong and […]

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From the Sudan Tribune September 11, 2015 (MOSCOW) – Sudanese and South Sudanese foreign ministers have teamed up in calling on the Russian Federation to reject looming sanctions likely to be imposed on South Sudan by the United Nations Security Council. South Sudanese Foreign Minister Barnaba Marial Benjamin (L) meets with Sudanese counterpart Ibrahim Ghandour […]

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From Chatham House by Jason Mosley Summary Pressure remains high for an electoral transition in Somalia in 2016, with little appetite for the prospect of the current framework being extended. The desire for direct elections is in the process of yielding to the reality that there is insufficient time or political will to establish the […]

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