Special to WorldTribune.com Upon gaining independence and becoming the world’s newest nation in 2011, South Sudan was touted as a major foreign policy success for President Barack Obama. Celebrities such as George Clooney and Don Cheadle led the chorus of congratulatory praise for the president. Five years later, amid civil war, squalid and dangerous conditions […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Yossef Bodansky, Senior Editor, Global Information System / Defense & Foreign Affairs Jan. 19: Even though the actual fighting in South Sudan is led by local commanders in pursuit of localized self-interests, there have been repeated efforts to negotiate a political solution. While the United States is an interested party, given […]
Special to WorldTribune.com South Sudan President Salva Kiir on Aug. 26 signed a peace agreement to end the 20-month-long civil war, but said “serious reservations” could derail hopes of a lasting peace for the world’s newest country. “The current peace we are signing today has so many things we have to reject,” Kiir said. “Such […]
Special to WorldTribune.com The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has accepted South Sudan as the 206th member of the modern Olympic movement and the world’s newest country will send a team of athletes to the 2016 games in Rio de Janeiro. Athletes of South Sudan have found it nearly impossible to train amid a civil war […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — The number of refugees fleeing their native lands as well as people being internally displaced in their home countries has surged beyond even the most dire predictions. Just six months ago, a UN report launched an urgent appeal for $16.4 billion to assist 58 million […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Miles Yu, Geostrategy-Direct.com Africa has become so important to China that it actually deployed combat troops to a strife-ridden region to safeguard Chinese-owned or operated oil facilities. South Sudan declared independence in 2010 from Sudan for which China had long been a major protector despite the Khartoum government’s egregious genocidal actions […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Yossef Bodansky, Senior Editor, Global Information System / Defense & Foreign Affairs Even though the actual fighting in South Sudan is led by local commanders in pursuit of localized self-interests, there have been repeated efforts to negotiate a political solution. While the United States is an interested party, given the lingering […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — South Sudan has sought an alternative to the export crude oil pipeline that crosses into its northern rival. A U.S. government report said South Sudan was determined to end its dependence on Sudan for oil exports. The Energy Information Administration said Juba has been discussing options with its neighbors. “South […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The U.S. military is preparing for operations in South Sudan. [See also: U.S. sanctions both South Sudan and Sudan-backed rebels Sudan supplying fighters against South Sudan in arms for oil deal with Iran, China ] The Defense Department has awarded an $8.5 million contract to an American firm to provide […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Iran has been deemed a leading player in Sudan’s weapons industry. A report by a major European think tank asserted that Iran was helping Sudan produce and export weapons. The Swiss-based Small Arms Survey said Teheran has become the second largest arms supplier to the Arab state. “Military ties between […]