Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The new state of South Sudan has been heading toward a split, a report said. The Sudd Institute said South Sudan’s ruling movement has been paralyzed by a crisis that has resulted in mass firings in Juba. In a report, the institute said President Salva Kiir, head of the Sudan’s […]
Special to WorldTribune.com GIS/Defense & Foreign Affairs staff in Juba President Salva Kiir Mayardit of South Sudan on July 23, 2013, issued a presidential decree removing Vice President Riek Machar Teny and dissolving the whole government of South Sudan. President Kiir dismissed all 29 ministers and deputy ministers, and did not immediately appoint a new […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — South Sudan plans to again halt crude oil production. Officials said South Sudan intends to end oil production by August amid a renewed dispute with the Khartoum regime in Sudan. Officials said the Juba government has been trying to sell 6.4 million barrels of oil surplus before the shutdown. “This […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United Nations has been urged to procure unmanned aerial vehicles to monitor the disputed border area between Sudan and South Sudan. UN special envoy to South Sudan Hilde Johnson said UAVs could help help international peacekeepers monitor the Sudanese border. Ms. Johnson told the Security Council that UN and […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Sudan has been accused of renewing air strikes on its southern neighbor. South Sudan said the Khartoum regime has ordered Air Force and Army operations along their disputed border. The South Sudan military said the Sudanese Air Force bombed targets in the disputed area of Jau on July 5. “This […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Sudan and its new southern neighbor have reinforced troops along their contested border. The Satellite Sentinel Project said Sudan and South Sudan deployed their militaries in at least 14 locations along the border. The U.S. group, which monitors the border region through satellite imagery, said the two militaries were operating […]
John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — Peacekeeping is fraught with risk, but it is also filled with promise, stated UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. “Our Blue Helmets bring hope to millions of people in some of the most troubled parts of the world,” advised the Secretary General in a somber ceremony honoring fallen peacekeeping troops, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Sudan has again threatened to block crude oil exports by neighboring South Sudan. Sudanese President Omar Bashir said he was prepared to shut the oil export pipeline from South Sudan. Bashir said South Sudan, despite a series of agreements, continued to aid rebels in Sudan’s Darfour and South Kordofan. “We […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Darfour rebels have been advancing toward the capital of Sudan. The rebel Justice and Equality Movement has launched an offensive from the war-torn Darfour province toward the Sudanese capital of Khartoum. On April 27, the rebel coalition, amid the first formal peace talks with the government in two years, attacked […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Global Information System/Defense & Foreign Affairs President Salva Kiir has continued to maneuver the delicate ethnic balance in his country to ensure that the democratization process avoids being overtaken by the personal ambitions of Vice President Riek Machar, which could result in a polarized polity along ethnic lines. The process has not […]