NAIROBI – South Sudanese armed opposition faction led by former vice- president, Riek Machar, said their forces have captured Malakal, state capital of the oil-rich Upper Nile state, on Saturday after hours of fierce battle with government troops. In a statement to the media on Sunday, rebel leader’s official spokesperson, James Gatdet Dak, said the
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By AFP JUBA- Rebels in South Sudan have launched a large-scale attack on the strategic northern oil hub and state capital of Malakal, an official and aid sources said Saturday. Fierce fighting was reported to be raging inside the town, situated in the country’s oil-rich north, in what appeared to be a major counter-attack against
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JUBA – A two-day border consultative meeting comprising of officials from South Sudan and Ethiopia ended with assurances that both sides would refrain from supporting any hostile groups seeking to destabilise any of the two countries. Addressing reporters on arrival at Juba airport, the governor of South Sudan’s Upper Nile state, Simon Puoc said both
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Juba (AFP) – A South Sudanese opposition leader who has spoken out against both sides in the civil war said Saturday he was spending a second day under house arrest without any explanation from the government. Opposition politician Lam Akol said his home in the capital Juba, which is under the control of the government
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ASMARA- South Sudan dispatched a high-level envoy for talks with Eritrea’s president Saturday in spite of recommitting Friday to the IGAD mediation process led by Ethiopia. Chief Negotiator Nhial Deng Nhial and a delegation of other South Sudanese officials were received at the Eritrean State House on Saturday by President Isaias Afwerki. The negotiator was
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By Tesfa-Alem Tekle ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia on Thursday announced it will send more peacekeepers to Somalia, South Sudan and to Abyei, a disputed region claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan. According to the Ethiopian International Peace-keeping Training Centre, the horn of Africa’s nation will deploy 600 additional peace keepers in the stated countries
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By Tesfa-Alem Tekle (ADDIS ABABA) – South Sudanese president Salva Kiir was rushed to hospital in the Ethiopian Capital, Addis Ababa, on Wednesday after he fell ill during a meeting. Kiir arrived in Addis Ababa on Tuesday to attend the 24th ordinary session of the assembly of head of states and government of the African
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World Bulletin/News Desk The Ethiopian government on Friday disavowed a recent meeting of the Sudanese opposition, which called for the overthrow of the Sudanese regime. Leaders of opposition parties and armed groups held a meeting in Addis Ababa on Wednesday, during which they signed a declaration calling for the overthrow of the Sudanese government. “The
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World Bulletin/News Desk The Ethiopian government on Friday disavowed a recent meeting of the Sudanese opposition, which called for the overthrow of the Sudanese regime. Leaders of opposition parties and armed groups held a meeting in Addis Ababa on Wednesday, during which they signed a declaration calling for the overthrow of the Sudanese government. “The
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The Reporter By Kaleyesus Bekele The management of Ethiopian Airlines is finalizing negotiations with the Government of South Sudan to establish a new regional airline in Juba, which will serve as a flag carrier for the newly-born African nation. Ethiopian Airlines will hold a 49 percent stake on the new start-up airline while the Government
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