By Dr Remember Miamingi July 8 2018 I must start by saying, from a power-sharing paradigm, the Khartoum mediators’ latest proposal on power sharing is a decent attempt by a mediation, so far, to try and be in the middle. However, even from a power-sharing paradigm, a closer look at the rationale, the percentages and Read More …
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UPDM urges active AU and UN role in pursuit of genuine peace in South Sudan.
THE UNITED PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT PUBLIC STATEMENT on the Ongoing IGAD South Sudan Peace Process 8 Jul 2018 Urging the AU and the UN to assume active role in pursuit of genuine peace in South Sudan. The United Peoples Democratic Movement (UPDM), appreciates the ongoing efforts of the IGAD to bring about a genuine and Read More …
Initial Impressions: the Khartoum proposal on governance
These are my initial thoughts and conclusions on the Khartoum proposal on how South Sudan should be be governed: The Executive and the system of governance. Dr Remember Miamingi I must start by saying, from a power-sharing paradigm, the Khartoum mediators’ latest proposal on power sharing is a decent attempt by a mediation, Read More …
TEDx: Refugees and ideas from Kakuma Camp
Kakuma Refugee Camp serves refugees who have been forcibly displaced from their home countries due to war or persecution. It was established in 1992 to serve Sudanese refugees, and has since expanded to serve refugees from Somalia, Ethiopia, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Uganda, and Rwanda. Kakuma Refugee Camp is located in Turkana Read More …
IGAD-Led Peace Talks On South Sudan Stalled Again: Why and What Next?
19 March 2018 Before the start of the IGAD-led HLRF to revive the failed 2015 peace agreement, four outcome scenarios were envisioned and the potential of each outcome to deliver sustainable peace and development in South Sudan. At the core is whether the Government is willing to create a level playing field by agreeing to Read More …
SSOA: Summary of ICC-Consultations
Intensive Interlinked Consultations (IIC) in Addis Ababa May 11, 12 and 13, 2018 Radisson Hotel, Addis Ababa Summary of Consultations AS of 12 May 2018, The aim of the consultation is to discuss the outstanding issues identified at the end of the last session of the High Level Revitalisation Forum for South Sudan. TheSSOA had Read More …
Norwegian statement on the South Sudan peace process
09 May 2018 In a statement Norway welcomes that the IGAD High-level Revitalisation Forum (HLRF) for peace in South Sudan will reconvene on 17 May. Alongside its Troika partners, Norway fully supports the IGAD process for revitalising the 2015 peace agreement. There can be no military solution to the conflict in South Sudan. Norwegian statement on Read More …
Harriett Baldwin calls for lasting peace agreement in South Sudan.
Ministerial statement on the peace process in South Sudan 8 May 2018 Those who have violated the cessation of hostilities agreement must face consequences for their actions says Harriett Baldwin, the UK Minister for Africa. We urge the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) to take immediate action in this regard, to leave the parties in Read More …
US Statement on the Civil War in South Sudan
8 May 2018 The only path to peace for South Sudan is through a negotiated arrangement for an inclusive transitional government that reflects South Sudan’s diversity and that provides checks and balances on political and economic power. Statement from the Press Secretary on the Civil War in South Sudan In 2011, the United States was a Read More …
South Sudan: Reveal Fate and Whereabouts of 2 Men
02 May 2018 (Nairobi) – Delays in peace talks originally scheduled for April 26, 2018, should not excuse ongoing detentions and inaction on enforced disappearances, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said today. South Sudan’s leaders should act immediately to impartially investigate the enforced disappearances of two men, and release or charge everyone in their Read More …