Africa: The Window to Salvage South Sudan's Peace Process Is Closing Fast

Africa: The Window to Salvage South Sudan's Peace Process Is Closing Fast

Analysis - As a guarantor of the peace agreement, the African Union must urgently take action to de-escalate political tensions.

South Sudan – Meal Manager (M/F) – 50% Juba – 50% Upper Nile At Solidarités International

Job Description: Desired start date: AsapDuration of the mission: 6 monthsLocation: Juba (50%) and Upper Nile (50%) SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL (SI) is an international humanitarian aid association which, since more than 40 years, has been providing assistance to populations affected by armed conflicts and natural disasters by meeting their basic needs for food, water and shelter. Particularly committed to the fight against diseases linked to unsa…

The violence in the recent state of the world could escalate again, warns the Uno. South Sudan is facing a new war. Local courts are trying to settle conflicts peacefully and thus contribute to de-escalation.

South Sudan teetering on the edge of civil war

The people of South Sudan are once again forced to flee their homes and endure severe hunger as the country is on the brink of civil war. The escalating violence and skyrocketing tensions between leaders in South Sudan threaten the country's stability and regional security and risk worsening the humanitarian crisis.President Salva Kiir’s recent detention of the country’s main opposition leader, Vice President Riek Machar, and his aides is raisin…

South Sudan in Focus

South Sudan in Focus airs at 7:30 pm in Juba (1630 UTC) and can be heard on FM stations throughout South Sudan, on shortwave, and on VOA’s 24-hour channel in Nairobi at 8:30 pm. The program is hosted by John Tanza in Washington D.C., and a network of reporters around South Sudan and in Washington.

R-MEC calls for ceasefire, release of political detainees in South Sudan

JUBA, (Eye Radio) – The peace monitoring mechanism R-JMEC has called on South Sudan peace parties to cease hostilities and the incumbent transitional government to immediately release the SPLM/A-IO leaders and military officials currently in detention, unless credible evidence warrants legal proceedings. In a 24-page report on status of the peace accord, R-JMEC Interim Chairperson Amb. Maj. Gen. (rtd) George Aggrey Owinow, said the peace impleme…