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The South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) and the Sudan People’s Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLA-IO) forces in Tambura County of Western Equatoria State have yet to be relocated weeks after the Joint Defense Board (JDB) ordered their evacuation, a move expected to restore security to the troubled area.
Are peace monitors and guarantors doing enough to push for peace implementation? Salva Kiir, president of South Sudan, signs the Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan at a ceremony held in Juba, South Sudan. August 2015. [Photo: UN/Isaac Billy] Parties to the 2018 Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS) say peace monitors and guarantors have done very little, if anything, to support the implementation of the deal. The implementation of the agreement has been slow and major aspects lag. These include the reconstit...
Slain President of Chad has been laid to rest in his hometown Amdjarass. On Friday, many Chadians dressed mostly in black, symbols of mourning, gathered at state House for the final farewell to Marshal Idriss Déby Itno. Several heads of state and government but also presidents of major institutions were among the main presenters of […]
Several Chadian army officers, led by General Idriss Abdéramane Dicko, refuse to recognise the authority of the Transitional Military Council, led by Mahamat Idriss Déby. The political crisis in Chad is becoming even more entrenched. While Mahamat Idriss Deby took the head of the Military Transitional Council after the death of his father, the Chadian opposition denounces it as a coup. This choice is far from being unanimous, even within the armed forces. General Idriss Abdéramane Dicko and several officers of the Chadian army are now said to categorically refuse to legitimise this takeove...
news South Sudan hotels kick out politicians over $50m in unpaid bills AFP Hundreds of South Sudanese politicians have been kicked out of hotels where they have been staying during the country's peace process, over some $50 million dollars in unpaid bills, a hotel association said late Thursday. Some 300 politicians from different opposition groups, the ruling party and the military, have been staying in more than 18 hotels in Juba for several years. South Sudan plunged into war in 2013, and after several failed peace deals, signed a new agreement in September 2018 which led ...