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Politics 09/02/2021

Peace mediators shunted back and forth between Rome and Nairobi Free

Already compromised by divisions within the SSOMA in December, peace talks between the South Sudanese government and the last fighters warring with Juba have now been split between Rome and Nairobi. [...]

Business Defence 08/02/2021

South Africa's Safair to resume UNMISS flights

South African cargo carrier Safair Operations has made a South Sudan comeback. [...]

Politics 04/02/2021

Kiir fans flames of ethnic rivalry near Upper Nile oilfields

President Salva Kiir has appointed a Padang Dinka as deputy governor for Upper Nile state, home to over 70% of the country's crude oil output. Though intended as a conciliatry gesture towards this community, it could well spark fresh clashes with Shilluks and Nuers. [...]

Politics 11/12/2020

Hemeti and Kiir's quid pro quo on dealing with their enemies

South Sudan's president and the number two in Sudan's Sovereign Council are both troubled by a warlord who has taken refuge in the other's country. The two leaders have been working on a quid pro quo solution. [...]

Politics 09/12/2020

Battle over appointment of Johnson Olony as Upper Nile governor jeopardizes peace agreement

Upper Nile - Where the two Sudans and Ethiopia meet. ©Africa Intelligence/Indigo Publications 2020

Diplomacy 08/12/2020

Kiir hopes Biden win means end of sanctions

The South Sudanese president Salva Kiir. ©Angelo Carconi/EFE/Newscom/MaxPPP

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Politics 04/12/2020

Kiir bans one of his vice presidents from leaving the country

South Sudan third vice president Taban Deng Gai, who officially wanted to travel to Europe for medical reasons, has been banned from travelling outside the country by head of state Salva Kiir, according to our information. [...]

Politics Defence 17/11/2020

Abakan Air helicopters highlight Russian stamp on UNMISS

The Russian air services provider Abakan Air won a year's contract to supply two heavy transport helicopters to the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, UNMISS, in September. [...]

Presidents Yoweri Museveni (Uganda) and Salva Kiir (South Sudan).

Diplomacy 13/11/2020

Dialogue of deaf between Kiir and Museveni

Presidents Yoweri Museveni and Salva Kiir are struggling to resolve the recurrent tensions between Kampala and Juba that are reflected in the constant skirmishes on the border between the Uganda People's Defence Forces and the South Sudan People's Defence Forces. [...]

South Sudanese Presidential Minister Nhial Deng Nhial.

Politics Oil & gas 26/10/2020

Backed by Kiir, Nhial continues purge of intelligence agents in oil and finance

President Salva Kiir is purging the South Sudanese economy of the regime's powerful but unwelcome securocrats. [...]

Politics 22/10/2020

Salva Kiir's spy chiefs "Janafil" and Akol Koor battle it out

Rin Tueny Mabor is mobilising his networks to counter the influence of his rival Akol Koor, the head of internal intelligence. [...]

Politics Defence 21/10/2020

Eastern European service providers Air Taurus and UTair to boost UNMISS air fleet

Ukrainian and Russian operators will provide the UN mission stationed in South Sudan with transport helicopters. [...]

Diplomacy Banks 16/10/2020

Qatar National Bank sounds death knell on its honeymoon with Kiir regime

In 2011, the state-owned Qatari National Bank (QNB) became the first foreign bank to open in the newly independent South Sudan. Now it is taking President Salva Kiir's government to court. [...]

Negotiations on the reinstatement of former allies of the South Sudanese president were held in Rome until Monday evening.

Politics 14/10/2020

Kiir leaves internal security chief out of Rome peace talks

Until now, Akol Koor Kuc had been heading talks on the reintegration of the South Sudanese president's former allies under the auspices of the Community of the Sant'Egidio, a role now entrusted to external security boss Thomas Duoth Guet. [...]

The GERD dam (Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam), a source of tension between Addis Ababa and Cairo.

Diplomacy 09/10/2020

GERD: Egypt and Ethiopia kowtow to South Sudan

Cairo and Addis Ababa, engaged in a bitter diplomatic squabble over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), are each seeking to win over as many countries as possible in the Nile Basin. South Sudan is currently the centre of their attention. [...]

Politics Diplomacy 09/10/2020

How the Emirates sidelined Qatar from the Sudanese peace process

The peace accord between Darfur rebels and Khartoum, though sponsored by Qatar, was signed not in Doha but in Juba. The Emiratis, who are actively rebuilding their networks in Sudan, were behind this latest diplomatic setback for Qatar. [...]

The President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir.

Spotlight Oil & gas Business 01/10/2020

Kiir makes pro-Sahara Energy execs pay the price

The Nigerian trading company is far from being unanimously popular in Juba where it has powerful allies but also many critics. [...]

Politics 15/09/2020

Rival factions ready to pounce if Salva Kiir stumbles Free

Less than a month after he mediated peace talks between Khartoum and rebel groups in Juba, rival South Sudanese clans have already relegated Salva Kiir to the past and are jostling for the pole position if he is unable to hold on to the presidency. [...]

Oil & gas 11/09/2020

Kiir ditches spy chiefs for loyalists at Nilepet

The South Sudan head of state is suffering from increasingly acute paranoia. He has replaced most of the national oil company's board members with loyalists of his own in a move destined to ensure he has complete control of the oil sector, which is the state's main source of revenue following the recent civil war. [...]

Oil & gas 29/06/2020

Juba made to pay dethroned trader Trafigura

South Sudanese has lost a court battle to the trading house Trafigura, still furious at having lost its quasi-monopoly of the country's oil in 2018. [...]

Politics 28/04/2020

SPLA-IO's General James Nando now recruiting for President Kiir

Having thrown in his lot with the president, the former opposition division commander is trying to persuade his troops to follow him. [...]

Oil & gas 31/03/2020

Riek Machar grabs top oil post for old-time supporter

After several delays, President Salva Kiir has at last announced [...]

Politics 28/02/2020

A peace as fragile as the fledgling government

On 22 February, SPLM-IO rebels signed a peace accord to bring an end to a civil war that broke out [...]

Business 28/02/2020

Triangle Real Estate finally starts construction for SPLA

Triangle Real Estate has begun construction works on a residential [...]

Diplomacy 14/02/2020

Djibouti fearful of exclusion from regional cooperation

Having not received an invitation to the meeting held on 27 January in Asmara that was attended by the Ethiopian [...]

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Peace mediators shunted back and forth between Rome and Nairobi Free

South Africa's Safair to resume UNMISS flights

Kiir fans flames of ethnic rivalry near Upper Nile oilfields

Hemeti and Kiir's quid pro quo on dealing with their enemies

Battle over appointment of Johnson Olony as Upper Nile governor jeopardizes peace agreement

Kiir hopes Biden win means end of sanctions

Kiir bans one of his vice presidents from leaving the country

Abakan Air helicopters highlight Russian stamp on UNMISS

Dialogue of deaf between Kiir and Museveni

Backed by Kiir, Nhial continues purge of intelligence agents in oil and finance

Salva Kiir's spy chiefs "Janafil" and Akol Koor battle it out

Eastern European service providers Air Taurus and UTair to boost UNMISS air fleet

Qatar National Bank sounds death knell on its honeymoon with Kiir regime

Kiir leaves internal security chief out of Rome peace talks

GERD: Egypt and Ethiopia kowtow to South Sudan

How the Emirates sidelined Qatar from the Sudanese peace process

Kiir makes pro-Sahara Energy execs pay the price

Rival factions ready to pounce if Salva Kiir stumbles Free

Kiir ditches spy chiefs for loyalists at Nilepet

Juba made to pay dethroned trader Trafigura

SPLA-IO's General James Nando now recruiting for President Kiir

Riek Machar grabs top oil post for old-time supporter

A peace as fragile as the fledgling government

Triangle Real Estate finally starts construction for SPLA

Djibouti fearful of exclusion from regional cooperation

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Peace mediators shunted back and forth between Rome and Nairobi Free

South Africa's Safair to resume UNMISS flights

Kiir fans flames of ethnic rivalry near Upper Nile oilfields

Hemeti and Kiir's quid pro quo on dealing with their enemies

Battle over appointment of Johnson Olony as Upper Nile governor jeopardizes peace agreement

Kiir hopes Biden win means end of sanctions

Kiir bans one of his vice presidents from leaving the country

Abakan Air helicopters highlight Russian stamp on UNMISS

Dialogue of deaf between Kiir and Museveni

Backed by Kiir, Nhial continues purge of intelligence agents in oil and finance

Salva Kiir's spy chiefs "Janafil" and Akol Koor battle it out

Eastern European service providers Air Taurus and UTair to boost UNMISS air fleet

Qatar National Bank sounds death knell on its honeymoon with Kiir regime

Kiir leaves internal security chief out of Rome peace talks

GERD: Egypt and Ethiopia kowtow to South Sudan

How the Emirates sidelined Qatar from the Sudanese peace process

Kiir makes pro-Sahara Energy execs pay the price

Rival factions ready to pounce if Salva Kiir stumbles Free

Kiir ditches spy chiefs for loyalists at Nilepet

Juba made to pay dethroned trader Trafigura

SPLA-IO's General James Nando now recruiting for President Kiir

Riek Machar grabs top oil post for old-time supporter

A peace as fragile as the fledgling government

Triangle Real Estate finally starts construction for SPLA

Djibouti fearful of exclusion from regional cooperation

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