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Infrastructures 27/09/2022

Egyptian moves on White Nile waters divide South Sudanese leaders

Fears over the environmental impact of the dredging of a White Nile tributary by Egypt prompted Silva Kiir in July to put a stop to the project, which has raised fears that it may increase the flow of the Nile downstream. Meanwhile the battle with Ethiopia for the control of these waters rages on. [...]

Diplomacy 13/09/2022

Kiir seeks sanctions relief ahead of US-Africa summit

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir © Jok Solomun/Reuters

Diplomacy 01/09/2022

ACCORD, Pretoria's mediator of choice

The conflict management organisation ACCORD, led by South African Vasu Gounden, is helping to facilitate negotiations in the South Sudanese peace process. Close to the ANC, it is also active in Lesotho and Eswatini. [...]

Politics Business 21/07/2022

Odinga financier Joho monopolises Kenya-South Sudan trade

Mombasa governor Ali Hassan Joho. © Thomas Mukoya/Reuters

Diplomacy 19/07/2022

How South Africa's former domestic intelligence boss ended up ambassador in Juba

Former State Security Agency chief Mahlodi Sam Muofhe's appointment to the embassy in South Sudan came as a surprise to many. The South African government is hoping he will help it gain influence there. [...]

Politics Diplomacy 08/07/2022

IGAD powerless in face of Juba's political deadlock

A lack of resources is hampering the mechanisms the regional bloc put in place to monitor South Sudan's transition. [...]

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Politics 06/07/2022

Kiir and Machar at odds over pre-election reforms

Amid the opposition's boycott of parliament, several plans to ensure elections due later this year go smoothly are at a standstill. The rows centre on political party rules, the electoral calendar, and reform of the intelligence services, to which President Salva Kiir jealously clings. [...]

South Sudanese Vice President Riak Machar and President Salva Kiir, here in 2020.

Politics Diplomacy 16/06/2022

Hemeti allows mediation on disputed Abyei territory to stall

The May agreement between the Misseriya and Ngok Dinka, rival communities in Abyei, a small oil-rich area located between Sudan and South Sudan, has several flaws. Yet Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, aka Hemeti, remains more than happy about the situation. [...]

South Sudanese president Salva Kiir (right) prefers not to intervene in the dispute, leaving it to the vice president of the Sudanese Sovereignty Council, Hemeti.

Diplomacy 17/03/2022

Elections: African Union observers concerned about Kiir's real intentions

Delegates from the pan-African institution, who returned from a visit to Juba, believe that South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has no serious intention of holding elections next year. [...]

Politics 10/03/2022

Kiir rushes elections in bid for quick political gain

With only months before a visit from Pope Francis, the South Sudanese president is increasingly in need of renewed legitimacy, after over a decade in power and few results to show for it. He is ready to push the country into a process for which it is ill-prepared. [...]

Diplomacy 02/03/2022

The failure of mediation over Tigray whets the appetites of Moscow and Beijing

The low-key visit to the Horn of Africa in early February by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov was followed by the appointment of a special Chinese envoy for the region. Their interest coincides with the loss of momentum in the ongoing talks between Kenya and the African Union. [...]

Diplomacy 25/02/2022

Having established links with Tel Aviv and Abu Dhabi, Hargeisa lobbies Washington for recognition

Somaliland president Muse Bihi Abdi is putting the finishing touches to a trip that will take him to Washington in mid-March. There he hopes to rally his supporters in Congress to plead with the Biden administration for the recognition of the country. [...]

Inner circles Politics 04/02/2022

Power-hungry Salva Kiir fashions army in his own image

Planned since 2018 as part of a peace agreement between the South Sudanese president and his arch-rival and vice president Riek Machar, the unification of the militias has never taken place. This is no surprise given that the army is the backbone of Salva Kiir's power. [...]

Politics 03/02/2022

Kiir keeps accounts under lock and key in face of embezzlement allegations

The number of reports higlighting illicit practices and lack of transparency in South Sudan continue to grow, but President Salva Kiir's government refuses to make its accounts or oil data public. [...]

Diplomacy 18/01/2022

Pope Francis's Juba trip planners navigate precarious landscape

In 2019, Pope Francis spectacularly involved himself in the South Sudanese peace process when he kissed the feet of the country's leaders. The visit he is currently planning to make to Juba with the UK's Archbishop of Canterbury will be less political, but it might indirectly help speed up discussions between the government and rebel groups who have still not signed up to the 2018 peace deal. [...]

Pope Francis receives the President of the Republic of South Sudan Salva Kiir at the Vatican on March 16, 2019.

Energy 24/12/2021

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Abiy Ahmed builds tailored security strategy to fight Oromia rebels

Senator Morozov, Moscow's go-to PR rep in Africa for Putin, Russian business and the FSB

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Egyptian moves on White Nile waters divide South Sudanese leaders

Kiir seeks sanctions relief ahead of US-Africa summit

ACCORD, Pretoria's mediator of choice

Odinga financier Joho monopolises Kenya-South Sudan trade

How South Africa's former domestic intelligence boss ended up ambassador in Juba

IGAD powerless in face of Juba's political deadlock

Kiir and Machar at odds over pre-election reforms

Hemeti allows mediation on disputed Abyei territory to stall

Elections: African Union observers concerned about Kiir's real intentions

Kiir rushes elections in bid for quick political gain

The failure of mediation over Tigray whets the appetites of Moscow and Beijing

Having established links with Tel Aviv and Abu Dhabi, Hargeisa lobbies Washington for recognition

Power-hungry Salva Kiir fashions army in his own image

Kiir keeps accounts under lock and key in face of embezzlement allegations

Pope Francis's Juba trip planners navigate precarious landscape

Jefferies devotes itself to facilitating withdrawal of Petronas from Africa

Petronas keen to conclude Perenco mega-deal

Salva Kiir fears fallout from Burhan coup

Salva Kiir bruised by his Tigers

Petronas plans its difficult departure

Macron strengthens cooperation with Sudanese intelligence

UAE and China spar over Horn of Africa ports

Machar's political capital up in flames as SPLMI-IO splits in two

Salva Kiir buys himself a private army Free

Tensions over transitional assembly may tarnish tenth anniversary of independance

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Egyptian moves on White Nile waters divide South Sudanese leaders

Kiir seeks sanctions relief ahead of US-Africa summit

ACCORD, Pretoria's mediator of choice

Odinga financier Joho monopolises Kenya-South Sudan trade

How South Africa's former domestic intelligence boss ended up ambassador in Juba

IGAD powerless in face of Juba's political deadlock

Kiir and Machar at odds over pre-election reforms

Hemeti allows mediation on disputed Abyei territory to stall

Elections: African Union observers concerned about Kiir's real intentions

Kiir rushes elections in bid for quick political gain

The failure of mediation over Tigray whets the appetites of Moscow and Beijing

Having established links with Tel Aviv and Abu Dhabi, Hargeisa lobbies Washington for recognition

Power-hungry Salva Kiir fashions army in his own image

Kiir keeps accounts under lock and key in face of embezzlement allegations

Pope Francis's Juba trip planners navigate precarious landscape

Jefferies devotes itself to facilitating withdrawal of Petronas from Africa

Petronas keen to conclude Perenco mega-deal

Salva Kiir fears fallout from Burhan coup

Salva Kiir bruised by his Tigers

Petronas plans its difficult departure

Macron strengthens cooperation with Sudanese intelligence

UAE and China spar over Horn of Africa ports

Machar's political capital up in flames as SPLMI-IO splits in two

Salva Kiir buys himself a private army Free

Tensions over transitional assembly may tarnish tenth anniversary of independance

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