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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. [...]

UNITED STATES SOUTH SUDAN Diplomacy 13/09/2022

Kiir seeks sanctions relief ahead of US-Africa summit

With his country and several prominent businessmen close to his government under the thumb of Washington's punitive economic measures, the South Sudanese president is taking aim at the Biden administration. [...]

AFRICAN UNION Diplomacy 07/09/2022

Comoros President Assoumani enters the ring to counter Kenya's 2023 AU presidency bid

Making the most of the current post-election vacuum in Kenya, the leader of the Indian Ocean archipelago nation Azali Assoumani has stepped up his efforts to grab the African Union presidency next year from its great rival. [...]

Comoros President Azali Assoumani in Paris on 11 November 2021.

KENYA SOUTH SUDAN Politics Business 21/07/2022

Odinga financier Joho monopolises Kenya-South Sudan trade

With just three weeks to go before Kenya's general election, the Mombasa governor's stranglehold on trade between South Sudan and Kenya is irking companies in both countries. [...]

SOUTH AFRICA SOUTH SUDAN 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. [...]

SOUTH SUDAN 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. [...]

SOUTH SUDAN 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.

SUDAN SOUTH SUDAN 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.

HORN OF AFRICA Diplomacy 14/06/2022

China's Horn peace conference to focus on security, development, good governance

With Ethiopia still embroiled in a violent civil war, the first Chinese-led "peace conference" will be held in Addis Ababa on 20 and 21 June. [...]

RWANDA Energy 18/04/2022

TotalEnergies sets up shop in Kigali with renewable energy plans

The French oil major is putting down roots in Kigali, with ambitious plans to invest in green energy and possibly open a chain of service stations. [...]

SOUTH SUDAN 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. [...]

SpotlightSUDAN Politics 16/03/2022

Hemeti and Burhan prepare to cross swords

The vice-president of the Sudanese sovereignty council, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, aka Hemeti, and President Abdel Fattah al-Burhan have been on a round of trips abroad. Each is trying to establish himself as the sole interlocutor for the country's main partners. [...]

Top: Hemeti (right) with Russian Deputy Defence Minister Alexander Movin on 26 February 2022. Bottom: Burhan (left) with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince MbZ on 10 March 2022.

SOUTH SUDAN 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. [...]

Inner circles SOUTH SUDAN 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. [...]

SOUTH SUDAN 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. [...]

VATICAN SOUTH SUDAN 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.

SUDAN Politics 10/12/2021

Hemeti seeks to defuse eastern tensions

Conscious of the role that unrest in the east of the country played in the downfall of Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok in late October, the deputy chairman of the sovereignty council, General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo aka "Hemeti", last week set up an ad hoc special committee in the hope of finding a rapid solution to the eastern crisis. [...]

SOUTH SUDAN Politics 05/11/2021

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Egyptian moves on White Nile waters divide South Sudanese leaders

Kiir seeks sanctions relief ahead of US-Africa summit

Comoros President Assoumani enters the ring to counter Kenya's 2023 AU presidency bid

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

China's Horn peace conference to focus on security, development, good governance

TotalEnergies sets up shop in Kigali with renewable energy plans

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

Hemeti and Burhan prepare to cross swords

Kiir rushes elections in bid for quick political gain

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

Hemeti seeks to defuse eastern tensions

Salva Kiir fears fallout from Burhan coup

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Egyptian moves on White Nile waters divide South Sudanese leaders

Kiir seeks sanctions relief ahead of US-Africa summit

Comoros President Assoumani enters the ring to counter Kenya's 2023 AU presidency bid

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

China's Horn peace conference to focus on security, development, good governance

TotalEnergies sets up shop in Kigali with renewable energy plans

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

Hemeti and Burhan prepare to cross swords

Kiir rushes elections in bid for quick political gain

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

Hemeti seeks to defuse eastern tensions

Salva Kiir fears fallout from Burhan coup

Salva Kiir bruised by his Tigers

Petronas plans its difficult departure

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